A mixed-methods multi-site case study of a person-centred intervention for constant observation in hospitals with people living with dementia

Melanie Handley; Danai Theodosopoulou; Nicky Taylor; Rebecca Hadley; Claire Surr; Claire Goodman; Rosemary Phillips; Rowan H. Harwood

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0321166

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A mixed-methods multi-site case study of a person-centred intervention for constant observation in hospitals with people living with dementia

Melanie Handley ,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: m.j.handley@herts.ac.uk

Affiliation Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care, School of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8037-5042

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Danai Theodosopoulou,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7828-9662

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Nicky Taylor,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Dementia Research, School of Health, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Rebecca Hadley,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care, School of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom
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Claire Surr,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Dementia Research, School of Health, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Claire Goodman,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care, School of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom
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Rosemary Phillips,

Roles Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care, School of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom
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Rowan H. Harwood

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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A mixed-methods multi-site case study of a person-centred intervention for constant observation in hospitals with people living with dementia

Melanie Handley,
Danai Theodosopoulou,
Nicky Taylor,
Rebecca Hadley,
Claire Surr,
Claire Goodman,
Rosemary Phillips,
Rowan H. Harwood

Published: October 9, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0321166

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