All Outputs (11)

A development study and randomised feasibility trial of a tailored intervention to improve activity and reduce falls in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia (2018)
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Harwood, R. H., van der Wardt, V., Goldberg, S. E., Keamey, F., Logan, P., Hood-Moore, V., …Orrell, M. (2018). A development study and randomised feasibility trial of a tailored intervention to improve activity and reduce falls in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 4, Article 49. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-018-0239-y

Background: People with dementia progressively lose abilities and are prone to falling. Exercise- and activity-based interventions hold the prospect of increasing abilities, reducing falls, and slowing decline in cognition. Current falls prevention... Read More about A development study and randomised feasibility trial of a tailored intervention to improve activity and reduce falls in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia.

Economic Evaluation of a General Hospital Unit for Older People with Delirium and Dementia (TEAM Randomised Controlled Trial) (2015)
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Bradshaw, L. E., Tanajewski, L., Franklin, M., Gkountouras, G., Berdunov, V., Harwood, R. H., …Elliott, R. A. (2015). Economic Evaluation of a General Hospital Unit for Older People with Delirium and Dementia (TEAM Randomised Controlled Trial). PLoS ONE, 10(12), e0140662. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140662

Background One in three hospital acute medical admissions is of an older person with cognitive impairment. Their outcomes are poor and the quality of their care in hospital has been criticised. A specialist unit to care for older people with delir... Read More about Economic Evaluation of a General Hospital Unit for Older People with Delirium and Dementia (TEAM Randomised Controlled Trial).

Medical Crises in Older People: cohort study of older people attending acute medical units, developmental work and randomised controlled trial of a specialist geriatric medical intervention for high-risk older people; cohort study of older people with mental health problems admitted to hospital, developmental work and randomised controlled trial of a specialist medical and mental health unit for general hospital patients with delirium and dementia; and cohort study of residents of care homes and interview study of health-care provision to residents of care homes (2015)
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Gladman, J., Harwood, R., Conroy, S., Logan, P., Elliott, R., Jones, R., …Frowd, N. (2015). Medical Crises in Older People: cohort study of older people attending acute medical units, developmental work and randomised controlled trial of a specialist geriatric medical intervention for high-risk older people; cohort study of older people with mental health problems admitted to hospital, developmental work and randomised controlled trial of a specialist medical and mental health unit for general hospital patients with delirium and dementia; and cohort study of residents of care homes and interview study of health-care provision to residents of care homes. Programme Grants for Applied Research, 3(4), 1-410. https://doi.org/10.3310/pgfar03040

Background This programme of research addressed shortcomings in the care of three groups of older patients: patients discharged from acute medical units (AMUs), patients with dementia and delirium admitted to general hospitals, and care home residen... Read More about Medical Crises in Older People: cohort study of older people attending acute medical units, developmental work and randomised controlled trial of a specialist geriatric medical intervention for high-risk older people; cohort study of older people with mental health problems admitted to hospital, developmental work and randomised controlled trial of a specialist medical and mental health unit for general hospital patients with delirium and dementia; and cohort study of residents of care homes and interview study of health-care provision to residents of care homes.

P242: Prediction of falls risk with six different biomarkers in mild cognitive impairment using principal component analysis (2014)
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de Spiegeleer, A., Masud, T., Greenhaff, P. L., Van den Noortgate, N., Petrovic, M., Hood, V. L., …Booth, V. (2014). P242: Prediction of falls risk with six different biomarkers in mild cognitive impairment using principal component analysis. European Geriatric Medicine, 5(S1), Article S161. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1878-7649%2814%2970414-0

Reablement for adults referred to home care services (2014)
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Legg, L., Gladman, J., Drummond, A., Davidson, A., & Robertson, C. (2014). Reablement for adults referred to home care services. https://doi.org/10.15124/CRD42014008801

Experiences of family carers of older people with mental health problems in the acute general hospital: a qualitative study (2013)
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Clissett, P., Porock, D., Harwood, R. H., & Gladman, J. R. (2013). Experiences of family carers of older people with mental health problems in the acute general hospital: a qualitative study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69(12), https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12159

Aims To explore the experiences of family carers of people with cognitive impairment during admission to hospital. Background Providing appropriate care in acute hospitals for people with co-morbid cognitive impairment, especially dementia or de... Read More about Experiences of family carers of older people with mental health problems in the acute general hospital: a qualitative study.

The challenges of achieving person-centred care in acute hospitals: a qualitative study of people with dementia and their families (2013)
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Clissett, P., Porock, D., Harwood, R. H., & Gladman, J. R. (2013). The challenges of achieving person-centred care in acute hospitals: a qualitative study of people with dementia and their families. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 50(11), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.03.001

Background Person-centred care has been identified as the ideal approach to caring for people with dementia. Developed in relation to long stay settings, there are challenges to its implementation in acute settings. However, international policy i... Read More about The challenges of achieving person-centred care in acute hospitals: a qualitative study of people with dementia and their families.

REFINE (REducing Falls in In-patieNt Elderly) using bed and bedside chair pressure sensors linked to radio-pagers in acute hospital care: a randomised controlled trial (2013)
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Sahota, O., Drummond, A., Kendrick, D., Grainge, M. J., Vass, C., Sach, T., …Avis, M. (2014). REFINE (REducing Falls in In-patieNt Elderly) using bed and bedside chair pressure sensors linked to radio-pagers in acute hospital care: a randomised controlled trial. Age and Ageing, 43(2), 247-253. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/aft155

Background: falls in hospitals are a major problem and contribute to substantial healthcare burden. Advances in sensor technology afford innovative approaches to reducing falls in acute hospital care. However, whether these are clinically effective a... Read More about REFINE (REducing Falls in In-patieNt Elderly) using bed and bedside chair pressure sensors linked to radio-pagers in acute hospital care: a randomised controlled trial.

The diagnosis, prevalence and outcome of delirium in a cohort of older people with mental health problems on general hospital wards (2013)
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Whittamore, K. H., Goldberg, S. E., Gladman, J. R., Bradshaw, L. E., Jones, R. G., & Harwood, R. H. (2013). The diagnosis, prevalence and outcome of delirium in a cohort of older people with mental health problems on general hospital wards. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 29(1), https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.3961

Keywords: older person;delirium;Delirium Rating Scale;validity;prognosis;diagnosis;general hospital Objectives This paper aimed to measure the prevalence and outcomes of delirium for patients over 70 admitted to a general hospital for acute medica... Read More about The diagnosis, prevalence and outcome of delirium in a cohort of older people with mental health problems on general hospital wards.

REFINE (Reducing Falls in In-patient Elderly): a randomised controlled trial (2009)
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Vass, C. D., Sahota, O., Drummond, A., Kendrick, D., Gladman, J., Sach, T., …Grainge, M. (2009). REFINE (Reducing Falls in In-patient Elderly): a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 10, Article 83. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-10-83

Background: Falls in hospitals are common, resulting in injury and anxiety to patients, and large costs to NHS organisations. More than half of all in-patient falls in elderly people in acute care settings occur at the bedside, during transfers or wh... Read More about REFINE (Reducing Falls in In-patient Elderly): a randomised controlled trial.

Multifactorial day hospital intervention to reduce falls in high risk older people in primary care: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN46584556] (2006)
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Masud, T., Coupland, C., Drummond, A. E., Gladman, J. R., Kendrick, D., Sach, T., …Conroy, S. (2006). Multifactorial day hospital intervention to reduce falls in high risk older people in primary care: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN46584556]. Trials, 7(1), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-7-5

Falls in older people are a major public health concern in terms of morbidity, mortality and cost. Previous studies suggest that multifactorial interventions can reduce falls, and many geriatric day hospitals are now offering falls intervention progr... Read More about Multifactorial day hospital intervention to reduce falls in high risk older people in primary care: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN46584556].