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Defining And Assessing The Characteristics Of The Built Environment That Contribute To The Well-Being Of People With Dementia Living In Aged Care Facilities In Singapore, Shuzhen Joanna Sun
Defining And Assessing The Characteristics Of The Built Environment That Contribute To The Well-Being Of People With Dementia Living In Aged Care Facilities In Singapore, Shuzhen Joanna Sun
University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 2017+
Background: Dementia enabling environments are a key factor in addressing the needs of people living with dementia in residential aged care facilities. Despite the evidence supporting the development of these environments, there are no salutogenic validated or reliable tools that can guide, measure, or evaluate dementia enabling environments in Singapore. The study uncovers the characteristics of the built environment that contribute to the well-being of Singaporeans living with dementia. With the findings, the study plans to translate the knowledge into action by developing an acceptable, reliable, and culturally sensitive tool for Singapore.
Methods: The study employed a sequential qualitative-quantitative mixed …
Lost In Translation? Exploring The Usefulness Of Three Methods To Identify Best Sources Of Evidence For Care Staff On The Non-Pharmacological Alleviation Of Responsive Behaviours In Dementia, Catherine Kubel
University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 2017+
Healthcare providers are faced with many challenges when trying to meet the complex needs of those with age related diseases, such as dementia. In residential aged care facilities (RACFs), up to 90% of those with dementia exhibit responsive behaviours (RB) and these are associated with increases in mortality, morbidity and decreased quality-of-life for residents. The term ‘responsive behaviours’ refers to words and actions displayed in response to personal, social or physical environments and are an expression of meaning, needs or concerns. There is a need for more focus in policy, practice and research to improve the management of and reduce …
Developing An Instrument To Evaluate The Quality Of Dementia Information Website, Yunshu Zhu
Developing An Instrument To Evaluate The Quality Of Dementia Information Website, Yunshu Zhu
University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 2017+
With website becoming a major information source, consumers are likely to resort on website for information about dementia. They maynot have the knowledge or experience in distinguishing quality information from opinion pieces; therefore, the aim of this research Master project is to develop and validate an instrument to measure the quality of dementia information website. The aim was achieved by reaching four objectives: (1) identify the existing methods for evaluating dementia information website. (2) identify the existing methods for evaluating health information website. (3) develop an instrument to measure the quality of dementia website. (4) use this developed instrument to …