A5024361287- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Organ Donation and Transplantation
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
- Fashion and Cultural Textiles
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Frailty in Older Adults
Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital
2023
Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
2015-2022
University of Plymouth
2017
Plymouth Hospital
2001
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
2001
Abstract Approximately two-thirds of hospital admissions are older adults and almost half these likely to have some form dementia. People with dementia not only at an increased risk adverse outcomes once admitted, but the unfamiliar environment routinised practices wards acute care can be particularly challenging for them, heightening their confusion, agitation distress further impacting ability optimise care. It is well established that a person-centred approach helps alleviate stress how...
Background Being in hospital can be particularly confusing and challenging not only for people living with dementia, but also their carers the staff who care them. Improving experience of dementia has been recognised as a priority. Objectives To understand them to assess what we know about improving care. Review methods We undertook three systematic reviews: (1) hospital, (2) interventions improve (3) effectiveness cost-effectiveness Reviews 1 2 sought primary qualitative studies were...
Introduction Anxiety is a common non-motor symptom of Parkinson’s and an important consideration for occupational therapists working with this population. Little known about how people experience anxiety. A pragmatic inquiry framework inductive approach were used to perform patient public consultation round inform future therapy research exploring anxiety in Parkinson’s. Method Seven telephone two Skype interviews conducted Parkinson’s, who accessed recruited through the charity UK. They...
The need to improve care for people living with dementia in the hospital setting has long been recognised. Person-centred potential experience of persons and their carers, shown experiences staff caring dementia, however it remains challenging deliver a time- task-focussed acute setting. This commentary suggests that embed person-centred across environment, cultural changes are needed at organisational ward levels. In particular there needs be: leadership supports advocates workforce...
Abstract This is the protocol for a Campbell systematic review. The objectives are as follows: identify available reviews and randomised controlled trials on interventions targeting health or social needs of people aged over 80; qualitative studies relating to experiences 80 that target their needs; areas where needed; gaps in evidence further primary research assess equity considerations (using PROGRESS plus criteria) reviews, identified interventions; related equity.
Following a review of venous access care, needleless closed-system connector was introduced to Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust. A cannulation audit and survey central catheter care found wide diversity practice. The objective write procedure for line that could be used by most clinical departments employed improve the standard cannula care. trust-wide staff appeared unconcerned about cannulae rarely documented their In addition, general wards had misguided idea what involved as result...
Poster presented at: Clinical School conference - RD&E (1st June 2016), #icanpreventdelirium Newcastle (14th 2016) and Postgraduate Society Conference Plymouth University (20th 2016). Work done in collaboration with NIHR PenCLAHRC.
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<h3>Background</h3> Being in hospital can be particularly confusing and challenging not only for people living with dementia, but also their carers the staff that care them. <h3>Methods</h3> We undertook three systematic reviews of quantitative qualitative evidence according to best practice guidelines. The explored: 1) experience hospital; 2) interventions improve 3) effectiveness cost -effectiveness staff. Links between findings from were explicitly identified through creation a conceptual...
Abstract Background Being in hospital can be particularly confusing and challenging not only for people living with dementia, but also their carers the staff that care them. Method We undertook three systematic reviews of quantitative qualitative evidence according to best practice guidelines. The explored: 1) experience hospital; 2) interventions improve 3) effectiveness cost ‐effectiveness staff. Links between findings from were explicitly identified through creation a conceptual map....