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Strategies to improve engagement of 'hard to reach' older people in research on health promotion: : a systematic review
(2017-04-21)
Background: This review aimed to identify facilitators, barriers and strategies for engaging 'hard to reach' older people in research on health promotion; the oldest old (≥80 years), older people from black and minority ...
Promoting independence, health and well-being for older people: : a feasibility study of computer-aided health and social risk appraisal system in primary care
(2017-03-24)
Abstract Background: With population ageing, research is needed into new low-cost, scalable methods of effective promotion of health and wellbeing for older people. We aimed to assess feasibility, reach and costs of ...
Service use of older people who participate in primary care health promotion: a latent class analysis
(2017-03-06)
Abstract Background Recruiting patients to health promotion programmes who will benefit is crucial to success. A key policy driver for health promotion in older people is to reduce health and social care use. Our aim was ...
Provision of NHS generalist and specialist services to care homes in England : review of surveys
(2016-03-01)
Background: The number of beds in care homes (with and without nurses) in the UK is three times greater than the number of beds in NHS hospitals. Care homes are predominantly owned by a range of commercial, not-for-profit ...
Managing behavioural and psychological symptoms in people with dementia and their carers living at home/community- A mixed methods evidence synthesis for non-pharmacological interventions
(University of Hertfordshire, 2015-12-16)
Plain English Summary Background Two-thirds of people with dementia live at home and many experience distressing symptoms such as aggression, wandering, agitation, emotional problems, known as behavioural and psychological ...
Changing practice in dementia care in the community : developing and testing evidence-based interventions, from timely diagnosis to end of life (EVIDEM)
(National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), 2015-05-06)
Background: The needs of people with dementia and their carers are inadequately addressed at all key points in the illness trajectory, from diagnosis through to end-of-life care. The EVIDEM (Evidence-based Interventions ...
Relationships, Expertise, Incentives, and Governance: Supporting Care Home Residents' Access to Health Care : An interview study from England
(2015-05-01)
Objectives: To explore what commissioners of care, regulators, providers and care home residents in England identify as the key mechanisms or components of different service delivery models that support the provision of ...
Enabling research in care homes : an evaluation of a national network of research ready care homes
(2014-04-05)
In the UK care homes are one of the main providers of long term care for older people with dementia. Despite the recent increase in care home research, residents with dementia are often excluded from studies. Care home ...
Living and dying : Responsibility for end of life care in care homes without on-site nursing provision - a prospective study
(2013-12-08)
The aim of the study was to describe the expectations and experiences of End-of-life care of older people resident in care homes, and how care home staff and the healthcare practitioners who visited the care home interpreted ...
Can networks of research active care homes for older people be created and sustained?
(2013-06-26)
Background: In the UK care homes are one of the main providers of long term care for older people with dementia. Despite the recent increase in care home research, residents with dementia are often excluded (Gordon et al, ...