Amy Pepper

2 weeks ago | nursingtimes.net | Amy Pepper |Tracey Carter |Karen Harrison Dening

This second article in our series considers how grief might be experienced by people diagnosed with dementia and what nurses can do to support themThis is the second part in a series looking at grief in relation to dementia. The first article explored the concept of anticipatory (or pre-death) grief, as experienced by family carers, including how it can be recognised and assessed by nurses, and strategies for supporting those affected.

1 month ago | nursingtimes.net | Amy Pepper |Tracey Carter |Karen Harrison Dening

Many family carers of people with dementia experience anticipatory grief. This article considers different models of grief that nurses can draw upon to help themProviding care to a person with dementia can be time consuming and have a significant impact on the psychological wellbeing of the family carer.

2 months ago | journals.plos.org | Lucía Catalán |Anne Margriet Pot |Amy Pepper |Karen Harrison Dening

The following information is missing from the Funding statement: This work is supported by the Virrectoría de Investigación y Doctorados de la Universidad San Sebastián - Fondo USS-FIN-24-APCS-24. Reference1. Catalán L, Pot AM, Pepper A, Harrison Dening K, Oliveira D. Nursing staff’s attitudes towards the prevention of adverse events among hospitalized people with dementia: protocol of qualitative systematic review and evidence synthesis. PLoS One. 2024;19(9): e0301651.

Mar 26, 2025 | journals.rcni.com | Kay de Vries |Amy Pepper |Karen Harrison Dening

Kay de Vries Professor, nursing older people, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, De Montfort University, Leicester, England Amy Pepper Admiral Nurse, Dementia UK, London, England Karen Harrison Dening Head of research and publications, Dementia UK, London, England Why you should read this article: • To refresh your knowledge of common multimorbid long-term conditions in older people and their associated symptoms • To recognise the factors which may...