by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Thursday, January 4, 2024 | Dementia
Dementia, Volume 23, Issue 5, Page 741-756, July 2024. BackgroundThe use of life stories in dementia care has been described as a way of seeing every person as an individual, looking beyond their dementia. Life stories have become synonymous with high-quality care,...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Thursday, January 4, 2024 | Dementia
Dementia, Volume 23, Issue 5, Page 817-849, July 2024. BackgroundThe life expectancy of people with a learning disability is increasing and with this comes a greater risk of developing dementia. Dementia poses new challenges for both family and formal learning...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Friday, December 22, 2023 | Dementia
Dementia, Volume 23, Issue 2, Page 251-271, February 2024. Background and AimDespite the impact of dementia on close care relationships, accessible therapeutic services for people living with dementia and their care partners remain scarce. Further, there is an...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Monday, December 18, 2023 | Dementia
Dementia, Volume 23, Issue 2, Page 312-340, February 2024. BackgroundIndividualised goal-setting outcome measures can be a useful way of reflecting people living with dementia and family carers’ differing priorities regarding quality-of-life domains in the highly...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | 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...
