Growing and fostering knowledge translation: Recommendations for health organisations from the SPHERE Envisionarium.

Unlabelled: Despite considerable investments in health research, there is a disconnect between what is known to enhance healthcare and how healthcare is delivered in situ. Knowledge translation (KT) plays a vital role in addressing this disconnect. Some governments promote KT via initiatives that encourage collaboration between researchers, clinicians, communities and others; this includes SPHERE (Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research and Enterprise).

Improving dementia and palliative care through the co-design of an integrated model of care.

A need exists to improve end-of-life care for people with advanced dementia, by integrating available services. Stakeholders on the Central Coast of New South Wales united to co-design an improved model of care that would integrate care across care settings. The aim of this project was to co-design a model of integrated, person-centred palliative care for people with dementia at the end of life.

Improving end-of-life care for people with dementia: a mixed-methods study.

Background: Improving palliative and end-of-life care for people with dementia is a growing priority globally. This study aimed to integrate multiple perspectives on end-of-life care for people with dementia and carers, to identify clinically relevant areas for improvement.

Methods: The mixed-methods study involved surveys, interviews, and workshops with two participant groups: healthcare professionals and carers (individuals who provided care and support to a family member or friend).

What care do people with dementia receive at the end of life? Lessons from a retrospective clinical audit of deaths in hospital and other settings.

Background: The need for better end-of-life care for people with dementia has been acknowledged. Existing literature suggests that people dying with dementia have less access to palliative care, yet little is known about the care provided to people with dementia at the end of life. This study aimed to establish evidence related to end-of-life care for people dying with dementia in hospital compared to other settings.

Feasibility and Acceptability of a Novel Online Program for Mental Health Carers.

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a new online program ( ) for carers of a person with depressive or anxiety symptoms.

Methods: Using a two-arm randomised controlled trial design, 108 carers of a person with depressive or anxiety symptomology aged 16 years or over (89% female; mean age 50 years) received immediate or delayed access to the program. Feasibility was measured using program activation and survey completion rates.