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2015

Wagg, Adrian S., Drummond, Lindsay S., Jones, C. Allyson, Slaughter, Susan E.

Background: We examined the agreement over time of the physical functioning domains of the Resident Assessment Instrument: Minimum Data Set Version 2.0 (RAI-MDS) and the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) in nursing home residents with dementia. Methods: We completed a secondary analysis of...

2008

Forbes, D. A., Neufeld, A.

2016-06-10

Edwards, Jenna, Shearer, Kathryn, Bartlett, Jordan, Hopper, Tammy

Introduction: Dementia is a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life. Individuals with dementia often end up in long term care facilities with behavioural and psychological symptoms and communication disorders. Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is being...

2013

Peacock, S., Duggleby, W., Koop, P.

Objective: Dementia is a terminal illness, and family caregivers play a vital role in providing end-of-life care to their relative. The present study begins to address the paucity of research regarding end-of-life caregiving experience with dementia. Method: This study utilized Munhall's...

2012-12-06

Bremault-Phillips, Suzette, Friesen, Steven

On November 21st, 2012, a Symposium co-lead by the Alberta Challenging Behaviours Interest & Research Group and ICCER (Institute for Continuing Care Education & Research), was held at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. The aim of the symposium was to explore and discuss the development of...

2014

Forbes, Dorothy A., Hammond-Collins, Karon, Peacock, Shelley

Background: With increasing rates of dementia among older adults, many people will be affected by this disease; either by having the disease or by caring for a relative with dementia. Due to a shift toward home and community-based care there will be an increase in the number of family caregivers...

2013-01-01

Walls-Ingram, Sheena, O'Connell, Megan E., Cammer, Allison, Dal Bello-Haas, Vanina, Stewart, Norma, Crossley, Margaret, Innes, Anthea, Forbes, Dorothy, Morgan, Debra, Kirk, Andrew

Abstract Although only 20-50% of individuals with dementia are diagnosed, early diagnosis enables patients and families to access interventions and services, and plan for the future. The current study explored the experiences of rural family caregivers in the period leading up to a diagnostic...

2012

Richmond, C., Forbes, D., Finkelstein, S.

This article explores how dementia care is provided to First Nations communities in southwestern Ontario. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with health care providers and analysed using a constructivist grounded-theory methodology. Two interrelated frameworks for understanding...

2014

Purkis, M. E., Ceci, C.

In this paper we use Alvesson and Sandberg’s strategy of problematisation to analyse the assumptions embedded in the development and use of the concept of ‘care-giver burden’.We do this in order to develop an explanation as to why decades of research into the experience of providing home-based...

2015

Forbes, S. C., Forbes, S., Forbes, D, Thiessen, E. J, Blake, C. M.

Background In future, as the population ages, the number of people in our communities suffering with dementia will rise dramatically. This will not only affect the quality of life of people with dementia but also increase the burden on family caregivers, community care, and residential care...