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Hodges' model is a conceptual framework to support reflection and critical thinking. Situated, the model can help integrate all disciplines (academic and professional). Amid news items, are posts that illustrate the scope and application of the model. A bibliography and A4 template are provided in the sidebar. Welcome to the QUAD ...

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

'Pad culture' ...

INDIVIDUAL
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 INTERPERSONAL    :     SCIENCES               
HUMANISTIC --------------------------------------  MECHANISTIC      
SOCIOLOGY  :   POLITICAL 
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GROUP
DEMENTIA

SELF
ORIENTATION - INSIGHT
Listened to .. 'Hear me'?
dignity and respect
Mental capacity (awareness?)
emotional distress

Appears confused -
Physical cause: dehydration, delirium..?


[A shared convenience?:
How many persons are assumed
to be diagnosed with a dementia?]


in-CONTINENCE

Place:
[Home,
Community Hospital,
Residential care, Nursing Home]
IT/Record systems

'Parity of Esteem' i
Mental Health and Physical health

'Parity of Esteem' ii
[Mental Health and Physical Health] AND Social Care

Time:
ASSESSMENT, Care Plan, Evaluation ...

'Pad Culture'


'My Pad' Culture -
buy/sell
£££ $$$


Standards of Care
Nursing - Social Care
policy - funding



File on 4 BBC Radio 4 21 June 2022 - 20:00hrs

Dementia: The Final Indignity

"Around 800,000 people have dementia in the UK. For those suffering from the illness, incontinence can often be seen an inevitable consequence - but that’s not always the case. Deemed as too embarrassing or taboo, it’s a topic that rarely hits the spotlight. Experts say preserving someone’s ability to go to the toilet is crucial to maintaining their dignity and quality of life and should be a priority in care settings. But is that always happening? A new report shown exclusively to File on 4 has looked at how continence care is being managed in hospitals – and how, in some cases, those who are continent are actively encouraged to soil themselves. Datshiane Navanayagam speaks to families who say their loved ones were ignored when it came to their continence needs in hospital and that the consequences have left them with health issues and requiring additional support. Nurses and medical staff say that continence training is often seen as a ‘Cinderella subject’. We also hear from dementia patients themselves about why maintaining your own dignity and independence is so crucial with this disease. With the government set to reveal a new dementia strategy this year, will continence care be placed higher up the agenda?"


Featherstone K, Northcott A, Boddington P, Edwards D, Vougioukalou S, Bale S, et al.
Understanding approaches to continence care for people living with dementia in acute hospital settings: an ethnographic study. Health Soc Care Deliv Res 2022;10(14). https://doi.org/10.3310/
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Source: Today BBC Radio 4, 21st June, 2022.