Brendan Mccormack
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 244411 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Brendan Mccormack |
| PRENOMES | Brendan |
| SOBRENOME | Mccormack |
| ASSINATURA | MCCORMACK B |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Queen Margaret University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8525-8905 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 22 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 27 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 22 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1998 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
How is person-centred care operationalized in macro policy? A Critical Discourse Analysis of aged care policy reform in Australia
Strategies for Person-Centred AI Integration
Background: The integration of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare is transforming care delivery. While Artificial Intelligence offers efficiency and precision, it also raises ethical concerns about the potential for dehumanization. Maintaining person-centred care, with its emphasis on human dignity, empathy, and relationships, becomes essential in this evolving context. This study aims to identify practical strategies that can help ensure the …
‘We are changed yet the same…we can make a difference’
Professional practice in health and social care is embodied by the practitioners concerned, embedded in practice contexts and creative in nature. It is therefore complex to investigate, understand and develop. Current health and social care contexts can present practitioners with increasingly constraining circumstances and spaces that can feel closed instead of open to exploration and development of practice. The collaborative, critical and creat…
Negotiating pace, focus and identities
Patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) is an increasingly important component of research conduct to enhance processes and potential for impact, yet is rarely critically interrogated. This paper draws on Foucauldian analysis to highlight the disciplinary powers and tensions arising in PPIE. The paper draws on a nested evaluation interview study with three PPIE members and eight academics, who had been involved in an implementation s…
Portuguese translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the Person-Centred Practice Inventory - Staff (PCPI-S)
Aiming to translate, culturally adapt, and psychometrically evaluate the Person-centred Practice Inventory - Staff (PCPI-S) for Portuguese healthcare professionals, this methodological study was conducted sequentially in two phases. Phase I followed the 10-steps recommendations from the ISPOR taskforce for translation and cultural adaptation of patient reported outcome measures. Phase II comprised a quantitative cross-sectional virtual survey of …
Can we talk about it? A qualitative study exploring occupational therapists’ decision making in judging when to ask an older person about drinking alcohol
Older people now currently drink alcohol more frequently than previous generations, indicating a need to understand how this influences health and wellbeing in older adults. However, knowledge and awareness of the changing role alcohol plays in the lives of older people is not necessarily widely understood by allied health professionals in acute hospital contexts. In turn, conversations about drinking alcohol in later life may not be routinely ad…
Partnering with older people as peer researchers
BACKGROUND: The term peer researcher describes the role of a person who has similar characteristics and can identify with the participant group in a research study. This paper describes the methodological approach and experiences of older people who were peer researchers on a study that explored the lived experience of people with dementia who lived in technology-enriched housing. METHODS: Nine people responded to a public recruitment campaign th…
Examining the Theoretical Relationship between Constructs in the Person-Centred Practice Framework
Research relating to person-centred practice continues to expand and currently there is a dearth of statistical evidence that tests the validity of an accepted model for person-centred practice. The Person-centred Practice Framework is a midrange theory that is used globally, across a range of diverse settings. The aim of this study was to statistically examine the relationships within the Person-centred Practice Framework. A cross sectional surv…
An exploration of the experiences of informal carers supporting a relative living with dementia during and after the move to technology-enriched supported accommodation
The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of family carers supporting a relative living with dementia during and after the move to technology-enriched supported accommodation (TESA). The paper explores the informal carers (ICs) roles, the factors prompting the move to TESA, alongside their perceptions of their relatives’ experience of the move and of life in a technology-enriched environment. Within a qualitative study 25 semi-structur…
Supporting families and carers of people living with multiple sclerosis
Supportive interventions are needed for the family and carers of people with multiple sclerosis. A rapid realist review and realist evaluation explored what helps, who it helps, when and how. Literature analysis was synthesised with a thematic analysis of qualitative interviews and focus groups with 49 family and carers of people with multiple sclerosis. The resulting model summarised a family of interventions that could help people develop their…
The transition to technology-enriched supported accommodation (Tesa) for people living with dementia
This paper presents the experiences of formal carers working in technology-enriched supported accommodation for people living with dementia, examining their care-giving role from a person-centred care perspective. Within a qualitative study, 21 semi-structured interviews were conducted with formal carers and data were analysed following a thematic approach. Four main themes were identified that mapped to the attributes of the person-centred pract…
Stories from people living with frailty
We describe the findings of a qualitative longitudinal interview study of a group of initially community-dwelling frail older people, and their informal and formal carers. We used a narrative approach to explore the role that narrative may have for people living with frailty. This has been less explored comparative to the experiences of those living with chronic illness. The frail older people told stories of their experiences that revealed three…
Developing cultures of person-centredness
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)
Clinical findings on Body Mass Index in an Intellectual Disability Population and the effect of a healthy lifestyle intervention clinic
Background: Persons with intellectual disability (ID) are supposedly pre-disposed to weight gain and obesity. Factors such as medication, distress and metabolic diseases are blamed for their weight excess. Persons with ID may not be allowed to make independent decisions about their calorie intake and food choice. Data on weight status and weight loss interventions in persons with intellectual disability (ID) is scarce. We sought to ascertain the …
Realist synthesis
BACKGROUND: Realist synthesis is an increasingly popular approach to the review and synthesis of evidence, which focuses on understanding the mechanisms by which an intervention works (or not). There are few published examples of realist synthesis. This paper therefore fills a gap by describing, in detail, the process used for a realist review and synthesis to answer the question 'what interventions and strategies are effective in enabling eviden…
Ethical Issues in Dementia Care
Ethical Issues in Dementia Care: Making Difficult Decisions, by Julian C. Hughes and Clive Baldwin, London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006, 144 pp., £14.99 (paperback), ISBN 978-1-84310-357-8 Ma
Evaluating the successful implementation of evidence into practice using the PARiHS framework
BACKGROUND: The PARiHS framework (Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services) has proved to be a useful practical and conceptual heuristic for many researchers and practitioners in framing their research or knowledge translation endeavours. However, as a conceptual framework it still remains untested and therefore its contribution to the overall development and testing of theory in the field of implementation science is largel…
Integrating Arts-Based Inquiry in Evaluation Methodology
This article examines the case for the use of the creative arts in the process of designing, conducting, analyzing, and disseminating evaluations. The authors argue that using the creative arts in the process of evaluation evokes different ways of knowing and understanding the values of a program. The insights gained offer a unique addition to evaluation methodology. This not only broadens the perspective of what counts as evaluation knowledge bu…
Development of a framework for person‐centred nursing
Aim. This paper presents the development and content of a person‐centred nursing framework. Background and rationale. Person‐centred is a widely used concept in nursing and health care generally, and a range of literature articulates key components of person‐centred nursing. This evidence base highlights the links between this approach and previous work on therapeutic caring. Methods. The framework was developed through an iterative process and i…
A literature review to explore integrated care for older people
PURPOSE: This paper reports on some of the findings of a literature review commissioned to explore integrated care for older people. METHODS: The process of revising included finding and selecting literature from multidisciplinary sources, and encompassed both published papers and 'grey' literature, i.e. material which had not been reviewed for publication. RESULTS: The study found that thinking has moved on from a focus on the problems of access…
Autonomy and the relationship between nurses and older people
Autonomy is considered to be one of the central ethical principles of health care practice and as such is a significantly relevant concept for health care practitioners. With the many political and ideological drivers that challenge the way health care for older people is currently delivered, it is important to consider how the autonomy of older people is facilitated in everyday practice. In this paper I challenge the dominant understanding of au…
Enabling the implementation of evidence based practice
The argument put forward in this paper is that successful implementation of research into practice is a function of the interplay of three core elements--the level and nature of the evidence, the context or environment into which the research is to be placed, and the method or way in which the process is facilitated. It also proposes that because current research is inconclusive as to which of these elements is most important in successful implem…
Integrating Arts-Based Inquiry in Evaluation Methodology
This article examines the case for the use of the creative arts in the process of designing, conducting, analyzing, and disseminating evaluations. The authors argue that using the creative arts in the process of evaluation evokes different ways of knowing and understanding the values of a program. The insights gained offer a unique addition to evaluation methodology. This not only broadens the perspective of what counts as evaluation knowledge bu…
Autonomy and the relationship between nurses and older people
Autonomy is considered to be one of the central ethical principles of health care practice and as such is a significantly relevant concept for health care practitioners. With the many political and ideological drivers that challenge the way health care for older people is currently delivered, it is important to consider how the autonomy of older people is facilitated in everyday practice. In this paper I challenge the dominant understanding of au…
Stories from people living with frailty
We describe the findings of a qualitative longitudinal interview study of a group of initially community-dwelling frail older people, and their informal and formal carers. We used a narrative approach to explore the role that narrative may have for people living with frailty. This has been less explored comparative to the experiences of those living with chronic illness. The frail older people told stories of their experiences that revealed three…
Negotiating pace, focus and identities
Patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) is an increasingly important component of research conduct to enhance processes and potential for impact, yet is rarely critically interrogated. This paper draws on Foucauldian analysis to highlight the disciplinary powers and tensions arising in PPIE. The paper draws on a nested evaluation interview study with three PPIE members and eight academics, who had been involved in an implementation s…
Can we talk about it? A qualitative study exploring occupational therapists’ decision making in judging when to ask an older person about drinking alcohol
Older people now currently drink alcohol more frequently than previous generations, indicating a need to understand how this influences health and wellbeing in older adults. However, knowledge and awareness of the changing role alcohol plays in the lives of older people is not necessarily widely understood by allied health professionals in acute hospital contexts. In turn, conversations about drinking alcohol in later life may not be routinely ad…
An exploration of the experiences of informal carers supporting a relative living with dementia during and after the move to technology-enriched supported accommodation
The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of family carers supporting a relative living with dementia during and after the move to technology-enriched supported accommodation (TESA). The paper explores the informal carers (ICs) roles, the factors prompting the move to TESA, alongside their perceptions of their relatives’ experience of the move and of life in a technology-enriched environment. Within a qualitative study 25 semi-structur…
Enabling the implementation of evidence based practice
The argument put forward in this paper is that successful implementation of research into practice is a function of the interplay of three core elements--the level and nature of the evidence, the context or environment into which the research is to be placed, and the method or way in which the process is facilitated. It also proposes that because current research is inconclusive as to which of these elements is most important in successful implem…
Autonomy and the relationship between nurses and older people
Autonomy is considered to be one of the central ethical principles of health care practice and as such is a significantly relevant concept for health care practitioners. With the many political and ideological drivers that challenge the way health care for older people is currently delivered, it is important to consider how the autonomy of older people is facilitated in everyday practice. In this paper I challenge the dominant understanding of au…
A literature review to explore integrated care for older people
PURPOSE: This paper reports on some of the findings of a literature review commissioned to explore integrated care for older people. METHODS: The process of revising included finding and selecting literature from multidisciplinary sources, and encompassed both published papers and 'grey' literature, i.e. material which had not been reviewed for publication. RESULTS: The study found that thinking has moved on from a focus on the problems of access…
Development of a framework for person‐centred nursing
Aim. This paper presents the development and content of a person‐centred nursing framework. Background and rationale. Person‐centred is a widely used concept in nursing and health care generally, and a range of literature articulates key components of person‐centred nursing. This evidence base highlights the links between this approach and previous work on therapeutic caring. Methods. The framework was developed through an iterative process and i…
Integrating Arts-Based Inquiry in Evaluation Methodology
This article examines the case for the use of the creative arts in the process of designing, conducting, analyzing, and disseminating evaluations. The authors argue that using the creative arts in the process of evaluation evokes different ways of knowing and understanding the values of a program. The insights gained offer a unique addition to evaluation methodology. This not only broadens the perspective of what counts as evaluation knowledge bu…
Evaluating the successful implementation of evidence into practice using the PARiHS framework
BACKGROUND: The PARiHS framework (Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services) has proved to be a useful practical and conceptual heuristic for many researchers and practitioners in framing their research or knowledge translation endeavours. However, as a conceptual framework it still remains untested and therefore its contribution to the overall development and testing of theory in the field of implementation science is largel…
Ethical Issues in Dementia Care
Ethical Issues in Dementia Care: Making Difficult Decisions, by Julian C. Hughes and Clive Baldwin, London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006, 144 pp., £14.99 (paperback), ISBN 978-1-84310-357-8 Ma
Realist synthesis
BACKGROUND: Realist synthesis is an increasingly popular approach to the review and synthesis of evidence, which focuses on understanding the mechanisms by which an intervention works (or not). There are few published examples of realist synthesis. This paper therefore fills a gap by describing, in detail, the process used for a realist review and synthesis to answer the question 'what interventions and strategies are effective in enabling eviden…
Developing cultures of person-centredness
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)
Clinical findings on Body Mass Index in an Intellectual Disability Population and the effect of a healthy lifestyle intervention clinic
Background: Persons with intellectual disability (ID) are supposedly pre-disposed to weight gain and obesity. Factors such as medication, distress and metabolic diseases are blamed for their weight excess. Persons with ID may not be allowed to make independent decisions about their calorie intake and food choice. Data on weight status and weight loss interventions in persons with intellectual disability (ID) is scarce. We sought to ascertain the …
Supporting families and carers of people living with multiple sclerosis
Supportive interventions are needed for the family and carers of people with multiple sclerosis. A rapid realist review and realist evaluation explored what helps, who it helps, when and how. Literature analysis was synthesised with a thematic analysis of qualitative interviews and focus groups with 49 family and carers of people with multiple sclerosis. The resulting model summarised a family of interventions that could help people develop their…
The transition to technology-enriched supported accommodation (Tesa) for people living with dementia
This paper presents the experiences of formal carers working in technology-enriched supported accommodation for people living with dementia, examining their care-giving role from a person-centred care perspective. Within a qualitative study, 21 semi-structured interviews were conducted with formal carers and data were analysed following a thematic approach. Four main themes were identified that mapped to the attributes of the person-centred pract…
Stories from people living with frailty
We describe the findings of a qualitative longitudinal interview study of a group of initially community-dwelling frail older people, and their informal and formal carers. We used a narrative approach to explore the role that narrative may have for people living with frailty. This has been less explored comparative to the experiences of those living with chronic illness. The frail older people told stories of their experiences that revealed three…
Partnering with older people as peer researchers
BACKGROUND: The term peer researcher describes the role of a person who has similar characteristics and can identify with the participant group in a research study. This paper describes the methodological approach and experiences of older people who were peer researchers on a study that explored the lived experience of people with dementia who lived in technology-enriched housing. METHODS: Nine people responded to a public recruitment campaign th…
Examining the Theoretical Relationship between Constructs in the Person-Centred Practice Framework
Research relating to person-centred practice continues to expand and currently there is a dearth of statistical evidence that tests the validity of an accepted model for person-centred practice. The Person-centred Practice Framework is a midrange theory that is used globally, across a range of diverse settings. The aim of this study was to statistically examine the relationships within the Person-centred Practice Framework. A cross sectional surv…
An exploration of the experiences of informal carers supporting a relative living with dementia during and after the move to technology-enriched supported accommodation
The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of family carers supporting a relative living with dementia during and after the move to technology-enriched supported accommodation (TESA). The paper explores the informal carers (ICs) roles, the factors prompting the move to TESA, alongside their perceptions of their relatives’ experience of the move and of life in a technology-enriched environment. Within a qualitative study 25 semi-structur…
Can we talk about it? A qualitative study exploring occupational therapists’ decision making in judging when to ask an older person about drinking alcohol
Older people now currently drink alcohol more frequently than previous generations, indicating a need to understand how this influences health and wellbeing in older adults. However, knowledge and awareness of the changing role alcohol plays in the lives of older people is not necessarily widely understood by allied health professionals in acute hospital contexts. In turn, conversations about drinking alcohol in later life may not be routinely ad…
Portuguese translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the Person-Centred Practice Inventory - Staff (PCPI-S)
Aiming to translate, culturally adapt, and psychometrically evaluate the Person-centred Practice Inventory - Staff (PCPI-S) for Portuguese healthcare professionals, this methodological study was conducted sequentially in two phases. Phase I followed the 10-steps recommendations from the ISPOR taskforce for translation and cultural adaptation of patient reported outcome measures. Phase II comprised a quantitative cross-sectional virtual survey of …
Negotiating pace, focus and identities
Patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) is an increasingly important component of research conduct to enhance processes and potential for impact, yet is rarely critically interrogated. This paper draws on Foucauldian analysis to highlight the disciplinary powers and tensions arising in PPIE. The paper draws on a nested evaluation interview study with three PPIE members and eight academics, who had been involved in an implementation s…
‘We are changed yet the same…we can make a difference’
Professional practice in health and social care is embodied by the practitioners concerned, embedded in practice contexts and creative in nature. It is therefore complex to investigate, understand and develop. Current health and social care contexts can present practitioners with increasingly constraining circumstances and spaces that can feel closed instead of open to exploration and development of practice. The collaborative, critical and creat…
How is person-centred care operationalized in macro policy? A Critical Discourse Analysis of aged care policy reform in Australia
Strategies for Person-Centred AI Integration
Background: The integration of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare is transforming care delivery. While Artificial Intelligence offers efficiency and precision, it also raises ethical concerns about the potential for dehumanization. Maintaining person-centred care, with its emphasis on human dignity, empathy, and relationships, becomes essential in this evolving context. This study aims to identify practical strategies that can help ensure the …
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