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| Working with care homes to increase the use of non-pharmacological interventions in managing challenging behaviour in people with dementia | | Author(s) | Susannah Thwaites |
| Journal title | PSIGE Newsletter, no 120, July 2012 |
| Publisher | Psychologists' Special Interest Group in Elderly People - PSIGE, British Psychological Society, July 2012 |
| Pages | pp 33-39 |
| Source | http://www.psige.org.uk |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Behaviour disorders ; Psychiatric treatment ; Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Projects ; Hartlepool ; Easington. |
| Annotation | A 2-year project worked with care homes in the Hartlepool and Easington localities in north-east England. The project aimed to decrease the use of anti-psychotic medication and increase the use of non-pharmacological interventions to manage challenging behaviour in dementia. A range of standardised outcome measures were taken before the project commenced input, at the end of the 10-week input period and at a 6-month follow-up to measure sustainability. Input was agreed with the care home to ensure that a bespoke approach was taken. Skills to implement person-centred dementia care and environments that support older people with dementia improved in most of the care homes, but sustainability is limited. A decreasing trend of anti-psychotic use was observed, particularly at the 6-month follow-up. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-121009215 A |
| Classmark | EA: EP: LP: KW: LHB: 3E: 8CLB: 8DUM |
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