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Social prescribing for people living with dementia (PLWD) and their carers: what works, for whom, under what circumstances and why – protocol for a complex intervention systematic review (2024)
Journal Article
Marshall, J., Papavasiliou, E., Fox, C., Hawkes, M., Irvine, A., Moniz-Cook, E., …Cross, J. L. (2024). Social prescribing for people living with dementia (PLWD) and their carers: what works, for whom, under what circumstances and why – protocol for a complex intervention systematic review. BMJ open, 14(4), Article e080551. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080551

Introduction Dementia is a complex medical condition that poses significant challenges to healthcare systems and support services. People living with dementia (PLWD) and their carers experience complex needs often exacerbated by social isolation an... Read More about Social prescribing for people living with dementia (PLWD) and their carers: what works, for whom, under what circumstances and why – protocol for a complex intervention systematic review.

Editorial: Innovations in dementia and ageing care (2023)
Journal Article
Quinn, C., Wolverson, E., & Mountain, G. (2023). Editorial: Innovations in dementia and ageing care. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 4, Article 1191633. https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2023.1191633

KEYWORDS Alzheimer's disease, carer, psychosocial interventions, health serivces, community, quality of life, frailty Editorial on the Research Topic Innovations in dementia and ageing care The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how quality of life ca... Read More about Editorial: Innovations in dementia and ageing care.

What are the information needs of people with dementia and their family caregivers when they are admitted to a mental health ward and do current ward patient information leaflets meet their needs? (2023)
Journal Article
Wolverson, E., Harrison Dening, K., Gower, Z., Brown, P., Cox, J., McGrath, V., …Prichard, J. (in press). What are the information needs of people with dementia and their family caregivers when they are admitted to a mental health ward and do current ward patient information leaflets meet their needs?. Health Expectations,

Introduction: An admission to a mental health ward is an uncertain and unexpected part of a person’s journey with dementia and consequently, families require information about what to expect and how to prepare. This study aimed to establish the infor... Read More about What are the information needs of people with dementia and their family caregivers when they are admitted to a mental health ward and do current ward patient information leaflets meet their needs?.

The Cognitive Daisy (COG-D) for improving care for residents with dementia in care homes: protocol of a feasibility RCT (2023)
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Pollux, P. M., Surr, C., Cohen, J., Huang, C., Wolverson, E., Mountain, P., …Hudson, J. M. (2023). The Cognitive Daisy (COG-D) for improving care for residents with dementia in care homes: protocol of a feasibility RCT. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9(1), Article 34. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-023-01256-8

Background: Cognitive problems associated with dementia affect a large proportion of older adults living in residential care. Knowledge of cognitive impairments is important for providing person-centred care (PCC). The impact of specific cognitive im... Read More about The Cognitive Daisy (COG-D) for improving care for residents with dementia in care homes: protocol of a feasibility RCT.

Family experiences of inpatient mental health care for people with dementia. (2023)
Journal Article
Wolverson, E., Harrison Dening, K., Dunning, R., Crowther, G., Russell, G., & Underwood, B. (2023). Family experiences of inpatient mental health care for people with dementia. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, Article 1093894. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1093894

Introduction: This study investigates family carers experiences of inpatient mental health care for people with dementia. A mental health inpatient admission for a person with dementia is usually considered when a person is distressed and this distre... Read More about Family experiences of inpatient mental health care for people with dementia..

Me, myself, and nature: living with dementia and connecting with the natural world – more than a breath of fresh air? A literature review (2022)
Journal Article
Bennett, J., Wolverson, E., & Price, L. (2022). Me, myself, and nature: living with dementia and connecting with the natural world – more than a breath of fresh air? A literature review. Dementia, https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012221117896

Objective: Depsite the growing awareness of the importance of engagement with the natural world for people living with dementia, little is known about the impact specifically for people living independently in their own home. This review identifies,... Read More about Me, myself, and nature: living with dementia and connecting with the natural world – more than a breath of fresh air? A literature review.

Achieving Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia Using Crisis Teams (AQUEDUCT): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a Resource Kit (2022)
Journal Article
Coleston-Shields, D. M., Challis, D., Worden, A., Broome, E., Dening, T., Guo, B., …Orrell, M. (2022). Achieving Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia Using Crisis Teams (AQUEDUCT): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a Resource Kit. Trials, 23(1), Article 54. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05995-y

Background: Improving care at home for people with dementia is a core policy goal in the dementia strategies of many European countries. A challenge to effective home support is the occurrence of crises in the care of people with dementia which arise... Read More about Achieving Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia Using Crisis Teams (AQUEDUCT): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a Resource Kit.

The use of a bespoke website developed for people with dementia and carers: Users’ experiences, perceptions and support needs (2021)
Journal Article
Wolverson, E., White, C., Dunn, R., Cunnah, K., Howe, D., Paulson, K., …Thorpe, J. (2022). The use of a bespoke website developed for people with dementia and carers: Users’ experiences, perceptions and support needs. Dementia, 21(1), 94-113. https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012211028495

Background: Current policy emphasises the role of digital technologies in facilitating the management of long-term conditions. While digital resources have been developed for carers, there has been little attention to their development for people wit... Read More about The use of a bespoke website developed for people with dementia and carers: Users’ experiences, perceptions and support needs.

Professional perspectives on applying the NICE and British Psychological Society Guidelines for the management of Behaviours that Challenge in dementia care: an e-survey (2021)
Journal Article
Gray, K. L., Moniz-Cook, E., Reichelt, K., Duffy, F., & James, I. A. (2021). Professional perspectives on applying the NICE and British Psychological Society Guidelines for the management of Behaviours that Challenge in dementia care: an e-survey. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12316

Objectives: Behaviours that challenge (BtC) reflect the most costly and burdensome aspects of dementia where non-pharmacological interventions rather than antipsychotic medication have been recommended as first-line approaches for over a decade (NICE... Read More about Professional perspectives on applying the NICE and British Psychological Society Guidelines for the management of Behaviours that Challenge in dementia care: an e-survey.

Getting our terminology right: the power of language (2021)
Journal Article
James, I., Reichelt, K., Duffy, F., & Moniz-Cook, E. (2021). Getting our terminology right: the power of language. Journal of Dementia Care, 29(2), 24-27

For over 25 years, the term challenging behaviour (CB) has been used to describe agitation and other “distressed” behaviours associated with dementia (Stokes 2000). But such is the power of language and the importance of getting our terminology right... Read More about Getting our terminology right: the power of language.

Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia : a new framework for holistic understanding and non-pharmacological management (2021)
Journal Article
James, I. A., Gray, K., Moniz-Cook, E., Lee, K., Reichelt, K., & Richardson, J. (2022). Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia : a new framework for holistic understanding and non-pharmacological management. BJPsych Advances, 28(1), 11-20. https://doi.org/10.1192/bja.2021.12

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) informs us that the first-line treatments for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are non-pharmacological. Although psychotropics used to be the main strategy in the m... Read More about Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia : a new framework for holistic understanding and non-pharmacological management.

The language of behaviour changes in dementia: A mixed methods survey exploring the perspectives of people with dementia (2021)
Journal Article
Wolverson, E., Moniz-Cook, E., Dunn, R., Gove, D., & Diaz-Ponce, A. (2021). The language of behaviour changes in dementia: A mixed methods survey exploring the perspectives of people with dementia. Journal of advanced nursing, 77(4), 1992-2001. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14787

Aims: The aim of this study was to explore the opinions of people with dementia, about the language used to describe changes in behaviour associated with dementia. Design: This study adopted a human rights approach in a mixed methods convergent paral... Read More about The language of behaviour changes in dementia: A mixed methods survey exploring the perspectives of people with dementia.

Community Occupational Therapy for people with dementia and family carers (COTiD-UK) versus treatment as usual (Valuing Active Life in Dementia [VALID]) study: A single-blind, randomised controlled trial (2021)
Journal Article
Wenborn, J., O’Keeffe, A. G., Mountain, G., Moniz-Cook, E., King, M., Omar, R. Z., …Orrell, M. (2021). Community Occupational Therapy for people with dementia and family carers (COTiD-UK) versus treatment as usual (Valuing Active Life in Dementia [VALID]) study: A single-blind, randomised controlled trial. PLoS Medicine, 18(1), Article e1003433. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003433

© 2021 Wenborn et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are cr... Read More about Community Occupational Therapy for people with dementia and family carers (COTiD-UK) versus treatment as usual (Valuing Active Life in Dementia [VALID]) study: A single-blind, randomised controlled trial.

Promoting independence in Dementia (Pride): A feasibility randomized controlled trial (2021)
Journal Article
Csipke, E., Shafayat, A., Sprange, K., Bradshaw, L., Montgomery, A. A., Ogollah, R., …Orrell, M. (2021). Promoting independence in Dementia (Pride): A feasibility randomized controlled trial. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 16, 363-378. https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S281139

Background: There is a need for interventions to foster and maintain independence for people with dementia to support community living, improve morale, and reduce stigma. We investigated a social intervention to promote living well and enhance indepe... Read More about Promoting independence in Dementia (Pride): A feasibility randomized controlled trial.

Development of an evidence-based best practice model for teams managing crisis in dementia: Protocol for a qualitative study (2021)
Journal Article
Stanyon, M., Streater, A., Coleston-Shields, D. M., Yates, J., Challis, D., Dening, T., …Orrell, M. (2021). Development of an evidence-based best practice model for teams managing crisis in dementia: Protocol for a qualitative study. JMIR Research Protocols, 10(1), Article e14781. https://doi.org/10.2196/14781

Background: Teams working in the community to manage crisis in dementia currently exist, but with widely varying models of practice, it is difficult to determine the effectiveness of such teams. Objective: The aim of this study is to develop a “best... Read More about Development of an evidence-based best practice model for teams managing crisis in dementia: Protocol for a qualitative study.

Supporting the Supporters: Interventions to Reduce Family Distress (2020)
Book Chapter
Ulstein, I., Manthorpe, J., & Moniz-Cook, E. (2020). Supporting the Supporters: Interventions to Reduce Family Distress. In Timely Psychosocial Interventions in Dementia Care: Evidence-Based Practice (166-178). London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Timely Psychosocial Interventions in Dementia Care: Evidence-Based Practice (2020)
Book
Manthorpe, J., & Moniz-Cook, E. (Eds.). (2020). Timely Psychosocial Interventions in Dementia Care: Evidence-Based Practice. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

This new edited volume seeks to meet the growing need for ways to support people with dementia across the whole course and trajectory of dementia care, with a wide scope of expertise. The book addresses how practitioners and carers can apply psych... Read More about Timely Psychosocial Interventions in Dementia Care: Evidence-Based Practice.

Supporting People with Dementia through Music (2020)
Book Chapter
Raglio, A., Gianelli, M., Moniz-Cook, E., & Manthorpe, J. (2020). Supporting People with Dementia through Music. In Timely Psychosocial Interventions in Dementia Care: Evidence-Based Practice (179-190). London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Understanding the shared experiences of creating a digital life story with individuals with dementia and their spouse (2020)
Journal Article
Sweeney, L., Wolverson, E., & Clarke, C. (2021). Understanding the shared experiences of creating a digital life story with individuals with dementia and their spouse. Dementia, 20(5), 1791–1813. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301220970403

Introduction Life story books in dementia are used as a part of person-centred care. Whilst the current literature demonstrates associations between completing life story books and increased well-being, little is known about the process and how it i... Read More about Understanding the shared experiences of creating a digital life story with individuals with dementia and their spouse.