scholarly journals Monitoring and improving the quality of person-centred care in health and social settings using Dementia Care Mapping (DCM): Staff experiences of implementation barriers and supports

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Jones ◽  
Janine Hamilton ◽  
Claire Surr
Keyword(s):  
Social Care ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
Quality Monitoring ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Rater Reliability ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Care Mapping ◽  
Dementia Care Mapping

Background: Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) is a person-centred care quality monitoring and improvement tool used for nearly 20 years in formal dementia care settings and there are thousands of people trained in its use internationally. However, little is known about if and how DCM is used in practice or regarding application of inter-rater reliability checks to ensure data quality. Aims and Objectives: This study aimed to explore the application of DCM in practice in the UK. Methods: A mixed methods design including an on-line survey and in-depth, semi-structured interviews was employed. Results: There were 98 survey respondents, representing 71 health and social care, University/research and training/consultancy organisations. Twenty-one people participated in the semi-structured interviews. Fifty-nine percent of survey respondents had used DCM since completing training. Those working in clinical roles and in health and social care provider organisations were least likely to have used DCM. A range of barriers and supports to use of DCM in practice after training were reported, including lack of management support and time. The majority of those who had used DCM also conducted inter-rater reliability checks at least once per year or more frequently. Of the 20% who did not the main barriers to this were absence of someone to conduct the checks with and lack of time and resources. Discussion and Conclusions: The study has shown that it is possible to apply an evidence-based quality monitoring and improvement tool such as DCM to support implementation of person-centred care in practice, despite widespread limitations on time and resources as well as to identify a range of setting conditions that can help or hinder implementation.

A Study Proposing a Data Model for a Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) Data Warehouse for Potential Secondary Uses of Dementia Care Data

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shehla Khalid ◽  
Neil Small ◽  
Daniel Neagu ◽  
Claire Surr
Keyword(s):  
Data Management ◽  
Data Warehouse ◽  
Data Model ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
Technical Data ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Care Mapping ◽  
Dementia Care Mapping

There is growing emphasis on sharing and reusing dementia care-related datasets to improve the quality of dementia care. Consequently, there is a need to develop data management solutions for collecting, integrating and storing these data in formats that enhance opportunities for reuse. Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) is an observational tool that is in widespread use internationally. It produces rich, evidence-based data on dementia care quality. Currently, that data is primarily used locally, within dementia care services, to assess and improve quality of care. Information-rich DCM data provides opportunities for secondary use including research into improving the quality of dementia care. But an effective data management solution is required to facilitate this. A rationale for the warehousing of DCM data as a technical data management solution is suggested. The authors also propose a data model for a DCM data warehouse and present user-identified challenges for reusing DCM data within a warehouse.

scholarly journals Engagement with a diverse Stakeholder Advisory Council for research in dementia care

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara S. Masoud ◽  
Ashlie A. Glassner ◽  
Neela Patel ◽  
Mayra Mendoza ◽  
Deborah James ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Family Care ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
Advisory Council ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Care Research ◽  
Care Partners ◽  
Health And Social Care

Abstract Background The inclusion of stakeholders throughout the research process has been gaining recognition as an approach that can improve the quality and impact of research. Stakeholder engagement for dementia care research has been identified as a national priority, though evaluation of engagement strategies and their impact has been limited. In dementia care research, stakeholders can include individuals living with dementia, family care partners, and health and social care professionals in dementia care. A Stakeholder Advisory Council (SAC) was established to identify priorities for dementia care research that are most important to stakeholders. Strategies to build capacity for research and facilitate engagement among the SAC were used to identify the research priorities. This study describes the experiences of SAC members engaged in the research process. Methods To evaluate stakeholder engagement, semi-structured interviews were conducted with members of the SAC to understand their experiences and perspectives on the strategies used to facilitate engagement and build capacity for research. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and thematically analyzed using a mixed inductive and deductive approach. Findings were presented to members of the SAC to determine whether they felt their perspectives and experiences were accurately represented. Final domains and themes presented here were approved by the SAC. Results Interviews (N = 11) were conducted with members of the SAC representing each stakeholder group; persons living with dementia (n = 2); family care partners (n = 4), and health and social care professionals in dementia care (n = 5). Ten themes were categorized into four overarching domains: accessibility, council infrastructure, values and environment, and benefits of involvement. Conclusions Findings from this qualitative study are a resource for researchers seeking to collaborate with diverse stakeholder groups to represent their perspectives in research, including individuals living with dementia. The domains and themes identified here support the inclusion of diverse stakeholders in the research process, centering engagement and capacity building strategies around individuals living with dementia.

scholarly journals Engagement with a Diverse Stakeholder Advisory Council for Research in Dementia Care

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Suzanne Masoud ◽  
Ashlie A. Glassner ◽  
Neela Patel ◽  
Mayra Mendoza ◽  
Deborah James ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Family Care ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
Advisory Council ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Care Research ◽  
Care Partners ◽  
Health And Social Care

Abstract Background The inclusion of stakeholders throughout the research process has been gaining recognition as an approach that can improve the quality and impact of research. Stakeholder engagement for dementia care research has been identified as a national priority, though evaluation of engagement strategies and their impact has been limited. In dementia care research, stakeholders can include individuals living with dementia, family care partners, and health and social care professionals in dementia care. A Stakeholder Advisory Council (SAC) was established to identify priorities for dementia care research that are most important to stakeholders. Strategies to build capacity for research and facilitate engagement among the SAC were used to identify the research priorities. This study describes the experiences of SAC members engaged in the research process. Methods To evaluate stakeholder engagement, semi-structured interviews were conducted with members of the SAC to understand their experiences and perspectives on the strategies used to facilitate engagement and build capacity for research. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and thematically analyzed using a mixed inductive and deductive approach. Findings were presented to members of the SAC to determine whether they felt their perspectives and experiences were accurately represented. Final domains and themes presented here were approved by the SAC. Results Interviews (N=11) were conducted with members of the SAC representing each stakeholder group; persons living with dementia (n=2); family care partners (n=4), and health and social care professionals in dementia care (n=5). Ten themes were categorized into four overarching domains: accessibility, council infrastructure, values and environment, and benefits of involvement. Conclusions Findings from this qualitative study are a resource for researchers seeking to collaborate with diverse stakeholder groups to represent their perspectives in research, including individuals living with dementia. The domains and themes identified here support the inclusion of diverse stakeholders in the research process, centering engagement and capacity building strategies around individuals living with dementia.

Die Dementia Care Mapping Methode (DCM)

Pflege ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 18 (01) ◽  
pp. 0067-0067
Author(s):  
Christina Anthea
Keyword(s):  
Dementia Care ◽  
Care Mapping ◽  
Dementia Care Mapping

Dementia Care Mapping Survey

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolinda Douglass ◽  
Arlene Keddie ◽  
Dawn Brooker ◽  
Claire Surr
Keyword(s):  
Dementia Care ◽  
Care Mapping ◽  
Dementia Care Mapping

scholarly journals The importance of a room with a view for older people with limited mobility

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 273-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Musselwhite
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Limited Mobility ◽  
Human Element ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Vantage Points ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how older people who are almost entirely housebound use a view from their window to make sense of the world and stay connected to the outside space that they cannot physically inhabit. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews with 42 individuals were carried out who were living at home, were relatively immobile and had an interesting view outside they liked from one or more of their windows. Findings The findings suggest that immobile older people enjoy watching a motion-full, changing, world going on outside of their own mobility and interact and create meaning and sense, relating themselves to the outside world. Practical implications Findings suggest that those working in health and social care must realise the importance of older people observing the outdoors and create situations where that is enabled and maintained through improving vantage points and potentially using technology. Originality/value This study builds and updates work by Rowles (1981) showing that preference for views from the window involves the immediate surveillance zone but also further afield. The view can be rural or urban but should include a human element from which older people can interact through storytelling. The view often contains different flows, between mundane and mystery and intrigue, and between expected and random.

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