1. Psychosocial volunteer support for older adults with cognitive impairment: development of MyCare Ageing using a codesign approach via action research.
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Ayton D, O'Donnell R, Vicary D, Bateman C, Moran C, Srikanth VK, Lustig J, Banaszak-Holl J, Hunter P, Pritchard E, Morris H, Savaglio M, Parikh S, and Skouteris H
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Health Services Research, Humans, Psychosocial Support Systems, Victoria, Volunteers, Cognitive Dysfunction, Dementia
- Abstract
Background and Objectives: Older adults with cognitive impairment are vulnerable to frequent hospital admissions and emergency department presentations. The aim of this study was to use a codesign approach to develop MyCare Ageing, a programme that will train volunteers to provide psychosocial support to older people with dementia and/or delirium in hospital and at home when discharged from hospital., Setting: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia., Research Design: This study adopts an action research methodology. We report on two co-design workshops with keystakeholders: Workshop 1: identification of components from three existing programmes to inform the development of the MyCare Ageing program logic and, Workshop 2: identification of implementation strategies., Participants: The key stakeholders and workshop participants included clinicians (geriatricians, nurses and allied health), hospital staff (volunteer coordinators and hospital executives), Baptcare staff, a consumer, researchers and implementation experts and project staff., Results: Workshop 1 identified the components from three existing programmes-the Volunteer Dementia and Delirium Care programme, Home-Start and MyCare for inclusion in MyCare Ageing. In workshop 2, the p implementation plan was developed taking into consideration hospital-specific processes, training and support needs of volunteers and safety and risk management processes., Discussion and Conclusion: The codesign process was successfully applied to develop the MyCare Ageing programme to provide volunteer support to patients with dementia and/or delirium in hospital and their transition home. MyCare Ageing is an innovative programme that meets an identified need from hospitals and consumers to support patients with dementia and/or delirium to improve psychosocial outcomes on discharge from hospital., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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- 2020
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