Outcomes of use of the quality outcome measure for individuals with dementia (QOMID) with people with Down ’s syndrome and dementia

Outcomes of use of the quality outcome measure for individuals with dementia (QOMID) with people with Down’s syndrome and dementia Aoife Ryan, Karen Dodd Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- This paper aims to describe the outcomes of the use of the Quality Outcome Measure for individuals with dementia (QOMID) within a dementia pathway for people with Down’s syndrome (DS). The QOMID is a tool for clinicians to use with 17 outcome domains, each with descriptors for early, mid and late stage dementia, rated on a four point scale from rarely achieved for the person (1) to consistently and completely achieved for the person (4).Data from first time use of the QOMID with 49 people with DS and dementia was analysed to determine if specific outcome domains are more achievable than others, if this differs by stage of dementia and what recommendations are suggested.Results suggest that there were significant differences in achievability across the domains but that achievability did not vary between early and mid-stages of dementia. The themes with most recommendations were: quality of paperwork and documentation; improving communication with the person with DS and dementia; and working together with health and social care professionals.Results suggest that outcomes which fall outside of the typical learning disabilities skillset and are dementia specific are being achieved less often. Primarily, recommendations focu...
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