The aging adult population is growing, as well as the incidence of chronic illness among
older adults. Physical activity (PA) has been demonstrated in the literature to be a beneficial …

Despite a growing interest in longitudinal mixed methods research, the literature offers few
examples of complex designs. To evaluate a communication-based technology to address …

Vulnerable groups are often excluded from clinical research on the basis of scientific, ethical
and practical reasons. Although intended to protect vulnerable people and maintain study …

Purpose–A growing older population with complex care needs, including dementia, are
living in care homes. It is important to support researchers in conducting ethical and …

Background: Trials of dignity therapy (a palliative care psychotherapy) have shown self-
reported benefits for participants from taking part, although more so in intervention than …

Complex medication regimens are highly prevalent, burdensome for residents and staff, and
associated with poor health outcomes in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). The …

Background Many people with dementia live in care homes, where staff can struggle to meet
their complex needs. Successful practice improvement interventions in these settings …

Background Care home residents, especially those lacking capacity to provide consent for
themselves, are frequently excluded from research, thus limiting generalisability of study …

Purpose Pain management in nursing homes is challenging and pain prevalence remains
high. The objective of this study was to improve the pain situation of nursing home residents …

Murfield J, Cooke M, Moyle W, Shum D, Harrison S. International Journal of Nursing Practice
2011; 17: 52–59 Conducting randomized controlled trials with older people with dementia in …