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Research Report for COVID-19 Public Inquiry (2022)
Report
McKay, C., McKay, E., Stavert, J., Murray, J., Johnston, L., & Macdonald, A. (2022). Research Report for COVID-19 Public Inquiry. Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry

This report was commissioned by the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry as introductory scoping research.

Developing a Care Home Data Platform in Scotland: a mixed methods study of data routinely collected in care homes (2022)
Journal Article
Shenkin, S. D., Johnston, L., Hockley, J., & Henderson, D. A. (2022). Developing a Care Home Data Platform in Scotland: a mixed methods study of data routinely collected in care homes. Age and ageing, 51(12), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac265

Background: Care homes collect extensive data about their residents, and their care, in multiple ways, for multiple purposes. We aimed to (1) identify what data are routinely collected, and (2) collate care home managers’ views and experiences of col... Read More about Developing a Care Home Data Platform in Scotland: a mixed methods study of data routinely collected in care homes.

Online Supportive Conversations and Reflection Sessions (OSCaRS): A Feasibility Study with Care Home Staff during the Pandemic (2022)
Journal Article
Johnston, L., Hockley, J., Watson, J., & Shenkin, S. D. (2022). Online Supportive Conversations and Reflection Sessions (OSCaRS): A Feasibility Study with Care Home Staff during the Pandemic. International journal of practice-based learning in health and

Care homes care for people with complex needs, supporting them to the end of life and are now being seen as the ‘de facto’ hospice. Reflective debriefing for care home staff has been found to help support staff and provide an educative and communicat... Read More about Online Supportive Conversations and Reflection Sessions (OSCaRS): A Feasibility Study with Care Home Staff during the Pandemic.

Foundation level barriers to the widespread adoption of digital solutions by care homes: Insights from three Scottish studies (2022)
Journal Article
Johnston, L., Koikkalainen, H., Anderson, L., Lapok, P., Lawson, A., & Shenkin, S. D. (2022). Foundation level barriers to the widespread adoption of digital solutions by care homes: Insights from three Scottish studies. International Journal of Environme

The care home sector has great potential to benefit from technological innovations, and to be at the forefront of developing novel digital solutions to improve the experiences of care home residents, their families, and the staff caring for them. The... Read More about Foundation level barriers to the widespread adoption of digital solutions by care homes: Insights from three Scottish studies.

“Don’t let the trial kill the intervention”: How can researchers and care home teams implement complex intervention trials in care homes? (2022)
Journal Article
Shenkin, S., Gordon, A., Johnston, L., Henderson, C., & Achterberg, W. (2022). “Don’t let the trial kill the intervention”: How can researchers and care home teams implement complex intervention trials in care homes?. Age and ageing, 51(3), https:/

There is a need for a context-specific sustainable model for conduct of high-quality research in care homes Implementation of research interventions in care homes needs co-design, good relationships, understanding the context and funding... Read More about “Don’t let the trial kill the intervention”: How can researchers and care home teams implement complex intervention trials in care homes?.