‘A lot of people think it’s just a Mickey Mouse role’: Role ambiguity among dementia support workers within secondary care and community hospital settings

by | Friday, December 15, 2023 | Dementia

Dementia, Volume 23, Issue 2, Page 191-209, February 2024. Purpose: Dementia support workers (DSWs) are employed to improve the hospital care for patients living with dementia. An evaluation sought to understand the perspectives and experiences of DSWs and related...

The relationship between social cognitive processes and behavior changes in people with amnestic mild cognitive impairment or dementia using the Edinburgh Social Cognition Test (ESCoT).

by | Thursday, December 14, 2023 | Neuropsychology (general)

Neuropsychology, Vol 38(3), Mar 2024, 223-238; doi:10.1037/neu0000929Objective: People with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) or dementia often exhibit a decline in their social abilities, but few tests of social cognition exist that are suitable for clinical...