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| The feasibility of care mapping to improve care for physically ill older people in hospital |
| Author(s) | Rosemary J Woolley, John B Young, John R Green |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 37, no 4, July 2008 |
| Pages | pp 390-395 |
| Source | http://www.ageing.oupjournals.org |
| Keywords | Ill health ; In-patients ; Medical wards ; Dementia ; Quality of life ; Management [care] ; Measurement ; Evaluation ; Methodology. |
| Annotation | Dementia care mapping (DCM) is a well-developed observational method designed to improve person-centred care for people who have dementia. The present study aimed to investigate the feasibility of using DCM in hospital wards for physically ill older people, including those who do not have dementia. DCM (version 8) was conducted in three elderly care general hospital wards and in two community hospitals. Summary statistics were calculated from the DCM data to assess feasibility and adequacy of the DCM coding system. 58 participants were mapped for 84 observation hours / 414 patient hours (4968 5-minute time frames). There was a relatively high proportion (942/2376; 40% of time frames) of missing data in the community hospitals due to time that patients spent away from the area under observation. All 3624 of the time frames with patients observed could be coded utilising the existing Behaviour Category and Mood/Engagement Value coding frameworks. The results from this preliminary study are promising and indicate that DCM is potentially feasible in elderly care general hospital wards, without the need for major modifications. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080808023 A |
| Classmark | CH: LF7: LD4: EA: F:59: QA: 3R: 4C: 3D |
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