Being Present and Meaningful Engagement for Aged Care Residents Living With Dementia: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Australian Care Worker's Experiences.

Background And Objectives: Meaningful engagement is essential for aged care residents living with dementia. Our knowledge pertaining to caring presence for residents living with dementia is limited. This study aims to understand care workers' experiences of providing care to residents, the challenges they face in being present with residents and support that enable them to be more present and provide person-centered care.

Prior Exposure and Toddlers' Sleep-Related Memory for Novel Words.

Children can easily link a novel word to a novel, unnamed object-something referred to as fast mapping. Despite the ease and speed with which children do this, their memories for novel fast-mapped words can be poor unless they receive memory supports such as further exposure to the words or sleep. Axelsson, Swinton, Winiger, and Horst (2018) found that 2.

Spiritual care training and the GP curriculum: where to now?

This article examines the place of spirituality in medical education, with special reference to primary care. It highlights evidence of current discrepancies and problems with spiritual care in general practice, demonstrating that GPs do not have a common approach or set of competencies. The authors illuminate the fact that medical education teaches spirituality sporadically and largely through optional and non-embedded learning.

What GPs mean by 'spirituality' and how they apply this concept with patients: a qualitative study.

Background: Little is known about how the concept of spirituality is understood and applied by GPs.

Aim: To provide a detailed description of how GPs understand the concept of spirituality and apply this with patients.

Design & Setting: Nineteen Scottish GPs were interviewed about their perceptions of the concept of spirituality and how they apply this in practice.