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Reducing and managing faecal incontinence in people with advanced dementia who are resident in care homes : protocol for a realist synthesis
(2015-07-10)
Faecal incontinence (FI) is the involuntary loss of liquid or solid stool that is a social or hygienic problem. The prevalence of FI in residents of care homes is high, but it is not an inevitable consequence of old age ...
Specialist nursing and community support for the carers of people with dementia living at home : an evidence synthesis
(2015-02-16)
Specialist nurses are one way of providing support for family carers of people with dementia, but relatively little is known about what these roles achieve, or if they are more effective than roles that do not require a ...
An evaluation of the role of the Admiral Nurse : a systematic evidence synthesis to inform service delivery and research
(Dementia UK, 2013-10-17)
Two thirds of people with dementia live in the community and receive support from family members. There is a great deal of evidence to suggest that caring for a person with dementia impacts on the health and wellbeing of ...
The effectiveness of inter-professional working for older people living in the community : A systematic review
(2013)
Health and social care policy in the UK advocates inter-professional working (IPW) to support older people with complex and multiple needs. Whilst there is a growing understanding of what supports IPW, there is a lack of ...