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Dazed and confused: making sense of delirium after hip fracture
- Authors:
- HARDING Rebecca, MARTIN Carol, HOLMES John
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 23(9), September 2008, pp.984-986.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Delirium is a common complication in general hospitals associated with negative outcomes, including longer hospitalisation and fractures from falls while wandering. This small scale study interviewed nine older people about their delirious experiences. The interviews were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), enabling the researcher to develop a psychological understanding.
Provision of care for older people with co-morbid mental illness in general hospitals: general nurses' perceptions of their training needs
- Authors:
- ATKIN Kris, HOLMES John, MARTIN Carol
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 20(11), November 2005, pp.1081-1083.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
There are high levels of co-morbid mental illness amongst older people in general hospitals; this study explored the training needs of general nurses to care for this group. Focus groups with general nurses were analysed using framework analysis. Nurses wanted training, but did not believe that training alone was sufficient to improve care, expressing that more integrated working between acute and mental health services was also needed. Liaison mental health services provide a way to deliver both training and a more integrated service.