All Outputs (68)

Resilience in older people living with dementia – A narrative analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Buggins, S.-L., Clarke, C., & Wolverson, E. (2021). Resilience in older people living with dementia – A narrative analysis. Dementia, 20(4), 1234-1249. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301220927614

Dominant discourses surrounding dementia tend to focus on narratives of loss and decline. Simultaneously, individuals living with dementia are vulnerable to being dispossessed of personal narratives supportive of identity and well-being. How older pe... Read More about Resilience in older people living with dementia – A narrative analysis.

Training people with dementia/cognitive impairment and their carers in the use of web-based supportive technologies (Innovative practice) (2019)
Journal Article
Cunnah, K., Howe, D., Thorpe, J., Dunn, R., Platt, R., White, C., Paulson, K., & Wolverson, E. (2021). Training people with dementia/cognitive impairment and their carers in the use of web-based supportive technologies (Innovative practice). Dementia, 20(2), 796–806. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301219887592

Little is known about the training and support people with dementia and their carers need to use digital solutions. This paper shares learning from a bespoke programme that successfully trained people with dementia or mild cognitive impairment and th... Read More about Training people with dementia/cognitive impairment and their carers in the use of web-based supportive technologies (Innovative practice).

The CAREGIVERSPRO-MMD Platform as an Online Informational and Social Support Tool for People Living With Memory Problems and Their Carers: An Evaluation of User Engagement, Usability and Usefulness (2019)
Journal Article
Howe, D., Thorpe, J., Dunn, R., White, C., Cunnah, K., Platt, R., Paulson, K., & Wolverson, E. (2019). The CAREGIVERSPRO-MMD Platform as an Online Informational and Social Support Tool for People Living With Memory Problems and Their Carers: An Evaluation of User Engagement, Usability and Usefulness. Journal of applied gerontology, 39(12), 1303-1312. https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464819885326

People living with dementia or cognitive impairment (PwD) and their carers often have unmet needs for informational and social support postdiagnosis. Web-based platforms have the potential to address these needs, although few have been developed for... Read More about The CAREGIVERSPRO-MMD Platform as an Online Informational and Social Support Tool for People Living With Memory Problems and Their Carers: An Evaluation of User Engagement, Usability and Usefulness.

Naming and Framing the Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) Paradigm: Professional Stakeholder Perspectives (2019)
Journal Article
Wolverson, E., Birtles, H., Moniz-Cook, E., James, I., Brooker, D., & Duffy, F. (2019). Naming and Framing the Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) Paradigm: Professional Stakeholder Perspectives. OBM geriatrics, 3(4), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.geriatr.1904080

Background: Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia and Challenging Behaviour in dementia are just two of a variety of terms for a complex paradigm that covers the most distressing and costly aspects of the condition. The terminology used... Read More about Naming and Framing the Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) Paradigm: Professional Stakeholder Perspectives.

Digital technologies and dementia - training guide (2019)
Other
Wolverson, E., Paulson, K., White, C., Dunn, R., & Oxtoby, K. (2019). Digital technologies and dementia - training guide

This practical guide for group facilitators is now available to support training for people living with dementia/cognitive impairment in the use of digital technologies. The guide gives top tips including the importance of simple steps and the need... Read More about Digital technologies and dementia - training guide.

Technology for Families of People with Dementia (2019)
Book Chapter
Wolverson, E., Dunn, R., & White, C. (2019). Technology for Families of People with Dementia. In A. Astell, S. Smith, & P. Joddrell (Eds.), Using technology in dementia care : a guide to technology solutions for everyday living (139-158). Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Improving Digital Inclusion Through Training (2018)
Other
Cunnah, K., Dunn, R., Howe, D., Platt, R., Thorpe, J., Paulson, K., & Wolverson, E. (2018). Improving Digital Inclusion Through Training

This guide is for anyone who is seeking information on the introduction of technical devices to people with dementia or cognitive impairment (referred to collectively in this report as PwD) and their carers. This might include social care professiona... Read More about Improving Digital Inclusion Through Training.

Intensive Interaction and discourses of personhood: A focus group study with dementia caregivers (2018)
Journal Article
Heap, C. . J., & Wolverson, E. (2020). Intensive Interaction and discourses of personhood: A focus group study with dementia caregivers. Dementia, 9(6), 2018-2037. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301218814389

Introduction: Societal discourses of dementia are medicalised and dehumanising. This leads to a social problem: the loss of personhood in dementia care. The communication technique Intensive Interaction, however, honours personhood. The current study... Read More about Intensive Interaction and discourses of personhood: A focus group study with dementia caregivers.

A qualitative study of the shared experience of humour between people living with dementia and their partners (2018)
Journal Article
Hickman, H., Clarke, C., & Wolverson, E. (in press). A qualitative study of the shared experience of humour between people living with dementia and their partners. Dementia, https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301218805895

Humour is a complex social and emotional experience which could constitute a positive resource for people endeavouring to live well with dementia. However, little is currently known about the shared use and value of humour in dyads where one person h... Read More about A qualitative study of the shared experience of humour between people living with dementia and their partners.

Mindfulness and meditation interventions in dementia : experiences, adaptations and effects of well-being (2018)
Thesis
Adams, J. (2018). Mindfulness and meditation interventions in dementia : experiences, adaptations and effects of well-being. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220953

This portfolio thesis consists of three parts: a systematic literature review, an empirical paper and a set of appendices. The thesis as a whole considers the effects of meditation-based interventions for people living with dementia and age-related c... Read More about Mindfulness and meditation interventions in dementia : experiences, adaptations and effects of well-being.

Resilience in people with dementia and their caregivers (2018)
Thesis
Conway, L. K. (2018). Resilience in people with dementia and their caregivers. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220965

This portfolio thesis consists of three parts: a systematic literature review, an empirical paper and appendices relating to both research projects.

The first section is a systematic literature review which aimed to synthesise research into resili... Read More about Resilience in people with dementia and their caregivers.

A web-based platform for people with memory problems and their caregivers (CAREGIVERSPRO-MMD): Mixed-methods evaluation of usability (2018)
Journal Article
Zafeiridi, P., Paulson, K., Dunn, R., Wolverson, E., White, C., Thorpe, J. A., Antomarini, M., Cesaroni, F., Scocchera, F., Landrin-Dutot, I., Malherbe, L., Lingiah, H., Bérard, M., Gironès, X., Quintana, M., Cortés, U., Barrué, C., Cortés, A., Paliokas, I., Votis, K., & Tzovaras, D. (2018). A web-based platform for people with memory problems and their caregivers (CAREGIVERSPRO-MMD): Mixed-methods evaluation of usability. JMIR Formative Research, 2(1), Article e4. https://doi.org/10.2196/formative.9083

Background: The increasing number of people with dementia (PwD) drives research exploring Web-based support interventions to provide effective care for larger populations. In this concept, a Web-based platform (CAREGIVERSPRO-MMD, 620911) was designed... Read More about A web-based platform for people with memory problems and their caregivers (CAREGIVERSPRO-MMD): Mixed-methods evaluation of usability.

Whats Love Got To Do With It? (2017)
Journal Article
Oakes, P., Wolverson, E., & Cowell, C. (2017). Whats Love Got To Do With It?. Clinical Psychology Forum, 295, 35-39

Understanding positive experiences of professional caregivers who support people living with dementia (2017)
Thesis
Bartels, L. (2017). Understanding positive experiences of professional caregivers who support people living with dementia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219713

This portfolio thesis is divided into three parts; a systematic literature review, an empirical paper, and a set of appendices. The thesis as a whole seeks to understand positive experiences of professional caregivers, in order to provide a more holi... Read More about Understanding positive experiences of professional caregivers who support people living with dementia.

The experiences of people with diabetes mellitus and hypoglycaemia unawareness (2017)
Thesis
Gleeson, J. R. (2017). The experiences of people with diabetes mellitus and hypoglycaemia unawareness. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220359

This portfolio thesis contains three separate parts: a systematic literature review, an empirical study and a set of associated appendices.

Part one is a systematic literature review which synthesises published literature which explores the experi... Read More about The experiences of people with diabetes mellitus and hypoglycaemia unawareness.

The experience of epilepsy in later life : a qualitative exploration of illness representations (2017)
Journal Article
Yennadiou, H., & Wolverson, E. (2017). The experience of epilepsy in later life : a qualitative exploration of illness representations. Epilepsy and Behavior, 70(A), 87-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.01.033

The objective of this study is to explore how older people living with epilepsy appraise their condition through their lived-experience. The common-sense model of illness representations (CSMIR) provides a framework to explain how individuals make se... Read More about The experience of epilepsy in later life : a qualitative exploration of illness representations.

Through the eyes of others - The social experiences of people with dementia: A systematic literature review and synthesis (2017)
Journal Article
Patterson, K. M., Clarke, C., Wolverson, E. L., Moniz-Cook, E. D., Patterson, K., Clarke, C., Wolverson, E., & Moniz-Cook, E. (2018). Through the eyes of others - The social experiences of people with dementia: A systematic literature review and synthesis. International Psychogeriatrics, 30(6), 791-805. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610216002374

Psychosocial models suggest that the lived experience of dementia is affected by interpersonal factors such as the ways in which others view, talk about, and behave toward the person with dementia. This review aimed to illuminate how informal, everyd... Read More about Through the eyes of others - The social experiences of people with dementia: A systematic literature review and synthesis.

The meaning and experience of well-being in dementia for psychiatrists involved in diagnostic disclosure: a qualitative study (2016)
Journal Article
Wolverson, E., Clarke, C., & Vince, A. (2017). The meaning and experience of well-being in dementia for psychiatrists involved in diagnostic disclosure: a qualitative study. International Psychogeriatrics, 29(1), 93-104. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610216001484

Literature indicates that people's experiences of receiving a diagnosis of dementia can have a lasting impact on well-being. Psychiatrists frequently lead in communicating a diagnosis but little is known about the factors that could contribute to pot... Read More about The meaning and experience of well-being in dementia for psychiatrists involved in diagnostic disclosure: a qualitative study.

Physical touch as a pathway to personhood in dementia care (2016)
Thesis
Heap, C. J. (2016). Physical touch as a pathway to personhood in dementia care. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219025

This thesis portfolio comprises three parts: a systematic literature review, an empirical research paper, and appendices.

In part one, the systematic literature review, empirical literature relating to the use of touch interventions in dementia ca... Read More about Physical touch as a pathway to personhood in dementia care.

Relationships and dementia : an exploration of partners' experiences (2016)
Thesis
Cowell, C. F. (2016). Relationships and dementia : an exploration of partners' experiences. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218732

This portfolio thesis is made up of three parts; a systematic literature review, an empirical paper and a set of associated appendices. The thesis as a whole considers the experiences of relationships for partners within couple dyads, in which one pe... Read More about Relationships and dementia : an exploration of partners' experiences.