Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation Gridley K, Brooks J, Birks Y, Baxter K, Parker G.. Improving care for people with dementia: development and initial feasibility study for evaluation of life story work in dementia care. Health Services and Delivery Research 2016; 4(23) 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' conclusions 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. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Dementia; Feasibility Studies; Humans Language Published English Country of organisation England English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence HS&DR Programme, National Institute for Health Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, University of Southampton, Alpha House, Enterprise Road, Southampton, SO16 7NS, UK Tel: +44 23 8059 4304
Email: hsdrinfo@southampton.ac.uk AccessionNumber 32016000947 Date abstract record published 30/08/2016 |