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Using real-world training and coaching, two new Flinders University research projects are aiming to bring much needed improvements to the care provided to people living with dementia.
In one project, published in the journal BMJ Open Quality, a Flinders University lead research team has evaluated a quality improvement collaborative to improve the quality of dementia care.
Clinicians were invited to take part in a structured program for over nine months, during which they were provided clear coaching and remote support to develop improvement plans in their own work setting, including practical insights from people living with dementia and their caregivers.
Specialist Dementia Care for Severe Behaviours
A research collaboration between the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), UNSW Sydney and The Dementia Centre, HammondCare, has retrospectively reviewed the effectiveness of Special Dementia Care Programmes, for people with very severe behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.
Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) – which include hallucinations, anxiety, agitation, aggression, apathy and depression – occur in up to 90% of people living with dementia. These symptoms occur with greater frequency as the disease progresses.
It is estimated that less than 10% of Australians living with dementia will demonstrate aggressive behaviours that are deemed unmanageable in mainstream care, and only 1% will manifest very severe symptoms, indicating the necessity for specialist programmes to stabilise and reduce symptoms over time to enable transition back to a less intensive care setting.
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It’s the snack of choice for one of Australia’s most well-loved marsupials, but did you know that eucalyptus leaves also boast an impressive range of benefits for humans, too? Those blue-green leaves pack an impressive punch in the health department, as they contain compounds that can help with everything from easing colds and congestion, to boosting immunity, combatting skin problems and even dental hygiene. Just don’t eat eucalyptus leaves whole (unless you’re a koala).
What is eucalyptus?
Native to Australia although a few species can be found in warm regions the world over, the eucalyptus can vary in form from a small shrub to a towering evergreen tree, depending on the species. Its leaves can be small and round or long and flowing, but are characterised by a blue-green hue, as well as a distinctive smell, which is often described as mint and pine, sometimes with a hint of citrus.
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