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Dignity and older Europeans: report of focus groups of young and middle-aged adults in the United Kingdom: partner 1: UWCM
- Author:
- TADD Win
- Publisher:
- Dignity and Older Europeans Consortium
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 94p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Dignity is often cited in policies and papers relating to older people, yet there is little evidence regarding what dignity means in practice or how it may be best promoted in health and social care. The Dignity and Older Europeans Project explored these issues with older people and care professionals in a cross-national study. Dignity was seen as a highly relevant and important concept, enhancing self-esteem, self-worth and wellbeing. In general the participants found it easier to identify situations when dignity was lacking than to identify times when it was present or what it meant. For the dignity of older people to be enhanced, person-centred care must address communication issues, privacy, personal identity and feelings of vulnerability. In particular, there is a need for education of all health and social professionals to better appreciate what dignity means and for policies that promote greater dignity for all older people in society.
Dignity and older Europeans: final report of focus groups of Swedish professionals
- Author:
- NORDENFELT Lennart
- Publisher:
- Dignity and Older Europeans Consortium
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 64p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Dignity is often cited in policies and papers relating to older people, yet there is little evidence regarding what dignity means in practice or how it may be best promoted in health and social care. The Dignity and Older Europeans Project explored these issues with older people and care professionals in a cross-national study. Dignity was seen as a highly relevant and important concept, enhancing self-esteem, self-worth and wellbeing. In general the participants found it easier to identify situations when dignity was lacking than to identify times when it was present or what it meant. For the dignity of older people to be enhanced, person-centred care must address communication issues, privacy, personal identity and feelings of vulnerability. In particular, there is a need for education of all health and social professionals to better appreciate what dignity means and for policies that promote greater dignity for all older people in society.
Valuing experience: older people and mental health
- Authors:
- MENTAL HEALTH MEDIA, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Media
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- (43 mins.), videocassette, booklet (20p.)
- Place of publication:
- London
The video features testimony from older people with mental health problems speaking powerfully about the isolation, discrimination and difficulties they’ve faced. Significantly, they move on to share positive experiences of the help and support they receive, alongside their own involvement in making decisions about their care, that enables them to live well. Valuing Experience also features interviews with older people’s advocates and highlights exceptional examples of work in the voluntary sector that demonstrate good practice in person-centred care and promoting well-being and an active lifestyle. Research shows that older people are frequently let down when they really need help and support. 1 in 20 people over 65 have some form of dementia 1 in 10 older people may experience depression – rising to about 40% for those living in care homes. Many older people experience mental distress brought on by isolation, loneliness or loss, but these problems often go unrecognised.
Supporting frail older people: independence and well being 3
- Author:
- AUDIT COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Audit Commission
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 46p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Independence and well-being come under particular threat when older people become frail or ill. The likelihood of frailty and illness increases as people age. This, combined with a lack of the right kind of support, can place limits on older people’s ability to continue enjoying life to the full. Over half of all people aged 75 to 84 reported that they have a long-term illness that limits what they do (2001 census), and this rises to over 70 per cent of people aged over 85. Many older people have more than one condition (‘multiple pathologies’), severely limiting their abilities. But most older people still want to maintain their independence and sense of wellbeing, and to minimise the impact of these limitations on their lives. A clear message from research carried is that independence is not just about being able to do things for oneself. Many attending the groups were receiving substantial amounts of help from statutory services, relatives and friends, but they reported that they continued to feel independent so long as they were able to exercise choice and control. Interdependence; this is giving help to others, as well as receiving it; was also crucially important to older people.
Person-centred care: the emperor's new clothes?
- Author:
- SHEARD David
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 12(2), March 2004, pp.22-25.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Looks at person centred care and what it means for people with demenia and their carers. Highlights some of the barriers to person centred care and the characteristics and skills required to achieve it.
Care-giving in dementia: research and applications: volume 3
- Editors:
- JONES Gemma M.M., MIESEN Bere M.L., (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Brunner-Routledge
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 437p.
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Key themes in Volume 3 include: personal construct psychology and person-centred care; living in lifestyle groups in nursing homes; music therapy for people with dementia; support programmes for caregivers of people with dementia; coping in early dementia; stress and burden on care-givers; the Alzheimer Café concept and new support groups for people with dementia; ethical issues in the care of elderly people with dementia in nursing homes.
Developing integrated health and social care services for older persons in Europe
- Author:
- LEICHSENRING Kai
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Integrated Care, 4(3), 2004, Online only
- Publisher:
- International Foundation for Integrated Care
This paper aims to distribute first results of the EU Fifth Framework Project ‘Providing integrated health and social care for older persons - issues, problems and solutions’. The paper draws on existing definitions of integrated care in various countries and by various scholars. Given the context of an international comparative study it tries to avoid providing a single, ready-made definition but underlines the role of social care as part and parcel of this type of integrated care in the participating countries. The paper is based on national reports from researchers representing ten organisations (university institutes, consultancy firms, research institutes, the public and the NGO sector) from 9 European countries: Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, and the UK. Literature reviews made intensive use of grey literature and evaluation studies in the context of at least five model ways of working in each country. As a result of the cross-national overview an attempt to classify different approaches and definitions is made and indicators of relative importance of the different instruments used in integrating health and social care services are provided. The cross-national overview shows that issues concerning co-ordination and integration of services are high on the agenda in most countries. Depending on the state of service development, various approaches and instruments can be observed. Different national frameworks, in particular with respect to financing and organisation, systemic development, professionalisation and professional cultures, basic societal values (family ethics), and political approaches have to be taken into account during the second phase of PROCARE during which transversal and transnational analysis will be undertaken based on an in-depth analysis of two model ways of working in each country.