ORCID Profile
0000-0001-6187-4703
Current Organisation
Central Coast Local Health District
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Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 05-2022
DOI: 10.1177/1476718X221089565
Abstract: The childcare setting is a critical environment to observe, and also influence, children’s mental wellbeing. However, little research has examined the experiences and ability of Australian family day care (FDC) educators in supporting children’s mental wellbeing. The present study aimed to explore how training, COVID-19, and partnerships influence FDC educators’ ability to promote children’s mental wellbeing. Seven FDC educators engaged in semi-structured interviews, and thematic analysis identified six themes. These were (1) more than a babysitter (2) experience is the best teacher (3) close and supportive relationships, which included a sense of exile as a subordinate theme (4) it takes a village to raise a child (5) fear and uncertainty and (6) business and relational difficulties. The research suggests that support for FDC educators through adequate training and strong partnerships more effectively promotes children’s mental wellbeing.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 07-05-2023
DOI: 10.1177/02692163231171181
Abstract: People with dementia have different care and support needs at their end of life compared to people with other life-limiting illnesses, and general palliative care models may not meet the needs of people with dementia and their carers and families. Some dementia-specific end-of-life care models have been implemented, and a summary of existing models was undertaken to inform development of a local model. To identify best-practice models of care for people in the advanced and end stages of dementia, and their families and carers. A rapid review with narrative summary of peer-reviewed articles and grey literature was conducted. Ten databases were searched for articles published between January 2000 and April 2022. Inclusion criteria were: all care settings AND the model focuses on people with end-stage or advanced dementia AND contained multiple components. Nineteen articles or reports, describing twelve dementia-specific models of end-of-life care in a range of care settings were identified for inclusion in the review. There is strong evidence that the principles of best practice palliative care for people with advanced dementia are well known, but limited ex les of translation of this knowledge into integrated models of care. The key issues that emerged from the findings were: referral and admission to care, integration of care, sustainability and evaluation. Findings can be used to inform development of improved end-of-life care pathways for people with dementia, but well-designed research studies are needed to evaluate the effectiveness of integrated models of care for this vulnerable population.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 18-08-2017
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 05-01-2018
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