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Using video consultation technology between care homes and health and social care professionals: a scoping review and interview study during COVID-19 pandemic
(2022-02-02)
Background the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected care home residents’ and staffs’ access to health care and advice. Health and social care professionals adapted rapidly to using video consultation (videoconferencing) ...
A qualitative comparison of care home staff and palliative care specialists’ experiences of providing end of life care to people living and dying with dementia in care homes in two countries: A focus group study
(2022-01-01)
Background: Palliative care for people with dementia dying in care homes is an important aspect of long-term care. Whilst there is consensus about the principles of palliative care, less is known about how care home staff ...
Using video consultation technology between care homes and health and social care professionals: interview study during COVID-19 pandemic
(University of Hertfordshire, 2021)
Using video consultation technology between care homes and health and social care professionals: a scoping review and interview study during COVID-19 pandemic
Producing ‘Top Tips’ for care home staff during the COVID-19 pandemic in England: rapid reviews inform evidence-based practice but reveal major gaps
(2020-10-22)
This paper analyses learning from the first three months of the COVID-19 crisis in the UK. It takes the example of a project that responded to questions and concerns raised by front-line care staff by producing research-based ...
Advance care planning for people living with dementia: An umbrella review of effectiveness and experiences
(2020-07)
Abstract Background: End of life care is often inadequate for people with dementia. Advanced care planning (ACP) has the potential to improve outcomes for people with dementia. The aim of this review is to establish the ...
Components of palliative care interventions addressing the needs of people with dementia living in long term care: a systematic review
(2020-04-01)
Background: People with dementia requiring palliative care havemultiple needs that require complex, multicomponent interventions. Thisneed is amplified in the long term care setting. The European Associationfor Palliative ...
Setting priorities to inform assessment of care homes’ readiness to participate in healthcare innovation: a systematic mapping review and consensus process
(2020-02-05)
Organisational context is known to impact on the successful implementation of healthcare initiatives in care homes. We undertook a systematic mapping review to examine whether researchers have considered organisational ...
A group intervention to improve quality of life for people with advanced dementia living in care homes: the Namaste feasibility cluster RCT
(2020-01-01)
Background: People with advanced dementia who live and die in nursing homes experience variable quality of life, care and dying. There is a need to identify appropriate, cost-effective interventions that facilitate ...