Cymwysterau
- Profesiynol: Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
2008–2011 - Profesiynol: Post-Graduate Certificate of Education
London South Bank University, 2007–2008
Diddordebau Ymchwil
I have interests in psychology, health and social care research. Previous projects have been in the fields of dementia and mental health and my current research project is exploring a short breaks service for people living with dementia and unpaid carers.
Cyhoeddiadau
2023
- CyhoeddwydA study to explore the feasibility of using a social return on investment approach to evaluate short breaks
Toms, G., Stringer, C., Prendergast, L., Seddon, D., Anthony, B. & Edwards, R. T., 24 Awst 2023, Yn: Health and Social Care in the Community. 2023, 11 t., 4699751.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffuExploring overnight social care for older adults: a scoping review
Boyle, N., Seddon, D. & Toms, G., 4 Awst 2023, (E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu) Yn: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydExploring the use of images to support short break conversations with unpaid carers
Toms, G., Seddon, D., Miller, E. & Andrews, N., 26 Meh 2023, Yn: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydSocial care with older people: embedding and sustaining practice – the cARTrefu project.
Alexander, P., Seddon, D., Algar-Skaife, K., Toms, G., Lord, S. & Barr, K., 27 Meh 2023, Social Work in Wales. Livingston, W., Redcliffe, J. & Quinn Aziz, A. (gol.). Policy Press, t. 167-177 10 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Pennod › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffuSupporting social connection for people living with dementia: lessons from the findings of the TRIO study
Prendergast, L., Toms, G., Seddon, D., Jones, C., Anthony, B. & Edwards, R. T., 28 Chwef 2023, (E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu) Yn: Working with Older People. 11 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2022
- E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffuPositive experiences in dementia care-giving: findings from the IDEAL programme
Quinn, C., Toms, G., Rippon, I., Nelis, S. M., Henderson, C., Morris, R. G., Rusted, J. M., Thom, J. M., van den Heuvel, E., Victor, C. & Clare, L., 29 Meh 2022, (E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu) Yn: Ageing and Society. 21 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydReflections on a personalized cognitive rehabilitation intervention: Experiences of people living with dementia and their carers participating in the GREAT trial
Warmoth, K., Morgan-Trimmer, S., Kudlicka, A., Toms, G., James, I. A. & Woods, B., 7 Chwef 2022, Yn: Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. 32, 2, t. 268-286 19 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydUnderstanding the added social value of community-based day support: a social return on investment analysis of the TRIO scheme for people living with dementia, their family/ friend carers, and staff
Prendergast, L., Toms, G., Seddon, D., Anthony, B., Jones, C. & Edwards, R. T., 7 Gorff 2022.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu‘It was just – everything was normal’: outcomes for people living with dementia, their unpaid carers, and paid carers in a Shared Lives day support service
Prendergast, L., Toms, G., Seddon, D., Edwards, R. T., Anthony, B. & Jones, C., 18 Gorff 2022, (E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu) Yn: Aging and Mental Health.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2021
- CyhoeddwydSocial care: research, policy and practice in Wales
Seddon, D., Toms, G. & Verity, F., 22 Maw 2021, Social Policy for Welfare Practice in Wales.. Gwilym, H. & Williams, C. (gol.). Third gol. Birmingham, UK: The British Association of Social Workers. , t. 19-34
Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Pennod › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2020
- CyhoeddwydBuilding relational research capacity in care homes in the covid-19 era: applying Recognition Theory to the research agenda
Toms, G., Green, S., Orrell, A. & Verity, F., 15 Rhag 2020, Yn: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults. 21, 4, t. 229-239
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2019
- CyhoeddwydInfluence of positive aspects of dementia caregiving on caregivers’ well-being: A systematic review
Quinn, C. & Toms, G., Hyd 2019, Yn: Gerontologist. 59, 5, t. e584-e596
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydSocial care technologies for older people: evidence for instigating a broader and more inclusive dialogue
Toms, G., Verity, F. & Orrell, A., Awst 2019, Yn: Technology in Society. 58, August, 101111.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydThe development and theoretical application of an implementation framework for dialectical behaviour therapy: a critical literature review
Toms, G., Williams, L., Rycroft-Malone, J., Swales, M. & Feigenbaum, J., 12 Chwef 2019, Yn: Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation. 6, 2, 16 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2017
- CyhoeddwydGweld y Gair: Standardisation and clinical application of a Welsh language measure for estimation of premorbid intellectual functioning
Clare, L., Toms, G., Thomas, E., Hindle, J. & Woods, R., 31 Gorff 2017, Yn: FPOP Bulletin. 139
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2016
- CyhoeddwydA pilot randomized controlled trial of a self-management group intervention for people with early-stage dementia (The SMART study)
Quinn, C., Toms, G. R., Jones, C. L., Brand, A., Edwards, R. T., Sanders, F. & Clare, L., 1 Mai 2016, Yn: International Psychogeriatrics. 28, 5, t. 787-800
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2015
- CyhoeddwydA systematic narrative review of support groups for people with dementia
Toms, G. R., Toms, G., Clare, L., Nixon, J. & Quinn, C., 20 Mai 2015, Yn: International Psychogeriatrics. 27, 9, t. 1439-1465
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydAccess to services by children with intellectual disability and mental health problems: Population-based evidence from the UK
Toms, G. R., Healey, H. M., Toms, G., Totsika, V., Hastings, R. & Healey, H., 21 Mai 2015, Yn: Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability. 40, 3, t. 239-247
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydAwareness, Self, and the Experience of Dementia: Foundations of a Psychologically Minded Approach
Toms, G., Lawrence, C. & Clare, L., 31 Awst 2015, Psychosocial Studies of the Individual's Changing Perspectives in Alzheimer's Disease . Dick-Muehlke, C. & Li, R. (gol.). First gol. Pennsylvania: IGI Global, t. 132-158 ( Advances in Psychology, Mental Health, and Behavioral Studies (Apmhba) Book).
Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Pennod
2014
- CyhoeddwydHelp Yourself: Perspectives on Self-Management From People With Dementia and Their Caregivers
Toms, G. R., Toms, G., Quinn, C., Anderson, D. E. & Clare, L., 5 Medi 2014, Yn: Qualitative Health Research. 25, 1, t. 87-98
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydSelf-management in early-stage dementia: a pilot randomised controlled trial of the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a self-management group intervention (the SMART study)
Quinn, C., Anderson, D., Toms, G. R., Whitaker, R., Edwards, R. T., Jones, C. & Clare, L., 8 Maw 2014, Yn: Trials. 2014, 15, t. 74
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
Projectau
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Developing Evidence Enriched Programme (DEEP) 2023-2025
01/04/2023 – 15/04/2025 (Wrthi'n gweithredu)
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Developing Evidence Enriched Programme (DEEP)
01/10/2020 – 01/08/2022 (Wedi gorffen)
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01/10/2020 – 01/08/2022 (Wedi gorffen)
Grantiau a Projectau Eraill
I am nearing completion of a Health and Care Research Wales funded project conducting a Social Return on Investment evaluation of a Shared Lives day support service. I assist in supervising two KESS II projects. One project is exploring social care at home overnight and another is exploring arts-based approaches in care homes. A previous KESS project considered how systems theory could inform the development of integrated health and social care services.
My substantive post is with the Developing Evidence Enriched Practice programme. This programme seeks to increase the use of evidence (research, practitioner knowledge, organisational knowledge and lived experience) in social care to support learning, practice development and to improve services.