Mary Gilhooly
Biographic Data
| ID | 315361 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary Gilhooly |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary |
| FAMILY NAME | Gilhooly |
| SIGNATURE | GILHOOLY M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the West of Scotland |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0504-3619 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 143 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Health and social care practitioners' understanding of the problems of people with dementia‐related visual processing impairment
It has been highlighted that health and social care staff need a greater awareness of the needs and problems of those people with young onset dementia in the UK. Symptoms of Alzheimer's disease are relatively well known (memory loss, disorientation, language difficulties and behavioural problems). However, there is less awareness of dementia-related visual processing impairments in Alzheimer's disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies or rarer dementia …
Researching the financial abuse of individuals lacking mental capacity
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on the aspects of an exploratory investigation into the scale and nature of the financial abuse of adults lacking mental capacity. Design/methodology/approach It uses mixed-methods study which comprises of: a review of safeguarding adults’ statistics; analysis of court case findings; classification of types of financial abuse, victims and perpetrators; qualitative exploration of professional views of…
Understanding help-seeking in older people with urinary incontinence: An interview study
The prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) increases with age and can negatively affect quality of life. However, relatively few older people with UI seek treatment. The aim of this study was to explore the views of older people with UI on the process of seeking help. Older people with UI were recruited to the study from three continence services in the north of England: a geriatrician-led hospital outpatient clinic (n = 18), a community-based n…
Framing the detection of financial elder abuse as bystander intervention: Decision cues, pathways to detection and barriers to action
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the detection and prevention of elder financial abuse through the lens of a “professional bystander intervention model”. The authors were interested in the decision cues that raise suspicions of financial abuse, how such abuse comes to the attention of professionals who do not have a statutory responsibility for safeguarding older adults, and the barriers to intervention. Design/methodology/approach…
Elder financial abuse in England: A policy analysis perspective related to social care and banking
Purpose The purpose of this paper was to undertake a review of selected adult safeguarding policy and guidance documentation to establish the level of guidance provided in relation to financial abuse; identify similarities and differences between the guidance given to professionals working in different contexts; and report gaps or inconsistencies in the guidance given. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative documentary content analysis was under…
Factors used in the detection of elder financial abuse: A judgement and decision-making study of social workers and their managers
Factors social workers use in practice to detect elder financial abuse are currently unknown. A critical incident technique was applied within a judgement analysis approach to elicit cue use. Only three factors were key to decision-making: who raises concern, the elder’s mental capacity and the nature of the financial anomaly occurring
Reduced drinking with age: Is it normal
Research suggests that alcohol consumption declines steadily with age. However, most studies are cross-sectional surveys, rather than longitudinal studies. Although it is generally assumed that the findings from cross-sectional studies indicate that the consumption of alcohol declines because of factors associated with ageing, survey results such as these could reflect a cohort or period, rather than an ageing, effect. It may be that the current …
The willingness to continue caring in family supporters of older people
Research has revealed the importance of characteristics of the supporter, the care-recipient, and circumstances of caregiving in the success or failure of community-based care of older people. The Dundee Study of Carers and Dementia examined factors associated with the maintenance and care of older people in the community, and with the impact of dementia on family supporters. Two hundred and twenty-eight family supporters of community-resident ol…
Private Sector Policies for Caregiving Employees: A Survey of Scottish Companies
The aim of the study was to examine Scottish private sector employers' policies with regard to flexible working arrangements for carers of physically and mentally impaired older people. The questions addressed by this study were as follows : (1) Are employers aware of the needs of carers? (2) To what extent do they view carers' needs or responsibilities as problematic? (3) What proportion of companies have specific policies regarding flexible wor…
Dementia and the phenomenon of social death
Many cultures have distinguished between biological and social death, the latter usually occurring some time after the former. More recently social death has been noted to occur before biological death in terminally ill comatose patients. This paper presents the results of an exploratory study which examined the extent to which social death may occur before biological death among elderly people with dementia. One hundred semi‐structured interview…
Anticipatory grief: A review
Expressed emotion in caregivers of the dementing elderly
This paper presents findings on the association between ‘expressed emotion’ (EE) and a number of factors previously investigated in relationship to caregivers of the dementing elderly. Frequency of critical comments (expressed emotion) was correlated with a number of supporter and dependant characteristics, variables within the relationship between caregivers and their dementing relatives, and help from professionals. The analysis revealed signif…
Senile dementia: Factors associated with caregivers' preference for institutional care
This paper presents findings concerning variables expected to influence the motivation of persons caring for a dementing relative in the community to continue giving care and support. The variables examined in relation to ‘preference for institutional care’ were those previously examined in relation to supporters' psychological well‐being (Gilhooly, 1984). The results indicate that factors within the relationship between supporter and the depende…
The impact of care‐giving on care‐givers: Factors associated with the psychological well‐being of people supporting a dementing relative in the community
The aim of this paper is to present findings concerning a variety of factors expected to influence, either directly or indirectly as mediators, the psychological well‐being of persons caring for a dementing relative in the community. The sample included both co‐resident and non‐resident supporters and the data were collected via a semi‐structured interview. Only sex of dependant, sex of supporter, satisfaction with help from relatives, blood/role…
Psychology and Psychiatry
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Home Care of the Elderly Infirm and Disabled
These three books are all intended for those caring, or about to take up caring, for a dependent elderly relative or friend living in the community. John Agate has been a consultant in geriatric medicine for twenty-five years; his book is based on personal experience. Tim Dartington is writing from personal experience of a different sort; his experience was gained when working for a London voluntary organization and as a social scientist at the T…
Psychology and Psychiatry
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
The validity of age-of-acquisition ratings
A number of recent studies have reported that words rated by adults as early acquired are retrieved more rapidly than words rated as later acquired. Age-of-acquisition ratings have been found to be highly reliable, but the validity of the ratings has been little investigated. This paper reports two validation studies. In the first, words were taken from a standardized vocabulary test and rated by naive adult subjects for age-of-acquisition. The a…
Dementia and the phenomenon of social death
Many cultures have distinguished between biological and social death, the latter usually occurring some time after the former. More recently social death has been noted to occur before biological death in terminally ill comatose patients. This paper presents the results of an exploratory study which examined the extent to which social death may occur before biological death among elderly people with dementia. One hundred semi‐structured interview…
Framing the detection of financial elder abuse as bystander intervention: Decision cues, pathways to detection and barriers to action
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the detection and prevention of elder financial abuse through the lens of a “professional bystander intervention model”. The authors were interested in the decision cues that raise suspicions of financial abuse, how such abuse comes to the attention of professionals who do not have a statutory responsibility for safeguarding older adults, and the barriers to intervention. Design/methodology/approach…
The impact of care‐giving on care‐givers: Factors associated with the psychological well‐being of people supporting a dementing relative in the community
The aim of this paper is to present findings concerning a variety of factors expected to influence, either directly or indirectly as mediators, the psychological well‐being of persons caring for a dementing relative in the community. The sample included both co‐resident and non‐resident supporters and the data were collected via a semi‐structured interview. Only sex of dependant, sex of supporter, satisfaction with help from relatives, blood/role…
Factors used in the detection of elder financial abuse: A judgement and decision-making study of social workers and their managers
Factors social workers use in practice to detect elder financial abuse are currently unknown. A critical incident technique was applied within a judgement analysis approach to elicit cue use. Only three factors were key to decision-making: who raises concern, the elder’s mental capacity and the nature of the financial anomaly occurring
The validity of age-of-acquisition ratings
A number of recent studies have reported that words rated by adults as early acquired are retrieved more rapidly than words rated as later acquired. Age-of-acquisition ratings have been found to be highly reliable, but the validity of the ratings has been little investigated. This paper reports two validation studies. In the first, words were taken from a standardized vocabulary test and rated by naive adult subjects for age-of-acquisition. The a…
Health and social care practitioners' understanding of the problems of people with dementia‐related visual processing impairment
It has been highlighted that health and social care staff need a greater awareness of the needs and problems of those people with young onset dementia in the UK. Symptoms of Alzheimer's disease are relatively well known (memory loss, disorientation, language difficulties and behavioural problems). However, there is less awareness of dementia-related visual processing impairments in Alzheimer's disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies or rarer dementia …
Expressed emotion in caregivers of the dementing elderly
This paper presents findings on the association between ‘expressed emotion’ (EE) and a number of factors previously investigated in relationship to caregivers of the dementing elderly. Frequency of critical comments (expressed emotion) was correlated with a number of supporter and dependant characteristics, variables within the relationship between caregivers and their dementing relatives, and help from professionals. The analysis revealed signif…
Senile dementia: Factors associated with caregivers' preference for institutional care
This paper presents findings concerning variables expected to influence the motivation of persons caring for a dementing relative in the community to continue giving care and support. The variables examined in relation to ‘preference for institutional care’ were those previously examined in relation to supporters' psychological well‐being (Gilhooly, 1984). The results indicate that factors within the relationship between supporter and the depende…
Researching the financial abuse of individuals lacking mental capacity
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on the aspects of an exploratory investigation into the scale and nature of the financial abuse of adults lacking mental capacity. Design/methodology/approach It uses mixed-methods study which comprises of: a review of safeguarding adults’ statistics; analysis of court case findings; classification of types of financial abuse, victims and perpetrators; qualitative exploration of professional views of…
Elder financial abuse in England: A policy analysis perspective related to social care and banking
Purpose The purpose of this paper was to undertake a review of selected adult safeguarding policy and guidance documentation to establish the level of guidance provided in relation to financial abuse; identify similarities and differences between the guidance given to professionals working in different contexts; and report gaps or inconsistencies in the guidance given. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative documentary content analysis was under…
The willingness to continue caring in family supporters of older people
Research has revealed the importance of characteristics of the supporter, the care-recipient, and circumstances of caregiving in the success or failure of community-based care of older people. The Dundee Study of Carers and Dementia examined factors associated with the maintenance and care of older people in the community, and with the impact of dementia on family supporters. Two hundred and twenty-eight family supporters of community-resident ol…
The validity of age-of-acquisition ratings
A number of recent studies have reported that words rated by adults as early acquired are retrieved more rapidly than words rated as later acquired. Age-of-acquisition ratings have been found to be highly reliable, but the validity of the ratings has been little investigated. This paper reports two validation studies. In the first, words were taken from a standardized vocabulary test and rated by naive adult subjects for age-of-acquisition. The a…
Psychology and Psychiatry
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the 'Save PDF' action button
Home Care of the Elderly Infirm and Disabled
These three books are all intended for those caring, or about to take up caring, for a dependent elderly relative or friend living in the community. John Agate has been a consultant in geriatric medicine for twenty-five years; his book is based on personal experience. Tim Dartington is writing from personal experience of a different sort; his experience was gained when working for a London voluntary organization and as a social scientist at the T…
Psychology and Psychiatry
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
The impact of care‐giving on care‐givers: Factors associated with the psychological well‐being of people supporting a dementing relative in the community
The aim of this paper is to present findings concerning a variety of factors expected to influence, either directly or indirectly as mediators, the psychological well‐being of persons caring for a dementing relative in the community. The sample included both co‐resident and non‐resident supporters and the data were collected via a semi‐structured interview. Only sex of dependant, sex of supporter, satisfaction with help from relatives, blood/role…
Senile dementia: Factors associated with caregivers' preference for institutional care
This paper presents findings concerning variables expected to influence the motivation of persons caring for a dementing relative in the community to continue giving care and support. The variables examined in relation to ‘preference for institutional care’ were those previously examined in relation to supporters' psychological well‐being (Gilhooly, 1984). The results indicate that factors within the relationship between supporter and the depende…
Expressed emotion in caregivers of the dementing elderly
This paper presents findings on the association between ‘expressed emotion’ (EE) and a number of factors previously investigated in relationship to caregivers of the dementing elderly. Frequency of critical comments (expressed emotion) was correlated with a number of supporter and dependant characteristics, variables within the relationship between caregivers and their dementing relatives, and help from professionals. The analysis revealed signif…
Anticipatory grief: A review
Private Sector Policies for Caregiving Employees: A Survey of Scottish Companies
The aim of the study was to examine Scottish private sector employers' policies with regard to flexible working arrangements for carers of physically and mentally impaired older people. The questions addressed by this study were as follows : (1) Are employers aware of the needs of carers? (2) To what extent do they view carers' needs or responsibilities as problematic? (3) What proportion of companies have specific policies regarding flexible wor…
Dementia and the phenomenon of social death
Many cultures have distinguished between biological and social death, the latter usually occurring some time after the former. More recently social death has been noted to occur before biological death in terminally ill comatose patients. This paper presents the results of an exploratory study which examined the extent to which social death may occur before biological death among elderly people with dementia. One hundred semi‐structured interview…
The willingness to continue caring in family supporters of older people
Research has revealed the importance of characteristics of the supporter, the care-recipient, and circumstances of caregiving in the success or failure of community-based care of older people. The Dundee Study of Carers and Dementia examined factors associated with the maintenance and care of older people in the community, and with the impact of dementia on family supporters. Two hundred and twenty-eight family supporters of community-resident ol…
Reduced drinking with age: Is it normal
Research suggests that alcohol consumption declines steadily with age. However, most studies are cross-sectional surveys, rather than longitudinal studies. Although it is generally assumed that the findings from cross-sectional studies indicate that the consumption of alcohol declines because of factors associated with ageing, survey results such as these could reflect a cohort or period, rather than an ageing, effect. It may be that the current …
Factors used in the detection of elder financial abuse: A judgement and decision-making study of social workers and their managers
Factors social workers use in practice to detect elder financial abuse are currently unknown. A critical incident technique was applied within a judgement analysis approach to elicit cue use. Only three factors were key to decision-making: who raises concern, the elder’s mental capacity and the nature of the financial anomaly occurring
Framing the detection of financial elder abuse as bystander intervention: Decision cues, pathways to detection and barriers to action
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the detection and prevention of elder financial abuse through the lens of a “professional bystander intervention model”. The authors were interested in the decision cues that raise suspicions of financial abuse, how such abuse comes to the attention of professionals who do not have a statutory responsibility for safeguarding older adults, and the barriers to intervention. Design/methodology/approach…
Elder financial abuse in England: A policy analysis perspective related to social care and banking
Purpose The purpose of this paper was to undertake a review of selected adult safeguarding policy and guidance documentation to establish the level of guidance provided in relation to financial abuse; identify similarities and differences between the guidance given to professionals working in different contexts; and report gaps or inconsistencies in the guidance given. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative documentary content analysis was under…
Understanding help-seeking in older people with urinary incontinence: An interview study
The prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) increases with age and can negatively affect quality of life. However, relatively few older people with UI seek treatment. The aim of this study was to explore the views of older people with UI on the process of seeking help. Older people with UI were recruited to the study from three continence services in the north of England: a geriatrician-led hospital outpatient clinic (n = 18), a community-based n…
Researching the financial abuse of individuals lacking mental capacity
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on the aspects of an exploratory investigation into the scale and nature of the financial abuse of adults lacking mental capacity. Design/methodology/approach It uses mixed-methods study which comprises of: a review of safeguarding adults’ statistics; analysis of court case findings; classification of types of financial abuse, victims and perpetrators; qualitative exploration of professional views of…
Health and social care practitioners' understanding of the problems of people with dementia‐related visual processing impairment
It has been highlighted that health and social care staff need a greater awareness of the needs and problems of those people with young onset dementia in the UK. Symptoms of Alzheimer's disease are relatively well known (memory loss, disorientation, language difficulties and behavioural problems). However, there is less awareness of dementia-related visual processing impairments in Alzheimer's disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies or rarer dementia …
Psychology (16 works) · Medicine (13 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Gerontology (7 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (5 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Elder Abuse and Neglect (4 works)