The barriers and facilitators for recognising distress in people with severe dementia on general hospital wards | Zendy

George Crowther | Zendy; Cathy Brennan | Zendy; Mike Bennett | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

The barriers and facilitators for recognising distress in people with severe dementia on general hospital wards

Author(s) -

George Crowther,

Cathy Brennan,

Mike Bennett

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afx198

Subject(s) - distress , medicine , active listening , dementia , delirium , health professionals , psychiatry , nursing , health care , clinical psychology , psychology , psychotherapist , disease , pathology , economics , economic growth

psychological symptoms and delirium are common, but underreported in people with dementia on hospital wards. Unrecognised and untreated symptoms can manifest as distress. Identifying distress accurately therefore could act as a trigger for better investigation and treatment of the underlying causes. The challenges faced by healthcare professionals to recognise and report distress are poorly understood.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research