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Supporting people living with dementia and faecal incontinence in care homes
(2017-03-02)
There are approximately 17 500 care homes in the UK which are home to about 487 000 older people, the majority are women aged 80 years or older (Care Quality Commission, 2010). As many as 80% of care home residents may ...
Supporting shared decision-making for older people with multiple health and social care needs: a protocol for a realist synthesis to inform integrated care models
(2017-02-07)
Introduction: Including the patient or user perspective is a central organising principle of integrated care. Moreover, there is increasing recognition of the importance of strengthening relationships among patients, carers ...
Specifying the content of home-based health behaviour change interventions for older people with frailty or at risk of frailty: an exploratory systematic review
(2017-02-01)
Abstract Objectives To identify trials of home-based health behaviour change interventions for frail older people, describe intervention content and explore its potential contribution to intervention effects. Design 15 ...
Learning to work together - lessons from a reflective analysis of a research project on public involvement
(2017-01-09)
Background Patient and public involvement (PPI) is now an expectation of research funders, in the UK, but there is relatively little published literature on what this means in practice – nor is there much evaluative research ...
Community Engagement Evidence Synthesis : A final report for Alzheimer’s Society
(University of Hertfordshire, 2017)
This report presents a review of the evidence that demonstrates where there is robust evidence for community engagement activities, what is important to think about and consider when planning new or revised activities and ...
Health care organisation and delivery for people with dementia and comorbidity: a qualitative study exploring the views of patients, carers and professionals
(2017-01-01)
Objectives People living with dementia (PLWD) have a high prevalence of comorbidty. The aim of this study was to explore the impact of dementia on access to non-dementia services and identify ways of improving service ...
Commissioning care for people with dementia at the end of life: a mixed methods study.
(2016-12-01)
Objectives To understand how end of life care for people with dementia is currently commissioned (.e contracted)and organised, with a view to informing the development of commissioning guidance for good quality community-based ...
Public involvement in research within care homes : benefits and challenges in the APPROACH study
(2016-12-01)
BACKGROUND: Public involvement in research (PIR) can improve research design and recruitment. Less is known about how PIR enhances the experience of participation and enriches the data collection process. In a study to ...
Shared decision-making for people living with dementia in extended care settings: protocol for a systematic review
(2016-11-01)
Introduction Approximately 450 000 people in the UK are living in care homes, 70% of whom are thought to have dementia or significant memory problems. This means that they may need support with day-to-day decisions about ...