| Description |
2 volumes ; 30 cm |
| Contents |
V.1. Thesis - Staff education to manage behavioural symptoms of dementia -- v.2. Professional portfolio - Bereavement and loss : attachment theory, dual processing and meaning reconstruction models |
| Summary |
The thesis investigated strategies for managing behavioural symptoms of dementia in nursing homes which involved developing and implementing an eight week education program. Results demonstrated that staff education can be associated with positive outcomes for staff members, while education alone is insufficient to change residents' behaviour. The portfolio investigated grief relating to loss of health through four case studies. Attachment theory, dual processing model and meaning reconstruction model were found to be clinically useful for both bereavement--related losses and health-related losses |
| Notes |
Submitted to the School of Psychology of the Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences, Deakin University |
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Degree conferred 2006 |
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Thesis (D.Psychology (Health))--Deakin University, Victoria, 2005 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (volumes1: leaves 160-184, volumes2: leaves 82-87) |
| Notes |
All Doctorate of Psychology (D. Psychology) portfolios have been removed from the collection until further notice |
| Subject |
Dementia -- Patients -- Care.
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Senile dementia -- Patients -- Care.
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Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Care.
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Caregivers -- Education.
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Bereavement -- Case studies.
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Loss (Psychology) -- Case studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Academic theses.
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Case studies.
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| Author |
Deakin University. Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences
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Deakin University. School of Psychology
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