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Exploratory factor analysis and Rasch analysis to assess the structural validity of the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit Proxy version (ASCOT-Proxy) completed by care home staff
(2024-03-20)
Purpose. Rasch analysis and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) were used to evaluate the structural validity of the ASCOT-Proxy measures completed by staff on behalf of older adults resident in care homes, by comparison to ...
Physical Activity Inclusion in Dementia-Friendly Communities: A Mixed Methods Study
(2024-01-27)
Dementia-friendly communities (DFCs) are a policy-endorsed approach to community engagement in England that promotes social inclusion to enable people affected by dementia to live well. Research suggests that physical ...
Data Resource Profile: the Virtual International Care Homes Trials Archive (VICHTA)
(2024-01-15)
Introduction Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) conducted in care home settings address a range of health conditions impacting older people, but often include a common core of data about residents and the care home ...
Activity Provider-Facilitated Patient and Public Involvement with Care Home Residents
(2024-01-11)
Background: In care home research, residents are rarely included in patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) despite their lived experiences of day-to-day care. This paper reports on a novel approach to PPIE, ...
Data collection in care homes for older adults: A national survey in England
(2023-11-07)
Context: In many countries, there is a specification for information that should be collected by care homes. So-called ‘minimum data-sets’ (MDS) are often lengthy, and report on resident health and wellbeing, staff, and ...
Funded hospital discharges to care homes: a cohort study
(2023-07-26)
Background Optimising timely discharge from hospitals is an international priority. In 2020, the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in the United Kingdom Government implementing the Discharge to Assess ...
Using Online Consultations to Facilitate Health and Social Care Delivery During COVID-19: An Interview Study of Care Home Staff
(2023-06-09)
Context: During the COVID-19 pandemic, UK care homes rapidly adopted videoconferencing to communicate with health and social care colleagues. Studies show that health and social care professionals adapted well to online ...
The use of constant observation with people with dementia in hospitals: a mixed-methods systematic review
(2023-06-09)
Objective Constant observation is used in hospitals with people with dementia to manage their safety. However, opportunities for proactive care are not consistently recognised or utilised. A systematic review of constant ...
The Influence of Care Home Managers’ Leadership on the Delivery of Person-centred Care for People Living with Dementia: A Systematic Review
(2023-05-17)
Background. Care home managers’ leadership is recognised as directly influencing the care received by people living with dementia. What enables care home managers to promote and sustain person-centred care for residents ...
Outcome measures from international older adult care home intervention research: a scoping review
(2023-05-16)
Background Care homes are increasingly important settings for intervention research to enhance evidence-informed care. For such research to demonstrate effectiveness, it is essential that measures are appropriate for the ...