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SCIE research briefing 3: aiding communication with people with dementia
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- Rev. ed.
A web-based briefing providing a concise summary of the current knowledge base on aiding communication with people with dementia. Coverage includes ethical considerations, views of service users and carers, innovative practice examples and implications for practice. Also highlights additional contacts and resources. The briefing was commissioned by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). The latest edition of this Briefing was produced in April 2005 and the next updated is due in April 2006.
Dementia care mapping: a review of the research literature
- Author:
- BROOKER Dawn
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 45(Supplement), October 2005, pp.11-18.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The published literature on dementia care mapping (DCM) in improving quality of life and quality of care through practice development and research dates back to 1993. The purpose of this review of the research literature is to answer some key questions about the nature of the tool and its efficacy, to inform the ongoing revision of the tool, and to set an agenda for future research. The DCM bibliographic database at the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom contains all publications known on DCM This formed the basis of the review. Texts that specifically examined the efficacy of DCM or in which DCM was used as a main measure in the evaluation or research were reviewed. Thirty-four papers were categorized into five main types: (a) cross-sectional surveys, (b) evaluations of interventions, (c) practice development evaluations, (d) multimethod evaluations, and (e) papers investigating the psychometric properties of DCM. These publications provide some evidence regarding the efficacy of DCM, issues of validity and reliability, and its use in practice and research. The need for further development and research in a number of key areas is highlighted.
The evidence on perceptions of pain in older people
- Author:
- TAVERNER Tarnia
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 6.09.05, 2005, pp.36-38.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
There have been a considerable number of studies looking at the evidence on how older people experience pain. Some clinicians believe that older people themselves can assume that ageing is associated with both a loss of ability to percive pain and an increase in non-specific pain-realted suffering. This can lead to inadequate pain management for older people. This literature review examines the hypothesis that older people feel less pain than younger people and refutes it.
Assessing unmet needs of older adults receiving home and community-based services conceptualization and measurement
- Authors:
- LI Hong, MORROW-HOWELL Nancy, PROCTOR Enola
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Long-Term Care, 3(3/4), 2005, pp.103-120.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
This American study reviews the conceptualization and measurement issues related to unmet service needs of older adults receiving home and community-based services. The authors summarize and synthesize the recent literature on unmet service needs to examine (1) how this concept is conceptualized and measured and (2) how this concept could be used to advance the provision of home and community-based services. The findings suggest that measures of unmet needs varied in terms of their focus (e.g., function-specific or service-specific) and sources of information (e.g., care receivers, caregivers, or professions). The findings underscore the need to further refine the conceptualization and measurement of unmet service needs and to assure the proper use of existing measures by social service providers. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
The clinical psychiatry of late life in Britain from 1950 to 1970: an overview
- Author:
- HILTON Claire
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 20(5), May 2005, pp.423-428.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The psychiatry of old age in Britain can be traced back to the 1940s. Provision of services for mentally ill older people, however, did not become widespread until the 1970s. Survey of archive sources, published work, and oral history interviews relating to the development of services for mentally ill older people in Britain between 1950 and 1970. Despite considerable progress in research leading to a firm academic foundation for the specialty of old age psychiatry, there was relatively little progress made in the coordinated development of services from 1950 to 1970. A new generation of old age psychiatrists began to take service delivery issues forward at the very end of the 1960s and into the 1970s.
A literature review to explore integrated care for older people
- Authors:
- REED Jan, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Integrated Care, 5(1), 2005, Online only
- Publisher:
- International Foundation for Integrated Care
This paper reports on some of the findings of a literature review commissioned to explore integrated care for older people. The process of revising included finding and selecting literature from multidisciplinary sources, and encompassed both published papers and ‘grey’ literature, i.e. material which had not been reviewed for publication. The study found that thinking has moved on from a focus on the problems of accessing services to exploring ways in which they may function in an integrated way. The study shows how thinking on integrated care for older people has developed, and knowledge of micro, mezzo and macro strategies is now more available.
Housing and dementia care: a scoping review of the literature
- Authors:
- O'MALLEY Lisa, CROUCHER Karen
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 13(6), November 2005, pp.570-577.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This paper reports the findings of a scoping study designed to describe the evidence base with regard to housing provision for elderly people with dementia with the aim of identifying gaps in existing knowledge. This report from the scoping study findings covers studies of housing and accommodation in relation to dementia that have been published in the UK since the early 1980s, drawing on limited aspects of overseas research to illuminate issues missing from the UK research agenda. The results reveal a significant number of research gaps in the UK context, most notably in relation to end-of-life care for people with dementia and the effectiveness of integrated and segregated facilities. UK policy regarding the development of extra-care housing also neglects the long-term future of people with dementia.
SCIE research briefing 1: preventing falls in care homes
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- Rev. ed.
A web-based briefing providing a concise summary of the current knowledge base on preventing falls of older people in residential homes. Coverage includes ethical considerations, views of service users and carers, implications for practice and innovative practice examples. Also highlights additional contacts and resources. The briefing was commissioned by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE).
Directions: a guide to key documents in health and social care 2004
- Editor:
- CRECY Lyn
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 194p.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 4th
This is the fourth edition of the guide to more than 200 key reports and pieces of legislation published on health and social care subjects since 1986. It is divided into 11 chapters under the following subject headings: general issues; quality; public health; primary and community care; older people; midwifery; children and young people; mental health; disabilities; education; ethical issues and human rights. The documents are arranged in chronological order and each is referenced with an abstract. The publication also includes a reading list of materials about applying for jobs; a list of national organisations related to health and social care; and useful websites.
Encouraging positive attitudes to falls prevention in later life: a report for Help the Aged February 2005
- Authors:
- YARDLEY Lucy, TODD Chris
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 51p.
- Place of publication:
- London
New research from Help the Aged and the University of Southampton takes a closer look at the attitudes and feelings of older people towards falls prevention services and resources. The research looks at reasons why people tend not to respond to advice on preventing falls. It examines health promotion materials to see how these might persuade people of the advantages of falls prevention measures, and how they might deter people from taking them.