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Tag Archives: Support for Carers (Hospital Discharge)
Review of Factors Influencing Carers’ Quality of Life (Alzheimer’s and Dementia)
Summary A review of literature on the factors likely to influence the quality of life for family carers of people with dementia discovered ten broad themes: Demographics. Carer-Patient Relationship(s). Dementia Characteristics. Demands of Caring. Carer Health. Carer Emotional Well-Being. Support … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Access to Practical Support With Caring, Adult Carers in England: Quality of Life, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Alzheimer's and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, Asia, Australia, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Building Carer Friendly Communities, Burden on Caregivers, Care and Support Services: Choice and Control, Caregiver Assessments, Caregiver Burden, Caregiver Support, Caregiver’s Level of Coping, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Anxiety, Carer Assessment, Carer Awareness, Carer Demographics, Carer Depression, Carer Emotional Well-Being, Carer Experience, Carer Fatigue, Carer Friendly Communities, Carer Friendly Employers, Carer Friendly NHS, Carer Friendly Policies, Carer Friendly Society, Carer Friendly Workplaces, Carer Health, Carer Independence, Carer Isolation, Carer Quality of Life, Carer Quality of Life: Carer Emotional Well-Being, Carer Quality of Life: Carer Health, Carer Quality of Life: Carer Independence, Carer Quality of Life: Carer Self-Efficacy, Carer Quality of Life: Carer-Patient Relationship(s), Carer Quality of Life: Demands of Caring, Carer Quality of Life: Dementia Characteristics, Carer Quality of Life: Demographics, Carer Quality of Life: Future Orientation, Carer Quality of Life: Support Received, Carer Self-Efficacy, Carer Stress, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Needs, Carer-Patient Relationship(s), Carer’s Perspective, Carers, Carers and Families, Carers' Assessments, Carers’ Breaks, Carers’ Experiences of Carer’s Assessments, Carers’ Health and Wellbeing, Caring and Family Finances, Caring and Family Finances Inquiry, Centre for Dementia Studies: Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Combining Work and Care, Commissioning for Carers Principles, Costs of Caring, Demands of Caring, Dementia Care: Unpaid Care Contribution, Dementia Characteristics, Demographics, Department of Social Policy: London School of Economics, Division of Psychiatry: University College London, European Countries, Experiences, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Financial Issues, Future Orientation, Health Sciences: University of Southampton, Impact of Caring on Ability to Work, Impact of Caring on Carers, Impact of Caring on Carers’ Health, Improving Lives of Carers, Informal Caregiving, Informal Carers, Information and Advice, Information for Carers, Information Needs of Carers, Juggling Work and Care, Kings College London, Lived Experience Advisory Panel: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, London School of Economics Institute of Psychiatry Psychology & Neuroscience: King's College London, Maintaining Relationship, Needs of Carers, North America, Older Carers, Older Carers Awareness, Personal Finances, Poverty, Principles Behind Commissioning for Carers, Professor Sube Banerjee, Quality of Life of Carers, Quality of Life Research, School of Psychology: University of Kent, South America, Spousal Caregivers (SCs), Spouses of Dementia Sufferers, Sube Banerjee: Centre for Dementia Studies at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Support for Carers, Support for Carers (Hospital Discharge), Support Received, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Sustainable Caring, Systematic Review, Typology of Spouse Caregivers, University College London, University of Kent, University of Southampton, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Value of Unpaid Care, Valuing Carers, Views of Informal Carers, Worry About the Future, Zarit Carer Burden Inventory
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Patient Experience in Adult NHS Services (NICE)
Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published an “evidence update” on patient experience. This evidence update contains a summary of new evidence relevant to the NICE’s Clinical Guideline CG138 “Patient experience in adult NHS services: … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NHS, NICE Guidelines, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Advice and Information, Care-Q Instrument, Continuity of Care, Continuity of Care and Relationships, Discharge, Discharge From Hospital to Primary Care, Discharge Support, Enabling Patients to Participate in Their Care, Essential Requirements of Care, Evidence Update Advisory Group (EUAG), Hospital Discharge, Information, Measuring Patient Experience, NICE Evidence Update 52, NICE Evidence Updates, Non-Verbal Communication, Palliative Care, Patient Experience, Patient Experience in Adult NHS Services (NICE), Patient Experience Overall Measure, Patient Information, Patient-Centred Care Across Europe, Patient-Centred Care in Chronic Disease Management, Public and Patient Experience and Engagement: Department of Health, Quality Measures, Quality Standard for Patient Experience in Adult NHS services, Shared Decision-Making, Support for Carers (Hospital Discharge), Tailoring Healthcare Services for Each Patient, Transforming Patient Experience
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Hospital Discharge: Advice for Patients and Carers (BMA)
Summary This British Medical Association (BMA) guidance for patients and carers contains a checklist of questions that need to be asked, and offers information to help support patients during hospital discharge. Full Text Link Reference Hospital discharge: the patient, carer … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Patient Care Pathway, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Advice and Information, Advice and Support, Advice for Family and Friends, Assessment Before Discharge, BMA Guidance, BMA Patient Liaison Group (PLG), BMA: British Medical Association, British Medical Association (BMA), Discharge, Discharge Checklist, Discharge Coordination, Discharge Decisions, Discharge Planning, Discharge Summaries, Discharge Support, Early Supported Discharge (ESD), Follow-Up Appointments, Hospital Discharge, Hospital Discharge and Transfers, Information and Advice, Integrated Discharge Process, Leaving Hospital, Length of Stay (LoS), Patient Discharge, Patient Discharge Summaries, PLG, Post-Discharge Support, Step Down, Step-Down and Supported Housing, Stroke Liaison Nurses, Support for Carers (Hospital Discharge), Timely Discharge
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Exploring the Impact of Caring on People’s Lives (Carers Trust / SCIE)
Summary The Prepared to care? report, produced for Carers Week earlier this month, shows that suitable support is not always available to carers. This document outlines the emotional, physical and financial pressures which can result when caring. It explains the need … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK, Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, SCIE, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Burden on Caregivers, Caregiver Support, Caregiver Training, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Fatigue, Carer Support, Carer's Allowance, Carer’s Assessment, Carers, Carers Week 2013, Carers’ Breaks, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Find Me Good Care (SCIE), Information and Advice, Information and Support for Carers, Information Needs of Carers, Reablement, Social Care TV, Social Care TV: Role of Carers and Families in Reablement, Stress Reduction for Unpaid Family Carers, Support for Carers, Support for Carers (Hospital Discharge), Supporting Caregivers, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Working in Partnership with Carers (SCIE)
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Education and Support Package for Stroke Patients and Carers: an RCT (BMJ Open)
Summary This multi-site randomised controlled trial examined objective tailoring of stroke information and provision of reinforcement opportunities for enhancing the effectiveness of patient / carer education. The study evaluated the effectiveness of an education package in knowledge, health and psychosocial … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Depression, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Quick Insights, Stroke
Tagged Anxiety, Australia, BMJ Open, Brighton Health Campus and Services: Queensland, Brighton: Queensland, Burden on Caregivers, Caregiver Strain Index, Discharge Planning, Discharge Support, Education and Support for Stroke Carers, Education and Support for Stroke Patients, Emotional Impact of Stroke, Feeling Informed, Health Belief Model, Hospital Discharge, Information and Advice, Patient Discharge, Patient Information Packages, Post-Discharge Activities, Post-Discharge Support, Poststroke Care, Poststroke Rehabilitation, Quality of Life, Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM), Reinforcement Opportunities, Self-Efficacy (Carers), Self-Efficacy (Patients), Stroke Education and Support Package, Stroke Information, Stroke Patients and Carers, Stroke Rehabilitation, Stroke Units, Support for Carers (Hospital Discharge)
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