12 research outputs found
Management failures and coral decline threatens fish functional groups recovery patterns in the Luis Peña Channel No-take Natural Reserve, Culebra Island, Puerto Rico
Mass Bleaching Impacts in the Demography of the Caribbean Reef-building Star Coral Montastraea annularis: A Modeling Approach.
Before-After-Control-Impact approaches to monitor No-take MPA effectiveness: a new alternative to Managersâ Monitoring Toolbox. [Abstract]
Application of HySpex hyperspectral images for verification of a two-dimensional hydrodynamic model
Staff-resident interactions in long-term care for people with dementia: the role of meeting psychological needs in achieving residents' well-being.
noObjectives: The aim of this study is to explore the extent to which staffâresident interactions address or undermine residentsâ psychological needs and how such interactions are associated with residentsâ well-being.
Method: Data on staffâresident interactions and residentsâ well-being were collected for 51 residents from nine long-term care settings using dementia care mapping (DCM). DCM yields a count and detailed description of staffâresident interactions that either address (personal enhancers â PEs) or undermine (personal detractions â PDs) residentsâ psychological needs, and every 5-minute scores for each resident's mood and engagement (ME-value). The relationship between PEs and PDs and well-being was analysed by studying residentsâ ME-values before and three time frames after a PE or PD occurred.
Results: A total of 76 PEs and 33 PDs were observed. The most common PEs were those addressing psychological needs for comfort and occupation. However residentsâ well-being increased most often after PEs that addressed residentsâ need for identity, attachment and inclusion. The most common PDs were those which undermined the need for comfort, inclusion and occupation. Residentsâ well-being decreased most often after PDs that undermined the need for comfort.
Conclusion: Increasing interactions which address residentsâ need for attachment, identity and inclusion and eliminating interactions which undermine residentsâ need for comfort may be particularly important in achieving residentsâ well-being. In the long run, residentsâ well-being could be achieved by staff availing of the opportunities to empower and facilitate residents, thus meeting their needs for occupation. These findings provide directions for training in person-centred care