The Subjective Experience of Quality of Life in Individuals with a Dementia. An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis.

Research Proposed:

Interviews with residents to attempt to investigate what is important in the lives of people with a dementia

Lead Researcher: Yvonne Woodward, University of Liverpool
Accept Date: August 2006
Status: Completed. Findings presented.

Provision of Health & Social Care for Minority Ethnic Older People in London Care Homes.

Research Proposed:

Interviews with minority & non-minority residents / staff and relatives to investigate care needs/experiences.

To investigate current/future education & training provision.

To identify models of best practice.

Lead Researcher: P Apentang, Kings College London
Accept Date: January 2007
Status: Completed. Awaiting Findings.

Does Occupational Therapy Intervention for Older People with Dementia in a Care Home Improve Quality of Life?

Research Proposed:

A single blind cluster randomized controlled trial.

Baseline data recorded, an occupational therapy programme delivered and the data collection repeated.

Lead Researcher: J Wenborn
Accept Date: January 2007
Status: Completed. Awaiting Findings.

Aromatherapy in Alzheimer’s Disease: a Randomized Controlled Trial in Comparison with Donepezil.

Research Proposed:

Using the CMAI participants will be identified and randomly receive either active or placebo aromatherapy with either active or placebo Aricept.

CMAI to be repeated four weekly.

Lead Researcher: Professor Ballard, Professor Burns
Accept Date: November 2007
Status: Completed. Awaiting Findings.

My Home, My Work place. The impact of the Health & Safety Regulations on Care Homes for Older Adults

Research Proposed:

Interviewing care home staff and residents.

Observation of documentation relevant to health & safety

Lead Researcher: Tony Kelly
Accept Date: April 2008
Status: Update given in June 2009

The Role of Organisational Culture on Prescribing in Nursing Homes for Older people

Research Proposed:

To describe and explore organizational culture in order to develop a greater understanding of its influence on prescribing psychotropic and antidepressant medication.

Lead Researcher: Aillis Donnelly, C Hughes, B McCormack
Accept Date: June 2008

Memantine for the Long Term Management of Neuropyschiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease

Research Proposed:

To determine whether Memantine is a better therapy for the maintence treatment and long term management of neuropsychiatric symptoms than antipsychotics.

Lead Researcher: Prof. C Ballard, Dr Z Walker, Prof. D Aarsland
Accept Date: March 2009

Older People’s Exercise Intervention in a Residential and Nursing Accommodation. Exploring the Effectiveness and Cost Effectiveness of a Whole Home Physical Activity Intervention to Reduce Depression

Research Proposed:

The control homes will receive depression awareness training and the intervention homes will receive a whole home intervention consisting of depression awareness training, support and advice to encourage physical activity within the home and a twice weekly physiotherapist lead exercise programme.

Lead Researcher: Prof. M Underwood, R Potter
Accept Date: June 2009
Status: Completed. Awaiting Findings.

Do Staff Working in Care Homes Comply to the Latest National Guidance on the Management of MRSA?

Research Proposed:

By using a questionnaire it is hoped that areas of misconception in the management of MRSA will be identified thus generating a teaching tool for the NHS and care homes.

Lead Researcher: Vincent McKeown
Accept Date: June 2009
Status: On Hold.

Design for People with Dementia. Audit Tool

Research Proposed:

To examine and make recommendations for the future design and use of the design tool.

Lead Researcher: Ozzy Dincarslan, University of Sterling
Accept Date: June 2009

Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Acceptability of "Blue - Enriched" Light in Care Homes.

Research Proposed:

A randomized study lasting 12 weeks where "blue light" will be used followed by "wash out" using the MMSE and GDS the effectivness will be measured.

Lead Researcher: Dr B Middleton
Accept Date: August 2009

Prevalence of Pain in Dementia Patients Residing in Care Homes in Northern Ireland

Research Proposed:

A face to face study to identify the prevalence and intensity of pain. Prescribing patterns. What type of pain relief is used.

Lead Researcher: Carmel Hughes

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