A5065865962- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Spatial Cognition and Navigation
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Art Therapy and Mental Health
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Categorization, perception, and language
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Music Therapy and Health
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Rural development and sustainability
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
McMaster University
2023-2024
University of Salford
2016-2024
Nuffield Health
2020
University of Stirling
2005-2019
Dementia UK
1998-2019
University of the West of Scotland
2015-2017
Bournemouth University
2012-2016
Falmouth University
2014
King's College London
2012
University of Saskatchewan
2010
With the expected increase in numbers of persons with dementia, providing timely, adequate, and affordable care support is challenging. Assistive health technologies may be a valuable contribution dementia care, but new challenges emerge.The aim our study was to review state art for regarding issues on development, usability, effectiveness cost-effectiveness, deployment, ethics 3 fields application technologies: (1) managing everyday life, (2) participating pleasurable meaningful activities,...
ABSTRACT Background: This paper provides an overview of the findings from dementia module 2010 Northern Ireland Life and Times (NILT) Survey: annual survey recording public attitudes to major social policy issues. Ireland, in line with many other developed countries, recently released a Dementia Strategy. The opportunity explore knowledge general at national level is timely valuable. reports on initial exploration these attitudes, based bivariate analysis across demographic groups. Methods:...
Leisure has emerged as a prominent research theme within the growing body of knowledge on dementia, with focus physical activity. Yet participation in any form leisure presupposes an ability to freely choose partake activities and negotiate one's way around key barriers. In case undertake is subject greater range barriers, structured hierarchical manner that contributes social exclusion if not addressed. This study based groups people dementia their family members conducted Dorset, UK...
Abstract This article discusses the reduction of complex experience dementia to a dichotomised ‘tragedy’ or ‘living well’ discourse in contemporary Western society. We explore both discourses, placing them context successful ageing paradigm, highlighting nature and risks associated with emergence these arguably competing discourses. Specifically, we this dichotomy societal understandings responses dementia. argue for an acceptance fluid experience, importance understanding that recognises...
Dementia is a group of brain disorders that results in progressive deterioration cognitive functions leading to significant socio-economic consequences. In Malta, the smallest EU-member states, number people with dementia expected double by year 2035 reaching 2% general population. This will put considerable demands on family and informal carer-givers as majority care for Maltese provided at home. The objective this study was investigate experiences who continue live community their...
Dementia-friendly communities (DFCs) are a UK policy initiative that aims to enable people with dementia feel supported and included within their local community. Current approaches DFC creation rely on stakeholder involvement, often requiring volunteer assistance. There is though lack of evidence examines the reality achieving this. This paper critically assesses challenges strategies for involvement in DFCs. The base drawn from an inter-agency project funded by National Health Service...
This paper explores the reported difficulties and satisfactions with diagnostic processes post-diagnostic support offered to people dementia their families living in largest remote rural region Scotland. A consultation 18 participants, six 12 family members, was held using semi-structured interviews between September November 2010. Three points process were explored: events experiences pre-diagnosis; experience of process; support. Experiences carers varied at all three process. Participant...
Objectives: To report on the views of people with dementia who live in care homes and their family carers aspects design that are important to them, discuss these relation developing physical environments respond wishes carers. Method: Six focus groups were held: two Northern Ireland four Scotland. A total 40 participated groups. Twenty nine (24 female five male), 11 (10 one male). Results: Carers discussed features a building they took into account when selecting home, this 'bricks mortar...
Assistive technologies became pervasive and virtually present in all our life domains. They can be either an enabler or obstacle leading to social exclusion. The Fondation Médéric Alzheimer gathered international experts of dementia care, with backgrounds biomedical, human sciences, analyze how assistive address the capabilities people dementia, on basis their needs. Discussion covered unmet needs domains daily activities where provide help enabling empowering impact technology improve...
Alzheimer's disease results in marked declines navigation skills that are particularly pronounced unfamiliar environments. However, many people with eventually face the challenge of having to learn their way around environments when moving into assisted living or care-homes. People would have an easier transition new residences if these larger, and often more institutional, were designed compensate for decreasing orientation skills. few existing dementia friendly design guidelines...
This article critically explores the benefits of commercial digital gaming technology for healthy aging people with dementia. Research community-dwelling dementia has highlighted need enhanced access to nonpharmacological interventions support social engagement. Commercially available technologies offer a means engage expands on this body knowledge by assessing who have participated in series Tech Clubs using Apple iPads, Nintendo Wii, and DS. Findings from study demonstrates that use...
Dementia is emerging as a global issue. Increases in life expectancy create an older population structure with accompanying health needs but also high lifestyle expectations. For example existing generations have come to expect be able participate leisure and tourism activities later life, which can constrained by the onset of dementia. Leading healthy lifestyles engaging are viewed fundamental remaining active contributing slowing progress This study first examine challenges implications...
Objective This rapid review aims to identify the types of technologies used by people with dementia and their supporters during COVID-19 pandemic, issues which influenced technology adoption within usual care routines.Methods PubMed, PsychInfo, Scopus, Cochrane COVID reviews were searched peer-review studies published since 2020. A total 18 included synthesised thematically.Results Of these, most conducted in community (n = 15) only 11) involved qualitative methods 11). The majority 12)...
Background Assistive technology is increasingly used to support people with dementia. One area attracting debate the use of GPS systems. This paper presents views 12 dementia, 3 caregivers and 5 older about devices promote safe walking. Methods Two focus groups were held, one in Scotland England. researchers facilitated each group. Audio recordings fully transcribed. Data analysed using a qualitative, thematic approach. Results Walking ‘getting out about’ common activities for participants...
This paper discusses theoretical models for understanding dementia and how these are emerging in the formation development of care policy across UK. Dementia attracts multi-disciplinary multi-professional questions responses. Three broad underpin (as well as practice research): biomedical, psycho-social social-gerontological. These critically assessed discussed relation to illustrative examples three regions devolved The contribution implications highlight importance recognising different...
To explore the quality dementia care in two geriatric hospital wards using appreciative inquiry with formal workers and family members of inpatients dementia.Care models such as person-centred relationship-centred have been developed to explain what 'quality' should be. However, their usefulness relevance clinicians has questioned.Using an exploratory qualitative design within framework, 33 working a 10 patients were interviewed.Open-ended questions asked encourage narrate positive...
Original studies published over the last decade regarding time trends in dementia report mixed results. The aims of present study were to use linked administrative health data for province Saskatchewan period 2005/2006 2012/2013 to: (1) examine simultaneous temporal annual age- and sex-specific incidence prevalence among individuals aged 45 older, (2) stratify changes by database identification.Using a population-based retrospective cohort design, extracted from seven provincial databases...