Recruiting Persons With Dementia: A Systematic Review of Facilitators, Barriers, and Strategies.

Study recruitment of persons with dementia is challenging. We aimed to assess facilitators, barriers, and strategies to identify and approach persons with dementia for recruitment to dementia care studies. We systematically searched MEDLINE/PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, and other sources (ORRCA [Online Resource for Research in Clinical triAls]; pertinent evidence syntheses; citation searching) and narratively summarised the results (PROSPERO CRD42022342600).

Facilitators and barriers to implementing a specialized care unit for persons with cognitive impairment in an acute geriatric hospital: a process evaluation.

Background: Implementing dementia care interventions in an acute hospital poses multiple challenges. To understand factors influencing the implementation, in-depth knowledge about specific facilitators and barriers is necessary. The aim of this study was to identify facilitators and barriers to implementing an interprofessional, multicomponent intervention of a specialized unit for persons with cognitive impairment in an acute geriatric hospital.

Emotions, action strategies and expectations of health professionals and people with dementia regarding COVID-19 in different care settings in Switzerland: a mixed methods study.

Background: More than 55 million people are currently affected by dementia worldwide and over 144 thousand in Switzerland. In Swiss nursing homes, 47.6% of the residents had a medical diagnosis of dementia in 2014.

Theory-based evaluation and programme theories in nursing: A discussion on the occasion of the updated Medical Research Council (MRC) Framework.

Developing and evaluating health interventions for the benefit of patients is notoriously difficult. This also applies to the discipline of nursing, owing to the complexity of nursing interventions. Following significant revision, the updated guidance of the Medical Research Council (MRC) adopts a pluralistic view to intervention development and evaluation, including a theory-based perspective.

Dementia care in acute hospitals: A framework for practice development and theory-based evaluation.

Aim: The aim was to generate a framework for dementia care in acute hospitals.

Design: Framework development with logic modelling.

Methods: In phase one, we identified relevant elements of the framework by analysing several sources and by critically discussing them within the research team.

Staff-to-resident abuse in nursing homes: a scoping review.

Background: Elder abuse in long-term care is an important public health concern with social, health-related, and economic implications. Staff-to-resident abuse is of particular interest since institutions should protect residents' rights and prevent harm. To provide an up-to date comprehensive overview of staff-to-resident abuse in nursing homes, we performed a scoping review considering types of abuse, their prevalence and associated factors, descriptions, experiences, and preventive interventions.

Aggressive incidents in home care services and organizational support: A cross-sectional survey in Switzerland.

Aims: To explore the available organizational structures addressing aggressive incidents towards home care services staff.

Background: Organizational structures how professional caregivers deal with care recipients' aggressive incidents.

Methods: An explorative cross-sectional survey using the Violence Experienced by Staff (German version revised) and the Impact of Patient Aggression on Carers Scale was conducted.

A systematic review of interventions to improve acute hospital care for people with dementia.

The aim of this study was to provide an overview of interventions targeting hospital care of patients with dementia. We conducted a systematic review, including interventional study designs. We searched five electronic databases, conducted a hand search and performed citation tracking.

Facilitators and barriers to implement nurse-led interventions in long-term dementia care: a qualitative interview study with Swiss nursing experts and managers.

Background: To support the implementation of nurse-led interventions in long-term dementia care, in-depth knowledge of specific supporting factors and barriers is required. Conditions and structures of caring for people with dementia differ widely, depending on the country and the care context. Our study aimed to describe the experiences and opinions of nursing experts and managers with regard to facilitators and barriers to the implementation of nurse-led interventions in long-term dementia care.

Experience of aggressive behaviour of health professionals in home care services and the role of persons with dementia.

Aims: To explore the view of health professionals on the form and frequency of aggressive behaviour of clients against health professionals in home care services.

Design: An explorative cross-sectional survey was conducted.

Methods: We conducted a survey using the Survey of Violence Experienced by Staff German version Revised (SOVES-G-R) and the Impact of Patient Aggression on Carers Scale (IMPACS).

Factors associated with aggressive behaviour in persons with cognitive impairments using home care services: A retrospective cross-sectional study.

Aim: This study aimed to investigate the frequency of documented aggression, on the part of cognitively impaired individuals, against health professionals in home care services and to highlight related factors.

Design: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted using data obtained from the nursing documentation of six home care service organizations in Switzerland.

Methods: We analysed the nursing documentation of 1,186 clients in six home care services, between July 2019-September 2019, using the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory.

Persons with dementia as internet users: what are their needs? A qualitative study.

Aims And Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify the needs and expectations of persons with dementia regarding dementia-related information on the internet concerning content, presentation, navigation, language and design.

Background: Research on internet-related needs of persons with dementia is lacking. However, the importance of the internet as a source of health information is increasing.

Educational interventions to improve literature searching skills in the health sciences: a scoping review.

Objective: The authors reviewed educational interventions for improving literature searching skills in the health sciences.

Methods: We performed a scoping review of experimental and quasi-experimental studies published in English and German, irrespective of publication year. Targeted outcomes were objectively measurable literature searching skills (e.

Aggressive behaviour of persons with dementia towards professional caregivers in the home care setting-A scoping review.

Aims And Objectives: To outline and to examine the current research and grey literature on aggressive incidents of persons with dementia towards professional caregivers in the home care setting. We intended to identify evidence and research gaps in this field.

Background: Worldwide, around fifty million people are living with dementia.

Prioritäten der Pflegeforschung für das Themenfeld "Dementia Care" im deutschsprachigen Raum - Eine Delphi-Studie.

Unlabelled: Priorities of nursing research in dementia care in German-speaking countries - A Delphi study Background and objective: To meet the central needs of people with dementia, their relatives and their caregivers in complex living conditions and care situations, a substantive examination of research priorities is required. The aim of this work was the identification and prioritisation of nursing research topics concerning dementia care in German-speaking countries.

Methods: To identify existing research agendas in dementia care, we conducted a systematic literature research.

What hinders and facilitates the implementation of nurse-led interventions in dementia care? A scoping review.

Background: The implementation of evidence-based interventions for people with dementia is complex and challenging. However, successful implementation might be a key element to ensure evidence-based practice and high quality of care. There is a need to improve implementation processes in dementia care by better understanding the arising challenges.

[The Healthcare Teams' Perspective on Caring for People with Dementia in Acute Hospitals: A Qualitative Study].

Unlabelled: The Healthcare Teams' Perspective on Caring for People with Dementia in Acute Hospitals: A Qualitative Study Introduction: To deal with the complexity of the situation of people with dementia in acute hospitals, it is necessary to develop tailored interventions. In doing so, it is important to consider the perspectives of all relevant persons, including health care teams.

Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the situation of people with dementia in three Swiss acute hospitals from the perspective of health care teams.

Needs of people with dementia and their informal caregivers concerning assistive technologies.

Assistive technologies might be a suitable option for supporting people with dementia and their informal caregivers. To avoid "one-fits-all"-solutions and to design useful technologies, it is essential to consider the end-users' needs. The objective of this review was to examine the needs of people with dementia and their informal caregivers with regard to assistive technologies.

Dealing with aggressive behaviour in nursing homes: caregivers' use of recommended measures.

Aims And Objectives: To identify groups of caregivers in terms of their use of measures for dealing with resident aggression and the differences between these groups related to their characteristics.

Background: Caregivers in nursing home are confronted with a major challenge when faced with the aggressive behaviour of residents. Therefore, the application of recommended measures is important in supporting caregivers and promoting safety for residents.

[Nurses' experiences with aggressive behaviour of nursing home residents: a cross sectional study in Swiss nursing homes].

The present exploratory descriptive cross-sectional study with the participation of 814 (51.8%) caregivers in 21 Swiss nursing homes provides insight into caregivers' experiences and handling of residents' aggressive behaviour. Moreover, caregiver burden with regard to resident aggression and the consequences on the caregiver-resident-relationship were investigated.

[Perception of safety climate in outpatient pediatric care].

In ambulant pediatric care, patients situations are becoming increasingly complex, because the lenght of hospital stay is reduced since the introduction of Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG). Consequently, the patients' safety is constantly becoming more important. The patients' safety is closely associated with the nurses' awareness of risks and the safety climate within the institution.

Factors associated with resident aggression toward caregivers in nursing homes.

Purpose: Caregivers in nursing homes often experience aggressive behavior of residents. The aim of this study was to explore the caregivers' experiences with aggressive behavior from residents and to identify environmental factors as well as caregiver and resident characteristics related to aggressive behavior in Swiss nursing homes.

Design: A retrospective cross-sectional survey was conducted between November 2010 and April 2011 with a sample of caregivers working in various nursing homes in the German-speaking part of Switzerland.

Nursing home caregivers' explanations for and coping strategies with residents' aggression: a qualitative study.

Aims And Objectives: This study explored caregivers' perspectives regarding the conditions and situations of resident aggression and practical strategies caregivers use to deal with aggression.

Background: Working in a nursing home is associated with a high risk to experience aggression from residents or patients. Despite existing recommendations for dealing with aggression there is a lack of information about caregivers' ways of dealing with it in practice.

Aggressive behavior of nursing home residents toward caregivers: a systematic literature review.

Aggression challenges and burdens caregivers face when working in nursing homes. The research questions in this review were (1) what types of residents' aggressive behavior do caregivers experience in nursing homes and how often? (2) In what situations does aggressive behavior occur? (3) What strategies do caregivers employ to manage aggressive behavior? Twenty one publications in English and/or German from 1996 to 2006 were identified by search strategies conducted in Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and supplemented by screening citations, references, and unpublished manuscripts. Results show that all types of aggressive behavior occur in nursing homes with verbal and physical aggressive behavior combined.

[Effect of a training course in management of aggression and violence on nursing students].

The aim of this study was to test the effect of a training course in aggression management on nursing students in their basic training. The research question was: Do nursing students feel more competent and more secure in dealing with aggressive patients after the training course than prior to the training? To test the effect of the training the nursing students' self-efficacy and confidence was measured in a quasi-experimental investigation. The experimental group (n = 57) completed a four day training course in aggression management.