A5064698855- Health disparities and outcomes
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Second Language Learning and Teaching
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis
- Legal and Social Justice Studies
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
University College London
2015-2022
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is having a well-documented impact on the mental health of front-line and social care workers (HSCWs). However, little attention has been paid to experiences of, on, professionals who were rapidly tasked with supporting them. Aims We set out redress this gap by qualitatively exploring UK professionals’ experiences, views needs while working support well-being HSCWs during COVID-19 pandemic. Method Mental in roles recruited...
Abstract Introduction Social functioning is a core domain in the life of people with dementia, but there no accepted instrument to measure it. We aimed develop Functioning Dementia (SF‐DEM) scale and test its psychometric properties for assessing social function dementia. Methods interviewed mild dementia family caregivers patient caregiver‐rated SF‐DEM versions refined them through interviews health care professionals. tested 30 dyads caregivers. Results Both had content validity...
Objectives To analyse people with dementia and their family carers’ attribution of social changes in the consequences these attributions. Design Qualitative study, using a semi-structured interview guide. Individual interviews continued to theoretical saturation. Two researchers independently analysed transcripts. Setting participants People mild carers purposively selected from London-based memory services for diverse demographic characteristics encompass range experiences. Primary...
Background: COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the wellbeing of healthcare workers, with quantitative studies identifying increased stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia, and PTSD in wide range settings. Limited qualitative data so far offered in-depth details concerning what underlies these challenges, but none provide comprehensive comparison across different systems.Objective: To explore findings relating to worker distress from two countries understand nuanced similarities...
Criteria for diagnosing dementia include decline in social functioning, such as not engaging with friends and relatives, change close relationships or giving up on hobbies other pleasurable activities. Changes functioning due to are distressing people their family friends. However, there no measures of so we have objective way measuring early the impact novel interventions research settings. This describes development a tool assessing function dementia. We conducted individual qualitative...
There is no standardised instrument for assessing social functioning in dementia despite decline being one of the diagnostic criteria and important to patients their families. We aimed develop a valid, reliable, acceptable function people with dementia. conducted qualitative interviews 18 dyads family carers, literature review, focus groups expert health-care professionals patient-rated carer-rated versions Social Functioning Dementia (SF-DEM) instrument. tested acceptability psychometric...
There is no standardised instrument for assessing social functioning in dementia despite decline being one of the diagnostic criteria and important to patients their families. We aimed develop a valid, reliable, acceptable function people with dementia. conducted qualitative interviews 18 dyads family carers, literature review, focus groups expert health-care professionals patient-rated carer-rated versions Social Functioning Dementia (SF-DEM) instrument. tested acceptability psychometric...