Occupational therapists in emergency departments: A qualitative study
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James, K., Jones, D., Kempenaar, . L., Preston, J., & Kerr, S. (2018)
Occupational therapists in emergency departments: A qualitative study. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 81(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022617744510
Introduction
Globally, occupational therapists are establishing their role in emergency care, especially in emergency departments. This practice development merits investigati...
Emergency Departments and Occupational Therapy: Integration, Unscheduled Care and Over-crowding
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James, K. Emergency Departments and Occupational Therapy: Integration, Unscheduled Care and Over-crowding. International journal of integrated care, 17(5), A387. https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.3705)
James, K. Emergency Departments and Occupational Therapy: Integration, Unscheduled Care and Over-crowding. International journal of integrated care, 17(5), A387. https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.3705
Introduction: Globally, over-crowding within Emergency Departments is becoming a serious concern (Walker et al 2016) impacting on patient safety (Pines et al 2011) and work-re...
Towards improved decision support in the assessment and management of pain for people with dementia in hospital: a systematic meta-review and observational study
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Closs, S. J., Dowding, D., Allcock, N., Hulme, C., Keady, J., Sampson, E. L., …Lichtner, V. (2016)
Towards improved decision support in the assessment and management of pain for people with dementia in hospital: a systematic meta-review and observational study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 4(30), 1-162. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr04300
Background
Pain and dementia are common in older people, and impaired cognitive abilities make it difficult for them to communicate their pain. Pain, if poorly managed, impai...
The assessment and management of pain in patients with dementia in hospital settings: a multi-case exploratory study from a decision making perspective
Journal Article
Lichtner, V., Dowding, D., Allcock, N., Keady, J., Sampson, E. L., Briggs, M., …Closs, S. J. (2016)
The assessment and management of pain in patients with dementia in hospital settings: a multi-case exploratory study from a decision making perspective. BMC Health Services Research, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1690-1
BACKGROUND:
Pain is often poorly managed in people who have a dementia. Little is known about how this patient population is managed in hospital, with research to date focused...
Occupational therapy and emergency departments: A critical review of the literature
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James, K., Jones, D., Kempenaar, L., Preston, J., & Kerr, S. (2016)
Occupational therapy and emergency departments: A critical review of the literature. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 79(8), 459-466. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022616629168
IntroductionOccupational therapy is emerging as a profession within the context of emergency care, specifically within emergency departments. Emerging professional practice sh...
Occupational therapists in Emergency Departments
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James, K. (2016)
Occupational therapists in Emergency Departments. Emergency Medicine Journal, 33(6), 442-443. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2015-205536
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Using sense-making theory to aid understanding of the recognition, assessment and management of pain in patients with dementia in acute hospital settings
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Dowding, D., Lichtner, V., Allcock, N., Briggs, M., James, K., Keady, J., …José Closs, S. (2016)
Using sense-making theory to aid understanding of the recognition, assessment and management of pain in patients with dementia in acute hospital settings. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 53, 152-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.08.009
BACKGROUND:
The recognition, assessment and management of pain in hospital settings is suboptimal, and is a particular challenge in patients with dementia. The existing proces...
An Integrated Community Falls Emergency Pathway
Journal Article
James, K. (2015)
An Integrated Community Falls Emergency Pathway. International journal of integrated care, 15(5), https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.2086
The abstract gives an example of both an innovation to integrated care and an example of good practice: an Integrated Community Falls Emergency Pathway.
Most adults fall each...