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Elizabeth Beattie is affiliated with the Queensland University of Technology in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Health Professions and Medicine, with a significant focus on General Health Professions and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Their work is notably concentrated on topics such as Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Frailty in Older Adults, Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders, Mental Health and Patient Involvement, Aging and Gerontology Research, and Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving.

Elizabeth Beattie has contributed to multiple research publications, often collaborating with frequent co-authors including Nancy A. Pachana, Margaret MacAndrew, Jacki Liddle, Claire O'Connor, and Gerard J. Byrne.

Their recent papers include the following:

  • Enjoyable, engaging and individualised: A concept analysis of meaningful activity for older adults with dementia (2020), published in International Journal of Older People Nursing
  • How Important Are Choice, Autonomy, and Relationships in Predicting the Quality of Life of Nursing Home Residents? (2021), published in Journal of Applied Gerontology
  • Early Implementation and Evaluation of StepUp for Dementia Research: An Australia-Wide Dementia Research Participation and Public Engagement Platform (2021), published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Co-designing a dashboard of predictive analytics and decision support to drive care quality and client outcomes in aged care: a mixed-method study protocol (2021), published in BMJ Open
  • Non-pharmacological interventions for neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia in residential aged care settings: An umbrella review (2022), published in International Journal of Nursing Studies

Their work has appeared in various publication venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • International Psychogeriatrics
  • Collegian Journal of the Royal College of Nursing Australia
  • BMC Geriatrics
  • Dementia
  • International Journal of Older People Nursing

Best Publications

  • Need-driven dementia-compromised behavior: An alternative view of disruptive behavior

    Donna L. Algase;Cormelia Beck;Ann Kolanowski;Ann Whall

  • Exploring the effect of companion robots on emotional expression in older adults with dementia: A pilot randomized controlled trial

    Wendy Moyle;Marie Louise Cooke;Elizabeth Ruby Anne Beattie;Cindy Jingwen Jones

  • Use of a Robotic Seal as a Therapeutic Tool to Improve Dementia Symptoms: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

    Wendy Moyle;Cindy J. Jones;Jenny E. Murfield;Lukman Thalib

  • A Systematic Review of Interventions to Change Staff Care Practices in Order to Improve Resident Outcomes in Nursing Homes

    Lee-Fay Low;Jennifer Fletcher;Belinda J Goodenough;Belinda J Goodenough;Yun-Hee Jeon

  • A survey-based study of knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease among health care staff

    Wendy Smyth;Elaine Fielding;Elizabeth Beattie;Anne Gardner;Anne Gardner

  • Clinical practice guidelines for dementia in Australia

    Kate Laver;Robert G Cumming;Suzanne M Dyer;Meera R Agar

  • Literature review: use of respite by carers of people with dementia

    Christine Neville;Elizabeth Beattie;Elaine Fielding;Margaret MacAndrew

  • The Algase wandering scale: Initial psychometrics of a new caregiver reporting tool:

    Donna L. Algase;Elizabeth R. A. Beattie;Erna-Lynne Bogue;Lan Yao

  • ‘I always look under the bed for a man’. Needs and barriers to the expression of sexuality in residential aged care: the views of residents with and without dementia

    Michael Bauer;Deirdre Fetherstonhaugh;Laura Tarzia;Rhonda Nay

  • Assistive technologies for people with dementia: ethical considerations.

    Belinda Bennett;Fiona McDonald;Elizabeth Beattie;Terry Carney

  • EVIDENCE SUPPORTING NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTIONS FOR PERSONS IN EARLY STAGE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (AD)

    S. C. Burgener;Linda L. Buettner;K. Coen Buckwalter;E. Beattie

  • Wandering and the Physical Environment

    Donna L. Algase;Elizabeth R. A. Beattie;Cathy Antonakos;Cynthia A. Beel-Bates

  • Cognitive training for early-stage Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

    Fang Yu;Karen M Rose;Sandra C Burgener;Cindy Cunningham

  • Estimates of stability of daily wandering behavior among cognitively impaired long-term care residents

    Donna L. Algase;Barbara Kupferschmid;Cynthia A. Beel-bates;Elizabeth R.a. Beattie

  • Negative health outcomes and adverse events in older people attending emergency departments: A systematic review

    Linda Schnitker;Melinda Martin-Khan;Elizabeth Beattie;Len Gray

  • Influencers on quality of life as reported by people living with dementia in long-term care: a descriptive exploratory approach

    Wendy Moyle;Deirdre Fetherstonhaugh;Melissa Greben;Elizabeth Beattie

  • Biomechanical activity devices to index wandering behavior in dementia.

    Donna L. Algase;Elizabeth R. A. Beattie;Sara A. Leitsch;Cynthia A. Beel-Bates

  • Foot massage versus quiet presence on agitation and mood in people with dementia: A randomised controlled trial

    Wendy Moyle;Wendy Moyle;Marie Louise Cooke;Elizabeth Beattie;David H.K. Shum

  • Using a therapeutic companion robot for dementia symptoms in long-term care: reflections from a cluster-RCT.

    Wendy Moyle;Cindy Jones;Jenny Murfield;Lukman Thalib

  • Effectiveness of meaningful occupation interventions for people living with dementia in residential aged care: A systematic review

    Catherine Travers;Deborah Brooks;Sonia Hines;Maria O'Reilly

  • The cost-effectiveness of using PARO, a therapeutic robotic seal, to reduce agitation and medication use in dementia: findings from a cluster–randomized controlled trial

    Merehau C. Mervin;Wendy Moyle;Cindy Jones;Jenny Murfield

  • Exploring the effect of companion robots on emotional expression in older people with dementia : a pilot randomized controlled trial

    Wendy Moyle;Marie L. Cooke;Elizabeth Beattie;Cindy Jones

Frequent Co-Authors

Nancy A. Pachana
Nancy A. Pachana University of Queensland
Brian Draper
Brian Draper University of New South Wales
David Shum
David Shum Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Geoffrey Mitchell
Geoffrey Mitchell University of Queensland
Henry Brodaty
Henry Brodaty University of New South Wales
Yun-Hee Jeon
Yun-Hee Jeon University of Sydney
Lee-Fay Low
Lee-Fay Low University of Sydney
Kaarin J. Anstey
Kaarin J. Anstey University of New South Wales
Lindy Clemson
Lindy Clemson University of Sydney
Daniel William O'Connor
Daniel William O'Connor Monash University

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