Publications by authors named "Lenore Ley"
Objective: This study examined levels of self-reported dignity and explored factors expected to influence dignity experienced by older adults during acute hospitalisation in Ghana.
Background: Dignified care has been recognised as inseparable from quality nursing care and maintaining patients' dignity has been highlighted in professional codes of conduct for nurses. However, there is a lack of research on self-reported dignity and the factors that influence the dignity of older adults during acute hospitalisation in Africa.
Aim: To develop and validate a culturally appropriate patient-reported outcome measure for measuring dignity for older adults during acute hospitalization.
Design: A three-phased exploratory sequential mixed-method design was used.
Methods: Domains were identified and items were generated from findings of a recent qualitative study, two systematic reviews and grey literature.
Aims And Objective: The aim of this systematic review was to examine the methodological quality of dignity-related patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) used to measure patients' dignity during acute hospitalisation using the Consensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) methodology for systematic review of PROMs.
Background: Previous scoping review studies on the methodological quality of dignity-related PROMs lack specificity for dignity during acute hospital admission. They included PROMs that were developed to measure constructs of care other than patient dignity or designed to measure dignity in contexts outside of the acute hospital setting.
Aims: To synthesize quantitative evidence on levels of dignity during acute hospital admission and identify barriers and facilitators to patients' dignity or dignified care from the perspective of hospitalized patients. The secondary aim was to examine the relationship between dignity and demographic, clinical and psychological characteristics of patients.
Design: A systematic review based on the protocol of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses guideline for reporting systematic reviews.
Aims And Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore older adults' perspectives about dignity and dignified nursing care during acute hospitalisation in Ghana.
Background: Maintaining hospitalised older adults' dignity is an essential component of nursing care and one of the most important determinants of wellbeing. To date, no study has been published on older adults' perspectives of dignified nursing care in the African context.
Emerging evidence suggests hospitalized older adults should walk at least 20-minutes daily to minimize functional decline. A single-institution case study conducted in a tertiary-referral centre in Melbourne, Australia, aimed to examine functional change and describe characteristics of older patients' in-hospital mobility. From 526 older patients vulnerable to functional decline, a sample of 41 patients (Mean age = 83.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims And Objectives: To identify evidence for a recommended and feasible activity dose to minimise functional decline in older hospitalised general medical patients.
Background: Quality 24-hr care of older patients involves balancing activity to minimise functional decline, with rest to aid recovery. However, there is limited guidance regarding an optimal type and dose of activity to minimise functional decline in hospitalised elders receiving acute medical care.