A5029238249- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Nursing education and management
- Ethics in medical practice
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Family Support in Illness
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Disaster Response and Management
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Elder Abuse and Neglect
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Art Therapy and Mental Health
- Identity, Memory, and Therapy
- Religion, Society, and Development
De Montfort University
2018-2025
Health & Life (Taiwan)
2020-2023
University of Brighton
2015-2017
Victoria University of Wellington
2011-2016
Health and Human Development (2HD) Research Network
2016
University of Plymouth
2016
Capital and Coast District Health Board
2016
University of Worcester
2010-2012
Wellington Hospital
2012
University of Surrey
2001-2010
In this discussion paper we consider the influence of ethnicity, religiosity, spirituality and health literacy on Advance Care Planning for older people. Older people from cultural ethnic minorities have low access to palliative or end-of-life care there is poor uptake advance planning by group across a number countries where promoted. For many, are significant factors that how they make decisions. Health issues been identified as one main reasons communication gaps between physicians their...
Aim: To investigate the symptom experience, access to supportive care services and rehabilitation of patients with a primary malignant brain tumour (PMBT) their carers. Methods: A case review 70 diagnosis PMBT who received palliative in five specialist units between July 2005 June 2006. The examined patients’ issues, services. Results: two most significant issues experienced by identified were hemiparesis (17%) cognitive problems (16%). There number concerning safety related mobility falls...
Being able to communicate with older people dementia requires a high level of competence in assessment specific and individual communication challenges needs the person. One most effective means skills development is use reminiscence interventions, memory books or life-story work. There considerable evidence that can be developed enhanced through education training. This article aims invite encourage readers reflect on their present knowledge communicating dementia.
Abstract Background and Objectives The inability of individuals in the advanced stage dementia to communicate about preferences care at end-of-life poses a challenge for healthcare professionals family carers. proven effective Family Carer Decision Support intervention has been designed inform carers options available person living with dementia. objectives mySupport study were adapt application use different countries, assess impact on satisfaction decision-making, identify costs supportive...
The experience of living with relapsed Multiple Myeloma (myeloma) for eight patients accessing treatment within a haematology unit in large London hospital is explored this study. recognised as incurable and sometimes described an 'incurable chronic disease' main option chemotherapy. Hermeneutic phenomenology was the methodology used conducting study data were collected through open-ended, unstructured interviews. Findings suggest that myeloma context illness causes ever-shifting perspective...
Investigate the perception of male accessibility to fields nursing practice by those studying or teaching in England. Cross-sectional survey. Online questionnaire with three closed-scale questions and two open-text designed elicit perceptions on men practice. The was distributed staff students at 61 schools Inferential descriptive statistics were used analyse closed data inductive content analysis data. Students (n = 52) 51) responded Adult (Mdn 6, IQR 2) mental health perceived as most...
Many older people living with dementia experience multimorbidity, which has been described as the presence of two or more long-term conditions, such congestive heart failure, type 2 diabetes stroke. Each these conditions can cause a wide range symptoms and almost all involve pain. Older may also sensory impairments, hearing vision loss, in those lead to similar behavioural psychological dementia. In addition, challenges expressive receptive communication. All factors make it challenging for...
Abstract Aim To examine the UK pandemic preparedness in light of health expenditure, nursing workforce, and mortality rates relation to leadership. Background The Global Health Security Index categorized 195 countries face a biological threat on variety measures, producing an overall score. United States America Kingdom were ranked 1st 2nd most prepared 2019. Method A cross‐nation comparison top 36 by score using online sources, including key data about each nation's expenditure compared...
Where it has been determined that a resident in nursing home living with dementia loses decisional capacity, staff must deliver care is the person's best interests. Ideally, decisions should be made involving those close to person, typically family carer and health social providers. The aim of Family Carer Decisional Support intervention inform carers on end-of-life options for person advanced enable them contribute advance planning. This implementation study proposes to; 1) adopt apply...
Palliative sedation is a method of symptom management frequently used in hospices to treat uncontrolled symptoms at the end life. There substantial body literature on this subject; however, there has been little research into experiences hospice nurses when administering palliative an attempt manage terminal restlessness experienced by cancer patients.Semistructured interviews were conducted with purposive sample seven who had cared for least one patient undergone within past year south...
This study examined the ethical issues experienced by nurses working in a small group of elderly persons' care settings UK, using survey questionnaire previously used other countries for examining cultural aspects issues. However 'culture' relates not only to ethnicity but also organizational culture which is delivered. Nurses described range faced when caring terminally ill people, illustrated different needs patients, relatives, professionals and society. These related unique people (such...
ABSTRACT In the United Kingdom, health and justice services nurses are a diverse group working across range of contexts settings such as police custody, sexual assault referral centers, young offenders' institutes, prisons probation. Recruitment retention to specialist field nursing, specifically prison is problematic in Kingdom. this article, we consider background current situation nursing summarize some existing literature research relating specialty raise, for discussion debate, issues...
Critically ill morbidly obese patients pose considerable healthcare delivery and resource utilisation challenges in the intensive care setting. These are resultant from specific physiological responses to critical illness this population nature of interventional therapies used environment. An additional challenge arises for when considering social stigma that is attached being obese. Intensive staff therefore not only attend physical needs critically patient but also navigate, both...
It is estimated that a quarter of acute hospital beds are in use by older people with dementia at any one time. Little empirical research has been carried out specifically examined the day-to-day input family members into care during an admission. In this article, we present results analysis interviews 26 about their experiences supporting admission person to unit New Zealand. For all members, desire support was forefront and primary focus. The theme, ‘And so I took up residence’,...
Background Health care professionals have poor recognition of cognitive impairment among older patients and often difficulties in providing for people with dementia acute hospitals. There are also reported high levels stigma negative staff attitudes towards dementia. Methodology A one-time survey working on medical orthopaedic wards five District Boards New Zealand using the ‘Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire’; a 19-item Questionnaire that aims capture two attitudinal domains (Hope...
Advance care planning for people with dementia has become a focus of policies in developed countries. In New Zealand, the framework relies on person having level competence to enable them participate process. For dementia, it may be too late initiate these discussions terms decision-making capacity. Consequently, decisions about end-of-life are typically made by family member who acts as surrogate decision maker behalf dementia. An exploratory qualitative study 23 had been carers or provided...