Australian Chaplaincy Support of Health Care Staff: Presence, Professional and Relational
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DOI: 10.1007/s10943-022-01526-4
Abstract: The aim of the research was to explore how health care staff experienced support from hospital chaplains. The context for the study was two acute care hospitals in the South Australian Government’s public health system:… read more here.
Keywords: care staff; support; health care; health ... See more keywords
Interventions to support effective communication between maternity care staff and women in labour: A mixed-methods systematic review
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DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2017.12.014
Abstract: Objectives the objectives of this review were (1) to assess whether interventions to support effective communication between maternity care staff and healthy women in labour with a term pregnancy could improve birth outcomes and experiences… read more here.
Keywords: care; maternity care; care staff; communication ... See more keywords
Resilience Among Direct Care Staff in Nursing Homes. Validation of the CD-RISC2.
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DOI: 10.1080/07317115.2022.2111013
Abstract: OBJECTIVES Caring for older adults is a demanding task. Some professionals may find themselves in complex situations for which they may not be prepared. However, the repercussions of these difficult experiences will depend on personal… read more here.
Keywords: resilience; staff nursing; direct care; nursing homes ... See more keywords
Routines of “sitting” and “enjoying ourselves” in the common room of a dementia unit
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DOI: 10.1080/14015439.2019.1554854
Abstract: Abstract Purpose: Routinized activities create security for persons with dementia (PWDs) and help care staff manage everyday tasks, but care staff also assist PWDs with constructing routines during their leisure time. This paper investigates how… read more here.
Keywords: dementia unit; staff; room dementia; care staff ... See more keywords
An ethnography of managing emotions when talking about life‐threatening illness
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DOI: 10.1111/inr.12356
Abstract: AIM This ethnographic study was concerned with how dying patients, palliative care staff and family caregivers communicate about life-threatening illness in a palliative care setting in Ethiopia. BACKGROUND Ethiopia, as a developing country, had few… read more here.
Keywords: palliative care; care; family caregivers; care staff ... See more keywords
Adaptation of the DEMQOL-Proxy for routine use in care homes: a cross-sectional study of the reliability and validity of DEMQOL-CH
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028045
Abstract: Objective To investigate the routine use of a measure of quality of life (QoL) in care homes and assess its psychometric properties when used by care staff. Design A cross-sectional two-phase study. Setting and participants… read more here.
Keywords: care; care homes; care staff; demqol proxy ... See more keywords
Association of care workers’ job satisfaction and global happiness with change of functional performance of severely disabled elderly residents in nursing homes: a cohort and questionnaire study in Japan
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033937
Abstract: Objectives There is growing concern regarding quality of work life (QWL) among care staff in nursing homes. However, little is known about the impact of QWL on nursing home residents’ functional performance. Recent literature suggests… read more here.
Keywords: nursing homes; functional performance; care staff; happiness ... See more keywords
Short-term PsychoEducation for Carers To Reduce Over Medication of people with intellectual disabilities (SPECTROM): study protocol
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037912
Abstract: Introduction Psychotropic medications that are primarily licenced for the treatment of psychiatric disorders are used widely (32%–85%) among people with intellectual disabilities (ID) often for the management of problem (challenging) behaviour in the absence of… read more here.
Keywords: staff; intellectual disabilities; care staff; people intellectual ... See more keywords
Critical Contextual Elements in Facilitating and Achieving Success with a Person-Centred Care Intervention to Support Antipsychotic Deprescribing for Older People in Long-Term Care
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DOI: 10.1155/2018/7148515
Abstract: Antipsychotic and other tranquilising medicines are prescribed to help care staff manages behaviour in one-quarter of older people living in Australian long-term care homes. While these medicines pose significant health risks, particularly for people with… read more here.
Keywords: staff; long term; care staff; care ... See more keywords
When Young Children Grieve: Perspectives from Day Care Staff on Supporting Parents and Children through Illness and Loss.
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DOI: 10.1177/00302228231166803
Abstract: This study explores how Danish day care institutions provide support to bereaved families based on accounts from staff members. Through eight focus groups, 23 employees from 8 day care institutions were interviewed. Subsequently, using thematic analysis,… read more here.
Keywords: day care; care staff; supporting parents; staff ... See more keywords
Frailty: an in-depth qualitative study exploring the views of community care staff
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DOI: 10.1186/s12877-019-1069-3
Abstract: BackgroundFrailty is seen across various health and social care settings. However, little is known about how healthcare professionals, particularly those who provide care for older adults living in the community view frailty. There is also… read more here.
Keywords: community care; care; frailty; care staff ... See more keywords