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To canvas the contemporary contextual forces within the Australian residential aged care sector and argue for new research and innovation. There is a pressing need to provide systematised, high-quality and person-centred care to our ageing populations, especially for those who rely on residential care. This paper advances a warrant for establishing a new systematic framework for assessment and management that serves as a foundation for effective person-centred care delivery.
Position paper.
This paper promulgates the current dialogue among key stakeholders of quality residential aged care in Australia, including clinicians, regulatory agencies, researchers and consumers. A desktop review gathered relevant literature spanning research, standards and guidelines regarding current and future challenges in aged care in Australia.
This position paper explores the issues of improving the quality and safety of residential aged care in Australia, including the lingering impact of COVID-19 and incoming reforms. It calls for nurse-led research and innovation to deliver tools to address these challenges.
The paper proposes an appropriate holistic, evidence-based nursing framework to optimise the quality and safety of residential aged care in Australia.
This study did not include patient or public involvement in its design, conduct, or reporting.
To examine the role and impact of carer involvement in rehabilitation for community-dwelling individuals with dementia, focusing on cognitive stimulation therapy, cognitive rehabilitation, cognitive training, cognitive behavioural therapy, and exercise.
A systematic review and synthesis without meta-analysis.
Five electronic databases, reference lists, and citations were searched (2017–2024), targeting primary research that reported results concerning one or more of those five focused rehabilitation interventions for people with dementia and their carers.
Results were synthesised using narrative approaches. The Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool and the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool were used to appraise the quality of included studies.
Forty-one studies (12 main trials, 22 pilot studies, and 7 sub-studies) were included. While the patterns between carer involvement level and types of rehabilitation were observed, their relationship to intervention effectiveness was unclear. High carer involvement in cognitive stimulation therapy and exercise was associated with improved cognition and quality of life for people with dementia and better health-related quality of life for carers. Pilot studies showed mixed but generally positive trends, with increased depressive symptoms in carers needing further investigation. Qualitative findings highlighted social interaction and improved caregiving knowledge as key enablers to positive experiences, whereas lack of motivation was the main barrier to rehabilitation engagement.
This review identified several patterns between the level of carer involvement and intervention types. However, the mechanism underlying different involvement levels and rehabilitation success remains unclear. More rigorous research is needed to determine the relationship between carer involvement and the effects of rehabilitation interventions on supporting the independence of people with dementia.
This review enhanced the understanding of carers' roles and impacts in supporting dementia rehabilitation and possible links to optimal health outcomes.
Synthesis Without Meta-analysis (SWiM) reporting guideline.
No patient/public contribution.
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