Working With Patients Living With Dementia, Delirium and Behaviours of Concern: An Exploration into the Impact on Allied Health Staff Wellbeing

Taree Gibson, Melissa Roberts, Sarah C. Milne, Abby M. Foster, Physiotherapy Department, Monash Health, Allied Health Workforce, Monash Health, Bruce Lefroy Centre, Murdoch Children, s Research Institute, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, School of Allied Health, Human Services , La Trobe University

Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice

Published online on January 12, 2026

Abstract

Dementia, Ahead of Print.
Purpose:People living with delirium, dementia and exhibiting behaviours of concern (DDBoC) are becoming increasingly common in hospitals. Allied Health (AH) are a group of professionals who frequently work with people with DDBoC in the inpatient setting ...