A5012186780- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Health disparities and outcomes
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
2017-2023
St Andrew's Healthcare
2017
York Hospital
2006
Background Dementia with challenging behaviour (CB) causes significant distress for caregivers and the person dementia. It is associated breakdown of care at home disruption in homes. Challenge Demcare aimed to assist staff mental health practitioners who support families respond effectively CB. Objectives To study management CB homes (ResCare) family (FamCare). Following a conceptual overview, two systematic reviews scrutiny clinical guidelines, we (1) developed tested computerised...
Dementia-related symptoms, sometimes termed challenging or distressing behaviour, can give rise to significant distress in care homes. Individualised formulation-led interventions show promise reducing these behaviours. ResCare, a cluster randomised controlled trial England, tested an online individualised intervention, comprising e-learning and decision support e-tools, designed enable staff better residents with such symptoms. Normalisation process theory was used understand the...
The primary aim of the study was to test hypothesis that depression severity in care homes for older people would be reduced by an occupational therapy programme. This a feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial and involved four intervention control northern England. In each home registered therapist worked full-time one year delivering individualised programme participants. Pre- post-intervention data Geriatric Mental State-Depression Scale (primary outcome measure) were obtained 143...
Distressing symptoms in dementia are hard to manage for many family carers. This article explores practitioners’ perceptions of the barriers accessing skilled behaviour management support encountered by A survey cases referred English National Health Service ( n = 5,360) was followed in-depth group discussions and practitioner interviews. Data revealed that practitioners focused on care home residents or older people with mental health problems other than dementia, rather community-dwelling...
Abstract The Care Home Activity Project was a feasibility study examining the effect of occupational therapy on levels depression and quality life residents in care homes. This paper describes costs one year intervention, use cost services received by both before after intervention compares these with control group over same period. Eight homes northern England were included four receiving full-time therapist, remaining acting as group. Services groups recorded at beginning end study....
Background/Aims : Competing theories exist regarding the causes and nature of behaviours that challenge (BC). The present study attempted to provide better insight into these determine whether there were any underlying relationships for people living in care homes with without dementia. Methods Cross sectional data 2185 residents 63 UK using Challenging Behaviour Scale collected. incidence (i.e. presence/absence) 25 commonly reported staff determined dichotomous scoring. Cluster analysis...
Background People with dementia find it increasingly difficult to carry out daily activities (activities of living), and may require increasing support from family carers. Researchers in the Netherlands developed Community Occupational Therapy Dementia intervention, which was delivered 10 1-hour sessions over 5 weeks people their carers at home. found be clinically effective cost-effective. Objectives Translate adapt develop - UK version intervention training programme optimise its...