Yvonne Wells
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 161553 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Yvonne Wells |
| NOMBRES | Yvonne |
| APELLIDO | Wells |
| FIRMA | WELLS Y |
| AFILIACIONES | La Trobe University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9678-5580 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 27 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 69 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 27 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1996 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Family violence risk screening and case management pathways in the Australian family courts
Community detection and management of mild cognitive impairment in Shanghai
Dementia has been regarded as a priority in public health for healthy ageing. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) detection and management is one of the strategies to confront the challenge of increasing burden of dementia. However, MCI is not well recognized or managed in primary care. This study aimed to assess system barriers relating to MCI detection and management in the community. A mixed-methods study was undertaken over the period from Octobe…
Executive control contributes little to prospective memory function in older age
Age-related losses in executive control are widely assumed to contribute to prospective memory (PM) lapses in late adulthood, but to date, this assumption has gained only inconsistent support from lab-based studies. The present study tested whether age indirectly affects PM via (1) individual differences in specific executive control operations (a parallel mediated model), or (2) a serially mediated model, with processing speed as the first media…
A Qualitative Evaluation of The Little Things Training for Diverse Background PCAs in Aged Care
Most direct residential aged care is provided by personal care assistants (PCAs), with western societies increasingly relying on culturally diverse aged care workers. In Australia and internationally, studies have reported that the level of training in both instrumental and relational care for PCAs is insufficient and inconsistent. This study evaluated the impact of The Little Things training program, designed for culturally diverse PCAs and stud…
Caring Self-Efficacy of Personal Care Attendants From English-Speaking and Non-English-Speaking Countries Working in Australian Residential Aged Care Settings
Objectives: This study compared the caring self-efficacy between personal care attendants (PCAs) from English-speaking and non-English-speaking countries, controlling for potential sociodemographic and work-related covariates. PCAs' perceptions of their caring self-efficacy were further explored. Methods: An independent samples t -test was used to determine the mean difference in the caring self-efficacy score between the two groups. A multivaria…
Conditions required to ensure successful detection and management of mild cognitive impairment in primary care
Objective: Detection and management of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in primary care has been recognized internationally as one of the strategies that can be employed to delay the development of dementia. However, little is known about what role primary care should play. This study aimed to develop a checklist of conditions necessary for successfully detecting and managing mild cognitive impairment in primary care in China. Methods: This study …
Pastoral Care in Aged Care Settings
Holocaust survivors’ perspectives on using community aged care and support services
The extant literature on Jewish Holocaust survivors’ experiences of receiving aged care services typically focuses on the risk that formal care settings may reactivate traumatic memories. Absent from previous research have been the viewpoints of older survivors themselves regarding their aged care experiences. An interpretive phenomenological approach was used to investigate Jewish Holocaust survivors’ lived experience of using community aged car…
Choice and quality in home-based and community-based aged care
As consumer-directed care programmes become increasingly common in aged care provision, there is a heightened requirement for literature summarising the experience and perspectives of recipients. We conducted rapid evidence reviews on two components of consumer experience of home- and community-based aged care: (a) drivers of choice when looking for a service (Question 1 (Q1)); and (b) perceptions of quality of services (Question 2 (Q2)). We syst…
The Lived Experience of Providing Care and Support Services for Holocaust Survivors in Australia
Lack of awareness among paid carers of the possible late-life consequences of early-life periods of extreme and prolonged traumatization may have negative impacts on the experiences of trauma survivors in receiving care. An interpretive phenomenological approach was used to investigate the lived experience of paid carers in providing care for Jewish Holocaust survivors. In total, 70 carers participated in 10 focus group discussions. Credibility o…
The Availability of Psychological Services for Aged Care Residents in Australia
ObjectiveRates of depression and anxiety are high among older adults in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). This study examined the extent to which psychological services are made available to facility residents in Australia, and investigated barriers to accessing such services.MethodThe sample consisted of 90 senior staff from a random sample of RACFs. Participants completed self‐report questionnaires regarding their perspectives on the av…
Use of Quality Indicators in Nursing Homes in Victoria, Australia
QI performance data are positively received and used to improve care. Standardization of data collection, analysis, and reporting should strengthen the program's utility
Experiences of ageing and aged care in Australia of older survivors of genocide
This qualitative study investigated the ageing and aged care experiences in Australia of two cohorts of older survivors of genocide: Jewish Holocaust survivors and older Cambodian genocide survivors. It was carried out in response to an identified need to better train aged care workers who are in contact with these groups. In-depth interviews were conducted with 21 community-dwelling survivors aged 65 and over. Credibility was ensured by methodol…
Retirement intentions
Population ageing will significantly impact labour markets in most Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development countries and as a result individuals will need to remain in paid employment for longer to fund their retirement years. This study examines the retirement intentions of employees of a large public-sector organisation located in Victoria, Australia that was interested in developing policies to assist with retention of their matu…
Care trajectories through community and residential aged care services
As in other ageing populations, dementia, musculoskeletal conditions and cardiovascular disease affect a high proportion of Australians aged over 65 years, and the prevalence of these conditions increases significantly with age. People with these conditions may need to access a range of care services over time to enable them to remain living in their homes. Many eventually need to move into a nursing home. In contrast to the considerable recent l…
The Psychology of Respite Care for People with Dementia in Australia
Australian health professional bodies promote the use of respite to ease carer burden, following well‐established findings that carers often face physical, mental, social, and financial strain while providing informal care. This narrative review examined the use and impacts of respite for older clients, with a particular focus on Australian research and on dementia respite. It was found that despite reports of high satisfaction from caregivers wi…
Sexual Health Counselor Preferences of African American and European American Women
Enabling independence
This study reviews the 'real world' potential (i.e. efficacy and effectiveness) of restorative approaches towards home care for frail older adults. Such approaches aim to go beyond traditional home care goals of 'maintenance' and 'support' towards improvements in functional status and quality of life. Our review of the literature included searches of health and gerontology databases as well as 'grey literature' across Australia, the UK and the US…
Ageing Baby Boomers in Australia
The first Australian baby boomers are starting to retire. Consequently, it is essential to develop and apply a strong evidence base to facilitate their successful retirement and ongoing wellbeing. This review focuses on recent literature on pre‐retirement baby boomers to identify available research findings and gaps to be filled on retirement preparation. A notable shortage of empirical literature was found on pathways to retirement and financial…
Child-focused and child-inclusive Family Law dispute resolution
This prospective study compared outcomes over one year for two groups of separated parents who attended mediation about their entrenched parenting disputes. The two treatments studied both aimed to improve the psychological resolution of parental conflict with associated reduction of distress for their children. The child-focused intervention prioritised the needs of children in high conflict divorce without any direct involvement of the children…
Does gradual retirement have better outcomes than abrupt retirement? Results from an Australian panel study
Conventional wisdom promotes gradual retirement rather than an abrupt end to the working life. This paper compares the outcomes of abrupt and gradual retirement one and three years after the transition to retirement began using data from an Australian panel study. The outcomes included changes in health, positive and negative affect, wellbeing and marital cohesion. For many outcomes there was no difference between gradual and abrupt retirements, …
Research and practice with older adults
As the Australian ageing population expands, there is an increasing need for quality gerontological research to inform psychological practice. The analyses undertaken for this paper indicate that the volume of geropsychological research has increased substantially, both in Australia and overseas. Membership of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) Interest Group on Ageing is small, but since 1997 has not fallen as much as the membership of s…
The role of psychologists in fostering the wellbeing of older Australians
The United Nations International Year of Older Persons (IYOP) in 1999 prompted the Australian Psychological Society (APS) to review its responsibilities and to consider the contribution of psychological research and practice to the wellbeing of older Australians. This article reports a series of recommendations for public policy, research, training and psychological practice, drawn from a larger Position Paper that addressed a spectrum of issues.…
Impact of Parental Divorce on Willingness of Young Adults to Provide Care for Parents in the Future
While it is known that parental divorce disrupts feelings of attachment to noncustodial parents, less is known about the impacts of parental divorce on filial obligation to care for parents as they age. Young adults (89 women, 53 men) rated willingness to provide care if their mother or father were to experience a major disability in the future. Such willingness to care was higher among participants whose parents remained married than those whose…
Intentions to Care for a Spouse
Healthy middle-aged men and women rated the extent to which they would in the future provide home-based care in the event of their spouse experiencing nominated physical and psychiatric disabilities. They also estimated the burden expected in providing such care. Men reported greater willingness to care than women, and expected less burden from caregiving. Correlates of willingness and burden also differed for men and women.The idea that women ar…
Does gradual retirement have better outcomes than abrupt retirement? Results from an Australian panel study
Conventional wisdom promotes gradual retirement rather than an abrupt end to the working life. This paper compares the outcomes of abrupt and gradual retirement one and three years after the transition to retirement began using data from an Australian panel study. The outcomes included changes in health, positive and negative affect, wellbeing and marital cohesion. For many outcomes there was no difference between gradual and abrupt retirements, …
Retirement intentions
Population ageing will significantly impact labour markets in most Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development countries and as a result individuals will need to remain in paid employment for longer to fund their retirement years. This study examines the retirement intentions of employees of a large public-sector organisation located in Victoria, Australia that was interested in developing policies to assist with retention of their matu…
The role of psychologists in fostering the wellbeing of older Australians
The United Nations International Year of Older Persons (IYOP) in 1999 prompted the Australian Psychological Society (APS) to review its responsibilities and to consider the contribution of psychological research and practice to the wellbeing of older Australians. This article reports a series of recommendations for public policy, research, training and psychological practice, drawn from a larger Position Paper that addressed a spectrum of issues.…
The Availability of Psychological Services for Aged Care Residents in Australia
ObjectiveRates of depression and anxiety are high among older adults in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). This study examined the extent to which psychological services are made available to facility residents in Australia, and investigated barriers to accessing such services.MethodThe sample consisted of 90 senior staff from a random sample of RACFs. Participants completed self‐report questionnaires regarding their perspectives on the av…
Experiences of ageing and aged care in Australia of older survivors of genocide
This qualitative study investigated the ageing and aged care experiences in Australia of two cohorts of older survivors of genocide: Jewish Holocaust survivors and older Cambodian genocide survivors. It was carried out in response to an identified need to better train aged care workers who are in contact with these groups. In-depth interviews were conducted with 21 community-dwelling survivors aged 65 and over. Credibility was ensured by methodol…
The Psychology of Respite Care for People with Dementia in Australia
Australian health professional bodies promote the use of respite to ease carer burden, following well‐established findings that carers often face physical, mental, social, and financial strain while providing informal care. This narrative review examined the use and impacts of respite for older clients, with a particular focus on Australian research and on dementia respite. It was found that despite reports of high satisfaction from caregivers wi…
Child-focused and child-inclusive Family Law dispute resolution
This prospective study compared outcomes over one year for two groups of separated parents who attended mediation about their entrenched parenting disputes. The two treatments studied both aimed to improve the psychological resolution of parental conflict with associated reduction of distress for their children. The child-focused intervention prioritised the needs of children in high conflict divorce without any direct involvement of the children…
Impact of Parental Divorce on Willingness of Young Adults to Provide Care for Parents in the Future
While it is known that parental divorce disrupts feelings of attachment to noncustodial parents, less is known about the impacts of parental divorce on filial obligation to care for parents as they age. Young adults (89 women, 53 men) rated willingness to provide care if their mother or father were to experience a major disability in the future. Such willingness to care was higher among participants whose parents remained married than those whose…
Psychological resources and successful retirement
Although most people eventually make a satisfactory adjustment to retirement, some people experience difficulties in managing the transition. While measures of wellbeing are frequently included as outcomes in studies of retirement, few studies have examined the impact of retirement on health behaviours. Further, the contribution of psychological resources such as self-efficacy and sense of coherence in coping with transitions has largely been ign…
Changes in Carers’ Capacity and Motivation to Provide Care
This study examines how institutionalisation of older people is influenced by changes in carers’ capacities and motivations to care. Longitudinal data were available from Case Manager assessments for 632 highly dependent older clients of intensive community services. The likelihood of entry to an institution over 19 months was found to be significantly and independently associated with ratings of both reduced carer capacity and reduced carer moti…
The Lived Experience of Providing Care and Support Services for Holocaust Survivors in Australia
Lack of awareness among paid carers of the possible late-life consequences of early-life periods of extreme and prolonged traumatization may have negative impacts on the experiences of trauma survivors in receiving care. An interpretive phenomenological approach was used to investigate the lived experience of paid carers in providing care for Jewish Holocaust survivors. In total, 70 carers participated in 10 focus group discussions. Credibility o…
Ageing Baby Boomers in Australia
The first Australian baby boomers are starting to retire. Consequently, it is essential to develop and apply a strong evidence base to facilitate their successful retirement and ongoing wellbeing. This review focuses on recent literature on pre‐retirement baby boomers to identify available research findings and gaps to be filled on retirement preparation. A notable shortage of empirical literature was found on pathways to retirement and financial…
Research and practice with older adults
As the Australian ageing population expands, there is an increasing need for quality gerontological research to inform psychological practice. The analyses undertaken for this paper indicate that the volume of geropsychological research has increased substantially, both in Australia and overseas. Membership of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) Interest Group on Ageing is small, but since 1997 has not fallen as much as the membership of s…
Care trajectories through community and residential aged care services
As in other ageing populations, dementia, musculoskeletal conditions and cardiovascular disease affect a high proportion of Australians aged over 65 years, and the prevalence of these conditions increases significantly with age. People with these conditions may need to access a range of care services over time to enable them to remain living in their homes. Many eventually need to move into a nursing home. In contrast to the considerable recent l…
Intentions to Care for a Spouse
Healthy middle-aged men and women rated the extent to which they would in the future provide home-based care in the event of their spouse experiencing nominated physical and psychiatric disabilities. They also estimated the burden expected in providing such care. Men reported greater willingness to care than women, and expected less burden from caregiving. Correlates of willingness and burden also differed for men and women.The idea that women ar…
Changes in Carers’ Capacity and Motivation to Provide Care
This study examines how institutionalisation of older people is influenced by changes in carers’ capacities and motivations to care. Longitudinal data were available from Case Manager assessments for 632 highly dependent older clients of intensive community services. The likelihood of entry to an institution over 19 months was found to be significantly and independently associated with ratings of both reduced carer capacity and reduced carer moti…
Intentions to Care for a Spouse
Healthy middle-aged men and women rated the extent to which they would in the future provide home-based care in the event of their spouse experiencing nominated physical and psychiatric disabilities. They also estimated the burden expected in providing such care. Men reported greater willingness to care than women, and expected less burden from caregiving. Correlates of willingness and burden also differed for men and women.The idea that women ar…
Psychological resources and successful retirement
Although most people eventually make a satisfactory adjustment to retirement, some people experience difficulties in managing the transition. While measures of wellbeing are frequently included as outcomes in studies of retirement, few studies have examined the impact of retirement on health behaviours. Further, the contribution of psychological resources such as self-efficacy and sense of coherence in coping with transitions has largely been ign…
Impact of Parental Divorce on Willingness of Young Adults to Provide Care for Parents in the Future
While it is known that parental divorce disrupts feelings of attachment to noncustodial parents, less is known about the impacts of parental divorce on filial obligation to care for parents as they age. Young adults (89 women, 53 men) rated willingness to provide care if their mother or father were to experience a major disability in the future. Such willingness to care was higher among participants whose parents remained married than those whose…
The role of psychologists in fostering the wellbeing of older Australians
The United Nations International Year of Older Persons (IYOP) in 1999 prompted the Australian Psychological Society (APS) to review its responsibilities and to consider the contribution of psychological research and practice to the wellbeing of older Australians. This article reports a series of recommendations for public policy, research, training and psychological practice, drawn from a larger Position Paper that addressed a spectrum of issues.…
Research and practice with older adults
As the Australian ageing population expands, there is an increasing need for quality gerontological research to inform psychological practice. The analyses undertaken for this paper indicate that the volume of geropsychological research has increased substantially, both in Australia and overseas. Membership of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) Interest Group on Ageing is small, but since 1997 has not fallen as much as the membership of s…
Child-focused and child-inclusive Family Law dispute resolution
This prospective study compared outcomes over one year for two groups of separated parents who attended mediation about their entrenched parenting disputes. The two treatments studied both aimed to improve the psychological resolution of parental conflict with associated reduction of distress for their children. The child-focused intervention prioritised the needs of children in high conflict divorce without any direct involvement of the children…
Does gradual retirement have better outcomes than abrupt retirement? Results from an Australian panel study
Conventional wisdom promotes gradual retirement rather than an abrupt end to the working life. This paper compares the outcomes of abrupt and gradual retirement one and three years after the transition to retirement began using data from an Australian panel study. The outcomes included changes in health, positive and negative affect, wellbeing and marital cohesion. For many outcomes there was no difference between gradual and abrupt retirements, …
Enabling independence
This study reviews the 'real world' potential (i.e. efficacy and effectiveness) of restorative approaches towards home care for frail older adults. Such approaches aim to go beyond traditional home care goals of 'maintenance' and 'support' towards improvements in functional status and quality of life. Our review of the literature included searches of health and gerontology databases as well as 'grey literature' across Australia, the UK and the US…
Ageing Baby Boomers in Australia
The first Australian baby boomers are starting to retire. Consequently, it is essential to develop and apply a strong evidence base to facilitate their successful retirement and ongoing wellbeing. This review focuses on recent literature on pre‐retirement baby boomers to identify available research findings and gaps to be filled on retirement preparation. A notable shortage of empirical literature was found on pathways to retirement and financial…
Sexual Health Counselor Preferences of African American and European American Women
The Psychology of Respite Care for People with Dementia in Australia
Australian health professional bodies promote the use of respite to ease carer burden, following well‐established findings that carers often face physical, mental, social, and financial strain while providing informal care. This narrative review examined the use and impacts of respite for older clients, with a particular focus on Australian research and on dementia respite. It was found that despite reports of high satisfaction from caregivers wi…
Care trajectories through community and residential aged care services
As in other ageing populations, dementia, musculoskeletal conditions and cardiovascular disease affect a high proportion of Australians aged over 65 years, and the prevalence of these conditions increases significantly with age. People with these conditions may need to access a range of care services over time to enable them to remain living in their homes. Many eventually need to move into a nursing home. In contrast to the considerable recent l…
Retirement intentions
Population ageing will significantly impact labour markets in most Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development countries and as a result individuals will need to remain in paid employment for longer to fund their retirement years. This study examines the retirement intentions of employees of a large public-sector organisation located in Victoria, Australia that was interested in developing policies to assist with retention of their matu…
Use of Quality Indicators in Nursing Homes in Victoria, Australia
QI performance data are positively received and used to improve care. Standardization of data collection, analysis, and reporting should strengthen the program's utility
Experiences of ageing and aged care in Australia of older survivors of genocide
This qualitative study investigated the ageing and aged care experiences in Australia of two cohorts of older survivors of genocide: Jewish Holocaust survivors and older Cambodian genocide survivors. It was carried out in response to an identified need to better train aged care workers who are in contact with these groups. In-depth interviews were conducted with 21 community-dwelling survivors aged 65 and over. Credibility was ensured by methodol…
The Availability of Psychological Services for Aged Care Residents in Australia
ObjectiveRates of depression and anxiety are high among older adults in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). This study examined the extent to which psychological services are made available to facility residents in Australia, and investigated barriers to accessing such services.MethodThe sample consisted of 90 senior staff from a random sample of RACFs. Participants completed self‐report questionnaires regarding their perspectives on the av…
The Lived Experience of Providing Care and Support Services for Holocaust Survivors in Australia
Lack of awareness among paid carers of the possible late-life consequences of early-life periods of extreme and prolonged traumatization may have negative impacts on the experiences of trauma survivors in receiving care. An interpretive phenomenological approach was used to investigate the lived experience of paid carers in providing care for Jewish Holocaust survivors. In total, 70 carers participated in 10 focus group discussions. Credibility o…
Choice and quality in home-based and community-based aged care
As consumer-directed care programmes become increasingly common in aged care provision, there is a heightened requirement for literature summarising the experience and perspectives of recipients. We conducted rapid evidence reviews on two components of consumer experience of home- and community-based aged care: (a) drivers of choice when looking for a service (Question 1 (Q1)); and (b) perceptions of quality of services (Question 2 (Q2)). We syst…
Pastoral Care in Aged Care Settings
Holocaust survivors’ perspectives on using community aged care and support services
The extant literature on Jewish Holocaust survivors’ experiences of receiving aged care services typically focuses on the risk that formal care settings may reactivate traumatic memories. Absent from previous research have been the viewpoints of older survivors themselves regarding their aged care experiences. An interpretive phenomenological approach was used to investigate Jewish Holocaust survivors’ lived experience of using community aged car…
Conditions required to ensure successful detection and management of mild cognitive impairment in primary care
Objective: Detection and management of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in primary care has been recognized internationally as one of the strategies that can be employed to delay the development of dementia. However, little is known about what role primary care should play. This study aimed to develop a checklist of conditions necessary for successfully detecting and managing mild cognitive impairment in primary care in China. Methods: This study …
Caring Self-Efficacy of Personal Care Attendants From English-Speaking and Non-English-Speaking Countries Working in Australian Residential Aged Care Settings
Objectives: This study compared the caring self-efficacy between personal care attendants (PCAs) from English-speaking and non-English-speaking countries, controlling for potential sociodemographic and work-related covariates. PCAs' perceptions of their caring self-efficacy were further explored. Methods: An independent samples t -test was used to determine the mean difference in the caring self-efficacy score between the two groups. A multivaria…
A Qualitative Evaluation of The Little Things Training for Diverse Background PCAs in Aged Care
Most direct residential aged care is provided by personal care assistants (PCAs), with western societies increasingly relying on culturally diverse aged care workers. In Australia and internationally, studies have reported that the level of training in both instrumental and relational care for PCAs is insufficient and inconsistent. This study evaluated the impact of The Little Things training program, designed for culturally diverse PCAs and stud…
Community detection and management of mild cognitive impairment in Shanghai
Dementia has been regarded as a priority in public health for healthy ageing. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) detection and management is one of the strategies to confront the challenge of increasing burden of dementia. However, MCI is not well recognized or managed in primary care. This study aimed to assess system barriers relating to MCI detection and management in the community. A mixed-methods study was undertaken over the period from Octobe…
Psychology (23 obras) · Medicine (22 obras) · Nursing (13 obras) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (12 obras) · Gerontology (10 obras) · Sociology (10 obras) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (9 obras) · Social Psychology (9 obras) · Gerontology (8 obras) · Political science (7 obras)