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View article: How Safety Culture Surveys Influence the Quality and Safety of Healthcare Organisations
How Safety Culture Surveys Influence the Quality and Safety of Healthcare Organisations Open
Objectives Safety culture surveys have been widely used in healthcare for more than two decades predominantly as a tool for measuring the level of safety culture (as defined as the beliefs and attitudes that staff express about how their o…
View article: 768 PREDICTORS OF INDEPENDENCE IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER PEOPLE
768 PREDICTORS OF INDEPENDENCE IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER PEOPLE Open
Introduction Many people wish to retain their independence as they age. Therefore, identifying factors that can predict sustainability of independence for older people over time are essential for preventing functional decline and maintaini…
View article: 696 UNDERSTANDING INDEPENDENCE—OLDER PEOPLE’S PERSPECTIVES
696 UNDERSTANDING INDEPENDENCE—OLDER PEOPLE’S PERSPECTIVES Open
Introduction Independence is an important personal goal for many older people. Achieving this goal in practice requires a shared-understanding of independence between older people and those supporting them, but a consensus of understanding…
View article: P02 Improving the experience of care for people with dementia in hospital: developing the DEMENTIA CARE pointers for service change
P02 Improving the experience of care for people with dementia in hospital: developing the DEMENTIA CARE pointers for service change Open
Background Being in hospital can be particularly confusing and challenging not only for people living with dementia, but also for their carers and the staff that care for them. Methods We undertook three systematic reviews of quantitative …
View article: P3‐522: IMPROVING THE EXPERIENCE OF CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA IN HOSPITAL: SYNTHESIS OF QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE EVIDENCE
P3‐522: IMPROVING THE EXPERIENCE OF CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA IN HOSPITAL: SYNTHESIS OF QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE EVIDENCE Open
Around a third of older adults admitted to hospital have dementia. People with dementia tend to stay in hospital longer, experience greater mortality and increased risk of institutionalisation post discharge. Hospital stays can be particul…