Perceived mental health needs and adequacy of service provision to older people in care homes in the UK: a national survey

Abstract

The survey highlights the perception of unmet need and inadequacy of service provision by OAPs amongst managers of care homes in the UK. The study findings, if confirmed by direct observational studies, may have a considerable impact on already sparse resources with a need to explore efficacy of different models of care in meeting this need.

National trends and local delivery in old age mental health services: towards an evidence base. A mixed-methodology study of the balance of care approach, community mental health teams and specialist mental health outreach to care homes

“…The electronic database search yielded 1241 references (Figure 15), of which 12 [321][322][323][324][325][326][327][328][329][330][331][332] met the inclusion criteria. A further three papers [333][334][335] were identified from reference tracking, giving a total of 15 papers, of which seven [321][322][323][324][325]333,334 were relevant to question 1 and 12 [323][324][325][326][327][328][329][330][331][332]334,335 were relevant to question 2.…”

“…A further three papers [333][334][335] were identified from reference tracking, giving a total of 15 papers, of which seven [321][322][323][324][325]333,334 were relevant to question 1 and 12 [323][324][325][326][327][328][329][330][331][332]334,335 were relevant to question 2. All were papers published in peer-reviewed journals and each represented a different study.…”

“…All were papers published in peer-reviewed journals and each represented a different study. The earliest paper 332 was published in 1992, followed by two papers 326,332 published in 1999, eight papers 321,323,325,[327][328][329]331,333 between 2001 and 2005 and four 322,324,334,335 published between 2006 and 2011. The main reasons for rejection were first, that they focused solely on short-term training initiatives set up for research and second, that their focus was not on mental health support or outreach.…”

“…Eight of the studies were based in the UK, including a survey of care home managers. [321][322][323][324][325][326]333,334 One study was too old to be included for question 1. 326 Seven studies were undertaken in Australia.…”

Suitability of the health and social care resources for persons requiring long-term care in Spain: An empirical approach

“…No previous studies had been carried out in Spain, at least not with the same scope, although some have been carried out in the UK [9]. In Spain, the studies carried out covered inappropriate use of hospitals, based on the appropriateness evaluation protocol (AEP) [10], or the lack of specialist geriatric units in hospitals for acute patients allowing adaptation of such hospitals to the ageing population [11].…”