'There's something they can do': Educating aged care staff about the trajectory of dementia, palliative care and the Namaste Care ™ program: A mixed methods study
CONCLUSIONS: Dementia education using the Namaste Care™ program enabled staff to identify gaps in knowledge and skills within their own practice. Staff perceived that the Namaste Care™ program can be a driver for practice change including palliative care to improve quality of life for people living in the advanced stages of dementia.PMID:37986653 | DOI:10.1111/ajag.13256 (Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing)
Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing - November 21, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Sara Karacsony Melissa R Abela Claire Eccleston Source Type: research

Digital health literacy to enhance workforce skills and clinical effectiveness: A response to 'Digital health literacy: Helpful today, dependency tomorrow? Contingency planning in a digital age'
Australas J Ageing. 2023 Nov 20. doi: 10.1111/ajag.13257. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37986677 | DOI:10.1111/ajag.13257 (Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing)
Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing - November 21, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Helen M Haydon Centaine L Snoswell Cindy Jones Melissa Carey Melissa Taylor Louise Horstmanshof Richard Hicks Mojtaba Lotfaliany Annie Banbury Source Type: research

Parkinson's disease physical therapy services during COVID-19: A phenomenological study
CONCLUSIONS: This study explored the experiences of people with PD and their therapists by contrasting their prepandemic and in-pandemic experiences. People with PD valued telehealth access during the pandemic, but extra support was initially required to use telehealth successfully. Empowering aspects of telehealth included patients learning new skills and self-management strategies from telehealth interactions with therapists. Therapists at this health service were motivated to continue with telehealth beyond the pandemic. Despite finding it challenging initially, they were surprised by how well people with PD managed tel...
Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing - November 21, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Alexa Y Z Tham Eloise Harrison Melanie K Farlie Source Type: research

'There's something they can do': Educating aged care staff about the trajectory of dementia, palliative care and the Namaste Care ™ program: A mixed methods study
CONCLUSIONS: Dementia education using the Namaste Care™ program enabled staff to identify gaps in knowledge and skills within their own practice. Staff perceived that the Namaste Care™ program can be a driver for practice change including palliative care to improve quality of life for people living in the advanced stages of dementia.PMID:37986653 | DOI:10.1111/ajag.13256 (Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing)
Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing - November 21, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Sara Karacsony Melissa R Abela Claire Eccleston Source Type: research

Digital health literacy to enhance workforce skills and clinical effectiveness: A response to 'Digital health literacy: Helpful today, dependency tomorrow? Contingency planning in a digital age'
Australas J Ageing. 2023 Nov 20. doi: 10.1111/ajag.13257. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37986677 | DOI:10.1111/ajag.13257 (Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing)
Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing - November 21, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Helen M Haydon Centaine L Snoswell Cindy Jones Melissa Carey Melissa Taylor Louise Horstmanshof Richard Hicks Mojtaba Lotfaliany Annie Banbury Source Type: research

Parkinson's disease physical therapy services during COVID-19: A phenomenological study
CONCLUSIONS: This study explored the experiences of people with PD and their therapists by contrasting their prepandemic and in-pandemic experiences. People with PD valued telehealth access during the pandemic, but extra support was initially required to use telehealth successfully. Empowering aspects of telehealth included patients learning new skills and self-management strategies from telehealth interactions with therapists. Therapists at this health service were motivated to continue with telehealth beyond the pandemic. Despite finding it challenging initially, they were surprised by how well people with PD managed tel...
Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing - November 21, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Alexa Y Z Tham Eloise Harrison Melanie K Farlie Source Type: research

'There's something they can do': Educating aged care staff about the trajectory of dementia, palliative care and the Namaste Care ™ program: A mixed methods study
CONCLUSIONS: Dementia education using the Namaste Care™ program enabled staff to identify gaps in knowledge and skills within their own practice. Staff perceived that the Namaste Care™ program can be a driver for practice change including palliative care to improve quality of life for people living in the advanced stages of dementia.PMID:37986653 | DOI:10.1111/ajag.13256 (Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing)
Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing - November 21, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Sara Karacsony Melissa R Abela Claire Eccleston Source Type: research

Digital health literacy to enhance workforce skills and clinical effectiveness: A response to 'Digital health literacy: Helpful today, dependency tomorrow? Contingency planning in a digital age'
Australas J Ageing. 2023 Nov 20. doi: 10.1111/ajag.13257. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37986677 | DOI:10.1111/ajag.13257 (Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing)
Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing - November 21, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Helen M Haydon Centaine L Snoswell Cindy Jones Melissa Carey Melissa Taylor Louise Horstmanshof Richard Hicks Mojtaba Lotfaliany Annie Banbury Source Type: research

Parkinson's disease physical therapy services during COVID-19: A phenomenological study
CONCLUSIONS: This study explored the experiences of people with PD and their therapists by contrasting their prepandemic and in-pandemic experiences. People with PD valued telehealth access during the pandemic, but extra support was initially required to use telehealth successfully. Empowering aspects of telehealth included patients learning new skills and self-management strategies from telehealth interactions with therapists. Therapists at this health service were motivated to continue with telehealth beyond the pandemic. Despite finding it challenging initially, they were surprised by how well people with PD managed tel...
Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing - November 21, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Alexa Y Z Tham Eloise Harrison Melanie K Farlie Source Type: research

'There's something they can do': Educating aged care staff about the trajectory of dementia, palliative care and the Namaste Care ™ program: A mixed methods study
CONCLUSIONS: Dementia education using the Namaste Care™ program enabled staff to identify gaps in knowledge and skills within their own practice. Staff perceived that the Namaste Care™ program can be a driver for practice change including palliative care to improve quality of life for people living in the advanced stages of dementia.PMID:37986653 | DOI:10.1111/ajag.13256 (Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing)
Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing - November 21, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Sara Karacsony Melissa R Abela Claire Eccleston Source Type: research

Digital health literacy to enhance workforce skills and clinical effectiveness: A response to 'Digital health literacy: Helpful today, dependency tomorrow? Contingency planning in a digital age'
Australas J Ageing. 2023 Nov 20. doi: 10.1111/ajag.13257. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37986677 | DOI:10.1111/ajag.13257 (Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing)
Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing - November 21, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Helen M Haydon Centaine L Snoswell Cindy Jones Melissa Carey Melissa Taylor Louise Horstmanshof Richard Hicks Mojtaba Lotfaliany Annie Banbury Source Type: research

Parkinson's disease physical therapy services during COVID-19: A phenomenological study
CONCLUSIONS: This study explored the experiences of people with PD and their therapists by contrasting their prepandemic and in-pandemic experiences. People with PD valued telehealth access during the pandemic, but extra support was initially required to use telehealth successfully. Empowering aspects of telehealth included patients learning new skills and self-management strategies from telehealth interactions with therapists. Therapists at this health service were motivated to continue with telehealth beyond the pandemic. Despite finding it challenging initially, they were surprised by how well people with PD managed tel...
Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing - November 21, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Alexa Y Z Tham Eloise Harrison Melanie K Farlie Source Type: research

'There's something they can do': Educating aged care staff about the trajectory of dementia, palliative care and the Namaste Care ™ program: A mixed methods study
CONCLUSIONS: Dementia education using the Namaste Care™ program enabled staff to identify gaps in knowledge and skills within their own practice. Staff perceived that the Namaste Care™ program can be a driver for practice change including palliative care to improve quality of life for people living in the advanced stages of dementia.PMID:37986653 | DOI:10.1111/ajag.13256 (Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing)
Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing - November 21, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Sara Karacsony Melissa R Abela Claire Eccleston Source Type: research

Digital health literacy to enhance workforce skills and clinical effectiveness: A response to 'Digital health literacy: Helpful today, dependency tomorrow? Contingency planning in a digital age'
Australas J Ageing. 2023 Nov 20. doi: 10.1111/ajag.13257. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37986677 | DOI:10.1111/ajag.13257 (Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing)
Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing - November 21, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Helen M Haydon Centaine L Snoswell Cindy Jones Melissa Carey Melissa Taylor Louise Horstmanshof Richard Hicks Mojtaba Lotfaliany Annie Banbury Source Type: research

Parkinson's disease physical therapy services during COVID-19: A phenomenological study
CONCLUSIONS: This study explored the experiences of people with PD and their therapists by contrasting their prepandemic and in-pandemic experiences. People with PD valued telehealth access during the pandemic, but extra support was initially required to use telehealth successfully. Empowering aspects of telehealth included patients learning new skills and self-management strategies from telehealth interactions with therapists. Therapists at this health service were motivated to continue with telehealth beyond the pandemic. Despite finding it challenging initially, they were surprised by how well people with PD managed tel...
Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing - November 21, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Alexa Y Z Tham Eloise Harrison Melanie K Farlie Source Type: research