Catherine Travers
Biographic Data
| ID | 146978 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catherine Travers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catherine |
| FAMILY NAME | Travers |
| SIGNATURE | TRAVERS C |
| AFFILIATIONS | School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7762-2305 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Development of person‐centred quality indicators for aged care assessment services in Australia
INTRODUCTION: This study developed a proposed set of person-centred quality indicators (PC-QIs) for services that assess older adults' care and support needs to determine their eligibility to receive government-funded aged care services in Australia. Individual proposed PC-QIs amenability for change within current organizational structures were explored. Barriers and opportunities to adapt service elements of the aged care assessment service to b…
What constitutes a quality community aged care service—client perspectives
Overwhelmingly, older Australians (people aged 65 years and older or 50 years and older for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people) prefer to remain living in their own home rather than moving into residential care. To enable older Australians who require assistance to remain living at home, the Federal Government provides a wide range of community care services, the provision of which has increased substantially over the last 15 years. The…
An Evaluation of Dog-Assisted Therapy for Residents of Aged Care Facilities with Dementia
Although some research suggests that dog-assisted therapy may be beneficial for people with dementia living in residential aged care facilities, the intervention has not been adequately investigated. To address this shortcoming, we conducted a randomized controlled trial of dog-assisted therapy versus a human-therapist-only intervention for this population. Fifty-five residents with mild to moderate dementia living in three Australian residential…
An Evaluation of Dog-Assisted Therapy for Residents of Aged Care Facilities with Dementia
Although some research suggests that dog-assisted therapy may be beneficial for people with dementia living in residential aged care facilities, the intervention has not been adequately investigated. To address this shortcoming, we conducted a randomized controlled trial of dog-assisted therapy versus a human-therapist-only intervention for this population. Fifty-five residents with mild to moderate dementia living in three Australian residential…
What constitutes a quality community aged care service—client perspectives
Overwhelmingly, older Australians (people aged 65 years and older or 50 years and older for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people) prefer to remain living in their own home rather than moving into residential care. To enable older Australians who require assistance to remain living at home, the Federal Government provides a wide range of community care services, the provision of which has increased substantially over the last 15 years. The…
An Evaluation of Dog-Assisted Therapy for Residents of Aged Care Facilities with Dementia
Although some research suggests that dog-assisted therapy may be beneficial for people with dementia living in residential aged care facilities, the intervention has not been adequately investigated. To address this shortcoming, we conducted a randomized controlled trial of dog-assisted therapy versus a human-therapist-only intervention for this population. Fifty-five residents with mild to moderate dementia living in three Australian residential…
What constitutes a quality community aged care service—client perspectives
Overwhelmingly, older Australians (people aged 65 years and older or 50 years and older for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people) prefer to remain living in their own home rather than moving into residential care. To enable older Australians who require assistance to remain living at home, the Federal Government provides a wide range of community care services, the provision of which has increased substantially over the last 15 years. The…
Development of person‐centred quality indicators for aged care assessment services in Australia
INTRODUCTION: This study developed a proposed set of person-centred quality indicators (PC-QIs) for services that assess older adults' care and support needs to determine their eligibility to receive government-funded aged care services in Australia. Individual proposed PC-QIs amenability for change within current organizational structures were explored. Barriers and opportunities to adapt service elements of the aged care assessment service to b…
Medicine (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Aged care (2 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (2 works) · Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (2 works) · Psychological intervention (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Animal welfare (1 work) · Animal-assisted therapy (1 work) · Applied Psychology (1 work)