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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 social care, 10(1), 48-58. https://doi.org/10.18552/ijpblhsc.v10i1.743

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 Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(12), Article 7407. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127407

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://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac068

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?.

Practice based approaches to supporting the work related wellbeing of frontline care workers in care homes: A Scoping Review (2021)
Journal Article
Johnston, L., Malcolm, C., Rambabu, L., Hockley, J., & Shenkin, S. D. (2021). Practice based approaches to supporting the work related wellbeing of frontline care workers in care homes: A Scoping Review. Journal of Long-Term Care, 2021, 230-240. https://doi.org/10.31389/jltc.66

The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the need to ensure that strategic and operational approaches to retain high quality, resilient frontline care home workers are informed by context specific, high quality evidence. A targeted scoping review asked t... Read More about Practice based approaches to supporting the work related wellbeing of frontline care workers in care homes: A Scoping Review.

Written Evidence to Independent Review of Adult Social Care Scotland (2021)
Report
Johnston, L. Written Evidence to Independent Review of Adult Social Care Scotland. Scottish Government

• The evidence presented here relates to four research studies conducted in relation to workforce resilience, burnout and support around death and dying in the care home sector. • While there are a wealth of resources to support care home staff well... Read More about Written Evidence to Independent Review of Adult Social Care Scotland.

Online Supportive Conversations & Reflection Sessions [OSCARS] with Care Home Staff Following A Resident’s Death: Improving Coping Mechanisms, Team Cohesion and Communication (2021)
Journal Article
Hockley, J., Johnston, L., Watson, J., & Shenkin, S. D. (2021). Online Supportive Conversations & Reflection Sessions [OSCARS] with Care Home Staff Following A Resident’s Death: Improving Coping Mechanisms, Team Cohesion and Communication. Age and ageing, 50(supp 1), i12-i42. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afab030.63

Introduction COVID-19 Trauma Guidance suggests opportunities for structured, time-limited discussions about challenging experiences should be offered. It is unknown if such discussions can be effectively delivered online by palliative care specialis... Read More about Online Supportive Conversations & Reflection Sessions [OSCARS] with Care Home Staff Following A Resident’s Death: Improving Coping Mechanisms, Team Cohesion and Communication.

Avoiding Burnout of the Care Home Workforce During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond: Sharing National Learning and Local Initiatives (2021)
Journal Article
Johnston, L., Malcolm, C., Rambabu, L., Hockley, J., & Shenkin, S. D. (2021). Avoiding Burnout of the Care Home Workforce During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond: Sharing National Learning and Local Initiatives. Age and ageing, 50(Suppl. 1), i12-i42. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afab030.62

Introduction COVID-19 in care homes has heightened the risk of staff burnout, undermining already problematic staff retention and low morale. There has been an associated proliferation of resources and online initiatives to support frontline workers... Read More about Avoiding Burnout of the Care Home Workforce During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond: Sharing National Learning and Local Initiatives.

Online Supportive Conversations and Reflection Sessions (OSCaRS): A Feasibility Studywith care home staff during the pandemic (2021)
Report
Johnston, L. (2021). Online Supportive Conversations and Reflection Sessions (OSCaRS): A Feasibility Studywith care home staff during the pandemic. Edinburgh: CSO

A study in three cares homes was undertaken to assess the feasibility of providing online emotional support and practice-based learning on death/dying and end of life care during the pandemic of 2020, to groups of staff in care homes for older people... Read More about Online Supportive Conversations and Reflection Sessions (OSCaRS): A Feasibility Studywith care home staff during the pandemic.

Developing a Data & Innovation Platform for Care Homes In Scotland (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Johnston, L., Hockley, J., & Henderson, D. (2020, October). Developing a Data & Innovation Platform for Care Homes In Scotland. Presented at EuGMS Congress 2020, Online

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the need for reliable, real time data on the care of older people. We aimed to identify current data availability, challenges, and priorities for future research and innovations in Car... Read More about Developing a Data & Innovation Platform for Care Homes In Scotland.

Supporting the resilience and retention of frontline care workers in care homes for older people: A scoping review and thematic synthesis (2020)
Working Paper
Johnston, L., Malcolm, C., Rambabu, L., Hockley, J., & Shenkin, S. D. Supporting the resilience and retention of frontline care workers in care homes for older people: A scoping review and thematic synthesis

The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the need to ensure that strategic and operational approaches to retain high quality, resilient frontline care home workers, who are not registered nurses, are informed by context specific, high quality evidence.... Read More about Supporting the resilience and retention of frontline care workers in care homes for older people: A scoping review and thematic synthesis.