Outputs (199)

Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia intervention for people with mild to moderate dementia and their family carers in the UK: the VALID research programme including RCT (2023)
Journal Article
Wenborn, J., Mountain, G., Moniz-Cook, E., Poland, F., King, M., Omar, R., …Orrell, M. (2023). Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia intervention for people with mild to moderate dementia and their family carers in the UK: the VALID research programme including RCT. Programme Grants for Applied Research, 11(5), 1-76. https://doi.org/10.3310/rgtj7429

Background People with dementia find it increasingly difficult to carry out daily activities (activities of daily living), and may require increasing support from family carers. Researchers in the Netherlands developed the Community Occupational T... Read More about Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia intervention for people with mild to moderate dementia and their family carers in the UK: the VALID research programme including RCT.

Exploratory pilot study on resource allocation along the dementia continuum under constrained and unconstrained budget scenarios (2022)
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Pierse, T., Keogh, F., Challis, D., & O’Shea, E. (2022). Exploratory pilot study on resource allocation along the dementia continuum under constrained and unconstrained budget scenarios. BMC Geriatrics, 22(1), Article 437. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03089-1

Background: People with dementia and their carers have a wide range of health and social care needs which vary along the dementia continuum. The government response to events and transitions at various stages of the continuum can have a substantial i... Read More about Exploratory pilot study on resource allocation along the dementia continuum under constrained and unconstrained budget scenarios.

Achieving Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia Using Crisis Teams (AQUEDUCT): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a Resource Kit (2022)
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Coleston-Shields, D. M., Challis, D., Worden, A., Broome, E., Dening, T., Guo, B., …Orrell, M. (2022). Achieving Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia Using Crisis Teams (AQUEDUCT): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a Resource Kit. Trials, 23, Article 54. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05995-y

Background: Improving care at home for people with dementia is a core policy goal in the dementia strategies of many European countries. A challenge to effective home support is the occurrence of crises in the care of people with dementia which arise... Read More about Achieving Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia Using Crisis Teams (AQUEDUCT): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a Resource Kit.

The older prisoner health and social care assessment and plan (OHSCAP) versus treatment as usual: a randomised controlled trial (2021)
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Forsyth, K., Webb, R. T., Power, L. A., Emsley, R., Senior, J., Burns, A., …Shaw, J. (2021). The older prisoner health and social care assessment and plan (OHSCAP) versus treatment as usual: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 21(1), Article 2061. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11965-5

Background: Older people are the fastest-growing demographic group among prisoners in England and Wales and they have complex health and social care needs. Their care is frequently ad hoc and uncoordinated. No previous research has explored how to id... Read More about The older prisoner health and social care assessment and plan (OHSCAP) versus treatment as usual: a randomised controlled trial.

Dementia Early-Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial (DESCANT) of memory aids and guidance for people with dementia: randomised controlled trial (2021)
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Clarkson, P., Pitts, R., Islam, S., Peconi, J., Russell, I., Fegan, G., …Robinson, C. (2022). Dementia Early-Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial (DESCANT) of memory aids and guidance for people with dementia: randomised controlled trial. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 93(9), 1001-1009. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2021-326748

BACKGROUND: Common memory aids for people with dementia at home are recommended. However, rigorous evaluation is lacking, particularly what guidance or support is valued. OBJECTIVE: To investigate effects of memory aids and guidance by dementia suppo... Read More about Dementia Early-Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial (DESCANT) of memory aids and guidance for people with dementia: randomised controlled trial.

Hospital admissions and place of death of residents of care homes receiving specialist healthcare services: A systematic review without meta‐analysis (2021)
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Buck, D., Tucker, S., Roe, B., Hughes, J., & Challis, D. (2022). Hospital admissions and place of death of residents of care homes receiving specialist healthcare services: A systematic review without meta‐analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 78(3), 666-697. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15043

Aim: To synthesize evidence on the ability of specialist care home support services to prevent hospital admission of older care home residents, including at end of life. Design: Systematic review, without meta-analysis, with vote counting base... Read More about Hospital admissions and place of death of residents of care homes receiving specialist healthcare services: A systematic review without meta‐analysis.

Components, impacts and costs of dementia home support: a research programme including the DESCANT RCT (2021)
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Clarkson, P., Challis, D., Hughes, J., Roe, B., Davies, L., Russell, I., …Hayhurst, K. (2021). Components, impacts and costs of dementia home support: a research programme including the DESCANT RCT. Programme Grants for Applied Research, 9(6), 1-131. https://doi.org/10.3310/pgfar09060

Providing Social Care Following Release from Prison: Emerging Practice Arrangements Further to the Introduction of the 2014 Care Act (2021)
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Robinson, L., Tucker, S., Hargreaves, C., Roberts, A., Shaw, J., & Challis, D. (2021). Providing Social Care Following Release from Prison: Emerging Practice Arrangements Further to the Introduction of the 2014 Care Act. British Journal of Social Work, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcab082

Although prisoners have significant care needs and are particularly vulnerable following release, there have been longstanding concerns about their social care. Among its provisions, the 2014 Care Act defined the responsibilities of local authorities... Read More about Providing Social Care Following Release from Prison: Emerging Practice Arrangements Further to the Introduction of the 2014 Care Act.

Resource allocation across the dementia continuum: a mixed methods study examining decision making on optimal dementia care among health and social care professionals (2021)
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Keogh, F., Pierse, T., Challis, D., & O’Shea, E. (2021). Resource allocation across the dementia continuum: a mixed methods study examining decision making on optimal dementia care among health and social care professionals. BMC Health Services Research, 21(1), Article 243. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06230-9

Background: The understanding of appropriate or optimal care is particularly important for dementia, characterised by multiple, long-term, changing needs and the increasing expectations of people using services. However, the response of health and so... Read More about Resource allocation across the dementia continuum: a mixed methods study examining decision making on optimal dementia care among health and social care professionals.

Resource allocation in dementia care: comparing the views of people with dementia, carers and health and social care professionals under constrained and unconstrained budget scenarios (2021)
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Pierse, T., Keogh, F., Challis, D., & O’Shea, E. (2022). Resource allocation in dementia care: comparing the views of people with dementia, carers and health and social care professionals under constrained and unconstrained budget scenarios. Aging and Mental Health, 26(4), 679-687. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2021.1889969

Background: People with dementia and their carers have a wide range of health and social care needs. People with dementia, carers and health and social care professionals (HSCPs) all have different perspectives on dementia care. Differences among the... Read More about Resource allocation in dementia care: comparing the views of people with dementia, carers and health and social care professionals under constrained and unconstrained budget scenarios.

Delivering personalised home care for people with dementia: an investigation of care providers' roles and responsibilities (2021)
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Sutcliffe, C., Davies, K., Ahmed, S., Hughes, J., & Challis, D. (2021). Delivering personalised home care for people with dementia: an investigation of care providers' roles and responsibilities. Journal of Long-Term Care, 2021, 58-69. https://doi.org/10.31389/jltc.35

Context: Home care agencies are a critical part of the social care system in England, however little is known of how they perceive their role in delivering personalised care or their approach to supporting people with dementia. Objectives: To inves... Read More about Delivering personalised home care for people with dementia: an investigation of care providers' roles and responsibilities.

Understanding Resource Allocation Processes in Social Care for Frail Older People: Lessons from a National Survey (2021)
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Stewart, K., Hughes, J., Challis, D., Worden, A., Davies, S., Xie, C., …Gibson, A. (2021). Understanding Resource Allocation Processes in Social Care for Frail Older People: Lessons from a National Survey. Journal of Long-Term Care, 2021, 43-57. https://doi.org/10.31389/jltc.21

Context: Traditionally local authorities in England allocated resources in social care following a professional assessment of need and a costed care plan. With the introduction of personal budgets, resource allocation tools have been used to provide... Read More about Understanding Resource Allocation Processes in Social Care for Frail Older People: Lessons from a National Survey.

Development of an Evidence-Based Best Practice Model for Teams Managing Crisis in Dementia: Protocol for a Qualitative Study (2021)
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Stanyon, M., Streater, A., Coleston-Shields, D., Yates, J., Challis, D., Dening, T., …Orrell, M. (2021). Development of an Evidence-Based Best Practice Model for Teams Managing Crisis in Dementia: Protocol for a Qualitative Study. JMIR Research Protocols, 10(1), Article e14781. https://doi.org/10.2196/14781

Background: Teams working in the community to manage crisis in dementia currently exist, but with widely varying models of practice, it is difficult to determine the effectiveness of such teams. Objective: The aim of this study is to develop a “be... Read More about Development of an Evidence-Based Best Practice Model for Teams Managing Crisis in Dementia: Protocol for a Qualitative Study.

The social worker in community mental health teams: Findings from a national survey (2021)
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Abendstern, M., Wilberforce, M., Hughes, J., Arandelovic, A., Batool, S., Boland, J., …Challis, D. (2022). The social worker in community mental health teams: Findings from a national survey. Journal of Social Work, 22(1), 4-25. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017320979932

Social workers have been members of community mental health teams for many years. However a combination of factors have resulted in their removal from CMHTs in some areas in recent years. This study presents findings from a national survey of CMHT te... Read More about The social worker in community mental health teams: Findings from a national survey.

Implementing the Dementia Early Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial (DESCANT) intervention: mixed-method process evaluation alongside a pragmatic randomised trial Aging and Mental Health (2021)
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Chester, H., Beresford, R., Clarkson, P., Entwistle, C., Gillan, V., Hughes, J., …Challis, D. (2022). Implementing the Dementia Early Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial (DESCANT) intervention: mixed-method process evaluation alongside a pragmatic randomised trial Aging and Mental Health. Aging and Mental Health, 26(4), 667-678. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2020.1870204

Objectives: The DESCANT (Dementia Early Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial) intervention provided a personalised care package designed to improve the cognitive abilities, function and well-being of people with early-stage dementia and their carers, by pr... Read More about Implementing the Dementia Early Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial (DESCANT) intervention: mixed-method process evaluation alongside a pragmatic randomised trial Aging and Mental Health.

Implementing the Dementia Early Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial (DESCANT) intervention: mixed-method process evaluation alongside a pragmatic randomised trial (2021)
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Chester, H., Beresford, R., Clarkson, P., Entwistle, C., Gillan, V., Hughes, J., …Members of the HoSt-D (Home Support in Dementia) Programme Management Group. (2022). Implementing the Dementia Early Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial (DESCANT) intervention: mixed-method process evaluation alongside a pragmatic randomised trial. Aging and Mental Health, 26(4), 667-678. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2020.1870204

Objectives: The DESCANT (Dementia Early Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial) intervention provided a personalised care package designed to improve the cognitive abilities, function and well-being of people with early-stage dementia and their carers, by pr... Read More about Implementing the Dementia Early Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial (DESCANT) intervention: mixed-method process evaluation alongside a pragmatic randomised trial.

Electronic Information Sharing Between Nursing and Adult Social Care Practitioners in Separate Locations: A Mixed-Methods Case Study (2021)
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Chester, H., Hughes, J., Bowns, I., Abendstern, M., Davies, S., & Challis, D. (2021). Electronic Information Sharing Between Nursing and Adult Social Care Practitioners in Separate Locations: A Mixed-Methods Case Study. Journal of Long-Term Care, 2021, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.31389/jltc.16

Context: A longstanding concern, both in the UK and internationally, is that multiple health and social care professionals undertake assessments of adults and older people with complex needs, but that information is not shared. Electronic information... Read More about Electronic Information Sharing Between Nursing and Adult Social Care Practitioners in Separate Locations: A Mixed-Methods Case Study.

Community Occupational Therapy for people with dementia and family carers (COTiD-UK) versus treatment as usual (Valuing Active Life in Dementia [VALID]) study: a single-blind, randomised controlled trial (2021)
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Wenborn, J., O'Keeffe, A. G., Mountain, G., Moniz-Cook, E., King, M., Omar, R. Z., …Orrell, M. (2021). Community Occupational Therapy for people with dementia and family carers (COTiD-UK) versus treatment as usual (Valuing Active Life in Dementia [VALID]) study: a single-blind, randomised controlled trial. PLoS Medicine, 18(1), Article e1003433. https://doi.org/10.5522/04/13084151

Background We aimed to estimate the clinical effectiveness of Community Occupational Therapy for people with dementia and family carers–UK version (Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia–UK version [COTiD-UK]) relative to treatment as usual (T... Read More about Community Occupational Therapy for people with dementia and family carers (COTiD-UK) versus treatment as usual (Valuing Active Life in Dementia [VALID]) study: a single-blind, randomised controlled trial.

Community Occupational Therapy for people with dementia and family carers (COTiD-UK) versus treatment as usual (Valuing Active Life in Dementia [VALID]) study: A single-blind, randomised controlled trial (2021)
Journal Article
Wenborn, J., O’Keeffe, A. G., Mountain, G., Moniz-Cook, E., King, M., Omar, R. Z., …Orrell, M. (2021). Community Occupational Therapy for people with dementia and family carers (COTiD-UK) versus treatment as usual (Valuing Active Life in Dementia [VALID]) study: A single-blind, randomised controlled trial. PLoS Medicine, 18(1), Article e1003433. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003433

© 2021 Wenborn et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are cr... Read More about Community Occupational Therapy for people with dementia and family carers (COTiD-UK) versus treatment as usual (Valuing Active Life in Dementia [VALID]) study: A single-blind, randomised controlled trial.

The Dementia Early Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial (DESCANT) intervention: A goal attainment scaling approach to promote self-management (2020)
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Chester, H., Beresford, R., Clarkson, P., Entwistle, C., Gillan, V., Hughes, J., …Members of the HoSt‐D (Home Support in Dementia) Programme Management Group. (2021). The Dementia Early Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial (DESCANT) intervention: A goal attainment scaling approach to promote self-management. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 36(5), 784-793. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5479

OBJECTIVES: This study investigated goals identified by people with dementia and their carers to promote the self-management of symptoms and abilities; measured achievement using goal attainment scaling (GAS); and explored the reflections of Dementia... Read More about The Dementia Early Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial (DESCANT) intervention: A goal attainment scaling approach to promote self-management.

Resource allocation decision-making in dementia care with and without budget constraints: a qualitative analysis (2020)
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Keogh, F., Pierse, T., O'Shea, E., Fitzgerald, C., & Challis, D. (2020). Resource allocation decision-making in dementia care with and without budget constraints: a qualitative analysis. HRB Open Research, 3, Article 69. https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13147.2

Introduction: Health systems in many different countries have increasingly been reorienting the delivery of dementia care to home and community care settings. This paper provides information on how health and social care professionals (HSCPs) in Irel... Read More about Resource allocation decision-making in dementia care with and without budget constraints: a qualitative analysis.

Development and preliminary testing of a framework for quantifying local service provision for people with dementia (2020)
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Hughes, J., Ahmed, S., Clarkson, P., Davies, S., Stewart, K., & Challis, D. (2020). Development and preliminary testing of a framework for quantifying local service provision for people with dementia. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 21(3), 193-202. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAOA-03-2020-0010

© 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: It was hypothesised that there were variations in health and social care services available for older people with dementia and their carers, and that measurement of this between localities was possible. Th... Read More about Development and preliminary testing of a framework for quantifying local service provision for people with dementia.

Emergency department and hospital admissions among people with dementia living at home or in nursing homes: results of the European RightTimePlaceCare project on their frequency, associated factors and costs (2020)
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Afonso-Argilés, F. J., Meyer, G., Stephan, A., Comas, M., Wübker, A., Leino-Kilpi, H., …Vellas, B. (2020). Emergency department and hospital admissions among people with dementia living at home or in nursing homes: results of the European RightTimePlaceCare project on their frequency, associated factors and costs. BMC Geriatrics, 20(1), Article 453. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01835-x

© 2020, The Author(s). Background: Evidence is lacking on the differences between hospitalisation of people with dementia living in nursing homes and those living in the community. The objectives of this study were: 1) to describe the frequency of ho... Read More about Emergency department and hospital admissions among people with dementia living at home or in nursing homes: results of the European RightTimePlaceCare project on their frequency, associated factors and costs.

Developing a model of best practice for teams managing crisis in people with dementia: a consensus approach (2020)
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Yates, J., Stanyon, M., Challis, D., Coleston-Shields, D. M., Dening, T., Hoe, J., …Orrell, M. (2020). Developing a model of best practice for teams managing crisis in people with dementia: a consensus approach. BMC Psychiatry, 20(1), Article 505. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02899-0

© 2020, The Author(s). Background: Teams delivering crisis resolution services for people with dementia and their carers provide short-term interventions to prevent admission to acute care settings. There is great variation in these services across t... Read More about Developing a model of best practice for teams managing crisis in people with dementia: a consensus approach.

Home-care providers as collaborators in commissioning arrangements for older people (2020)
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Davies, K., Dalgarno, E., Angel, C., Davies, S., Hughes, J., Chester, H., …Challis, D. (2022). Home-care providers as collaborators in commissioning arrangements for older people. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(2), 644-655. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13169

© 2020 The Authors. Health and Social Care in the Community published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd In England, care to support people living at home is largely commissioned by local authorities (statutory organisations with responsibility for social ca... Read More about Home-care providers as collaborators in commissioning arrangements for older people.

Resource allocation decision-making in dementia care with and without budget constraints: a qualitative analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Keogh, F., Pierse, T., O'Shea, E., Fitzgerald, C., & Challis, D. (2020). Resource allocation decision-making in dementia care with and without budget constraints: a qualitative analysis. HRB Open Research, 3, Article 69. https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13147.1

Introduction: Health systems in many different countries have increasingly been reorienting the delivery of dementia care to home and community care settings. This paper provides information on how health and social care professionals (HSCPs) in Irel... Read More about Resource allocation decision-making in dementia care with and without budget constraints: a qualitative analysis.

Developing a model of best practice for teams managing crisis in people with dementia: A consensus approach (2020)
Working Paper
Yates, J., Stanyon, M., Challis, D., Coleston-Shields, D. M., Dening, T., Hoe, J., …Orrell, M. Developing a model of best practice for teams managing crisis in people with dementia: A consensus approach

Background: Teams delivering crisis resolution services for people with dementia and their carers provide short-term interventions to prevent admission to acute care settings. There is great variation in these services across the UK. This article rep... Read More about Developing a model of best practice for teams managing crisis in people with dementia: A consensus approach.

Care Coordination for Older People in the Non-Statutory Sector: Activities, Time Use and Costs (2020)
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Hughes, J., Jasper, R., Worden, A., Loynes, N., Sutcliffe, C., Abendstern, M., & Challis, D. (2020). Care Coordination for Older People in the Non-Statutory Sector: Activities, Time Use and Costs. Journal of Long-Term Care, 91-107. https://doi.org/10.31389/jltc.10

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide new insights into the contribution and experiences of non-statutory sector (voluntary) services delivering care coordination. Design/methodology/approach: This qualitative study, based on face-to-... Read More about Care Coordination for Older People in the Non-Statutory Sector: Activities, Time Use and Costs.

Complex care needs and devolution in Greater Manchester: A pilot study to explore social care innovation in newly integrated service arrangements for older people (2020)
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Malik, B., Wells, J., Hughes, J., Clarkson, P., Keady, J., Young, A., & Challis, D. (2020). Complex care needs and devolution in Greater Manchester: A pilot study to explore social care innovation in newly integrated service arrangements for older people. Australian Health Review, 44(6), 838-846. https://doi.org/10.1071/AH19168

© 2020 AHHA. Objective: The aim of this study was to describe emergent approaches to integrated care for older people with complex care needs and investigate the viability of measuring integrated care. Methods: A case study approach was used. Sites w... Read More about Complex care needs and devolution in Greater Manchester: A pilot study to explore social care innovation in newly integrated service arrangements for older people.

Dementia and mild cognitive impairment in prisoners aged over 50 years in England and Wales: a mixed-methods study (2020)
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Forsyth, K., Heathcote, L., Senior, J., Malik, B., Meacock, R., Perryman, K., …Shaw, J. (2020). Dementia and mild cognitive impairment in prisoners aged over 50 years in England and Wales: a mixed-methods study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 8(27), 1-116. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr08270

Objectives The objectives were to establish the prevalence of dementia and mild cognitive impairment in prisoners in England and Wales and their health and social care needs; validate the six-item cognitive impairment test for routine use in prisons... Read More about Dementia and mild cognitive impairment in prisoners aged over 50 years in England and Wales: a mixed-methods study.

Perceptions of the social worker role in adult community mental health teams in England (2020)
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Abendstern, M., Hughes, J., Wilberforce, M., Davies, K., Pitts, R., Batool, S., …Challis, D. (2020). Perceptions of the social worker role in adult community mental health teams in England. Qualitative Social Work, 20(3), 773-791. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325020924085

© The Author(s) 2020. There is a growing recognition of the importance of the social work contribution within community mental health services. However, although many texts describe what the mental health social work contribution should be, little em... Read More about Perceptions of the social worker role in adult community mental health teams in England.

The Barts Explanatory Model Inventory for Dementia: An item reduction approach based on responses from South Asian communities (2020)
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Kampanellou, E., Wilberforce, M., Worden, A., Giebel, C., Challis, D., & Bhui, K. (2020). The Barts Explanatory Model Inventory for Dementia: An item reduction approach based on responses from South Asian communities. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 35(8), 916-925. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5313

© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Background: Cultural differences in how the symptoms, causes, consequences, and treatments of dementia are understood and interpreted by South Asian people are a commonly expressed reason for late- or nonuse of mental h... Read More about The Barts Explanatory Model Inventory for Dementia: An item reduction approach based on responses from South Asian communities.

The challenges of commissioning home care for older people in England: commissioners’ perspectives (2020)
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Davies, K., Dalgarno, E., Davies, S., Roberts, A., Hughes, J., Chester, H., …Challis, D. (2021). The challenges of commissioning home care for older people in England: commissioners’ perspectives. Ageing and Society, 41(8), 1858-1877. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X20000021

© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press. Home care for older people in England is commissioned through local authorities working predominantly with independent providers of care. Commissioners operate in a market model, plannin... Read More about The challenges of commissioning home care for older people in England: commissioners’ perspectives.

Changes in commissioning home care: an English survey (2020)
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Challis, D., Davies, S., Roberts, A., Hughes, J., Chester, H., Davies, K., …Dalgarno, E. (2020). Changes in commissioning home care: an English survey. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 21(1), 3-14. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAOA-10-2019-0055

© 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine changes in the nature, form and range of commissioning arrangements for home care. Design/methodology/approach: Data from two discrete national surveys of English lo... Read More about Changes in commissioning home care: an English survey.

What Do Service Users Want from Mental Health Social Work? A Best–Worst Scaling Analysis (2019)
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Wilberforce, M., Abendstern, M., Batool, S., Boland, J., Challis, D., Christian, J., …Roberts, D. (2019). What Do Service Users Want from Mental Health Social Work? A Best–Worst Scaling Analysis. British Journal of Social Work, 50(5), 1324-1344. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcz133

Despite being a profession dedicated to the empowerment of service users, empirical study of mental health social work appears dominated by the perspectives of social workers themselves. What service users value is less often reported. This study, au... Read More about What Do Service Users Want from Mental Health Social Work? A Best–Worst Scaling Analysis.

What Do Service Users Want from Mental Health Social Work? A Best–Worst Scaling Analysis (2019)
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Wilberforce, M., Abendstern, M., Batool, S., Boland, J., Challis, D., Christian, J., …Roberts, D. (2019). What Do Service Users Want from Mental Health Social Work? A Best–Worst Scaling Analysis. British Journal of Social Work, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcz133

Despite being a profession dedicated to the empowerment of service users, empirical study of mental health social work appears dominated by the perspectives of social workers themselves. What service users value is less often reported. This study, au... Read More about What Do Service Users Want from Mental Health Social Work? A Best–Worst Scaling Analysis.

The nature and extent of prisoners’ social care needs: Do older prisoners require a different service response? (2019)
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Tucker, S., Hargreaves, C., Cattermull, M., Roberts, A., Walker, T., Shaw, J., & Challis, D. (2021). The nature and extent of prisoners’ social care needs: Do older prisoners require a different service response?. Journal of Social Work, 21(3), 310-328. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017319890077

Summary: In light of longstanding concern about the lack of social care in prisons, the 2014 Care Act made local authorities in England responsible for identifying, assessing and meeting prisoners’ social care needs. However, service planning is diff... Read More about The nature and extent of prisoners’ social care needs: Do older prisoners require a different service response?.

Commissioning Home Care for Older People: Scoping the Evidence (2019)
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Jasper, R., Hughes, J., Roberts, A., Chester, H., Davies, S., & Challis, D. (2019). Commissioning Home Care for Older People: Scoping the Evidence. Journal of Long-Term Care, 2019, 176-193. https://doi.org/10.31389/jltc.9

Commissioning social care for people with dementia living at home: findings from a national survey (2019)
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Davies, S., Hughes, J., Ahmed, S., Clarkson, P., Challis, D., & HoSt-D (Home Support in Dementia) Programme Management Group. (2020). Commissioning social care for people with dementia living at home: findings from a national survey. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 35(1), 53-59. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5214

Objective: To explore the complexities, circumstances, and range of services commissioned for people with dementia living at home. Methods: A national survey was used to collect data from English local authorities in 2015. Commissioners of servic... Read More about Commissioning social care for people with dementia living at home: findings from a national survey.

Applying a new concept of embedding qualitative research: an example from a quantitative study of carers of people in later stage dementia (2019)
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Abendstern, M., Davies, K., Chester, H., Clarkson, P., Sutcliffe, C., Hughes, J., …Challis, D. (2019). Applying a new concept of embedding qualitative research: an example from a quantitative study of carers of people in later stage dementia. BMC Geriatrics, 19(1), Article 227. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1240-x

Background Qualitative methods are increasingly included in larger studies to provide a richer understanding of people’s experience. This paper explores the potential of using a novel approach to embedded qualitative design as part of an observation... Read More about Applying a new concept of embedding qualitative research: an example from a quantitative study of carers of people in later stage dementia.

Mental health social work in multidisciplinary community teams: An analysis of a national service user survey (2019)
Journal Article
Boland, J., Abendstern, M., Wilberforce, M., Pitts, R., Hughes, J., & Challis, D. (2021). Mental health social work in multidisciplinary community teams: An analysis of a national service user survey. Journal of Social Work, 21(1), 3-25. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017319860663

© The Author(s) 2019. Summary: The article addresses the continued lack of clarity about the role of the mental health social worker within community mental health teams for working age adults and particularly the limited evidence regarding this from... Read More about Mental health social work in multidisciplinary community teams: An analysis of a national service user survey.

Reflecting on the research encounter for people in the early stages of dementia: Lessons from an embedded qualitative study (2019)
Journal Article
Abendstern, M., Davies, K., Poland, F., Chester, H., Clarkson, P., Hughes, J., …Challis, D. (2020). Reflecting on the research encounter for people in the early stages of dementia: Lessons from an embedded qualitative study. Dementia, 19(8), 2732-2749 . https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301219855295

© The Author(s) 2019. Gathering meaningful data from people with dementia presents challenges to researchers involved in both qualitative and quantitative studies. Careful planning and implementation are required, including skilful and sympathetic ma... Read More about Reflecting on the research encounter for people in the early stages of dementia: Lessons from an embedded qualitative study.

Protocol for the development of an evidence-based ‘Best Practice Model’ for Teams Managing Crisis in Dementia (2019)
Working Paper
Stanyon, M., Streater, A., Coleston-Shields, D., Yates, J., Challis, D., Dening, T., …Orrell, M. Protocol for the development of an evidence-based ‘Best Practice Model’ for Teams Managing Crisis in Dementia

Background: Teams working in the community to manage crisis in dementia are available, but with widely varying models of practice it is difficult to determine the effectiveness of such teams. The aim of this study is to develop a model of best pra... Read More about Protocol for the development of an evidence-based ‘Best Practice Model’ for Teams Managing Crisis in Dementia.

What is important to people living with dementia?: The 'long-list' of outcome items in the development of a core outcome set for use in the evaluation of non-pharmacological community-based health and social care interventions (2019)
Journal Article
Harding, A. J., Morbey, H., Ahmed, F., Opdebeeck, C., Lasrado, R., Williamson, P. R., …Reilly, S. T. (2019). What is important to people living with dementia?: The 'long-list' of outcome items in the development of a core outcome set for use in the evaluation of non-pharmacological community-based health and social care interventions. BMC Geriatrics, 19(1), Article 94. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1103-5

© 2019 The Author(s). Background: Core outcome sets (COS) prioritise outcomes based on their importance to key stakeholders, reduce reporting bias and increase comparability across studies. The first phase of a COS study is to form a 'long-list' of o... Read More about What is important to people living with dementia?: The 'long-list' of outcome items in the development of a core outcome set for use in the evaluation of non-pharmacological community-based health and social care interventions.

Case Management: Costing the Experiments (2018)
Book Chapter
Challis, D., Chesterman, J., & Traske, K. (2018). Case Management: Costing the Experiments. In A. Netten, & J. Beecham (Eds.), Costing Community Care: Theory and Practice (143-161). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429463532-10

This chapter outlines the implications of cost benefit principles for the conceptualisation of costs. It utilises these principles to discuss criteria by which cost should be measured. The chapter aims to compare the costs of community care and stand... Read More about Case Management: Costing the Experiments.

Hospital admissions and place of death of residents of care homes receiving specialist healthcare services: Protocol for a systematic review (2018)
Journal Article
Tucker, S., Buck, D., Roe, B., Hughes, J., & Challis, D. (2019). Hospital admissions and place of death of residents of care homes receiving specialist healthcare services: Protocol for a systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 75(2), 443-451. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13866

© 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aim: To synthesize the evidence relating to the ability of specialist care home support services to prevent the hospital admission of older care home residents, including hospital admission at the end-of-life. Design: S... Read More about Hospital admissions and place of death of residents of care homes receiving specialist healthcare services: Protocol for a systematic review.

Care management in social and primary health care: The gateshead community care scheme (2018)
Book
Challis, D., Chesterman, J., Luckett, R., Stewart, K., & Chessum, R. (2018). Care management in social and primary health care: The gateshead community care scheme. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315185217

This book provides an evaluation of the Gateshead Community Care Scheme which was devised as an alternative to residential and hospital care for frail elderly people. An important feature of the scheme was the decentralization of control of resources... Read More about Care management in social and primary health care: The gateshead community care scheme.

Reconfiguring in-patient services for adults with mental health problems: Changing the balance of care (2018)
Journal Article
Tucker, S., Hughes, J., Jolley, D., Buck, D., Hargreaves, C., & Challis, D. (2018). Reconfiguring in-patient services for adults with mental health problems: Changing the balance of care. BJPsych Open, 4(6), 420-426. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2018.60

© The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2018. Background Research suggests that a significant minority of hospital in-patients could be more appropriately supported in the community if enhanced services were available. However, little is known about the... Read More about Reconfiguring in-patient services for adults with mental health problems: Changing the balance of care.

Cognitive aids for people with early stage dementia versus treatment as usual (Dementia Early Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial (DESCANT)): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2018)
Journal Article
Chester, H., Clarkson, P., Davies, L., Hughes, J., Islam, M. S., Kapur, N., …Challis, D. (2018). Cognitive aids for people with early stage dementia versus treatment as usual (Dementia Early Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial (DESCANT)): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 19(1), Article 546. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2933-8

Background: There is a growing need for an evidence-based approach to home support for people with dementia and their carers following diagnosis but research on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of different approaches is sparse. The Dementia... Read More about Cognitive aids for people with early stage dementia versus treatment as usual (Dementia Early Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial (DESCANT)): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Measuring the patient experience in community mental health services for older people: A study of the Net Promoter Score using the Friends and Family Test in England (2018)
Journal Article
Wilberforce, M., Poll, S., Langham, H., Worden, A., & Challis, D. (2019). Measuring the patient experience in community mental health services for older people: A study of the Net Promoter Score using the Friends and Family Test in England. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 34(1), 31-37. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4978

© 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objectives: The research aimed to explore the value of the Net Promoter Score as a service improvement tool and an outcome measure. The study objectives were to (1) explore associations between the Net Promoter Score... Read More about Measuring the patient experience in community mental health services for older people: A study of the Net Promoter Score using the Friends and Family Test in England.

Care management in long-term care of older people (2018)
Book Chapter
Challis, D. (2018). Care management in long-term care of older people. . Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351153560-17

This chapter examines the evolution of care management in services for older people as one of the fundamental components of community care reform in the United Kingdom (UK). Hospital discharge requires a different from of coordinated response to long... Read More about Care management in long-term care of older people.

Community Care, Secondary Health Care and Care Management (2018)
Book
Challis, D., Darton, R., & Stewart, K. (Eds.). (2018). Community Care, Secondary Health Care and Care Management. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429452536

Creating a discourse on community care, differences in of care management; links between assessment, secondary health care and care management by addressing several areas which provide opportunities for successful service development.

Linking Community Care and Health Care: A New Role for Secondary Health Care Services (2018)
Book Chapter
Challis, D., Darton, R., & Stewart, K. (2018). Linking Community Care and Health Care: A New Role for Secondary Health Care Services. In D. Challis, R. Darton, & K. Stewart (Eds.), Community Care, Secondary Health Care and Care Management (149-170). Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429452536-10

© 1988 Crown Copyright and Bob Welch and Jackie Morris and Peter Carr and Sally Ann Kelly and Iain Carpenter and Peter Huxley and Ken Wright. All rights reserved. The provision of effective long-term care at home for frail older people requires plann... Read More about Linking Community Care and Health Care: A New Role for Secondary Health Care Services.

The Darlington Study: Findings and Lessons for Care Management, Health Care and Community Care (2018)
Book Chapter
Challis, D., Darton, R., & Stewart, K. (2018). The Darlington Study: Findings and Lessons for Care Management, Health Care and Community Care. In D. Challis, R. Darton, & K. Stewart (Eds.), Community Care, Secondary Health Care and Care Management (37-56). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429452536-4

This chapter has two aims. First, to summarise some of the key findings from the Darlington study in order to set the context for the rest of this book. Second, to identify some of the potential areas of development for the future of community care t... Read More about The Darlington Study: Findings and Lessons for Care Management, Health Care and Community Care.

Matching Resources to Needs in Community Care: An evaluated demonstration of a long-term care model (2018)
Book
Davies, B., & Challis, D. (2018). Matching Resources to Needs in Community Care: An evaluated demonstration of a long-term care model. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429448133

© Crown 1986. All rights reserved. First published in 1986, Matching Resources to Needs describes the PSSRU’s community care approach and analyses the first of the community care projects, a seminal set of experiments in the care of the elderly at hi... Read More about Matching Resources to Needs in Community Care: An evaluated demonstration of a long-term care model.

Learning disability services: user views on transition planning (2018)
Journal Article
Hughes, J., Davies, S., Chester, H., Clarkson, P., Stewart, K., & Challis, D. (2018). Learning disability services: user views on transition planning. Tizard Learning Disability Review, 23(3), 150-158. https://doi.org/10.1108/tldr-07-2017-0032

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the views of people with learning disabilities on issues associated with continuity of care in the transition from full-time education to adult care and support. Des... Read More about Learning disability services: user views on transition planning.

Specialist services in early diagnosis and support for older people with dementia in England: Staff roles and service mix (2018)
Journal Article
Ahmed, S., Hughes, J., Davies, S., Stewart, K., Orrell, M., Clarkson, P., …Members of the HoSt-D (Home Support in Dementia) Programme Management Group. (2018). Specialist services in early diagnosis and support for older people with dementia in England: Staff roles and service mix. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 33(9), 1280-1285. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4925

© 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objectives: This study investigated staff roles and tasks in Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT) and memory clinics, which are provided within a framework determined by local Clinical Commissioning Groups. Methods: A... Read More about Specialist services in early diagnosis and support for older people with dementia in England: Staff roles and service mix.

The preliminary measurement properties of the person-centred community care inventory (PERCCI) (2018)
Journal Article
Wilberforce, M., Challis, D., Davies, L., Kelly, M. P., & Roberts, C. (2018). The preliminary measurement properties of the person-centred community care inventory (PERCCI). Quality of Life Research, 27(10), 2745-2756. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-018-1917-1

© 2018, The Author(s). Purpose: Researchers investigating person-centredness in older people’s long-term community care are hindered by the lack of appropriate measures. Studies have tended to rely on proxy indicators or generic instruments, risking... Read More about The preliminary measurement properties of the person-centred community care inventory (PERCCI).

The patient experience in community mental health services for older people: A concept mapping approach to support the development of a new quality measure (2018)
Journal Article
Wilberforce, M., Batten, E., Challis, D., Davies, L., Kelly, M. P., & Roberts, C. (2018). The patient experience in community mental health services for older people: A concept mapping approach to support the development of a new quality measure. BMC Health Services Research, 18(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3231-6

© 2018 The Author(s). Background: The patient experience is a crucial part of the measurement of service quality. However, instruments to evaluate experiential quality in the community mental health care of older adults are lacking. Before designing... Read More about The patient experience in community mental health services for older people: A concept mapping approach to support the development of a new quality measure.

Developing a core outcome set for people living with dementia at home in their neighbourhoods and communities: study protocol for use in the evaluation of non-pharmacological community-based health and social care interventions (2018)
Journal Article
Harding, A. J., Morbey, H., Ahmed, F., Opdebeeck, C., Wang, Y. Y., Williamson, P., …Reilly, S. (2018). Developing a core outcome set for people living with dementia at home in their neighbourhoods and communities: study protocol for use in the evaluation of non-pharmacological community-based health and social care interventions. Trials, 19(1), Article 247. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2584-9

© 2018 The Author(s). Background: The key aim of the study is to establish an agreed standardised core outcome set (COS) for use when evaluating non-pharmacological health and social care interventions for people living at home with dementia. Methods... Read More about Developing a core outcome set for people living with dementia at home in their neighbourhoods and communities: study protocol for use in the evaluation of non-pharmacological community-based health and social care interventions.

Healthcare support to older residents of care homes: a systematic review of specialist services (2018)
Journal Article
Clarkson, P., Hays, R., Tucker, S., Paddock, K., & Challis, D. (2018). Healthcare support to older residents of care homes: a systematic review of specialist services. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 19(1), 54-84. https://doi.org/10.1108/qaoa-08-2017-0029

© 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose - A growing ageing population with complex healthcare needs is a challenge to the organisation of healthcare support for older people residing in care homes. The lack of specialised healthcare support for ca... Read More about Healthcare support to older residents of care homes: a systematic review of specialist services.

Care coordination for older people in England: Does context shape approach? (2018)
Journal Article
Abendstern, M., Jasper, R., Hughes, J., Loynes, N., Sutcliffe, C., & Challis, D. (2019). Care coordination for older people in England: Does context shape approach?. Journal of Social Work, 19(4), 427-449. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017318762654

© The Author(s) 2018. Summary: Policy and practice developments in adult social care in England and elsewhere recognise the increasing role of the non-statutory sector. Care coordination services are central to the delivery of tailored support. This... Read More about Care coordination for older people in England: Does context shape approach?.

Costs of Care of Agitation Associated With Dementia in 8 European Countries: Results From the RightTimePlaceCare Study (2018)
Journal Article
Costa, N., Wübker, A., De Mauléon, A., Zwakhalen, S. M., Challis, D., Leino-Kilpi, H., …Vellas, B. (2018). Costs of Care of Agitation Associated With Dementia in 8 European Countries: Results From the RightTimePlaceCare Study. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 19(1), 95.e1-95.e10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2017.10.013

© 2017 AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine Objective To estimate the additional societal costs for people living with dementia (PwD) with agitation in home care (HC) and institutional long-term care (ILTC) settings in 8 Euro... Read More about Costs of Care of Agitation Associated With Dementia in 8 European Countries: Results From the RightTimePlaceCare Study.

Priorities for long-term care resource allocation in England: Actual allocation versus the views of Directors of Service and older citizens (2018)
Journal Article
Clarkson, P., Davies, S., Hughes, J., Xie, C., Stewart, K., Clifford, P., & Challis, D. (2018). Priorities for long-term care resource allocation in England: Actual allocation versus the views of Directors of Service and older citizens. Journal of Long-Term Care, 2018, 13-23. https://doi.org/10.31389/jltc.2

Context: Decisions about resource allocation in long-term care are a perennial issue. The basis for deciding between different needs in prioritising allocation is contested. In England, this debate has crystallised with the advent of self-directed su... Read More about Priorities for long-term care resource allocation in England: Actual allocation versus the views of Directors of Service and older citizens.

Practitioners preferences of care coordination for older people: A discrete choice experiment (2017)
Journal Article
Jasper, R., Chester, H., Hughes, J., Abendstern, M., Loynes, N., Sutcliffe, C., …Challis, D. (2018). Practitioners preferences of care coordination for older people: A discrete choice experiment. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 61(2), 151-170. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2017.1417342

© 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. These findings demonstrate the importance of organisations providing care coordination for older people receiving long-term funding. Further research is required to investigate the influence of service setting on... Read More about Practitioners preferences of care coordination for older people: A discrete choice experiment.

Age, memory loss and perceptions of dementia in South Asian ethnic minorities (2017)
Journal Article
Giebel, C. M., Worden, A., Challis, D., Jolley, D., Bhui, K. S., Lambat, A., …Purandare, N. (2019). Age, memory loss and perceptions of dementia in South Asian ethnic minorities. Aging and Mental Health, 23(2), 173-182. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1408772

© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Background: South Asian older adults are represented less frequently in mainstream mental health services or those for people with dementia. This study aimed to explore in detail the per... Read More about Age, memory loss and perceptions of dementia in South Asian ethnic minorities.

Systematic review: Effective home support in dementia care, components and impacts - Stage 2, effectiveness of home support interventions (2017)
Journal Article
Clarkson, P., Hughes, J., Roe, B., Giebel, C. M., Jolley, D., Poland, F., …Members of the HoSt-D (Home Support in Dementia) Programme Management Group. (2018). Systematic review: Effective home support in dementia care, components and impacts - Stage 2, effectiveness of home support interventions. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 74(3), 507-527. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13460

© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aim: The aim of this study was to explicate the outcomes of home support interventions for older people with dementia and/or their carers to inform clinical practice, policy and research. Background: Most people with de... Read More about Systematic review: Effective home support in dementia care, components and impacts - Stage 2, effectiveness of home support interventions.

Carer preferences for home support services in later stage dementia (2017)
Journal Article
Kampanellou, E., Chester, H., Davies, L., Davies, S., Giebel, C., Hughes, J., …Members of the HOST-D (Home Support in Dementia) Programme Management Group, . (2019). Carer preferences for home support services in later stage dementia. Aging and Mental Health, 23(1), 60-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1394441

Social care in prison: Emerging practice arrangements consequent upon the introduction of the 2014 care act (2017)
Journal Article
Tucker, S., Hargreaves, C., Roberts, A., Anderson, I., Shaw, J., & Challis, D. (2018). Social care in prison: Emerging practice arrangements consequent upon the introduction of the 2014 care act. British Journal of Social Work, 48(6), 1627-1644. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcx115

© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Association of Social Workers. All rights reserved. Despite an obvious and growing need, there has historically been scant provision of social care and social work in pr... Read More about Social care in prison: Emerging practice arrangements consequent upon the introduction of the 2014 care act.

What makes extra care housing an appropriate setting for people with dementia? An exploration of staff decision-making (2017)
Journal Article
Verbeek, H., Tucker and, S., Wilberforce, M., Brand, C., Abendstern, M., & Challis, D. (2019). What makes extra care housing an appropriate setting for people with dementia? An exploration of staff decision-making. Dementia, 18(5), 1710-1726. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301217724966

© The Author(s) 2017. Extra care housing facilities in the UK are intended to offer a community-based alternative to care home placement. However, little is known about staff’s views of the appropriateness of extra care housing for people with dement... Read More about What makes extra care housing an appropriate setting for people with dementia? An exploration of staff decision-making.

Potentially inappropriate medication among people with dementia in eight European countries (2017)
Journal Article
Renom-Guiteras, A., Thürmann, P. A., Miralles, R., Klaaßen-Mielke, R., Thiem, U., Stephan, A., …Vellas, B. (2018). Potentially inappropriate medication among people with dementia in eight European countries. Age and Ageing, 47(1), 68-74. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afx147

© The Author 2017. Objectives: to evaluate the frequency of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) prescription among older people with dementia (PwD) from eight countries participating in the European study 'RightTimePlaceCare', and to evaluate... Read More about Potentially inappropriate medication among people with dementia in eight European countries.

Community mental health teams for older people in England: Variations in ways of working (2017)
Journal Article
Verbeek, H., Worden, A., Wilberforce, M., Brand, C., Tucker, S., Abendstern, M., & Challis, D. (2018). Community mental health teams for older people in England: Variations in ways of working. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 33(3), 475-481. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4775

Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objective: Integrated community mental health teams (CMHTs) are a key component of specialist old age psychiatry services internationally. However, in England, significant shifts in policy, including a focus... Read More about Community mental health teams for older people in England: Variations in ways of working.

Caring for a Person With Dementia on the Margins of Long-Term Care: A Perspective on Burden From 8 European Countries (2017)
Journal Article
Sutcliffe, C., Giebel, C., Bleijlevens, M., Lethin, C., Stolt, M., Saks, K., …Vellas, B. (2017). Caring for a Person With Dementia on the Margins of Long-Term Care: A Perspective on Burden From 8 European Countries. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 18(11), 967-973.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2017.06.004

© 2017 AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine Objectives To explore associations between carer burden and characteristics of (1) the informal carer, (2) the person with dementia, and (3) the care support network in 8 European c... Read More about Caring for a Person With Dementia on the Margins of Long-Term Care: A Perspective on Burden From 8 European Countries.

Core outcome measures for interventions to prevent or slow the progress of dementia for people living with mild to moderate dementia: Systematic review and consensus recommendations (2017)
Journal Article
Webster, L., Groskreutz, D., Grinbergs-Saull, A., Howard, R., O'Brien, J. T., Mountain, G., …Livingston, G. (2017). Core outcome measures for interventions to prevent or slow the progress of dementia for people living with mild to moderate dementia: Systematic review and consensus recommendations. PLoS ONE, 12(6), Article e017952. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179521

Background There are no disease-modifying treatments for dementia. There is also no consensus on disease modifying outcomes. We aimed to produce the first evidence-based consensus on core outcome measures for trials of disease modification in mild-t... Read More about Core outcome measures for interventions to prevent or slow the progress of dementia for people living with mild to moderate dementia: Systematic review and consensus recommendations.

Provision and perceived quality of mental health services for older care home residents in England: a national survey (2017)
Journal Article
Stewart, K., Hargreaves, C., Jasper, R., Challis, D., Tucker, S., & Wilberforce, M. (2018). Provision and perceived quality of mental health services for older care home residents in England: a national survey. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 33(2), 364-370. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4753

Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objective: This study examined the nature, extent and perceived quality of the support provided by community mental health teams for older people (CMHTsOP) to care home residents. Methods: A postal survey wa... Read More about Provision and perceived quality of mental health services for older care home residents in England: a national survey.

Overview of systematic reviews: Effective home support in dementia care, components and impacts—Stage 1, psychosocial interventions for dementia (2017)
Journal Article
Clarkson, P., Hughes, J., Xie, C., Larbey, M., Roe, B., Giebel, C. M., …Challis, D. (2017). Overview of systematic reviews: Effective home support in dementia care, components and impacts—Stage 1, psychosocial interventions for dementia. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 73(12), 2845-2863. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13362

© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aim: To synthesize evidence to identify the components of effective psychosocial interventions in dementia care to inform clinical practice, policy and research. Background: With population ageing, dementia represents... Read More about Overview of systematic reviews: Effective home support in dementia care, components and impacts—Stage 1, psychosocial interventions for dementia.

A Systematic Review of the Economic Evidence for Home Support Interventions in Dementia (2017)
Journal Article
Clarkson, P., Davies, L., Jasper, R., Loynes, N., & Challis, D. (2017). A Systematic Review of the Economic Evidence for Home Support Interventions in Dementia. Value in Health, 20(8), 1198-1209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2017.04.004

© 2017 International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) Background Recent evidence signals the need for effective forms of home support to people with dementia and their carers. The cost-effectiveness evidence of different ap... Read More about A Systematic Review of the Economic Evidence for Home Support Interventions in Dementia.

An electronic referral system supporting integrated hospital discharge (2017)
Journal Article
Wilberforce, M., Hughes, J., Clarkson, P., Whyte, D., Chester, H., Davies, S., & Challis, D. (2017). An electronic referral system supporting integrated hospital discharge. Journal of Integrated Care, 25(2), 99-109. https://doi.org/10.1108/JICA-09-2016-0034

© Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the implementation and potential value of an electronic referral system to improve integrated discharge planning for hospitalised older adults with complex care needs. T... Read More about An electronic referral system supporting integrated hospital discharge.

Informal and formal care: Substitutes or complements in care for people with dementia? Empirical evidence for 8 European countries (2017)
Journal Article
Bremer, P., Challis, D., Hallberg, I. R., Leino-Kilpi, H., Saks, K., Vellas, B., …Sauerland, D. (2017). Informal and formal care: Substitutes or complements in care for people with dementia? Empirical evidence for 8 European countries. Health Policy, 121(6), 613-622. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2017.03.013

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Background In order to contain public health care spending, European countries attempt to promote informal caregiving. However, such a cost reducing strategy will only be successful if informal caregiving is a substitute for form... Read More about Informal and formal care: Substitutes or complements in care for people with dementia? Empirical evidence for 8 European countries.

A discrete choice experiment to explore carer preferences (2017)
Journal Article
Chester, H., Clarkson, P., Davies, L., Sutcliffe, C., Roe, B., Hughes, J., & Challis, D. (2017). A discrete choice experiment to explore carer preferences. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 18(1), 33-43. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAOA-10-2015-0047

© Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to describe a case study to test the applicability of the discrete choice experiment (DCE) method to assess the preferences of carers of people with dementia. The focus of enquiry w... Read More about A discrete choice experiment to explore carer preferences.

Evaluating the effectiveness of different approaches to home support for people in later stage dementia: A protocol for an observational study (2017)
Journal Article
Chester, H., Clarkson, P., Hughes, J., Russell, I., Beresford, J., Davies, L., …Challis, D. (2017). Evaluating the effectiveness of different approaches to home support for people in later stage dementia: A protocol for an observational study. International Psychogeriatrics, 29(7), 1213-1221. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610217000291

© International Psychogeriatric Association 2017. Background: Dementia is a major health problem with a growing number of people affected by the condition, both directly and indirectly through caring for someone with dementia. Many live at home but l... Read More about Evaluating the effectiveness of different approaches to home support for people in later stage dementia: A protocol for an observational study.

Support workers in community mental health teams for older people: roles, boundaries, supervision and training (2017)
Journal Article
Wilberforce, M., Abendstern, M., Tucker, S., Ahmed, S., Jasper, R., & Challis, D. (2017). Support workers in community mental health teams for older people: roles, boundaries, supervision and training. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 73(7), 1657-1666. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13264

© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aims: The aim of this study was to explore the support worker functions in community mental health teams for older adults in relation to roles, boundaries, supervision and training. Background: Support workers in commun... Read More about Support workers in community mental health teams for older people: roles, boundaries, supervision and training.

Social work and care/case management in dementia (2017)
Book Chapter
Challis, D., Hughes, J., & Sutcliffe, C. (2017). Social work and care/case management in dementia. In D. Ames, J. T. O'Brien, & A. Burns (Eds.), Dementia (192-198). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315381572

© 2017 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Social work, like any professional or occupational group, is inseparable from the organizational and legislative context in which it takes place since this denes the parameters of practice. Prior to the introd... Read More about Social work and care/case management in dementia.

Care co-ordination for older people in the third sector: scoping the evidence (2017)
Journal Article
Abendstern, M., Hughes, J., Jasper, R., Sutcliffe, C., & Challis, D. (2018). Care co-ordination for older people in the third sector: scoping the evidence. Health and Social Care in the Community, 26(3), 314-329. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12420

© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd The third sector has played a significant role internationally in the delivery of adult social care services for many years. Its contribution to care co-ordination activities for older people, however, in England and el... Read More about Care co-ordination for older people in the third sector: scoping the evidence.

Hierarchical Decline of the Initiative and Performance of Complex Activities of Daily Living in Dementia (2017)
Journal Article
Giebel, C. M., Sutcliffe, C., & Challis, D. (2017). Hierarchical Decline of the Initiative and Performance of Complex Activities of Daily Living in Dementia. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 30(2), 96-103. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891988716686835

© The Author(s) 2017. Objectives: While basic activities of daily living hierarchically decline in dementia, little is known about the decline of individual instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). The objective of this study was to assess in... Read More about Hierarchical Decline of the Initiative and Performance of Complex Activities of Daily Living in Dementia.

Towards quality care: Outcomes for older people in care homes (2017)
Book
Mozley, C., Sutcliffe, C., Bagley, H., Cordingley, L., Challis, D., Huxley, P., & Burns, A. (2017). Towards quality care: Outcomes for older people in care homes. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351144360

© Personal Social Services Research Unit, 2004. This unique evaluation of the outcomes of residential and nursing home care for older people identifies the factors determining the quality of life of older people who have moved into care homes. It exa... Read More about Towards quality care: Outcomes for older people in care homes.

Accessing care coordination information: the non-statutory sector contribution (2016)
Journal Article
Jasper, R., Hughes, J., Sutcliffe, C., Abendstern, M., Loynes, N., & Challis, D. (2016). Accessing care coordination information: the non-statutory sector contribution. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 17(4), 263-271. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAOA-07-2015-0033

© 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose-The provision of information and advice for older people arranging their own care is a policy objective. The purpose of this paper is to explore the range and scope of web-based information about care... Read More about Accessing care coordination information: the non-statutory sector contribution.

A step-by-step translation of evidence into a psychosocial intervention for everyday activities in dementia: A focus group study (2016)
Journal Article
Giebel, C. M., Challis, D., Hooper, N. M., & Ferris, S. (2018). A step-by-step translation of evidence into a psychosocial intervention for everyday activities in dementia: A focus group study. Aging and Mental Health, 22(3), 323-329. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2016.1262819

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Objective: In order to increase the efficacy of psychosocial interventions in dementia, a step-by-step process translating evidence and public engagement should be adhered to. This paper... Read More about A step-by-step translation of evidence into a psychosocial intervention for everyday activities in dementia: A focus group study.

The newly revised interview for deteriorations in daily living activities in dementia (R-IDDD2): distinguishing initiative from performance at assessment (2016)
Journal Article
Giebel, C. M., Challis, D., & Montaldi, D. (2017). The newly revised interview for deteriorations in daily living activities in dementia (R-IDDD2): distinguishing initiative from performance at assessment. International Psychogeriatrics, 29(3), 497-507. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1041610216002003

© International Psychogeriatric Association 2016. Background: Minimal evidence exists on the detailed deficits in complex instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) in mild dementia. The aim of this study was twofold, to validate a revised quest... Read More about The newly revised interview for deteriorations in daily living activities in dementia (R-IDDD2): distinguishing initiative from performance at assessment.

People with dementia and carer preferences for home support services in early-stage dementia (2016)
Journal Article
Chester, H., Clarkson, P., Davies, L., Sutcliffe, C., Davies, S., Feast, A., …Members of the HOST-D (Home Support in Dementia) Programme Management Group., . (2018). People with dementia and carer preferences for home support services in early-stage dementia. Aging and Mental Health, 22(2), 270-279. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2016.1247424

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Objectives: To examine people with dementia and carer preferences for home support attributes in early-stage dementia, building on the paucity of evidence in this area. Method: Preferenc... Read More about People with dementia and carer preferences for home support services in early-stage dementia.

Care coordination for adults and older people: The role and contribution of the non-statutory sector (2016)
Journal Article
Abendstern, M., Jasper, R., Loynes, N., Hughes, J., Sutcliffe, C., & Challis, D. (2016). Care coordination for adults and older people: The role and contribution of the non-statutory sector. Journal of Integrated Care, 24(5/6), 271-281. https://doi.org/10.1108/JICA-08-2016-0028

© Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to provide new insights into the contribution and experiences of non-statutory sector (voluntary) services delivering care coordination. Design/methodology/approach - This qua... Read More about Care coordination for adults and older people: The role and contribution of the non-statutory sector.

Identifying standards for care coordination in adult social care: a multinational perspective (2016)
Journal Article
Abendstern, M., Hughes, J., Jasper, R., Sutcliffe, C., & Challis, D. (2016). Identifying standards for care coordination in adult social care: a multinational perspective. International Journal of Care Coordination, 19(3-4), 84-101. https://doi.org/10.1177/2053434516677663

© 2016, © the Author(s) 2016. Introduction: Standards for care coordination in adult social care can support the delivery of high-quality services. Methods: A content analysis of 20 guidance documents produced over the last 30 years was undertaken to... Read More about Identifying standards for care coordination in adult social care: a multinational perspective.

Sensitivity of the Mini-Mental State Examination, Montreal Cognitive Assessment and the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III to everyday activity impairments in dementia: an exploratory study (2016)
Journal Article
Giebel, C. M., & Challis, D. (2017). Sensitivity of the Mini-Mental State Examination, Montreal Cognitive Assessment and the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III to everyday activity impairments in dementia: an exploratory study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 32(10), 1085-1093. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4570

Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objective: The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is one of the most frequently used cognitive measures for dementia severity and linked to deficits in everyday functioning. Recently, the Montreal Cognitiv... Read More about Sensitivity of the Mini-Mental State Examination, Montreal Cognitive Assessment and the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III to everyday activity impairments in dementia: an exploratory study.

Costs of formal and informal care at home for people with dementia: ‘Expert panel’ opinions from staff and informal carers (2016)
Journal Article
Giebel, C. M., Davies, S., Clarkson, P., Sutcliffe, C., & Challis, D. (2019). Costs of formal and informal care at home for people with dementia: ‘Expert panel’ opinions from staff and informal carers. Dementia, 18(1), 210-227. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301216665705

© The Author(s) 2016. Effective home support in dementia is key in delaying nursing home admission. However, home support is frequently not tailored to the individual needs of people with dementia. Staff allocating home support services may not ident... Read More about Costs of formal and informal care at home for people with dementia: ‘Expert panel’ opinions from staff and informal carers.

What becomes of people admitted to acute old age psychiatry wards? An exploration of factors affecting length of stay, delayed discharge and discharge destination (2016)
Journal Article
Tucker, S., Hargreaves, C., Wilberforce, M., Brand, C., & Challis, D. (2017). What becomes of people admitted to acute old age psychiatry wards? An exploration of factors affecting length of stay, delayed discharge and discharge destination. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 32(9), 1027-1036. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4563

Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objectives: The study sought to identify the variables associated with increased length of stay on old age psychiatry inpatient wards. It also explored the factors related to delayed discharge and the likeli... Read More about What becomes of people admitted to acute old age psychiatry wards? An exploration of factors affecting length of stay, delayed discharge and discharge destination.

Psychological well-being over time among informal caregivers caring for persons with dementia living at home (2016)
Journal Article
Lethin, C., Renom-Guiteras, A., Zwakhalen, S., Soto-Martin, M., Saks, K., Zabalegui, A., …Karlsson, S. (2017). Psychological well-being over time among informal caregivers caring for persons with dementia living at home. Aging and Mental Health, 21(11), 1138-1146. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2016.1211621

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Objectives: To investigate informal caregivers’ psychological well-being and predicted increase in psychological well-being, when caring for persons with dementia (PwDs) living at home,... Read More about Psychological well-being over time among informal caregivers caring for persons with dementia living at home.

Occupational therapists in community mental health teams for older people in England: Findings from a five-year research programme (2016)
Journal Article
Abendstern, M., Tucker, S., Wilberforce, M., Jasper, R., & Challis, D. (2017). Occupational therapists in community mental health teams for older people in England: Findings from a five-year research programme. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 80(1), 20-29. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022616657840

© The Author(s) 2016. Introduction This English study is the first to focus on the contribution of occupational therapists to the work of community mental health teams for older people. Method A mixed methods study comprising: a national survey of co... Read More about Occupational therapists in community mental health teams for older people in England: Findings from a five-year research programme.

Taking a positive spin: preserved initiative and performance of everyday activities across mild Alzheimer's, vascular and mixed dementia (2016)
Journal Article
Giebel, C. M., Burns, A., & Challis, D. (2017). Taking a positive spin: preserved initiative and performance of everyday activities across mild Alzheimer's, vascular and mixed dementia. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 32(9), 959-967. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4553

Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objectives: The literature commonly evaluates those daily activities which are impaired in dementia. However, in the mild stages, people with dementia (PwD) are still able to initiate and perform many of tho... Read More about Taking a positive spin: preserved initiative and performance of everyday activities across mild Alzheimer's, vascular and mixed dementia.

Outcomes from a pilot psychological therapies service for UK military veterans (2016)
Journal Article
Clarkson, P., Giebel, C. M., Challis, D., Duthie, P., Barrett, A., & Lambert, H. (2016). Outcomes from a pilot psychological therapies service for UK military veterans. Nursing Open, 3(4), 227-235. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.57

© 2016 The Authors. Nursing Open published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aim: To evaluate the outcomes of participants attending a psychological therapies service for military veterans. Background: The UK Military Veterans’ Improving Access to Psycholo... Read More about Outcomes from a pilot psychological therapies service for UK military veterans.

Care coordination in adult social care: Exploring service characteristics within the non-statutory sector in England (2016)
Journal Article
Sutcliffe, C., Jasper, R., Hughes, J., Abendstern, M., & Challis, D. (2018). Care coordination in adult social care: Exploring service characteristics within the non-statutory sector in England. Journal of Social Work, 18(5), 501-524. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017316654363

© The Author(s) 2016. Summary: As a result of national policy in respect of social care of adults in England, the non-statutory sector is increasingly more evident in the provision of care services previously undertaken by local government, including... Read More about Care coordination in adult social care: Exploring service characteristics within the non-statutory sector in England.

Person-centredness in the community care of older people: A literature-based concept synthesis (2016)
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Wilberforce, M., Challis, D., Davies, L., Kelly, M. P., Roberts, C., & Clarkson, P. (2017). Person-centredness in the community care of older people: A literature-based concept synthesis. International Journal of Social Welfare, 26(1), 86-98. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsw.12221

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd ‘Person-centredness’ is a ubiquitous term, employed in modern care services to signify policies and practices that attend to the uniqueness of each individual user. Despite being highly regarded in older adult community... Read More about Person-centredness in the community care of older people: A literature-based concept synthesis.

Occupational therapy roles and responsibilities: Development of a standardised measure of time use for staff working with adults in community settings (2016)
Journal Article
Hughes, J., Wilberforce, M., Symonds, E., Bowns, I., & Challis, D. (2016). Occupational therapy roles and responsibilities: Development of a standardised measure of time use for staff working with adults in community settings. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 79(6), 336-344. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022616640298

© The Author(s) 2016. Introduction: This paper documents the development of a diary schedule to describe the work of occupational therapists of all grades, across a range of adult care groups and community health and social care settings, to permit c... Read More about Occupational therapy roles and responsibilities: Development of a standardised measure of time use for staff working with adults in community settings.

What Makes Institutional Long-Term Care the Most Appropriate Setting for People With Dementia? Exploring the Influence of Client Characteristics, Decision-Maker Attributes, and Country in 8 European Nations (2016)
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Tucker, S., Brand, C., Sutcliffe, C., Challis, D., Saks, K., Verbeek, H., …RightTimePlaceCare Consortium, . (2016). What Makes Institutional Long-Term Care the Most Appropriate Setting for People With Dementia? Exploring the Influence of Client Characteristics, Decision-Maker Attributes, and Country in 8 European Nations. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 17(5), 465.e9-465.e15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2016.02.025

© 2016 AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. Objectives: To explore the extent to which client characteristics, decision-maker attributes, and country influence judgments of institutional long-term care (ILTC) appropriateness... Read More about What Makes Institutional Long-Term Care the Most Appropriate Setting for People With Dementia? Exploring the Influence of Client Characteristics, Decision-Maker Attributes, and Country in 8 European Nations.

Multi-agency working and implications for care managers (2016)
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Challis, D. J., Jasper, R., Wilberforce, M., Verbeek, H., & Challis, D. J. (2016). Multi-agency working and implications for care managers. Journal of Integrated Care, 24(2), 56-66. https://doi.org/10.1108/jica-11-2015-0044

© Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the association between multi-agency working and psychosocial characteristics of work, practitioner time-use and job satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach - A c... Read More about Multi-agency working and implications for care managers.

Person-centredness in the care of older adults: A systematic review of questionnaire-based scales and their measurement properties (2016)
Journal Article
Wilberforce, M., Challis, D., Davies, L., Kelly, M. P., Roberts, C., & Loynes, N. (2016). Person-centredness in the care of older adults: A systematic review of questionnaire-based scales and their measurement properties. BMC Geriatrics, 16, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-016-0229-y

© 2016 Wilberforce et al. Background: Person-centredness is promoted as a central feature of the long-Term care of older adults. Measures are needed to assist researchers, service planners and regulators in assessing this feature of quality. However,... Read More about Person-centredness in the care of older adults: A systematic review of questionnaire-based scales and their measurement properties.

Occupational therapy roles and responsibilities: Evidence from a pilot study of time use in an integrated health and social care trust (2016)
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Wilberforce, M., Hughes, J., Bowns, I., Fillingham, J., Pryce, F., Symonds, E., …Challis, D. (2016). Occupational therapy roles and responsibilities: Evidence from a pilot study of time use in an integrated health and social care trust. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 79(7), 409-416. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022616630329

© 2016 The Author(s). Introduction: Occupational therapists undertake a broad spectrum of activities, yet no mechanism exists to record how working time is distributed across them. This is a hindrance to research, evaluation and evidence-based practi... Read More about Occupational therapy roles and responsibilities: Evidence from a pilot study of time use in an integrated health and social care trust.

Community occupational therapy for people with dementia and family carers (COTiD-UK) versus treatment as usual (Valuing Active Life in Dementia [VALID] programme): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2016)
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Wenborn, J., Hynes, S., Moniz-Cook, E., Mountain, G., Poland, F., King, M., …Orrell, M. (2016). Community occupational therapy for people with dementia and family carers (COTiD-UK) versus treatment as usual (Valuing Active Life in Dementia [VALID] programme): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 17(1), Article 65. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-1150-y

© 2016 Wenborn et al. Background: A community-based occupational therapy intervention for people with mild to moderate dementia and their family carers (Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia (COTiD)) was found clinically and cost effective in th... Read More about Community occupational therapy for people with dementia and family carers (COTiD-UK) versus treatment as usual (Valuing Active Life in Dementia [VALID] programme): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Is integrated care associated with service costs and admission rates to institutional settings? An observational study of community mental health teams for older people in England (2016)
Journal Article
Wilberforce, M., Tucker, S., Brand, C., Abendstern, M., Jasper, R., & Challis, D. (2016). Is integrated care associated with service costs and admission rates to institutional settings? An observational study of community mental health teams for older people in England. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 31(11), 1208-1216. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4424

© 2016 The Authors. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objectives: To evaluate the association between the degree of integration in community mental health teams (CMHTs) and: (i) the costs of service... Read More about Is integrated care associated with service costs and admission rates to institutional settings? An observational study of community mental health teams for older people in England.

Links between depressive symptoms and unmet health and social care needs among older prisoners (2016)
Journal Article
O'Hara, K., Forsyth, K., Webb, R., Senior, J., Hayes, A. J., Challis, D., …Shaw, J. (2016). Links between depressive symptoms and unmet health and social care needs among older prisoners. Age and Ageing, 45(1), 158-163. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afv171

© The Author 2016. Background: absolute numbers of older prisoners and their proportion of the total prison population are increasing. They have multiple health and social care needs that are prominent on entry into prison. No previous studies have i... Read More about Links between depressive symptoms and unmet health and social care needs among older prisoners.

Depressive symptomatology and associated factors in dementia in Europe: home care versus long-term care (2015)
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Giebel, C., Sutcliffe, C., Verbeek, H., Zabalegui, A., Soto, M., Hallberg, I. R., …Challis, D. (2016). Depressive symptomatology and associated factors in dementia in Europe: home care versus long-term care. International Psychogeriatrics, 28(4), 621-630. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1041610215002100

© 2015 International Psychogeriatric Association. This study forms part of a larger European programme investigating the transition from home care to long-term care (LTC) facility in people with dementia (PwD) at the margins of LTC. The aim of this s... Read More about Depressive symptomatology and associated factors in dementia in Europe: home care versus long-term care.

Identifying the causes, prevention and management of crises in dementia. An online survey of stakeholders (2015)
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Ledgerd, R., Hoe, J., Hoare, Z., Devine, M., Toot, S., Challis, D., & Orrell, M. (2016). Identifying the causes, prevention and management of crises in dementia. An online survey of stakeholders. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 31(6), 638-647. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4371

Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Background Crisis situations in dementia can lead to hospital admission or institutionalisation. Offering immediate interventions may help avoid admission, whilst stabilising measures can help prevent future... Read More about Identifying the causes, prevention and management of crises in dementia. An online survey of stakeholders.

Resource allocation priorities in social care for adults with a learning disability: An analysis and comparison of different stakeholder perspectives (2015)
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Davies, S., Clarkson, P., Hughes, J., Stewart, K., Xie, C., Saunders, R., & Challis, D. (2015). Resource allocation priorities in social care for adults with a learning disability: An analysis and comparison of different stakeholder perspectives. Tizard Learning Disability Review, 20(4), 199-206. https://doi.org/10.1108/TLDR-02-2015-0009

© Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose - How resources for social care are allocated to individual service users has long been a concern. There are debates regarding the priority given to certain needs in Resource Allocation Systems (RASs). The... Read More about Resource allocation priorities in social care for adults with a learning disability: An analysis and comparison of different stakeholder perspectives.

Care coordination for older people: An exploratory framework (2015)
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Hughes, J., Chester, H., Sutcliffe, C., Xie, C., & Challis, D. (2015). Care coordination for older people: An exploratory framework. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 16(3), 130-139. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAOA-11-2014-0043

© Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to present a framework for examining variation in care coordination arrangements for older people. Design/methodology/approach - A multi-method approach was adopted combining... Read More about Care coordination for older people: An exploratory framework.

Approaches to information sharing and assessment: Evidence from a demonstration program (2015)
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Chester, H., Hughes, J., Clarkson, P., Davies, S., & Challis, D. (2015). Approaches to information sharing and assessment: Evidence from a demonstration program. Care Management Journals, 16(3), 150-158. https://doi.org/10.1891/1521-0987.16.3.150

© Springer Publishing Company. This article categorizes and delineates approaches to information sharing and assessment in a demonstration program established by central government in England. Its purpose was to develop and test a set of principles r... Read More about Approaches to information sharing and assessment: Evidence from a demonstration program.

Improving the mix of institutional and community care for older people with dementia: an application of the balance of care approach in eight European countries (2015)
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Tucker, S., Sutcliffe, C., Bowns, I., Challis, D., Saks, K., Verbeek, H., …Vellas, B. (2016). Improving the mix of institutional and community care for older people with dementia: an application of the balance of care approach in eight European countries. Aging and Mental Health, 20(12), 1327-1338. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2015.1078285

© 2015 Taylor & Francis. Objectives: To examine whether the mix of community and institutional long-term care (ILTC) for people with dementia (PwD) in Europe could be improved; assess the economic consequences of providing alternative services for... Read More about Improving the mix of institutional and community care for older people with dementia: an application of the balance of care approach in eight European countries.

A protocol for a systematic review of effective home support to people with dementia and their carers: components and impacts (2015)
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Clarkson, P., Giebel, C. M., Larbey, M., Roe, B., Challis, D., Hughes, J., …Blyth, R. (2016). A protocol for a systematic review of effective home support to people with dementia and their carers: components and impacts. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 72(1), 186-196. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12737

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aim: To review the evidence for home support approaches directed at tertiary prevention; ameliorating difficulties and enhancing well-being. Background: With population ageing dementia represents a significant care cha... Read More about A protocol for a systematic review of effective home support to people with dementia and their carers: components and impacts.

Perceptions of self-defined memory problems vary in south Asian minority older people who consult a GP and those who do not: A mixed-method pilot study (2015)
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Giebel, C., Challis, D., Worden, A., Jolley, D., Bhui, K. S., Lambat, A., & Purandare, N. (2016). Perceptions of self-defined memory problems vary in south Asian minority older people who consult a GP and those who do not: A mixed-method pilot study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 31(4), 375-383. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4337

Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objective South Asian older adults access services for mental health problems and dementia less than other older people in the UK, unlike for physical health problems. This pilot study investigated how South... Read More about Perceptions of self-defined memory problems vary in south Asian minority older people who consult a GP and those who do not: A mixed-method pilot study.

Identifying alternatives to old age psychiatry inpatient admission: An application of the balance of care approach to health and social care planning Organization, structure and delivery of healthcare (2015)
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Tucker, S., Brand, C., Wilberforce, M., Abendstern, M., & Challis, D. (2015). Identifying alternatives to old age psychiatry inpatient admission: An application of the balance of care approach to health and social care planning Organization, structure and delivery of healthcare. BMC Health Services Research, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-0913-1

© 2015 Tucker et al. Background: Mental health problems in older people are common and costly, posing multiple challenges for commissioners. Against this backdrop, a series of initiatives have sought to shift resources from institutional to community... Read More about Identifying alternatives to old age psychiatry inpatient admission: An application of the balance of care approach to health and social care planning Organization, structure and delivery of healthcare.

Experience of burden in carers of people with dementia on the margins of long-term care (2015)
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Sutcliffe, C. L., Giebel, C. M., Jolley, D., & Challis, D. J. (2016). Experience of burden in carers of people with dementia on the margins of long-term care. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 31(2), 101-108. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4295

Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objectives This study aimed to identify the factors determining carer burden in a group of carers supporting people with dementia (PwD) deemed to be at high risk of moving to long-term residential or nursing... Read More about Experience of burden in carers of people with dementia on the margins of long-term care.

Adaptation of the Barts Explanatory Model Inventory to dementia understanding in South Asian ethnic minorities (2015)
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Giebel, C. M., Jolley, D., Zubair, M., Bhui, K. S., Challis, D., Purandare, N., & Worden, A. (2016). Adaptation of the Barts Explanatory Model Inventory to dementia understanding in South Asian ethnic minorities. Aging and Mental Health, 20(6), 594-602. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2015.1031637

© 2015 Taylor & Francis. Objective: Studies indicate a limited understanding of dementia and its associated symptoms, causes and consequences among South Asian older adults. As a consequence, fewer people from this ethnic group receive a diagnosis... Read More about Adaptation of the Barts Explanatory Model Inventory to dementia understanding in South Asian ethnic minorities.

Inter-country exploration of factors associated with admission to long-term institutional dementia care: evidence from the RightTimePlaceCare study (2015)
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Verbeek, H., Meyer, G., Challis, D., Zabalegui, A., Soto, M. E., Saks, K., …Vellas, B. (2015). Inter-country exploration of factors associated with admission to long-term institutional dementia care: evidence from the RightTimePlaceCare study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 71(6), 1338-1350. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12663

© 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aim: To explore inter-country variation of factors associated with institutionalization of people with dementia. Background: There is an urgent need for evidence on whether factors associated with admission to institut... Read More about Inter-country exploration of factors associated with admission to long-term institutional dementia care: evidence from the RightTimePlaceCare study.

Exploring patterns of care coordination within services for older people (2015)
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Chester, H., Hughes, J., Sutcliffe, C., Xie, C., & Challis, D. (2015). Exploring patterns of care coordination within services for older people. International Journal of Care Coordination, 18(1), 5-17. https://doi.org/10.1177/2053434515571371

© 2014 National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA). Introduction: Supporting frail older people at home is an international policy objective. This article explored variations in care coordination arrangements and their relationship with service level... Read More about Exploring patterns of care coordination within services for older people.

The quality and implications of Balance of Care studies: Lessons from a systematic literature review (2015)
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Tucker, S., Hughes, J., Brand, C., Buck, D., & Challis, D. (2015). The quality and implications of Balance of Care studies: Lessons from a systematic literature review. Health Services Management Research, 28(1-2), 34-45. https://doi.org/10.1177/0951484815607548

© The Author(s) 2015. The Balance of Care approach provides a framework for assessing the relative costs and outcomes of changes in the mix of services provided for a particular client group in a defined geographical area. A 2008/2009 systematic lite... Read More about The quality and implications of Balance of Care studies: Lessons from a systematic literature review.

The association between physical dependency and the presence of neuropsychiatric symptoms, with the admission of people with dementia to a long-term care institution: A prospective observational cohort study (2015)
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Risco, E., Cabrera, E., Jolley, D., Stephan, A., Karlsson, S., Verbeek, H., …Vellas, B. (2015). The association between physical dependency and the presence of neuropsychiatric symptoms, with the admission of people with dementia to a long-term care institution: A prospective observational cohort study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 52(5), 980-987. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.02.013

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Background: Dementia is a progressive neurological disorder that causes a high degree of dependency. This dependency has been defined as an increased need for assistance due to deterioration in cognition and physical functioning,... Read More about The association between physical dependency and the presence of neuropsychiatric symptoms, with the admission of people with dementia to a long-term care institution: A prospective observational cohort study.

Research priorities for public mental health in Europe: Recommendations of the ROAMER project (2015)
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Forsman, A. K., Wahlbeck, K., Aarø, L. E., Alonso, J., Barry, M. M., Brunn, M., …Valimaki, M. (2015). Research priorities for public mental health in Europe: Recommendations of the ROAMER project. European Journal of Public Health, 25(2), 249-254. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/cku232

© The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association. All rights reserved. Background: The ROAdmap for MEntal health Research in Europe project aimed to create an integrated European roadmap for... Read More about Research priorities for public mental health in Europe: Recommendations of the ROAMER project.

‘Social Services will not touch us with a barge pole’: social care provision for older prisoners (2015)
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O’Hara, K., Forsyth, K., Senior, J., Stevenson, C., Hayes, A., Challis, D., & Shaw, J. (2015). ‘Social Services will not touch us with a barge pole’: social care provision for older prisoners. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 26(2), 275-281. https://doi.org/10.1080/14789949.2014.1000938

© 2015 Taylor & Francis. Older prisoners are the fastest growing subgroup in the English and Welsh prison estate. Older prisoners have high levels of health and social care needs. This mixed-method study involved the distribution of a questionnaire... Read More about ‘Social Services will not touch us with a barge pole’: social care provision for older prisoners.

Case management approaches to home support for people with dementia (2015)
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Reilly, S., Miranda-Castillo, C., Malouf, R., Hoe, J., Toot, S., Challis, D., & Orrell, M. (2015). Case management approaches to home support for people with dementia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017(6), https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD008345.pub2

© 2015 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Background: Over 35 million people are estimated to be living with dementia in the world and the societal costs are very high. Case management is a widely used and strongly pro... Read More about Case management approaches to home support for people with dementia.

Understanding the cognitive underpinnings of functional impairments in early dementia: a review (2015)
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Giebel, C. M., Challis, D., & Montaldi, D. (2015). Understanding the cognitive underpinnings of functional impairments in early dementia: a review. Aging and Mental Health, 19(10), 859-875. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2014.1003282

© 2015 Taylor & Francis. Objectives: Early dementia is marked by cognitive and functional impairments, and although studies indicate an association between these, detailed analyses exploring this relationship are rare. It is crucial to understand... Read More about Understanding the cognitive underpinnings of functional impairments in early dementia: a review.

CMHTs for older people: Team managers' views surveyed (2014)
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Abendstern, M., Brand, C., Harrington, V., Jasper, R., Tucker, S., Wilberforce, M., & Challis, D. (2014). CMHTs for older people: Team managers' views surveyed. Journal of Integrated Care, 22(5/6), 208-219. https://doi.org/10.1108/JICA-07-2014-0029

© Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to identify features of community mental health teams (CMHTs) for older people valued by their managers, and those they would most like to change.Design/methodology/approach -... Read More about CMHTs for older people: Team managers' views surveyed.

South Asian older adults with memory impairment: Improving assessment and access to dementia care (2014)
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Giebel, C. M., Zubair, M., Jolley, D., Bhui, K. S., Purandare, N., Worden, A., & Challis, D. (2015). South Asian older adults with memory impairment: Improving assessment and access to dementia care. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 30(4), 345-356. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4242

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objective With increasing international migration, mental health care of migrants and ethnic minorities is a public health priority. South Asian older adults experience difficulties in accessing services for memory i... Read More about South Asian older adults with memory impairment: Improving assessment and access to dementia care.

Depressive symptomatology in severe dementia in a European sample: prevalence, associated factors and prescription rate of antidepressants (2014)
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Giebel, C. M., Sutcliffe, C., Renom-Guiteras, A., Arve, S., Hallberg, I. R., Soto, M., …Challis, D. (2015). Depressive symptomatology in severe dementia in a European sample: prevalence, associated factors and prescription rate of antidepressants. International Psychogeriatrics, 27(4), 657-667. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1041610214002610

Copyright © International Psychogeriatric Association 2014. Background: Depression is a common comorbid disorder of dementia. This study explores the prevalence of and factors associated with depressive symptomatology, and antidepressant prescription... Read More about Depressive symptomatology in severe dementia in a European sample: prevalence, associated factors and prescription rate of antidepressants.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of UK military veterans attending a psychological therapies service (2014)
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Giebel, C. M., Clarkson, P., & Challis, D. (2014). Demographic and clinical characteristics of UK military veterans attending a psychological therapies service. Psychiatric Bulletin, 38(6), 270-275. https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.113.046474

© 2014 The Authors. Aims and method To investigate the demographic and clinical characteristics of subgroups of UK veterans attending a dedicated psychological therapies service following the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) treatme... Read More about Demographic and clinical characteristics of UK military veterans attending a psychological therapies service.

Dementia care in European countries, from the perspective of people with dementia and their caregivers (2014)
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Karlsson, S., Bleijlevens, M., Roe, B., Saks, K., Martin, M. S., Stephan, A., …Vellas, B. (2015). Dementia care in European countries, from the perspective of people with dementia and their caregivers. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 71(6), 1405-1416. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12581

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aim: To investigate persons with dementia and their informal caregivers' views of inter-sectoral information, communication and collaboration throughout the trajectory of dementia care, in eight European countries. Bac... Read More about Dementia care in European countries, from the perspective of people with dementia and their caregivers.

Change in quality of life of people with dementia recently admitted to long-term care facilities (2014)
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Beerens, H. C., Zwakhalen, S. M., Verbeek, H., Ruwaard, D., Ambergen, A. W., Leino-Kilpi, H., …Vellas, B. (2015). Change in quality of life of people with dementia recently admitted to long-term care facilities. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 71(6), 1435-1447. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12570

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aim: To assess which factors are associated with change in quality of life of people with dementia who have recently been admitted to long-term care facilities. Background: Many people with dementia will be admitted to... Read More about Change in quality of life of people with dementia recently admitted to long-term care facilities.

Changes in caregiver burden and health-related quality of life of informal caregivers of older people with Dementia: evidence from the European RightTimePlaceCare prospective cohort study (2014)
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Bleijlevens, M. H., Stolt, M., Stephan, A., Zabalegui, A., Saks, K., Sutcliffe, C., …Vellas, B. (2015). Changes in caregiver burden and health-related quality of life of informal caregivers of older people with Dementia: evidence from the European RightTimePlaceCare prospective cohort study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 71(6), 1378-1391. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12561

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aims: To describe differences in caregiver burden and health-related quality of life of informal caregivers of people with dementia in eight European countries and assess changes after transition from home to instituti... Read More about Changes in caregiver burden and health-related quality of life of informal caregivers of older people with Dementia: evidence from the European RightTimePlaceCare prospective cohort study.

Social Workers as Members of Community Mental Health Teams for Older People: What Is the Added Value? (2014)
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Abendstern, M., Tucker, S., Wilberforce, M., Jasper, R., Brand, C., & Challis, D. (2016). Social Workers as Members of Community Mental Health Teams for Older People: What Is the Added Value?. British Journal of Social Work, 46(1), 63-80. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcu122

© 2014 The Author 2014. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Association of Social Workers. All rights reserved. Social workers have worked with older people with mental ill health in multidisciplinary teams for many years. R... Read More about Social Workers as Members of Community Mental Health Teams for Older People: What Is the Added Value?.

Most appropriate placement for people with dementia: individual experts' vs. expert groups' decisions in eight European countries (2014)
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Saks, K., Tiit, E. M., Verbeek, H., Raamat, K., Armolik, A., Leibur, J., …Vellas, B. (2015). Most appropriate placement for people with dementia: individual experts' vs. expert groups' decisions in eight European countries. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 71(6), 1363-1377. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12544

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aims: To investigate the extent of variability in individuals' and multidisciplinary groups' decisions about the most appropriate setting in which to support people with dementia in different European countries. Backgr... Read More about Most appropriate placement for people with dementia: individual experts' vs. expert groups' decisions in eight European countries.

A revised interview for deterioration in daily living activities in dementia reveals the relationship between social activities and well-being (2014)
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Giebel, C. M., Challis, D. J., & Montaldi, D. (2016). A revised interview for deterioration in daily living activities in dementia reveals the relationship between social activities and well-being. Dementia, 15(5), 1068-1081. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301214553614

© The Author(s) 2014. Background: The ability to perform instrumental activities of daily living deteriorates early in dementia and affects people with dementia and their carers. However, little is known about individual instrumental activities of da... Read More about A revised interview for deterioration in daily living activities in dementia reveals the relationship between social activities and well-being.

Self-Assessment and Personalization in Occupational Therapy Services: A Managerial Perspective on the Challenges and Opportunities of a Service Innovation (2014)
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Abendstern, M., Hughes, J., Tucker, S., Clarkson, P., & Challis, D. (2014). Self-Assessment and Personalization in Occupational Therapy Services: A Managerial Perspective on the Challenges and Opportunities of a Service Innovation. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 77(10), 499-506. https://doi.org/10.4276/030802214x14122630932395

© The College of Occupational Therapists Ltd. Introduction: This article examines the introduction of self-assessment in occupational therapy services, focusing on the impact of new tools and approaches on professional culture and practice. Method: Q... Read More about Self-Assessment and Personalization in Occupational Therapy Services: A Managerial Perspective on the Challenges and Opportunities of a Service Innovation.

The association between positive-negative reactions of informal caregivers of people with dementia and health outcomes in eight European countries: a cross-sectional study (2014)
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Alvira, M. C., Risco, E., Cabrera, E., Farré, M., Rahm Hallberg, I., Bleijlevens, M. H., …Vellas, B. (2015). The association between positive-negative reactions of informal caregivers of people with dementia and health outcomes in eight European countries: a cross-sectional study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 71(6), 1417-1434. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12528

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aim: To describe the associations between positive and negative reactions of informal caregivers of people with dementia and health outcomes across eight European Countries. Background: Caring for someone with dementia... Read More about The association between positive-negative reactions of informal caregivers of people with dementia and health outcomes in eight European countries: a cross-sectional study.

Community mental health teams for older people: Variations in case mix and service receipt (I) (2014)
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Tucker, S., Wilberforce, M., Brand, C., Abendstern, M., Crook, A., Jasper, R., …Challis, D. (2015). Community mental health teams for older people: Variations in case mix and service receipt (I). International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 30(6), 595-604. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4191

Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objectives The study sought to identify the characteristics of community-dwelling older people supported by community mental health teams (CMHTs) in England and, in particular, to determine whether there is... Read More about Community mental health teams for older people: Variations in case mix and service receipt (I).

Community mental health teams for older people: Variations in case mix and service receipt (II) (2014)
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Wilberforce, M., Tucker, S., Brand, C., Abendstern, M., Jasper, R., Stewart, K., & Challis, D. (2015). Community mental health teams for older people: Variations in case mix and service receipt (II). International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 30(6), 605-613. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4190

Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objectives To determine the extent to which services provided to older people via community mental health teams (CMHTs) vary in duration, composition and intensity. In particular, to identify the degree to w... Read More about Community mental health teams for older people: Variations in case mix and service receipt (II).

Inter-professional perspectives of dementia services and care in England: Outcomes of a focus group study (2014)
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Sutcliffe, C. L., Jasper, R., Roe, B., Jolley, D., Crook, A., & Challis, D. J. (2016). Inter-professional perspectives of dementia services and care in England: Outcomes of a focus group study. Dementia, 15(5), 1002-1020. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301214548692

© The Author(s) 2014. Many people living with dementia are supported at home using a variety of health and social care services. This paper reports the findings from a focus group study undertaken with staff in community mental health teams to explor... Read More about Inter-professional perspectives of dementia services and care in England: Outcomes of a focus group study.

Associated Factors With Antipsychotic Use in Long-Term Institutional Care in Eight European Countries: Results From the RightTimePlaceCare Study (2014)
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de Mauleon, A., Sourdet, S., Renom-Guiteras, A., Gillette-Guyonnet, S., Leino-Kilpi, H., Karlsson, S., …Gillette, S. (2014). Associated Factors With Antipsychotic Use in Long-Term Institutional Care in Eight European Countries: Results From the RightTimePlaceCare Study. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 15(11), 812-818. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2014.06.015

© 2014 AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. Objectives: To determine factors associated with the antipsychotic (AP) prescription for people with dementia (PwD) recently admitted to institutional long-term care facilities (LT... Read More about Associated Factors With Antipsychotic Use in Long-Term Institutional Care in Eight European Countries: Results From the RightTimePlaceCare Study.

'They just throw you out': Release planning for older prisoners (2014)
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Forsyth, K., Senior, J., Stevenson, C., O'Hara, K., Hayes, A., Challis, D., & Shaw, J. (2015). 'They just throw you out': Release planning for older prisoners. Ageing and Society, 35(9), 2011-2025. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X14000774

Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014. Older prisoners are the fastest growing incarcerated sub-group. They have more complex health and social care needs than both younger prisoners and their age-matched peers living in the community. Prisoner... Read More about 'They just throw you out': Release planning for older prisoners.

Older persons with dementia at risk for institutionalization in eight European countries: a cross-sectional study on the perceptions of informal caregivers and healthcare professionals (2014)
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Stephan, A., Afram, B., Koskenniemi, J., Verbeek, H., Soto, M. E., Bleijlevens, M. H., …Vellas, B. (2015). Older persons with dementia at risk for institutionalization in eight European countries: a cross-sectional study on the perceptions of informal caregivers and healthcare professionals. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 71(6), 1392-1404. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12493

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aims: To explore the perceptions of informal caregivers and healthcare professionals regarding potential reasons for the institutionalization of older persons with dementia in eight European countries. Background: Heal... Read More about Older persons with dementia at risk for institutionalization in eight European countries: a cross-sectional study on the perceptions of informal caregivers and healthcare professionals.

Predicting institutional long-term care admission in dementia: A mixed-methods study of informal caregivers' reports (2014)
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Afram, B., Verbeek, H., Bleijlevens, M. H., Challis, D., Leino-Kilpi, H., Karlsson, S., …Vellas, B. (2015). Predicting institutional long-term care admission in dementia: A mixed-methods study of informal caregivers' reports. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 71(6), 1351-1362. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12479

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aim: To investigate agreement between: (1) expected reasons and actual reasons for admission of people with dementia according to informal caregivers; (2) scores on measurement instruments prior to admission and the ac... Read More about Predicting institutional long-term care admission in dementia: A mixed-methods study of informal caregivers' reports.

Costs of care for people with dementia just before and after nursing home placement: primary data from eight European countries (2014)
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Wübker, A., Zwakhalen, S. M., Challis, D., Suhonen, R., Karlsson, S., Zabalegui, A., …Sauerland, D. (2015). Costs of care for people with dementia just before and after nursing home placement: primary data from eight European countries. European Journal of Health Economics, 16(7), 689-707. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-014-0620-6

© 2014, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. Background: Dementia is the most common cause of functional decline among elderly people and is associated with high costs of national healthcare in European countries. With increasing functional and cogniti... Read More about Costs of care for people with dementia just before and after nursing home placement: primary data from eight European countries.

Translating cognitive and everyday activity deficits into cognitive interventions in mild dementia and mild cognitive impairment (2014)
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Giebel, C., & Challis, D. (2015). Translating cognitive and everyday activity deficits into cognitive interventions in mild dementia and mild cognitive impairment. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 30(1), 21-31. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4170

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objective: Mild dementia is marked by deficits in cognition and everyday activities. However, few studies have translated findings from both areas of functioning into effective cognitive rehabilitation. The purpose of... Read More about Translating cognitive and everyday activity deficits into cognitive interventions in mild dementia and mild cognitive impairment.

An examination of assessment arrangements and service use for older people in receipt of care management (2014)
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Sutcliffe, C., Hughes, J., Abendstern, M., Clarkson, P., Chester, H., & Challis, D. (2014). An examination of assessment arrangements and service use for older people in receipt of care management. Care Management Journals, 15(2), 66-75. https://doi.org/10.1891/1521-0987.15.2.66

With anticipated greater demand for formal care services globally, this article examines the sociodemographic and health characteristics of frail older people in receipt of community support. Data were collected from audits of case files of older peo... Read More about An examination of assessment arrangements and service use for older people in receipt of care management.

Activities of daily living and quality of life across different stages of dementia: a UK study (2014)
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Giebel, C. M., Sutcliffe, C., & Challis, D. (2015). Activities of daily living and quality of life across different stages of dementia: a UK study. Aging and Mental Health, 19(1), 63-71. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2014.915920

© 2014 Taylor & Francis. Objectives: People with dementia (PwD) require an increasing degree of assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), and dependency may negatively impact on their well-being. However, it remains unclear which activitie... Read More about Activities of daily living and quality of life across different stages of dementia: a UK study.

Deterioration of basic activities of daily living and their impact on quality of life across different cognitive stages of dementia: A European study (2014)
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Giebel, C. M., Sutcliffe, C., Stolt, M., Karlsson, S., Renom-Guiteras, A., Soto, M., …Challis, D. (2014). Deterioration of basic activities of daily living and their impact on quality of life across different cognitive stages of dementia: A European study. International Psychogeriatrics, 26(8), 1283-1293. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610214000775

Background: Performing basic activities of daily living (ADLs) is one of the major difficulties encountered in dementia, which can have considerable negative impacts on the quality of life (QoL) of people with dementia (PwD). However, the extent to w... Read More about Deterioration of basic activities of daily living and their impact on quality of life across different cognitive stages of dementia: A European study.

People with dementia and carers’ experiences of dementia care and services: Outcomes of a focus group study (2013)
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Sutcliffe, C. L., Roe, B., Jasper, R., Jolley, D., & Challis, D. J. (2015). People with dementia and carers’ experiences of dementia care and services: Outcomes of a focus group study. Dementia, 14(6), 769-787. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301213511957

© 2013, The Author(s) 2013. An ageing population and an associated increase in the prevalence of dementia are of increasing concern in the United Kingdom and worldwide. Recently, the United Kingdom and other European countries implemented national de... Read More about People with dementia and carers’ experiences of dementia care and services: Outcomes of a focus group study.

Cost effectiveness of pilot self-assessment sites in community care services in England (2013)
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Clarkson, P., Brand, C., Hughes, J., Challis, D., Tucker, S., & Abendstern, M. (2013). Cost effectiveness of pilot self-assessment sites in community care services in England. Australian Health Review, 37(5), 666-674. https://doi.org/10.1071/AH13056

Objective Self-assessment has been advocated in community care but little is known of its cost effectiveness in practice. We evaluated cost effectiveness of pilot self-assessment approaches. Methods Data were collected from 13 pilot projects in Engla... Read More about Cost effectiveness of pilot self-assessment sites in community care services in England.

All things to all people? The provision of outreach by community mental health teams for older people in England: findings from a national survey (2013)
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Tucker, S., Wilberforce, M., Brand, C., Abendstern, M., & Challis, D. (2014). All things to all people? The provision of outreach by community mental health teams for older people in England: findings from a national survey. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 29(5), 489-496. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4031

Objective The objective of this study is to identify the extent of outreach activity community mental health teams (CMHTs) for older people provide to mainstream services in light of the recommendations of the National Dementia Strategy. In particula... Read More about All things to all people? The provision of outreach by community mental health teams for older people in England: findings from a national survey.

Membership and management: structures of inter-professional working in community mental health teams for older people in England (2013)
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Wilberforce, M., Tucker, S., Abendstern, M., Brand, C., Giebel, C. M., & Challis, D. (2013). Membership and management: structures of inter-professional working in community mental health teams for older people in England. International Psychogeriatrics, 25(9), 1485-1492. https://doi.org/10.1017/S104161021300077X

ABSTRACT Background: Community mental health services are regarded as the preferred first tier of specialist psychogeriatric support, with integrated multidisciplinary teams believed to offer improved decision-making and greater continuity of care th... Read More about Membership and management: structures of inter-professional working in community mental health teams for older people in England.

An examination of factors influencing delayed discharge of older people from hospital (2013)
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Challis, D., Hughes, J., Xie, C., & Jolley, D. (2014). An examination of factors influencing delayed discharge of older people from hospital. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 29(2), 160-168. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.3983

Objective This study aimed to investigate the factors associated with the delayed discharge of older people from hospital and their length of stay (LOS). Methods Data were collected retrospectively from inpatient records and adult social care service... Read More about An examination of factors influencing delayed discharge of older people from hospital.

Providing activity for people with dementia in care homes: A cluster randomised controlled trial (2013)
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Wenborn, J., Challis, D., Head, J., Miranda-Castillo, C., Popham, C., Thakur, R., …Orrell, M. (2013). Providing activity for people with dementia in care homes: A cluster randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 28(12), 1296-1304. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.3960

Background: Activity levels remain low in care homes, but activity engagement can enhance residents' quality of life. Aim: This study aimed to assess an occupational therapy programme designed to enable care home staff to increase activity provision.... Read More about Providing activity for people with dementia in care homes: A cluster randomised controlled trial.

Exploring the role of independent organisations in care coordination for older people in England (2013)
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Xie, C., Hughes, J., Chester, H., Sutcliffe, C., & Challis, D. (2014). Exploring the role of independent organisations in care coordination for older people in England. Journal of Social Work, 14(4), 419-438. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017313478330

The balance of care approach to health and social care planning: Lessons from a systematic literature review (2013)
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Tucker, S., Brand, C., Wilberforce, M., & Challis, D. (2013). The balance of care approach to health and social care planning: Lessons from a systematic literature review. Health Services Management Research, 26(1), 18-28. https://doi.org/10.1177/0951484813481966

The strategic allocation of resources is one the most difficult tasks facing health and social care decision makers, with multiple organisations delivering complex services to heterogeneous populations. The enduring appeal of the balance of care appr... Read More about The balance of care approach to health and social care planning: Lessons from a systematic literature review.

Commissioning social care for older people: Influencing the quality of direct care (2013)
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Chester, H., Hughes, J., & Challis, D. (2014). Commissioning social care for older people: Influencing the quality of direct care. Ageing and Society, 34(6), 930-950. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X12001249

The delivery of personalised support to vulnerable older people is largely contingent on those staff who provide direct care. These care workers play an invaluable role in supporting vulnerable older people that may have increasingly complex needs ei... Read More about Commissioning social care for older people: Influencing the quality of direct care.

Social care in older people's services-facilitating the flexible use of resources (2012)
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Sutcliffe, C., Hughes, J., Xie, C., Chester, H., & Challis, D. (2012). Social care in older people's services-facilitating the flexible use of resources. Care Management Journals, 13(3), 100-107. https://doi.org/10.1891/1521-0987.13.3.100

Personal budgets in social care are a mechanism for the allocation of resources for care that permits users' greater choice and flexibility. This study was designed to explore developments in care coordination arrangements by examining the flexible u... Read More about Social care in older people's services-facilitating the flexible use of resources.

Revisiting the Causes of Stress in Social Work: Sources of Job Demands, Control and Support in Personalised Adult Social Care (2012)
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Wilberforce, M., Jacobs, S., Challis, D., Manthorpe, J., Stevens, M., Jasper, R., …Netten, A. (2014). Revisiting the Causes of Stress in Social Work: Sources of Job Demands, Control and Support in Personalised Adult Social Care. British Journal of Social Work, 44(4), 812-830. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcs166

Social workers in adult social care are at particular risk of job-related stress, although the contribution of different organisational and policy changes to this phenomenon is subject to debate. This paper explores a theoretical framework from the o... Read More about Revisiting the Causes of Stress in Social Work: Sources of Job Demands, Control and Support in Personalised Adult Social Care.

Exploring the Contribution of Self-Assessment to Preventative Services in Social Care (2012)
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Abendstern, M., Hughes, J., Clarkson, P., Tucker, S., & Challis, D. (2014). Exploring the Contribution of Self-Assessment to Preventative Services in Social Care. British Journal of Social Work, 44(3), 729-746. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcs144

Prevention, comprising services that seek to delay deterioration of existing conditions and circumstances or prevent their occurrence by early access to support, is recognised as having an important role in adult social care. The gateway to social ca... Read More about Exploring the Contribution of Self-Assessment to Preventative Services in Social Care.

The impact of individual budgets on the targeting of support: Findings from a national evaluation of pilot projects in England (2012)
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Jones, K., Netten, A., Fernández, J. L., Knapp, M., Challis, D., Glendinning, C., …Wilberforce, M. (2012). The impact of individual budgets on the targeting of support: Findings from a national evaluation of pilot projects in England. Public Money and Management, 32(6), 417-424. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2012.728781

Individual or personal budgets are part of a growing international trend to encourage greater choice and control over social care services at a time of financial austerity. The authors' evaluation of individual budgets found that levels of allocated... Read More about The impact of individual budgets on the targeting of support: Findings from a national evaluation of pilot projects in England.

Older people's experiences of cash-for-care schemes: evidence from the English Individual Budget pilot projects (2012)
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Moran, N., Glendinning, C., Wilberforce, M., Stevens, M., Netten, A., Jones, K., …Jacobs, S. (2013). Older people's experiences of cash-for-care schemes: evidence from the English Individual Budget pilot projects. Ageing and Society, 33(5), 826-851. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X12000244

Cash-for-care schemes offering cash payments in place of conventional social services are becoming commonplace in developed welfare states; however, there is little evidence about the impact of such schemes on older people. This paper reports on the... Read More about Older people's experiences of cash-for-care schemes: evidence from the English Individual Budget pilot projects.

Promoting Personalization in Social Care Services for Older People (2012)
Journal Article
Xie, C., Hughes, J., Sutcliffe, C., Chester, H., & Challis, D. (2012). Promoting Personalization in Social Care Services for Older People. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 55(3), 218-232. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2011.639437

This article presents findings on 4 themes associated with the personalization of social care for older people: integration of health and social care services; initiatives that prevent the need for more costly interventions; services to maintain peop... Read More about Promoting Personalization in Social Care Services for Older People.

Variations in structures, processes and outcomes of community mental health teams for older people: A systematic review of the literature (2012)
Journal Article
Abendstern, M., Harrington, V., Brand, C., Tucker, S., Wilberforce, M., & Challis, D. (2012). Variations in structures, processes and outcomes of community mental health teams for older people: A systematic review of the literature. Aging and Mental Health, 16(7), 861-873. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2011.651431

Objectives: In the UK and elsewhere, specialist community mental health teams (CMHTs) are central to the provision of comprehensive services for older people with mental ill health. Recent guidance documents suggest a core set of attributes that such... Read More about Variations in structures, processes and outcomes of community mental health teams for older people: A systematic review of the literature.

A European study investigating patterns of transition from home care towards institutional dementia care: The protocol of a RightTimePlaceCare study (2012)
Journal Article
Verbeek, H., Meyer, G., Leino-Kilpi, H., Zabalegui, A., Hallberg, I. R., Saks, K., …Hamers, J. P. (2012). A European study investigating patterns of transition from home care towards institutional dementia care: The protocol of a RightTimePlaceCare study. BMC Public Health, 12(1), Article 68. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-68

Background: Health care policies in many countries aim to enable people with dementia to live in their own homes as long as possible. However, at some point during the disease the needs of a significant number of people with dementia cannot be approp... Read More about A European study investigating patterns of transition from home care towards institutional dementia care: The protocol of a RightTimePlaceCare study.

Self-assessment processes within care management: Learning from pilot projects (2011)
Journal Article
Abendstern, M., Hughes, J., Clarkson, P., Tucker, S., & Challis, D. (2013). Self-assessment processes within care management: Learning from pilot projects. Journal of Social Work, 13(3), 267-286. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017311431039

• Summary: Self-assessment is one of a range of new practices within adult social care, aimed at increasing the choices available to service users in relation to both the assessment process and the way services are delivered. By analysing the results... Read More about Self-assessment processes within care management: Learning from pilot projects.

Towards understanding variations in social care for older people in england (2011)
Journal Article
Brand, C., Hughes, J., & Challis, D. (2012). Towards understanding variations in social care for older people in england. Social Policy and Administration, 46(7), 705-726. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9515.2011.00822.x

Indicators of the public provision of old age social care are routinely recorded in England and have been used for diverse purposes including performance monitoring. Despite long-term policy guidance promoting more homogeneous service provision, larg... Read More about Towards understanding variations in social care for older people in england.

Emergent approaches to care coordination in England: Exploring the evidence from two national organizations (2011)
Journal Article
Hughes, J., Reilly, S., Berzins, K., Abell, J., Stewart, K., & Challis, D. (2011). Emergent approaches to care coordination in England: Exploring the evidence from two national organizations. Care Management Journals, 12(4), 174-181. https://doi.org/10.1891/1521-0987.12.4.194

For many years, there has been an international concern about the fragmented nature of health and social care services for vulnerable older people and younger adults. This article examines the implementation of two major policies in England designed... Read More about Emergent approaches to care coordination in England: Exploring the evidence from two national organizations.

Personalisation through individual budgets: Does it work and for whom? (2011)
Journal Article
Netten, A., Jones, K., Knapp, M., Fernandez, J. L., Challis, D., Glendinning, C., …Wilberforce, M. (2012). Personalisation through individual budgets: Does it work and for whom?. British Journal of Social Work, 42(8), 1556-1573. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcr159

In England, 'personal budgets' are being implemented at a time of financial austerity. They are part of a growing trend internationally to give users of publicly funded social care and support more choice and control. In the individual budgets' (IB)... Read More about Personalisation through individual budgets: Does it work and for whom?.

The identification and detection of dementia and its correlates in a social services setting: Impact of a national policy in England (2011)
Journal Article
Clarkson, P., Abendstern, M., Sutcliffe, C., Hughes, J., & Challis, D. (2012). The identification and detection of dementia and its correlates in a social services setting: Impact of a national policy in England. Dementia, 11(5), 617-632. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301211421089

Dementia continues to be under-recognized, an important issue in many countries. Policy addressing this has focused on the role of general practice-based staff, but dementia represents an area in which closer collaboration between community health an... Read More about The identification and detection of dementia and its correlates in a social services setting: Impact of a national policy in England.

Identification and recognition of depression in community care assessments: Impact of a national policy in England (2011)
Journal Article
Clarkson, P., Abendstern, M., Sutcliffe, C., Hughes, J., & Challis, D. (2012). Identification and recognition of depression in community care assessments: Impact of a national policy in England. International Psychogeriatrics, 24(2), 261-269. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610211001517

Background: Depression continues to be under-recognized in older people. Most policies addressing this issue focus on the primary health care team. However, recognition may be improved by use of assessment tools and collaboration between secondary he... Read More about Identification and recognition of depression in community care assessments: Impact of a national policy in England.

Implementing Consumer Choice Long-term Care: The Impact of Individual Budgets on Social Care Providers England (2011)
Journal Article
Wilberforce, M., Glendinning, C., Challis, D., Fernandez, J. L., Jacobs, S., Jones, K., …Stevens, M. (2011). Implementing Consumer Choice Long-term Care: The Impact of Individual Budgets on Social Care Providers England. Social Policy and Administration, 45(5), 593-612. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9515.2011.00788.x

common with many advanced welfare states, England has increasingly relied on consumerist principles to deliver both greater quality and improved efficiency the long-term care system. The Individual Budget (IB) pilots marked the next step this process... Read More about Implementing Consumer Choice Long-term Care: The Impact of Individual Budgets on Social Care Providers England.

The personalization of care services and the early impact on staff activity patterns (2011)
Journal Article
Jacobs, S., Abell, J., Stevens, M., Wilberforce, M., Challis, D., Manthorpe, J., …Netten, A. (2013). The personalization of care services and the early impact on staff activity patterns. Journal of Social Work, 13(2), 141-163. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017311410681

• Summary: This study examines the early impact on care coordinators' (care managers') work activity patterns of implementing the current personalization agenda within English local authorities. The Individual Budget (IB) pilots operated between 2005... Read More about The personalization of care services and the early impact on staff activity patterns.

Implementation of case management in long-term conditions in England: Survey and case studies (2011)
Journal Article
Challis, D., Hughes, J., Berzins, K., Reilly, S., Abell, J., Stewart, K., & Bowns, I. (2011). Implementation of case management in long-term conditions in England: Survey and case studies. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 16(1_suppl), 8-13. https://doi.org/10.1258/jhsrp.2010.010078

Objectives: Our aim was to describe the current provision of case management arrangements in primary care for people with long-term conditions in England and identify the extent and nature of self-care support services within it. Methods: Cross-secti... Read More about Implementation of case management in long-term conditions in England: Survey and case studies.

Integrating assessments of older people: Examining evidence and impact from a randomised controlled trial (2011)
Journal Article
Clarkson, P., Brand, C., Hughes, J., & Challis, D. (2011). Integrating assessments of older people: Examining evidence and impact from a randomised controlled trial. Age and Ageing, 40(3), 388-391. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afr015

Case management for people with long-term conditions: impact upon emergency admissions and associated length of stay (2011)
Journal Article
Reilly, S., Abell, J., Brand, C., Hughes, J., Berzins, K., & Challis, D. (2011). Case management for people with long-term conditions: impact upon emergency admissions and associated length of stay. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 12(3), 223-236. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423611000028

This paper describes findings from a study that evaluated the implementation and impact of case management for long-term conditions (CMLTC) in 10 primary care trusts (PCTs). Patients who have long-term conditions and complex health and social needs m... Read More about Case management for people with long-term conditions: impact upon emergency admissions and associated length of stay.

The Pursuit of integration in the assessment of older people with health and social care needs (2010)
Journal Article
Abendstern, M., Hughes, J., Clarkson, P., Sutcliffe, C., & Challis, D. (2011). The Pursuit of integration in the assessment of older people with health and social care needs. British Journal of Social Work, 41(3), 467-485. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcq118

The provision of timely and effective services for older people with health and social care needs is dependent on the collection of accurate assessment information being shared with relevant agencies and accepted by them. This requires an integrated... Read More about The Pursuit of integration in the assessment of older people with health and social care needs.

Changing patterns of care coordination within old-age services in England (2010)
Journal Article
Sutcliffe, C., Hughes, J., Chester, H., Xie, C., & Challis, D. (2010). Changing patterns of care coordination within old-age services in England. Care Management Journals, 11(3), 156-165. https://doi.org/10.1891/1521-0987.11.3.157

There has been a focus internationally in recent years on policies and strategies to divert the long-term care of frail older people away from residential and nursing home care and enhance provision of community-based care by improving care coordinat... Read More about Changing patterns of care coordination within old-age services in England.

Patterns of commissioning, contracting and care management in social care services for older people in England (2010)
Journal Article
Chester, H., Hughes, J., & Challis, D. (2010). Patterns of commissioning, contracting and care management in social care services for older people in England. British Journal of Social Work, 40(8), 2523-2537. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcq044

A current objective of social care policy in England is to provide more personalised care services. This has implications for the provision of community based care for frail older people. Using data from a national postal survey of local authorities... Read More about Patterns of commissioning, contracting and care management in social care services for older people in England.

Targeting, care management and preventative services for older people: The cost-effectiveness of a pilot self-assessment approach in one local authority (2010)
Journal Article
Clarkson, P., Hughes, J., Challis, D., Thorley, L., & Kilshaw, C. (2010). Targeting, care management and preventative services for older people: The cost-effectiveness of a pilot self-assessment approach in one local authority. British Journal of Social Work, 40(7), 2255-2273. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcq042

As social services councils face a more constrained economic environment and as eligibility criteria tighten, the issue of targeting becomes increasingly relevant. This paper presents findings from a pilot project in one local authority that aimed to... Read More about Targeting, care management and preventative services for older people: The cost-effectiveness of a pilot self-assessment approach in one local authority.

Case management for long-term conditions: Developing targeting processes (2010)
Journal Article
Abell, J., Hughes, J., Reilly, S., Berzins, K., & Challis, D. (2010). Case management for long-term conditions: Developing targeting processes. Care Management Journals, 11(1), 11-18. https://doi.org/10.1891/1521-0987.11.1.11

Intensive case management (ICM) is traditionally targeted atpatients with complex needs and exists within a wider service context. Targeting is integral to the efficiency of the service. A process and outcome evaluation of case management wasconducte... Read More about Case management for long-term conditions: Developing targeting processes.

‘We need to talk’: Communication between primary care trusts and other health and social care agencies following the introduction of the Single Assessment Process for older people in England (2010)
Journal Article
Abendstern, M., Hughes, J., Clarkson, P., Sutcliffe, C., Wilson, K., & Challis, D. (2010). ‘We need to talk’: Communication between primary care trusts and other health and social care agencies following the introduction of the Single Assessment Process for older people in England. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 11(1), 61-71. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423609990314

The article seeks to provide evidence of developments in relation to the extent and type of information sharing between primary care trusts (PCTs) and other settings involved in the assessment and provision of services for older people with health an... Read More about ‘We need to talk’: Communication between primary care trusts and other health and social care agencies following the introduction of the Single Assessment Process for older people in England.

Supporting People with Dementia at Home: Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century (2009)
Book
Challis, D., Sutcliffe, C., Hughes, J., Von Abendorff, R., Brown, P., & Chesterman, J. (2009). Supporting People with Dementia at Home: Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315611358

Supporting People with Dementia at Home details a groundbreaking study of an intensive care management scheme designed for older people with dementia that are at risk of entry into residential care. The authors use a quasi-experimental approach to co... Read More about Supporting People with Dementia at Home: Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century.

Supporting people with dementia at home: Challenges and opportunities for the 21st century (2009)
Book
Challis, D., Sutcliffe, C., Hughes, J., Von Abendorff, R., Brown, P., & Chesterman, J. (2009). Supporting people with dementia at home: Challenges and opportunities for the 21st century. Routledge

Supporting People with Dementia at Home details a groundbreaking study of an intensive care management scheme designed for older people with dementia that are at risk of entry into residential care. The authors use a quasi-experimental approach to co... Read More about Supporting people with dementia at home: Challenges and opportunities for the 21st century.

Case management for long-term conditions: Implementation and processes (2009)
Journal Article
Reilly, S., Hughes, J., & Challis, D. (2010). Case management for long-term conditions: Implementation and processes. Ageing and Society, 30(1), 125-155. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X09990183

This paper presents a structured literature review that focused on comprehensive case management by nurses for adults with long-term conditions living in the community. The emphases of the review are the implementation of case-management approaches,... Read More about Case management for long-term conditions: Implementation and processes.

Identifying need in care homes for people with dementia: The relationship between two standard assessment tools (2008)
Journal Article
Worden, A., Challis, D., Hancock, G., Woods, R., & Orrell, M. (2008). Identifying need in care homes for people with dementia: The relationship between two standard assessment tools. Aging and Mental Health, 12(6), 719-728. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607860802154382

Considerable effort has been invested in improving assessment processes for older people, some of the most vulnerable of whom live in care homes. The paper compares two well-known assessment tools used in care homes, the CANE and the Minimum Data Set... Read More about Identifying need in care homes for people with dementia: The relationship between two standard assessment tools.

Care planning systems in care homes for older people (2008)
Journal Article
Worden, A., & Challis, D. (2008). Care planning systems in care homes for older people. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 9(2), 28-38. https://doi.org/10.1108/14717794200800012

Care planning is important in the provision of good-quality care and serves a variety of functions, including acting as a communication tool. An accessible format for care plans is therefore important. The National Minimum Care Standards in England n... Read More about Care planning systems in care homes for older people.

The assessment of older people's needs in care homes (2006)
Journal Article
Worden, A., Challis, D. J., & Pedersen, I. (2006). The assessment of older people's needs in care homes. Aging and Mental Health, 10(5), 549-557. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607860600637794

In many countries there is a concern to improve assessment procedures for older people to avoid misplacement in nursing homes and ensure that rehabilitation takes place where possible. The study examined assessment documentation in 126 care homes in... Read More about The assessment of older people's needs in care homes.

Performance indicators in social care for older people (2006)
Book
Challis, D., & Clarkson, P. (2006). Performance indicators in social care for older people. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315247151

The growing focus on performance review and monitoring means that awareness and use of performance indicators has increased throughout a number of public services. Set within a national context, this book reviews the historical development and measur... Read More about Performance indicators in social care for older people.

Assessing care home quality using routine regulatory information (2006)
Journal Article
Worden, A., & Challis, D. (2006). Assessing care home quality using routine regulatory information. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 7(3), 33-44. https://doi.org/10.1108/14717794200600018

Quality is an essential criterion by which care homes for older people are judged. However the measurement of quality is both challenging and potentially costly. This paper examines the potential of using routinely generated data from inspection proc... Read More about Assessing care home quality using routine regulatory information.

Community Care: Service Delivery, Development and Evaluation (2005)
Book Chapter
Challis, D., & Hughes, J. (2005). Community Care: Service Delivery, Development and Evaluation. In R. Beech, & B. Roe (Eds.), Intermediate and Continuing Care: Policy and Practice (155-182). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470774960.ch11

Social work and care management (2005)
Book Chapter
Challis, D., Hughes, J., & Sutcliffe, C. (2005). Social work and care management. In A. Burns, J. O'Brien, & D. Ames (Eds.), Dementia (186-190). (Third edition). CRC Press

Long-Term Care: Matching Resources and Needs (2004)
Book
Knapp, M., Challis, D., Fernández, J., & Netten, A. (Eds.). (2004). Long-Term Care: Matching Resources and Needs. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351153560

Improving equity and efficiency in the long-term care of older people is an international concern, with governments attempting to ensure that policies and practice develop so that resources are used to best effect. This requires good quality evidence... Read More about Long-Term Care: Matching Resources and Needs.

The effectiveness of community care (1993)
Journal Article
Challis, D. (1993). The effectiveness of community care. Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, 3(1), 97-104. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959259800003300

Achieving Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia Using Crisis Teams (AQUEDUCT): A Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial of a Resource Kit.
Working Paper
Coleston-Shields, D. M., Challis, D., Worden, A., Broome, E., Dening, T., Guo, B., …Orrell, M. Achieving Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia Using Crisis Teams (AQUEDUCT): A Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial of a Resource Kit

BACKGROUND Improving care at home for people with dementia is a core policy goal in the dementia strategies of many European countries. A challenge to effective home support is the occurrence of crises in the care of people with dementia which ari... Read More about Achieving Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia Using Crisis Teams (AQUEDUCT): A Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial of a Resource Kit..