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View article: Different Strategies to Improve Nurses’ Retention and Motivation in Rwanda
Different Strategies to Improve Nurses’ Retention and Motivation in Rwanda Open
The persistent shortage and turnover of nurses remain significant challenges within Rwanda’s healthcare system, particularly in district hospitals. This study explored factors influencing nurses’ retention and motivation, aiming to identif…
View article: Mental health support within professional soccer academies: clarifying the roles of psychologists, player care staff and clinicians
Mental health support within professional soccer academies: clarifying the roles of psychologists, player care staff and clinicians Open
Surveys of professional soccer players mental health (MH) difficulties reveal a prevalence either equal or higher compared to the general population. It is suggested that under reporting of problems occurs because of the stigma associated …
View article: A pre and post evaluation of the communication and interaction training programme for professionals in dementia care
A pre and post evaluation of the communication and interaction training programme for professionals in dementia care Open
Background NICE guidelines advocate that healthcare professionals should aim to use non‐pharmacological and person‐centred approaches as primary strategies to reduce or prevent distress in people living with dementia who reside within care…
View article: An ethnographic study to develop a taxonomy of lies for communicating with people with moderate to severe dementia
An ethnographic study to develop a taxonomy of lies for communicating with people with moderate to severe dementia Open
Background There is no definition of what constitutes a lie when working with people with moderate to severe dementia. Lies are often defined as therapeutic with no evidence of how therapeutic value is gauged. There is no previous research…
View article: Photon shielding competence of concrete doped CuO for gamma shielding applications
Photon shielding competence of concrete doped CuO for gamma shielding applications Open
In this study, photon attenuation parameters of concrete doped CuO, were determined and their application as shielding material were discussed. The WinXCOM software was used to determine the mass attenuation coefficient (MAC) of the concre…
View article: Photon Shielding Competence of Some Concrete Doped Materials for Nuclear Application
Photon Shielding Competence of Some Concrete Doped Materials for Nuclear Application Open
In this study, photon shielding properties of standard concrete (SC), concrete doped ferro boron (CFB), concrete doped boron carbide (CBC), concrete doped galena (CG) and concrete doped ilmenite (CI) were investigated. A theoretical study …
View article: Management of Agitation in Behaviours That Challenge in Dementia Care: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Non-Pharmacological Strategies
Management of Agitation in Behaviours That Challenge in Dementia Care: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Non-Pharmacological Strategies Open
The template allowed specialist multidisciplinary professionals to identify skills for the management of distress and agitated behaviour linked to the respective phase of arousal. The template has scope to guide practitioners to identify t…
View article: Professional perspectives on applying the NICE and British Psychological Society Guidelines for the management of Behaviours that Challenge in dementia care: an e‐survey
Professional perspectives on applying the NICE and British Psychological Society Guidelines for the management of Behaviours that Challenge in dementia care: an e‐survey Open
Objectives Behaviours that challenge (BtC) reflect the most costly and burdensome aspects of dementia where non‐pharmacological interventions rather than antipsychotic medication have been recommended as first‐line approaches for over a de…
View article: Restraints and Restrictive Interventions during Essential Personal Care in Elderly People Living with Dementia in Care Homes
Restraints and Restrictive Interventions during Essential Personal Care in Elderly People Living with Dementia in Care Homes Open
Care home staff are frequently required to provide invasive personal care for their residents, and on occasions need to use restraint and restrictive practices with people with dementia. This often occurs in situations where the residents …
View article: Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: a new framework for holistic understanding and non-pharmacological management
Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: a new framework for holistic understanding and non-pharmacological management Open
SUMMARY The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) informs us that the first-line treatments for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are non-pharmacological. Although psychotropics used to be the mai…
View article: UK clinicians’ views on the use of formulations for the management of BPSD: a multidisciplinary survey
UK clinicians’ views on the use of formulations for the management of BPSD: a multidisciplinary survey Open
Formulation-based approaches to targeting intervention are becoming popular in dementia care in the UK. More types of formulation frameworks are used in practice compared with the 2016 review. The use of formulations are seen as key to off…
View article: The Role of Models and Formulations in the Management of Behaviors that Challenge in Dementia
The Role of Models and Formulations in the Management of Behaviors that Challenge in Dementia Open
The British Psychological Society's Briefing Paper for Behaviors that Challenge (BtC) in dementia states that psychological formulation helps in the development of effective and well targeted treatments [1].While not explicitly using the t…
View article: Kahneman’s Ideas Applied to Dementia: Understanding and Managing Behavior
Kahneman’s Ideas Applied to Dementia: Understanding and Managing Behavior Open
View article: The use of therapeutic untruths by learning disability nursing students
The use of therapeutic untruths by learning disability nursing students Open
Background: The use of therapeutic untruths raises a number of ethical issues, which have begun to be explored to some extent, particularly in dementia care services, where their use has been found to be high. Little is known, however, abo…
View article: The use of therapeutic untruths by staff supporting people with an intellectual disability who display behaviours that challenge
The use of therapeutic untruths by staff supporting people with an intellectual disability who display behaviours that challenge Open
Background Therapeutic untruths (TU) are used in dementia services to de‐escalate distressing situations. The present authors explored the use of TU by care staff supporting people with an intellectual disability who displayed behaviours t…
View article: Challenging behaviour in dementia care: a novel framework for translating knowledge to practice
Challenging behaviour in dementia care: a novel framework for translating knowledge to practice Open
This article provides guidance on the management of challenging behaviours (CBs) in dementia care, and introduces concepts from positive behavioural support not usually applied to dementia. While the use of formulations has received a lot …
View article: Naming and Framing the Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) Paradigm: Professional Stakeholder Perspectives
Naming and Framing the Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) Paradigm: Professional Stakeholder Perspectives Open
Background: Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia and Challenging Behaviour in dementia are just two of a variety of terms for a complex paradigm that covers the most distressing and co…
View article: A Systematic Review of What Barriers and Facilitators Prevent and Enable Physical Healthcare Services Access for Autistic Adults
A Systematic Review of What Barriers and Facilitators Prevent and Enable Physical Healthcare Services Access for Autistic Adults Open
View article: Key Dimensions of Therapeutic Lies in Dementia Care: A New Taxonomy
Key Dimensions of Therapeutic Lies in Dementia Care: A New Taxonomy Open
Background: Research suggests that the use of lies and deception is prevalent within dementia care settings, despite ongoing debates raised about the ethics of this approach. There has been increasing exploration of when and why deceptive …
View article: Individual goal‐oriented cognitive rehabilitation to improve everyday functioning for people with early‐stage dementia: A multicentre randomised controlled trial (the GREAT trial)
Individual goal‐oriented cognitive rehabilitation to improve everyday functioning for people with early‐stage dementia: A multicentre randomised controlled trial (the GREAT trial) Open
Objectives To determine whether individual goal‐oriented cognitive rehabilitation (CR) improves everyday functioning for people with mild‐to‐moderate dementia. Design and methods Parallel group multicentre single‐blind randomised controlle…
View article: Women's Health in Third World Countries
Women's Health in Third World Countries Open
View article: Challenge Demcare: management of challenging behaviour in dementia at home and in care homes – development, evaluation and implementation of an online individualised intervention for care homes; and a cohort study of specialist community mental health care for families
Challenge Demcare: management of challenging behaviour in dementia at home and in care homes – development, evaluation and implementation of an online individualised intervention for care homes; and a cohort study of specialist community mental health care for families Open
Background Dementia with challenging behaviour (CB) causes significant distress for caregivers and the person with dementia. It is associated with breakdown of care at home and disruption in care homes. Challenge Demcare aimed to assist ca…
View article: Nature of behaviours that challenge in residents living in aged care homes: Implications for psychosocial interventions and service development
Nature of behaviours that challenge in residents living in aged care homes: Implications for psychosocial interventions and service development Open
Background/Aims : Competing theories exist regarding the causes and nature of behaviours that challenge (BC). The present study attempted to provide better insight into these behaviours and determine whether there were any underlying relat…
View article: A process evaluation of a Psychomotor Dance Therapy Intervention (DANCIN) for behavior change in dementia: attitudes and beliefs of participating residents and staff
A process evaluation of a Psychomotor Dance Therapy Intervention (DANCIN) for behavior change in dementia: attitudes and beliefs of participating residents and staff Open
Background: In a previous paper, we presented results from a 12-week study of a Psychomotor DANCe Therapy INtervention (DANCIN) based on Danzón Latin Ballroom that involves motor, emotional-affective, and cognitive domains, using a multipl…
View article: Psychomotor Dance Therapy Intervention (DANCIN) for people with dementia in care homes: a multiple-baseline single-case study
Psychomotor Dance Therapy Intervention (DANCIN) for people with dementia in care homes: a multiple-baseline single-case study Open
Despite methodological challenges, the DANCIN model has the potential to facilitate and sustain behavior change and improve mood (e.g. decrease irritability, increase self-esteem) of the residents living with dementia. The study was conduc…