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| What are people with dementia and their carers' perceptions of the quality of care they receive in hospitals in the UK? | | Author(s) | Deanne Holdcroft |
| Journal title | Ageing and Health: the Journal of the Institute of Ageing and Health (West Midlands), no 21, 2017 |
| Publisher | Institute of Ageing and Health West Midlands, 2017 |
| Pages | pp 30-39 |
| Source | www.iah-wmids.org.uk |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Hospital services ; Medical care ; Quality ; Attitude ; Family care ; In-patients ; Nurses ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | The Prime Minister's challenge on dementia 2020 (Department of Health, 2015) has brought dementia care under scrutiny. This literature review ascertain the views of people with dementia and their carers who are in receipt of secondary nursing care and opposed to health workers' view only. The aim is to explore the perceptions of patients with dementia about the health care system and about good and bad care. A systematic search of CINAHL found 10 relevant articles, qualitative studies which found that patients with dementia, their caregivers and nursing staff felt that their knowledge about dementia was insufficient. The studies also found that patients and caregivers were unhappy with treatment received in hospital care settings, due to inadequate communication between health professionals and multidisciplinary teams. The author recommends that Dementia Champions be appointed to hospital wards, as sources of information, knowledge and support to nursing staff, family caregivers and people with dementia. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170421215 A |
| Classmark | EA: LD: LK: 59: DP: P6:SJ: LF7: QTE: 64A |
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