Conducting a pilot trial is important in preparing for, and justifying investment in, the ensuing larger trial. Pilot trials using same design methods as subsequent main are ethically financially advantageous especially when data can be pooled. For explanatory which internal validity paramount, there little room for variation of between pragmatic trials, where generalisability or external key, greater flexibility written into protocols to allow 'real life' procedures. We describe development...

<h3>Objective</h3> The objective of this study was to evaluate peer support and reminiscence therapy, separately together, in comparison with usual care for people dementia their family carers. <h3>Design</h3> Factorial pragmatic randomised trial, analysed by treatment allocated, used study. <h3>Setting</h3> trial ran Community settings England. <h3>Participants</h3> People carers were the participants. <h3>Interventions</h3> Treatment as (TAU) plus one following: one-to-one from experienced...

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Abstract The aims of this study were to identify which factors may lead crisis for people with dementia and their carers interventions these individuals believe could help in crisis. Qualitative using focus groups compare the perspectives dementia, family healthcare professionals on causes crises interventions. To a crisis, favourable towards support from friends, access mobile phones home adaptations reduce risks. Carers keen assistive technology adaptation. Both staff valued carer training...

ABSTRACT This paper reports a qualitative study that used narrative analysis to explore how social support helps many armed-services veterans cope with traumatic memories. The was carried out on two levels, of form (level coherence), argued be indicative reconciliation, and content (themes support), which allowed exploration the types experienced by coherent, reconciled incoherent narratives. Ten British male Second World War were interviewed regarding their war experiences, presence...

Military personnel who have seen active service can be affected by their experiences. Much of the literature on mental and physical health battles faced men women leave Armed Forces is dominated research in United States (US) (Iversen, et al., 2008), particularly focused exposure to combat conditions effects health. Research Kingdom (UK) tends focus depression or alcohol misuse impact these issues currently serving personnel. At present, military UK has increasingly investigated life after...

The current paper focused on the role social support plays in reconciliation of traumatic memories. Four currently serving, male Royal Marines ranging from 40–42 years participated semi-structured one-to-one interviews that explored perceptions support. Using thematic analysis, comradeship was found to be important terms maintaining networks. However, this resource used avoid Social family members sought when veterans were reassured relatives would understand their experiences, and could...

Within clinical and health psychology, narrative is used to understand how people make meaning of events that challenge one’s believes about the self world e.g. diagnosis an illness or experience a traumatic event. This paper introduces model analysis can provide insight into ways in which types resources aid hinder this process. The model, adaptation grounded (Murray, 2003), was applied at two levels (narrative form content) narratives British male veterans World War II (WWII) post WWII up...

Peer support interventions can improve carer wellbeing and that engage both the person with dementia have significant mutual benefits. Existing research has been criticised for inadequate rigour of design or reporting. This paper describes protocol a complex trial evaluates one-to-one peer group reminiscence programme, separately together, in factorial design. A 2 × multi-site randomised controlled individual family carers people community settings England, addressing effectiveness...

ABSTRACT Whilst positive and negative aspects of general volunteering have been noted in the literature, little is known about experience to provide peer support carers people with dementia. The present study explored impact participating a carer supporter programme context previous caring experiences. Eight supporters, who had participated for at least 5 months, took part semi‐structured interviews elicit rich, extended narratives their Narrative analysis interview transcripts covered...

Abstract Background Involving service users in research can be an effective way of improving the practicalities and acceptability interventions for target end users. Objectives The current paper presented two consensus methods, not commonly used consultation with users, to develop a peer support intervention family carers people dementia ( SHIELD C arer S upporter P rogramme). Design Study 1 was modified D elphi process combined conference explore details from carer volunteer perspective. 2...

Purpose Informal social support is often sought by veterans to reminiscence or cope with traumatic memories. However, it can also encourage unhelpful ways of coping, such as avoidance, may be absent altogether. This project borrowed from the growing peer literature. The purpose this paper explore suitability services enhance wellbeing for older veterans, when naturally occurring unhelpful. Design/methodology/approach was a sequentially staged research programme involving scoping review...

This study reports on the process of developing a maintenance programme manual following Medical Research Council guidelines representing ‘phase I’ or modelling. uses an inductive thematic analysis approach to examine user perceptions cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) programme. Three focus groups were carried out with people dementia, three staff, and family carers dementia. In total 17 13 staff 18 took part in separate groups. The main findings from clearly supports recent draft NICE...

Evidence based practice (EBP) is a process that involves making conscientious decisions take into account the best available information, clinical expertise, and values experiences of patient. EBP helps empower health care professionals to establish service provisions are clinically excellent, cost-effective, culturally sensitive wishes their patients. With need for rapid integration new evidence EBP, systematic reviews meta-analyses have become important tools professionals. Systematic...

Purpose Engaging with heritage to support mental health and wellbeing has become a focus of research policy, more recently moving towards social prescription interventions. While there are benefits active participation, potential risks those taking part the non-renewable historic remains landscape that form core these projects. The purpose current paper was develop best practice guidelines for organisations offering projects as interventions people who live issues protect both participants...

Participation in heritage and archaeology is increasingly offered the community to support mental health wellbeing, often groups experiencing challenges. One such group are military veterans, who experience higher rates of challenges than general population, including trauma loss, lower help-seeking behaviour. Since 2011 archaeological projects have been veterans transition wellbeing. For other groups, provision has become framed as an intervention, with evaluation focused on wellbeing...

Background Engaging in creative arts and heritage have both been shown to improve wellbeing.Aim: The aim of the current study was explore veterans’ experiences attending Creative Wellbeing Programme programme (CWP) a military museum.Methods Seven veterans who attended CWP were invited share their through qualitative, semi-structured interview. interview explored engaging this type impact had on them. transcribed, thematic analysis conducted.Results Themes concerned three stages involvement:...