Dementia: the International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 20(2), 2021, pp.534-555.
Publisher:
Sage
This work is being disseminated and used by persons with dementia, caregivers, health practitioners and community service providers to identify strategies to mitigate the risks associated with critical wandering...
(Edited publisher abstract)
Various solutions are available to address critical wandering; however, no guideline exists to allow for the successful adoption of these strategies. This study developed and validated a conceptual model and series of guidelines to facilitate choice of wander-management strategies. Face and content validity of the model and guidelines were assessed through an online and paper survey, individual interviews and focus groups across stakeholders. Directed content analysis was performed. Overall impression of the conceptual model and guidelines was positive. Valued features included the guidelines’ ability to help users in choosing proactive wander-management strategies. Suggested changes included revisions in terminology and more factors and strategies to be added to the model and guidelines. This work is being disseminated and used by persons with dementia, caregivers, health practitioners and community service providers to identify strategies to mitigate the risks associated with critical wandering.
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Objectives: There are a number of conceptual models of dementia, capturing a range of biopsychosocial factors. Few integrate the lived experience of dementia. The aim of this study was to develop a conceptualisation grounded in the first-hand accounts of living with the condition and reflecting its complexity. Method: The study was conducted within an explanatory, critical realist paradigm...
(Edited publisher abstract)
Objectives: There are a number of conceptual models of dementia, capturing a range of biopsychosocial factors. Few integrate the lived experience of dementia. The aim of this study was to develop a conceptualisation grounded in the first-hand accounts of living with the condition and reflecting its complexity. Method: The study was conducted within an explanatory, critical realist paradigm. An overarching narrative approach, informed by a previously completed systematic review and metasynthesis of research on the lived experience of dementia and the assumptions of complexity theory, was used to guide data collection and analysis. Data were contributed by 31 adults, including 12 people living with dementia and 19 family caregivers. Results: The experience of living with dementia was conceptualised as a process of adaptation through participation, emerging from ongoing, dynamic and nonlinear interactions between the adaptive capacity of a person with dementia and the adaptive capacity within the environment. The proposed conceptual model describes contexts and mechanisms which shape this capacity. It identifies a range of potential outcomes in dementia. These outcomes reflect interactions and the degree of match between the adaptive capacity of a person and the adaptive capacity within the environment. Conclusion: By recognising and exploring the potential for adaptation and enduring participation in dementia, findings of this research can support practitioners in facilitating positive outcomes for people affected by the condition.
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Dementia: the International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 17(6), 2018, pp.755-762.
Publisher:
Sage
This paper offers a first-hand account from a visual artist working with people living with a rare dementia. It explores the processes and motivations involved in situating an individual artistic practice in the field of dementia research. The paper discusses the potential role of creative art-making for neuropsychological testing and some of the complexities of interpretation that this involves...
(Publisher abstract)
This paper offers a first-hand account from a visual artist working with people living with a rare dementia. It explores the processes and motivations involved in situating an individual artistic practice in the field of dementia research. The paper discusses the potential role of creative art-making for neuropsychological testing and some of the complexities of interpretation that this involves. This account also highlights the ways in which working with people with dementia can be personally and artistically transformative.
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Dementia: the International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 14(5), 2015, pp.691-695.
Publisher:
Sage
This article describes the project ‘No place like home’ which aimed to design clothing that would be more aesthetically appealing and practical for people with dementia. It argues that clothing is often an important part of people’s identity, which should be taken into account by designers and clothing manufacturers when designing for people in care settings.
(Publisher abstract)
This article describes the project ‘No place like home’ which aimed to design clothing that would be more aesthetically appealing and practical for people with dementia. It argues that clothing is often an important part of people’s identity, which should be taken into account by designers and clothing manufacturers when designing for people in care settings.
(Publisher abstract)
A multi-sensory appearance biography is an exploration of a person's life-story focused on appearance which uses visual and sensory props such as clothing, jewellery, beauty products, or photographs to support story telling. This article describes what is involved in this new approach to life-story work and how it can be integrated into dementia care. It focuses on four aspects in detail
(Edited publisher abstract)
A multi-sensory appearance biography is an exploration of a person's life-story focused on appearance which uses visual and sensory props such as clothing, jewellery, beauty products, or photographs to support story telling. This article describes what is involved in this new approach to life-story work and how it can be integrated into dementia care. It focuses on four aspects in detail: appearance signatures, routines and rituals; telling stories through everyday objects; appearance and social interactions - sharing stories; and balancing continuity with change.
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This article reviews the work on creativity in late life and evidence that participation in arts programmes improves cognitive performance. It also explores speculative ideas about the evolution of the creative brain, and how the human brain supports creative activity and certain types of creative challenges that may foster repair and growth of brain structures and their attendant behaviours.
This article reviews the work on creativity in late life and evidence that participation in arts programmes improves cognitive performance. It also explores speculative ideas about the evolution of the creative brain, and how the human brain supports creative activity and certain types of creative challenges that may foster repair and growth of brain structures and their attendant behaviours.
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 25(9), September 2011, pp.917-922.
Publisher:
Wiley
An overview of the development and content of the English National Dementia Strategy is provided. The 17 interlinked objectives of the final strategy are presented which provide a critical analysis of the current systems of providing health and social care for people with dementia and their carers.
An overview of the development and content of the English National Dementia Strategy is provided. The 17 interlinked objectives of the final strategy are presented which provide a critical analysis of the current systems of providing health and social care for people with dementia and their carers.