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Changing attitudes towards the care of children in hospital: a new assessment of the influence of the work of Bowlby and Robertson in the UK, 1940-1970
- Authors:
- VAN DER HORST Frank C. P., van der VEER Rene
- Journal article citation:
- Attachment and Human Development, 11(2), March 2009, pp.119-142.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The findings of John Bowlby and James Robertson, including Bowlby's report for the World Health Organization (WHO) and Robertson's film about the potentially detrimental effect of hospital stays for young children, played an important role in the debate about the best care of children in hospital. In this article the authors argue that there has been a tendency to disregard the contributions of others to changing hospital conditions for young children, using findings from their review of key medical journals from approximately 1940 to 1970, scientific publications, films and oral histories to examine the history of the introduction of better conditions in hospitals for children, including enabling parents to visit a sick child, and to look at the range of participants in the debate and influences on developments. The article covers early findings before the Second World War, children in hospital during the Second World War and its aftermath, and developments in the 1950s (including Bowlby's WHO report and Robertson's film), 1960s and 1970s leading to the system of open visiting of hospitalised children.
Is work beneficial to good health?
- Authors:
- GAGIN Roni, SHINAN-ALTMAN Shiri
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 51(4), April 2012, pp.296-311.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
It is widely acknowledged that unemployment or job insecurity is a common source of stress and may lead to individual physical and psychological health problems. This study investigated the connection between personal, functional, and professional variables and reports of how the health of hospital patients is impacted by financial status in Israel. Participants included 143 hospitalised patients, who completed demographic, health-functional, and financial status questionnaires. Findings revealed that 33% reported a correlation between financial status and health. Significant connections were found between family status, lack of work, a change in partner's employment status, job insecurity, and financial commitments and reports of a correlation between financial status and health. The authors concluded that special preparation among health care professionals, in the community and in hospitals, were necessary to identify and treat people suffering from financial stress. Implications for practice are discussed.
Economic evaluation of a liaison psychiatry service
- Authors:
- PARSONAGE Michael, FOSSEY Matt
- Publisher:
- Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 19p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Psychiatric liaison services provide mental health care to people being treated for physical health conditions in general hospitals. This report provides an independent economic evaluation of the Rapid Assessment Interface and Discharge psychiatric liaison service operating in City Hospital, a large acute hospital in Birmingham. Noting that an effective liaison psychiatry service offers the potential to save money as well as improve health, the report focuses on cost savings in the local health economy. It is based on scrutiny and reanalysis of data collected as part of a wider internal evaluation of the service and on supplementary material, site visits and meetings. It discusses liaison psychiatry and presents an economic evaluation of the Rapid Assessment Interface and Discharge service, together with a commentary and assessment. The report concludes that the service improves the quality of care for people with mental ill-health, generates significant cost savings and is excellent value for money.
Medical conditions and medications as risk factors of falls in the inpatient older people: a case–control study
- Authors:
- CHANG Chia-Ming, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 26(6), June 2011, pp.602-607.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The majority of fallers in hospitals are older people who have various medical conditions and are on several medications. This case-control study was carried out to analyse the role of medical conditions, and medication exposure within 24 hours, in the falls of older people in hospital. People aged 65 or over who were reported to the Taiwan Patient-Safety Reporting System for fall incidents in a large academic hospital in 2006 (n = 165) were included. They were individually matched with a control non-faller group. Bivariate analyses showed that older people with cancer, or exposure medications such as zolpidem, benzodiazepines, narcotics, and antihistamines were significantly more likely to have falls during hospitalisation. After controlling for cancer, zolpidem, narcotics, and antihistamine, benzodiazepine (OR = 2.26) and benzodiazepine doses 1 mg/day or more in diazepam equivalents (OR = 2.14) were still significantly associated with the falls of older people in the hospital. The authors suggest that strategies to prevent falls in older people in hospital should include minimising the use of zolpidem, benzodiazepine, narcotics, and antihistamines, especially in cancer patients.
'Acting as a good parent would'? Psychosocial support for parents in a children's hospital
- Authors:
- SUDBERY John, BLENKINSHIP Angela
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 19(1), March 2005, pp.43-58.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Explores aspects of the psychosocial requirements of parents (and other family members) when a child or young person is ill, specifically when they require treatment in a children's hospital. The article draws on the experience of a the Family Counselling Service at the Manchester Children's Hospital. Particular use is made of attachment theory and psychodynamic thinking to analyse what is involved, and the article highlights social work's psychosocial model as the framework which integrates the practical, cognitive and the emotional, the individual and social dimensions.
Facing the future: Building on the lessons of winter 1999/2000
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Report reviewing the demand for health and social services in Northern Ireland during the winter of 1999/2000 and evaluating the effectiveness of arrangements that were put in place to deal with the high levels of demand placed on services. Draws on the lessons learned to identify actions required to develop services to cope with future demands.
The effects of a computer network on pediatric pain and anxiety
- Authors:
- HOLDEN Gary, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Technology in Human Services, 17(1), 2000, pp.27-47.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The objective of this study was to test the impact of an enhanced version of STARBRIGHT world (SBW2)- a private computer network for hospitalized children in the U.S.A. Utilizing an ecological momentary assessment approach, self-reports were obtained regarding children's perceptions of their pain intensity, pain aversiveness and anxiety. The results from the single system designs were aggregated using meta-analysis. Children experienced significantly less pain intensity, pain aversiveness, and anxiety in the SBW2 condition. These findings provide evidence regarding the effectiveness of SBW2 and demonstrate the utility of employing meta-analysis with single system designs.
When the choice is life or death
- Author:
- MANNING M.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 2.3.89, 1989, p.17.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Looks at the dilemma of choosing who should and who should not receive renal dialysis.
Patterns of end of life care in England, 2008 to 2010: an analysis of the National End of Life Care Intelligence Network local authority profiles by PHE region and centre
- Author:
- PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 48
- Place of publication:
- London
Using information from the National End of Life Care Intelligence Network’s (NEoLCIN’s) Local Authority Profiles, this report summarises patterns of end of life care in England for different local authorities. It focuses on the main indicators and highlights geographical variation in demographics for cause of death, place of death (hospital, own home, hospice, or care home), care home provision and income deprivation. The indicators suggest that , depending on where a person lives, they are more likely to die in a certain place or of a certain type of condition. The report provides recommendations for future research and for those those commissioning, planning, delivering and monitoring end of life care services. (Edited publisher abstract)
Assessing and managing depression in older people
- Author:
- THOMAS Hywel
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 109(43), 2013, pp.16-18.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Depression is the most common mental health condition in people aged 65 and over. It can have a detrimental effect on quality of life and reduce patients' ability to manage their health. Nurses caring for older people with physical health problems are in an ideal position to identify depression. This article outlines how general nurses can do so and ensure their patients receive the appropriate mental health care. (Publisher abstract)