Centre for Research in Aged Care
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Showcasing research by the Centre for Research in Aged Care (CRAC) in the School of Nursing and Midwifery @edithcowanuni
Joined July 2021
Prof. Davina Porock recently presented to her colleagues at @AgderUniversity: In her talk, Davina debunks the taboo surrounding death & dying, reframing it as a logical, natural progression which families can prepare for with the correct support.
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RT @NurseMidwifeECU: Check out Professor Davina Porock's new blog post for @palliAGED - the palliative care evidence and practice informati…
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RT @NurseMidwifeECU: The Careful Project developed highly engaging, compelling & surprising VR experiences for aged care residents in the S…
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RT @JulieBroseOT: Are you attending the International Congress of Neuromuscular Diseases 2024? Check out the Advance Care Planning interac…
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@NurseMidwifeECU's @crac_ecu team recently held their second advisory meeting for the No One Dies Alone (NODA) program with @scrosswa. The meeting, also attended by incredible volunteers & community members, proved fruitful with plenty laughter heard amongst serious discussion.
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RT @ResAustralia: The Department of Health and Aged Care is conducting a national audit of the Health and Medical Research Workforce. If yo…
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RT @NurseMidwifeECU: @crac_ecu is excited to announce a unique full-time PhD opportunity in the area of Mobile Digital Technology & Aged ca…
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RT @marcusang87: Hi everyone, we are looking for family carers of people with dementia to participate in a mindfulness program. Please help…
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Examine the perceptions of community care and placement preference among undergraduate nursing students across different years of study in a Singapore university: Authorship, includes the centre's @marcusang87
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We have partnered with @scrosswa to introduce the No One Dies Alone (NODA) program to 2 of their residential homes. Volunteers support residents in their last days & hours of life. We recently prepared a video for volunteers explaining 'How we die':
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RT @JGNJournal: This study analyzed change in fall concern among family caregiver–care recipient dyads during and after hospitalization: ht…
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The palliative prognostic score is the most widely validated prognostic tool for cancer survival prediction, with modified versions available. A systematic evaluation of this tool is lacking…until now:
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In our latest research paper, we explore how the use of CCTV in communal and private areas of residential aged care facilities impact staff and family members’ perceptions of care quality:
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This latest hospital-wide point prevalence study, involving members of the CRAC team, found frailty & pain highly prevalent in hospitalised older patients with cancer. They call for greater attention to frailty screening and pain assessment:
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RT @NurseMidwifeECU: Recently, @crac_ecu Prof. Davina Porock returned from a 2-week visit to Thailand's @MsuUniversity. Davina met with MSU…
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RT @NurseMidwifeECU: Our amazing lab technicians have developed a device to simulate the taking of a blood sample. Nursing students wear th…
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Immigrants living with dementia were more likely to present with agitation & aggression compared with their non-immigrant counterparts, a new study by @NurseMidwifeECU's @crac_ecu in collaboration with The Dementia Centre, @HammondCare, found:
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RT @NurseMidwifeECU: The School of Nursing & Midwifery's @crac_ecu is excited to announce a unique full-time PhD opportunity in the area of…
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In this latest article, CRAC’s Mustafa Atee & the great team @HammondCare , investigate whether traumatic stress symptoms should be addressed in intervention to reduce the impact of neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in people with dementia: #dementia
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