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Papers by Josie Tetley

and other research outputs Optimizing healthy ageing in disadvantaged communities: insights into ... more and other research outputs Optimizing healthy ageing in disadvantaged communities: insights into older people’s use of health and social care services Journal Article How to cite: Tetley, Josephine (2012). Optimizing healthy ageing in disadvantaged communities: insights into older people’s use of health and social care services. Nursing Reports, 2(1), pp. 63–70. For guidance on citations see FAQs.

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Journal of enabling technologies, Aug 23, 2022

PurposeRestoration of walking ability is a key goal to both stroke survivors and their therapists... more PurposeRestoration of walking ability is a key goal to both stroke survivors and their therapists. However, the intensity and duration of rehabilitation available after stroke can be limited by service constraints, despite the potential for improvement which could reduce health service demands in the long run. The purpose of this paper is to present qualitative findings from a study that explored the acceptability of a haptic device aimed at improving walking as part of an extended intervention in stroke rehabilitation.Design/methodology/approachPre-trial focus groups and post-trial interviews to assess the acceptability of Haptic Bracelets were undertaken with seven stroke survivors.FindingsFive themes were identified as impacting on the acceptability of the Haptic Bracelet: potential for improving quality of life; relationships with technology; important features; concerns; response to trial and concentration. Participants were interested in the haptic bracelet and hoped it would provide them with more confidence making them: feel safer when walking; have greater ability to take bigger strides rather than little steps; a way to combat mistakes participants reported making due to tiredness and reduced pain in knees and hips.Originality/valueHaptic Bracelets are an innovative development in the field of rhythmic cueing and stroke rehabilitation. The haptic bracelets also overcome problems encountered with established audio-based cueing, as their use is not affected by external environmental noise.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon 10.1108/JET-01-2021-0003

IOS Press , Ohmsha eBooks, 1997

... University of Sheffield (England). Dr Harriet Berthold The Boras University College of Health... more ... University of Sheffield (England). Dr Harriet Berthold The Boras University College of Health Sciences. (Sweden). ... Arthur O'Reilly North Western Health Board (The Republic of Ireland) Abstract In January 1997 a major European-wide nurse led project, ACTION, was launched. ...

A nurse-led multi-agency team worked with older people to develop a model of activity and culture... more A nurse-led multi-agency team worked with older people to develop a model of activity and culture, and evaluate its impact to health and well-being. Underpinned by a needs analysis, the project sought to identify the range of activities that older people used to engage in, currently undertake and what they aspire to engage with both inside their home and in the community.

Centre for Policy on Ageing eBooks, Feb 4, 2015

Oral history and gerontology have had a rarely spoken relationship over the years. Yet the links ... more Oral history and gerontology have had a rarely spoken relationship over the years. Yet the links between the two should be obvious primarily because each has an interest in older people. For the oral historian, older people are the key to the past, as witnesses they speak it, reconstruct it and, sometimes are its inventors, its authors. Gerontologists also talk to older people, though more often, perhaps, they tend to observe them and those who are close to them: their carers, friends, practitioners and spokespersons. For both gerontology and oral history, the interview is a key research tool, both focus on remembering and both show concern for issues raised by participation, ownership and the presentation of the outcomes of their engagement with the lives of older people.

International Journal on Disability and Human Development, 2006

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Dec 1, 1999

Article/report's info Synopsis Title: Respite care for frail older people and their family carers... more Article/report's info Synopsis Title: Respite care for frail older people and their family carers: concept analysis and user focus group findings of a pan-European nursing research project. This paper provides a concept analysis of respite care for frail older people and their family carers. The authors reexamine the broader conceptualization of respite care delineated by Nolan & Grant, namely, users' needs for information, education and support about respite care, based on a review of recent literature and on a user focus group study. This work was undertaken by the Sheffield arm of the ACTION Project research team. ACTION is a 36-month project (1997-1999), involving Northern Ireland, The Republic of Ireland, Portugal, Sweden and England and is the largest nurse-led project to have received funding from the European Union TIDE sector (DGXIII Telematics Applications Programme, Disabled and Elderly). The authors discuss the key elements of respite and, more specifically, how they can be successfully used so that the potential of respite may be realized fully by family carers. Recommendations within the context of the ACTION research project are put forward to enable family carers and the persons they care for to make informed choices about respite care.

Nursing reports, Sep 19, 2012

The European Year of Healthy Ageing recognizes that health care systems need to be improved and r... more The European Year of Healthy Ageing recognizes that health care systems need to be improved and reorganized if services are to optimize the opportunities for people to stay healthy and well in their own homes for as long as possible. However, current services tend to be fragmented and insensitive to the needs of older people and their carers resulting in services being underused or refused leading to increased admissions into acute hospital care that could have been prevented. The main aim of the study reported in this paper was to identify the factors that affected older peoples' decision and choice-making processes, when using or contemplating the use of care services. Using a constructivist methodology, this study used participant observation and 23 interviews in three study settings: an African Caribbean support service, day centers for people with memory and cognition problems and luncheon clubs for older people. An inductive analysis of the data revealed that when older community dwelling people found themselves struggling with certain aspects of their daily care needs; they used adapting, coping and seeking as strategies to manage. Additional issues of how well services were able to meet individual's aspirations for care and support were identified through themes of match-mismatch, fair-unfair, independence-dependence. The findings reported in this study provide important insights as to how people's needs are complex yet are negatively affected by rigid state controlled services that ultimately affect individual decisions to use or refuse services.

British Journal of Nursing, 2000

ACTION (Assisting Carers using Telematic Interventions to meet Older persons' Needs) is a nur... more ACTION (Assisting Carers using Telematic Interventions to meet Older persons' Needs) is a nursing led Pan-European project (1997–2000). Its primary aim is to maintain the autonomy, independence and quality of life of frail older and disabled persons and their family carers by the application of telematic technology. This article describes the development of two multimedia programmes created as part of the ACTION project. Programme 1 ‘Planning ahead’ helps family carers and frail older people to think about and plan for the future. Programme 2 ‘Break from caring’ assists carers and older people to explore the range of respite care options available. Both programmes have been developed using a multimethod, user-centred approach. Preliminary evaluation data have indicated that frail older people and their carers have used the programmes to assist them when making difficult decisions such as selecting a nursing home, or exploring the use of respite care facilities.

The Gerontologist, 1999

The lack of choice and predominance of crisis-oriented care in relation to respite and long-term ... more The lack of choice and predominance of crisis-oriented care in relation to respite and long-term care for family carers and frail older people provided the authors with the rationale for the development, within the European-funded Assisting Carers using Telematic Interventions to meet Older person's Needs (ACTION) project, of two innovative multimedia programs. The key aim of the programs is to provide education, information, and support about respite care and planning for the future for family carers and frail older people in their homes. In this way, it is intended that family carers and frail older people will be able to make informed choices concerning their health and social care needs. The authors describe the conceptual basis of the multimedia programs, the research and development process, the content of the multimedia programs, and the evaluation of the developed product.

Policy Press eBooks, May 27, 2021

Sexuality is an integral part of living and growing older, but societal stereotypes of later life... more Sexuality is an integral part of living and growing older, but societal stereotypes of later life continue to place little value on the importance of sexual activity and fulfilment to older people. Here we draw on data from the nationally representative English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) to highlight how transitions in health and sexuality among older heterosexual men intersect in later life. This chapter considers key data from ELSA, combining both quantitative and qualitative findings, to better describe and understand trajectories of later life sexuality. While the ELSA data reveal complex age-related changes in sexual health and wellbeing among older heterosexual men, many remain sexually active and sexually intimate into their 70s, 80s and 90s. We discuss the implications of these findings for practice and policy, particularly in relation to more proactive discussions around changing sexual expression in later life, and how health care professionals can more holistically support older men’s sexual health and wellbeing.

This poster focuses on one strand of a two year Big Lottery Fund project examining end of life ca... more This poster focuses on one strand of a two year Big Lottery Fund project examining end of life care needs for people with alcohol and drug use problems.

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