Develo** a minimum data set for older adult care homes in the UK: exploring the concept and defining early core principles

JK Burton, AT Wolters, AM Towers, L Jones… - The Lancet Healthy …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Reforms to social care in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in the UK and internationally,
place data at the heart of proposed innovations and solutions. The principles are not well …

Capability instruments in economic evaluations of health-related interventions: a comparative review of the literature

TM Helter, J Coast, A Łaszewska, T Stamm… - Quality of Life …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Given increasing interest in using the capability approach for health economic
evaluations and a growing literature, this paper aims to synthesise current information about …

Face validity of four preference-weighted quality-of-life measures in residential aged care: a think-aloud study

L Engel, L Kosowicz, E Bogatyreva, F Batchelor… - The Patient-Patient …, 2023 - Springer
Objective There is an increased use of preference-weighted quality-of-life measures in
residential aged care to guide resource allocation decisions or for quality-of-care …

Piloting of a minimum data set for older people living in care homes in England: protocol for a longitudinal, mixed-methods study

AM Towers, A Gordon, AT Wolters, S Allan, S Rand… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Health and care data are routinely collected about care home residents in
England, yet there is no way to collate these data to inform benchmarking and improvement …

[HTML][HTML] Care home residents' quality of life and its association with CQC ratings and workforce issues: the MiCareHQ mixed-methods study

AM Towers, N Smith, S Allan… - Health and Social …, 2021 - journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk
Background Care home staff have a critical bearing on quality. The staff employed, the
training they receive and how well they identify and manage residents' needs are likely to …

Outcome measures from international older adult care home intervention research: a sco** review

S Kelly, A Cowan, G Akdur, L Irvine, G Peryer… - Age and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Care homes are increasingly important settings for intervention research to
enhance evidence-informed care. For such research to demonstrate effectiveness, it is …

Being occupied: supporting 'meaningful activity'in care homes for older people in England

N Smith, AM Towers, S Palmer, J Beecham… - Ageing & …, 2018 - cambridge.org
The benefits of meaningful activity in later life are well documented. Studies show that being
occupied contributes to both physical and mental health as well as quality of life. Research …

How do older adults receiving aged care services understand and respond to the EQ-5D-5L? A think-aloud study in residential care

K Lay, M Crocker, L Engel, J Ratcliffe, S Charlton… - Quality of Life …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose The EQ-5D-5L is a preference-based instrument for measuring and
valuing health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The EQ-5D-5L has been used extensively in …

[HTML][HTML] National stakeholder consultation on how to measure care home residents' quality of life

G Akdur, L Irvine, S Rand, AM Towers… - Health and Social …, 2024 - journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk
Background The Develo** research resources And minimum data set for Care Homes'
Adoption and use or DACHA study aims to create a prototype minimum data set combining …

Measuring quality of life in care homes when self-report is challenging: the construct validity, structural characteristics and internal consistency of the mixed-methods …

AM Towers, S Rand, G Collins, N Smith… - Age and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Introduction The adult social care outcomes toolkit (ASCOT) measures social care-related
quality of life (SCRQoL) using self-completion questionnaires and interviews. Many care …