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Patients' and carers' views on dementia workforce skills
- Authors:
- BENBOW Susan Mary, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, 6(4), 2011, pp.195-202.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
As part of a project to develop competencies for the West Midlands dementia workforce, this study aimed to identify skills that need to be developed in the workforce through consultation with patients and carers. People living with dementia and carers were contacted through a carers' group and the Alzheimer's Society and invited to provide their views on the skills needed by the health and social care workforce in working with families living with dementia. Feedback was received from 69 individuals, and analysis identified 6 main themes: knowledge about dementia, person centred care, communication, relationships, support, and helping people engage in activities. The article describes the study methodology and results, with examples from the feedback. It includes a table illustrating suggested relationships between core competencies and the patient and carer themes. It concludes that people living with dementia and carers bring unique and valuable perspectives to an analysis of the skills of the dementia workforce.
The interface between learning disability and old age psychiatry: two specialties travelling alone or travelling together?
- Authors:
- BENBOW Susan Mary, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review Journal, 16(1), March 2011, pp.25-35.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Despite existing policy, there is little guidance on what quality of care and equity of service provision for people with learning difficulties and mental health problems might look like. To address this gap, the Royal College of Psychiatrists set up a group to look at the interface between old age psychiatry and learning disability. It also commissioned a survey of learning disability and old age psychiatrists to investigate their experience of working across the interface between the two specialities - this paper is based on the final report. It presents findings from the survey and sets out eight recommendations to further the work: guidelines on interface working; joint training opportunities; working with social/health care commissioners; development of interface protocols; awareness of other care professionals; development of service models; sharing of expertise; and inclusion of users and carers from the interface area. The authors concluded that, while there were no clear ideas on how services should be provided to older people with a learning disability who also develop a mental health problem, the need for collaboration between the two fields was convincing.
Positive approaches to the fourth age
- Authors:
- BANO Ben, BENBOW Susan Mary
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 11(2), June 2010, pp.29-34.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
In this paper, the authors reflect on the outcomes of From the Cradle to Beyond the Grave, a multi-faith conference on the theme of positive approaches to the fourth age held in 2008, discussing participants views' on what makes life worth living at different stages and the spiritual needs in the fourth age. The article looks at transcendence and spiritual needs, and needs and roles in the context of Maslow's hierarchy of needs and the social role inventory, a tool that develops a profile of the roles a person is performing or might perform. The authors conclude that there is a developing consensus that services need to understand and meet the spiritual and transcendence needs of older people in the fourth age, and that the developing focus on social inclusion needs to ensure that people in the fourth age are considered and involved in national and local initiatives.
Late life acquired dual-sensory impairment: a systematic review of its impact on everyday competence
- Authors:
- TIWANA Rumandeep, BENBOW Susan Mary, KINGSTON Paul
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Visual Impairment, 34(3), 2016, pp.203-213.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The literature on the relationship between late acquired dual-sensory impairment (DSI) in older adults and the ability to remain independent is limited. A systematic search of the literature was conducted to assess the impact that late life acquired DSI in older adults has on their ability to remain independent within their homes. Exclusion and inclusion criteria were applied to the papers identified and eight qualified for inclusion in the review. Each selected paper was assessed using a quality rating scale. Country of origin, population studied, age, vision, and hearing criteria all varied between papers. They provide evidence that DSI affects everyday competence, and this effect is complicated by physical comorbidities, mental health, and social factors. (Publisher abstract)