scholarly journals 450 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR FRAIL OLDER PEOPLE, THEIR FAMILIES, CARERS, AND HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. ii14-ii18
Author(s):  
R J Viggars ◽  
A Finney ◽  
B Panayiotou
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Educational Programmes ◽  
The Uk

Abstract Introduction With an ever-increasing, ageing population, there is inevitable increase in people living with frailty with a growing demand on the NHS in the UK. Healthcare policy emphasises holistic care and a multimorbid approach to meet these needs. Frailty is seen as a measurable, complex, fluid and variable state affected by a balance of resilience versus vulnerability across domains which impact on quality of life. The FCCF positions frailty as a LTC and suggests that a holistic and person-centred approach to education is required for people living with frailty, their families, carers and health care professionals. This is a systematic review of research studies providing educational programmes or initiatives to these groups and addresses whether the content and application will compliment and support the facilitation of the FCCF. Methods Following standardised methods and guidelines, electronic databases were searched. Two reviewers were involved in the research collection process, applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Quality appraisal tools were used to ensure robust quality assessment and then the findings were narratively synthesised. Results There was real heterogeneity of study design with variable quality according to the tools used. There was a paucity of high-quality evidence; (2 = high quality, 3 = low quality, 5 = medium quality). There were four thematic domains prominent from the synthesis: 1) Health Promotion (namely exercise and nutrition), 2) Empowerment, 3) Self-care, 4) Online platform delivery. Conclusion It is evident that educational programmes and initiatives are vital for the prevention and management of frailty. To be truly effective, such programmes must include a combination of health promotion, empowerment and self-care and be accessible to all target populations. Further work is needed to look at effective, accessible, sustainable delivery systems, including that of online digital platforms.

scholarly journals UK National Data Guardian for Health and Care’s Review of Data Security: Trust, better security and opt-outs

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Chan ◽  
Concetta Tania Di Iorio ◽  
Simon De Lusignan ◽  
Daniel Lo Russo ◽  
Craig Kuziemsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Data Protection ◽  
Data Security ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
National Data ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Quality Health Care ◽  
Quality Health ◽  
High Quality Health Care ◽  
The Uk

Sharing health and social care data is essential to the delivery of high quality health care as well as disease surveillance, public health, and for conducting research. However, these societal benefits may be constrained by privacy and data protection principles. Hence, societies are striving to find a balance between the two competing public interests. Whilst the spread of IT advancements in recent decades has increased the demand for an increased privacy and data protection in many ways health is a special case.UK, are adopting guidelines, codes of conduct and regulatory instruments aimed to implement privacy principles into practical settings and enhance public trust. Accordingly, in 2015, the UK National Data Guardian (NDG) requested to conduct a further review of data protection, referred to as Caldicott 3.  The scope of this review is to strengthen data security standards and confidentiality. It also proposes a consent system based on an “opt-out” model rather than on “opt-in.Across Europe as well as internationally the privacy-health data sharing balance is not fixed.  In Europe enactment of the new EU Data Protection Regulation in 2016 constitute a major breakthrough, which is likely to have a profound effect on European countries and beyond.  In Australia and across North America different ways are being sought to balance out these twin requirements of a modern society - to preserve privacy alongside affording high quality health care for an ageing population.  Whilst in the UK privacy legal framework remains complex and fragmented into different layers of legislation, which may negatively impact on both the rights to privacy and health the UK is at the forefront in the uptake of international and EU privacy and data protection principles. And, if the privacy regime were reorganised in a more comprehensive manner, it could be used as a sound implementation model for other countries.

Benefits, Challenges, and Social Impact of Health Care Providers’ Adoption of Social Media

2021 ◽  
pp. 089443932110257
Author(s):  
Md Irfanuzzaman Khan ◽  
Jennifer (M.I.) Loh
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Actual Use ◽  
Use Of Social Media

With the advent of telecommunication technologies and social media, many health care professionals are using social media to communicate with their patients and to promote health. However, the literature reveals a lacuna in our understanding of health care professionals’ perception of their behavioral intentions to use innovations. Using the Unified Technology Acceptance Framework (unified theory of acceptance and use of technology), in-depth interviews were conducted with 16 Australian health care experts to uncover their intent and actual use of social media in their medical practices. Results revealed that social media tools offered five significant benefits such as (i) enhanced communication between health care professionals and their patients, (ii) community support, (iii) enabled e-learning, (iv) enhanced professional network, and (v) expedited health promotion. However, result also revealed barriers to social media usage including (i) inefficiency, (ii) privacy concerns, (iii) poor quality of information, (iv) lack of trust, and (v) blurred professional boundary. Peer influence and supporting conditions were also found to be determinants of social media adoption behaviors among health care professionals. This study has important implications for health care providers, patients, and policy makers on the responsible use of social media, health promotion, and health communication. This research is also among the very few studies that explore Australian health care professionals’ intent and actual use of innovations within a health care setting.

scholarly journals Educational programmes for frail older people, their families, carers and healthcare professionals

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel J. Viggars ◽  
Andrew Finney ◽  
Barnabas Panayiotou
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Older People ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Educational Programmes ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Summary Background More people are living with frailty and requiring additional health and support services. To improve their management, the “Frailty: Core Capability Framework” in the United Kingdom recommends frailty education for older individuals, their families, carers and health professionals. We performed a systematic review of specific educational programmes for these groups. Methods Electronic databases were searched using dedicated search terms and inclusion criteria. To improve accuracy, two reviewers carried out the screening and selection of research papers. Information from included studies was collected using a tailored data extraction template, and quality appraisal tools were used to assess the rigour of the studies. The findings were analysed to identify key themes. Results A total of 11 studies met the criteria and were included in the review. The study populations ranged from 12 to 603 and the research designs were heterogeneous (6 qualitative; 2 randomised controlled trials; 1 quasi-experimental; 1 mixed methods; 1 cross-sectional study). Whilst some methodological shortcomings were identified, all studies contributed valuable information. The results underwent narrative synthesis, which elucidated four thematic domains: (1) accessibility of educational programmes, (2) empowerment, (3) self-care, and (4) health promotion (especially exercise and nutrition). Conclusion Educational programmes for older people, their carers and health professionals are important for effective frailty prevention and management. To be maximally beneficial, they should be easily accessible to all target populations and include empowerment, self-care and health promotion. Further research should explore the formulation of widely applicable, user-friendly programmes and delivery formats that can be tailored to different client groups.

scholarly journals Innovation Pathways in the NHS: An Introductory Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anmol Arora ◽  
Andrew Wright ◽  
Mark Cheng ◽  
Zahra Khwaja ◽  
Matthew Seah
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
National Health ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Care Models ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Introductory Review

AbstractHealthcare as an industry is recognised as one of the most innovative. Despite heavy regulation, there is substantial scope for new technologies and care models to not only boost patient outcomes but to do so at reduced cost to healthcare systems and consumers. Promoting innovation within national health systems such as the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom (UK) has been set as a key target for health care professionals and policy makers. However, while the UK has a world-class biomedical research industry, several reports in the last twenty years have highlighted the difficulties faced by the NHS in encouraging and adopting innovations, with the journey from idea to implementation of health technology often taking years and being very expensive, with a high failure rate. This has led to the establishment of several innovation pathways within and around the NHS, to encourage the invention, development and implementation of cost-effective technologies that improve health care delivery. These pathways span local, regional and national health infrastructure. They operate at different stages of the innovation pipeline, with their scope and work defined by location, technology area or industry sector, based on the specific problem identified when they were set up. In this introductory review, we outline each of the major innovation pathways operating at local, regional and national levels across the NHS, including their history, governance, operating procedures and areas of expertise. The extent to which innovation pathways address current challenges faced by innovators is discussed, as well as areas for improvement and future study.

Breastfeeding Skills Training for Health Care Professionals: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Mulcahy ◽  
Llyod F. Philpott ◽  
Michelle O’Driscoll ◽  
Róisín Bradley ◽  
Patricia Leahy-Warren
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Skills Training

Preparation for safeguarding in UK pre-registration graduate nurse education

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 371-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie McGarry ◽  
Charley Baker ◽  
Claire Wilson ◽  
Anne Felton ◽  
Anirban Banerjee
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Student Evaluation ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Educational Support ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Graduate Nurse ◽  
Nursing Curricula ◽  
Adults And Children ◽  
The Uk

Purpose – It is now widely acknowledged that health care professionals on the front line of care delivery will often be among the first to whom patients or clients who have experienced abuse will present or disclose abuse in a clinical context. It is therefore of pivotal importance that all health care professionals, including nurses, are adequately prepared at the earliest opportunity to effectively respond to a disclosure of abuse or identify where abuse may be suspected. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – In order to address this contemporary challenge within health care the authors present a model, developed in the UK, for the embedding of safeguarding knowledge, skills and attitudes within undergraduate pre-registration nursing curricula. This model is integrative and focuses on the acquisition of knowledge and skills in the field of safeguarding vulnerable adults and children. Findings – Student evaluation to date has been extremely positive with the majority of student responses indicating that individuals felt that they had received the requisite level of educational support and knowledge to enable them to recognise concerns. However, it was also clear that students felt that the knowledge gained within the classroom setting needed to be effectively supported and translated in the practice setting. Practical implications – Safeguarding clearly forms a central part of professional accountability and responsibility. It is therefore pivotal that professionals receive the requisite education, skills and knowledge at the earliest opportunity. Originality/value – To the authors’ knowledge this initiative is novel in approach and as such has the potential to inform similar education programmes.

scholarly journals Understanding the perspectives of older adults and elderly regarding vaccination; a snapshot in four European countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Timen ◽  
R Eilers ◽  
S Lockhart ◽  
R Gavioli ◽  
S Paul ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Syncytial Virus

Abstract Prevention of infectious diseases in elderly by immunization is a prerequisite to ensuring healthy ageing. However, in order for the vaccine programs to be effective, these need to be provided by health care professionals who have up-to-date knowledge and high motivation. Furthermore, the knowledge and attitudes towards vaccination in the targeted age groups needs to be fully understood. When focusing on the information provision, it is important to know from whom or which institution older adults and elderly would like to receive and in which form. In January 2019, an international project called the VITAL (The Vaccines and InfecTious diseases in the Ageing population) project was started, within the framework of IMI (Innovative Medicines Initiatives). One of the goals of the VITAL project is to develop strategies to educate and train health care professionals (HCPs) and to promote awareness among stakeholders involved in elderly care management. We briefly focus on the results of studies undertaken in four European countries (Italy, France, The Netherlands and Hungary), which reveal the perspective of older adults and elderly regarding influenza, pneumococcal, herpes zoster vaccination and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) as well as generic characteristics of the vaccines and diseases. We will show how attitudes towards vaccination are represented in our study population and which determinants influence the decision-making process of accepting vaccination. Furthermore, we shall elaborate on how the decision-making process towards vaccination takes place and which additional information is needed. In the second part of the session, we shall invite the audience to reflect on the findings and identify the factors they consider most important for setting up a training and education programme on vaccination.

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