Publications by authors named "Ann Macrae"
Background: Internationally, person-centred care (PCC) is embedded in the language of regulations and mandated to be practised in residential aged care (RAC). Despite this, PCC has not been fully adopted in RAC in Australia and internationally, and concerns about the quality of care persist. Over the past 2 decades, Montessori for dementia and ageing has been introduced in RAC to support and inform a cultural change towards PCC.
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- People with disabilities in supported housing face health disparities, and factors like physical activity and diet can help reduce chronic disease risks, but they encounter various biopsychosocial barriers.
- The review aimed to analyze qualitative research on the factors influencing physical activity and healthy eating among this population, identifying a total of 154 factors related to physical activity and 112 related to healthy eating.
- Findings revealed the key role of environmental factors and staff attitudes, emphasizing the complexity of interactions between personal and environmental elements that affect health behaviors, and suggesting that interventions need to be tailored to individual needs.
Trauma-informed care within residential aged care settings: A systematic scoping review.
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry
December 2023
Objectives: The importance of trauma-informed care (TIC) within residential aged care (RAC) settings has been increasingly recognised. TIC would ensure that older people who have experienced trauma over their lifetime have their needs better understood and accommodated. This scoping review examined the extent to which TIC has been applied within RAC settings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objectives: Person-centered care is the gold standard of care for people living with dementia, yet few systematic reviews have detailed how it is delivered in practice. This mixed-methods review aimed to examine the delivery of person-centered care, and its effectiveness, for people living with dementia in residential aged care.
Research Design And Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Introduction And Aims: Methadone maintenance remains the mainstay of treatment for opiate dependence in Scotland. Guidelines recommend supervised self-administration for at least 3 months, yet this is often interpreted as long-term supervision. However, there is no evidence base for deciding the optimal period of supervision.
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