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Dementia Care Mapping reconsidered
— exploring the reliability and validity of the observational tool | | Author(s) | A Thornton, Chris Hatton, Alan Tatham |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 19, no 8, August 2004 |
| Pages | pp 718-726 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Quality of life ; Management [care] ; Quality ; Evaluation ; Reliability. |
| Annotation | Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) is a widely used observational method for evaluating the service quality provided to people with dementia. This study evaluated: levels of non-observer agreement; the ability of the 5-minute time frame to reflect the "actual passing of time"; and the nature of the relationship between individual Well/Ill-Being values (WIB) and dependency levels. Data collected using DCM and continuous time sample (CTS) were compared. Observations were carried out with 64 people with dementia within a day hospital and continuing care ward. Inter-observer agreement was calculated across 20 participants. Dependency measures were measured using the Clifton Assessment Procedure for the Elderly (CAPE). A strong relationship was demonstrated between participants' WIB score and levels of dependency. DCM was unable to measure WIB as a separate construct from participants' levels of dependency. Questions were raised regarding the reliability and validity of DCM as used by routine care staff. Possible reasons for this, and suggestions for amendments are made. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040913222 A |
| Classmark | EA: F:59: QA: 59: 4C: 5HC |
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