The essential features of meeting centres: development of the UK criteria for community support for people affected by dementia

The essential features of meeting centres: development of the UK criteria for community support for people affected by dementia

Shirley Evans, Jennifer Bray, Dawn Brooker, Nathan Stephens
Working with Older People, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-

Meeting centres (MCs) are a complex community-based psychosocial intervention to support people affected by dementia. The purpose of this paper is to describe the process of identifying the essential features of MCs from a UK perspective.
The essential features were examined within a concept analysis framework, which combines both static and evolutionary methods, enabling multiple stakeholder groups to be included in the process in an iterative manner.
Eleven essential features were developed, providing a conceptual model of the UK MCs. The underpinning rationale is sufficiently flexible to enable community-based development, while at the same time providing a robust platform upon which to build the evidence base.
While some features may be common to other types of community-based support, the combination of characteristics and the underpinning ethos differentiates MCs and enables each one to meet the needs of its own community.

Source: Working with Older People - September 13, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Shirley Evans Jennifer Bray Dawn Brooker Nathan Stephens Source Type: research