PMID- 20925708
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20110124
LR  - 20101007
IS  - 1748-3743 (Electronic)
IS  - 1748-3735 (Linking)
VI  - 5
IP  - 3
DP  - 2010 Sep
TI  - Is quality of life being compromised in people with dementia in long-term care?
PG  - 245-52
LID - 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2010.00230.x [doi]
AB  - AIM: To outline the importance of understanding quality of life (QOL) in people 
      with dementia living in long-term care. To consider several key research 
      questions and some of the challenges and impact of neglecting knowledge transfer. 
      BACKGROUND: There is a gap between the knowledge in the broad dementia research 
      literature and transfer of knowledge into practice. Quality of life research and 
      transfer of research into practice is one means by which health professionals can 
      inform health and social care policy and improve care practice. DISCUSSION: There 
      are a number of unanswered research questions in relation to QOL in people with 
      dementia living in long term care. A selection of questions discussed in this 
      paper relate to the impact of staff knowledge of mental health assessment and the 
      importance of therapeutic communication, cognitive training programs and social 
      biography, individual needs, weight and behavioural and psychological symptoms of 
      dementia (BPSD), resident choice and the impact of the environment on QOL. 
      CONCLUSION: Research methods used to assess QOL must not be too restrictive and 
      mixed methods and data from multiple perspectives should be encouraged so that an 
      extensive understanding is uncovered. Potential strategies to assist knowledge 
      transfer in long-term care settings are needed.
CI  - (c) 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
FAU - Moyle, Wendy
AU  - Moyle W
AD  - Griffith Institute of Health and Medical Research, RCCCPI, Griffith University, 
      Brisbane, Qld, Australia. w.moyle@griffith.edu.au
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Int J Older People Nurs
JT  - International journal of older people nursing
JID - 101267281
SB  - IM
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aging/psychology
MH  - Dementia/*nursing/*psychology
MH  - Geriatric Nursing/*standards
MH  - Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
MH  - Humans
MH  - Long-Term Care/*standards
MH  - *Quality of Life
MH  - Self Concept
EDAT- 2010/10/12 06:00
MHDA- 2011/01/25 06:00
CRDT- 2010/10/08 06:00
PHST- 2010/10/08 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/10/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2011/01/25 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2010.00230.x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Int J Older People Nurs. 2010 Sep;5(3):245-52. doi: 
      10.1111/j.1748-3743.2010.00230.x.