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ArticleDementia (London, England)2018

What are the barriers to care integration for those at the advanced stages of dementia living in care homes in the UK? Health care professional perspective.

Nuriye Kupeli, Gerard Leavey, Jane Harrington, Kathryn Lord, Michael King, Irwin Nazareth, Kirsten Moore, Elizabeth L Sampson, Louise Jones

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Article in Dementia (London, England), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9 authors.

Nuriye KupeliDivision of Psychiatry, Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, University College London, London, UK.
Gerard LeaveyBamford Centre for Mental Health & Wellbeing, University of Ulster, Londonderry, UK.
Jane HarringtonDivision of Psychiatry, Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, University College London, London, UK.
Kathryn LordDivision of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK.
Michael KingDivision of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK.
Irwin NazarethDepartment of Primary Care & Population Health, University College London, London, UK.
Kirsten MooreDivision of Psychiatry, Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, University College London, London, UK.
Elizabeth L SampsonDivision of Psychiatry, Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, University College London, London, UK; Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust Liaison Psychiatry Team, North Middlesex University Hospital, London, UK.
Louise JonesDivision of Psychiatry, Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, University College London, London, UK.

Funding

Marie Curie MCCC-FPR-11-UMarie Curie MCCC-PRO-11-U
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

People with advanced dementia are frequently bed-bound, doubly incontinent and able to speak only a few words. Many reside in care homes and may often have complex needs requiring efficient and timely response by knowledgeable and compassionate staff. The aim of this study is to improve our understanding of health care professionals' attitudes and knowledge of the barriers to integrated care for people with advanced dementia. In-depth, interactive interviews conducted with 14 health care professionals including commissioners, care home managers, nurses and health care assistants in the UK. Barriers to care for people with advanced dementia are influenced by governmental and societal factors which contribute to challenging environments in care homes, poor morale amongst care staff and a fragmentation of health and social care at the end of life. Quality of care for people with dementia as they approach death may be improved by developing collaborative networks to foster improved relationships between health and social care services.

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Attitude of Health PersonnelDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedSeverity of Illness IndexDementiaHealth PersonnelHumansInterviews as TopicNursing HomesQualitative ResearchTerminal CareUnited Kingdomcare homesdementiaintegrated carepalliative carequalitative research

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PMID26935834
PMCPMC5802544

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