Improving care for people with dementia: development and initial feasibility study for evaluation of life story work in dementia care

Gridley K, Brooks J, Birks Y, Baxter K, Parker G.
Record ID 32016000947
English
Authors' objectives: To establish whether or not full evaluation of Life story work (LSW) was feasible. Improving dementia care quality is an urgent priority nationally and internationally. LSW is an intervention that aims to improve individual outcomes and care for people with dementia and their carers. LSW gathers information and artefacts about the person, their history and interests, and produces a tangible output: the 'life story'.
Authors' recommendations: LSW is used across different health and social care settings in England, but in different ways, not all of which reflect 'good practice'. This large, complex study identified a wide range of challenges for future research, but also the possibility that LSW may help to improve care staff attitudes towards dementia and QoL for some people with dementia.
Details
Project Status: Completed
URL for project: http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/projects/hsdr/11200011
Year Published: 2016
URL for published report: http://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/hsdr04230/#/abstract
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
  • Humans
  • Dementia
  • Feasibility Studies
Contact
Organisation Name: NIHR Health Services and Delivery Research programme
Contact Address: NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK
Contact Name: journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Contact Email: journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
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