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EmpRess: an eHealth implementation readiness checklist for dementia developed through an interview study of stakeholder needs (2024)
Journal Article
Christie, H. L., Atefi, G., Craven, M. P., Orrell, M., & de Vugt, M. E. (2024). EmpRess: an eHealth implementation readiness checklist for dementia developed through an interview study of stakeholder needs. Aging and Mental Health, https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2024.2323951

Objective This study aimed to create a tool to assess eHealth interventions for dementia by adapting an existing implementation readiness (ImpRess) checklist that assessed manualised interventions. Methods In Part 1, online semi-structured inter... Read More about EmpRess: an eHealth implementation readiness checklist for dementia developed through an interview study of stakeholder needs.

Online peer support for people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS): a narrative synthesis systematic review (2024)
Journal Article
Gerritzen, E. V., Lee, A. R., McDermott, O., Coulson, N., & Orrell, M. (2024). Online peer support for people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS): a narrative synthesis systematic review. Frontiers in Digital Health, 6, Article 1138530. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2024.1138530

Background: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) significantly impacts the lives of people with the diagnosis and their families. A supportive social environment is important for people with ALS to adopt effective coping strategies and health behaviou... Read More about Online peer support for people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS): a narrative synthesis systematic review.

Optimizing implementation of eHealth for dementia: Lessons from developing an eHealth Implementation Readiness (EmpRess) checklist (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Christie, H. L., Atefi, G. L., Craven, M. P., Orrell, M., & de Vugt, M. E. (2023, October). Optimizing implementation of eHealth for dementia: Lessons from developing an eHealth Implementation Readiness (EmpRess) checklist. Poster presented at 33rd Alzheimer Europe Conference, Helsinki, Finland

Situation: eHealth interventions are a possible solution for rising dementia care costs and potential negative effects on carers Problem: Few evidence-based eHealth interventions are implemented in practice Solution : Adapt existing implementa... Read More about Optimizing implementation of eHealth for dementia: Lessons from developing an eHealth Implementation Readiness (EmpRess) checklist.

A predictive model of carer resilience in dementia family caregiving: A structural equation modelling approach (2023)
Journal Article
Leung, P., Orrell, M., Yates, L., & Orgeta, V. (2023). A predictive model of carer resilience in dementia family caregiving: A structural equation modelling approach. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 38(7), Article e5945. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5945

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the mediating effects of quality of the caregiving relationship and other carer and person with dementia variables in predicting carer resilience over time. Method: Carers of people with mild and moderate d... Read More about A predictive model of carer resilience in dementia family caregiving: A structural equation modelling approach.

Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia intervention for people with mild to moderate dementia and their family carers in the UK: the VALID research programme including RCT (2023)
Journal Article
Wenborn, J., Mountain, G., Moniz-Cook, E., Poland, F., King, M., Omar, R., …Orrell, M. (2023). Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia intervention for people with mild to moderate dementia and their family carers in the UK: the VALID research programme including RCT. Programme Grants for Applied Research, 11(5), 1-76. https://doi.org/10.3310/rgtj7429

Background People with dementia find it increasingly difficult to carry out daily activities (activities of daily living), and may require increasing support from family carers. Researchers in the Netherlands developed the Community Occupational T... Read More about Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia intervention for people with mild to moderate dementia and their family carers in the UK: the VALID research programme including RCT.

Online peer support: views and experiences of people with young onset dementia (YOD) (2023)
Journal Article
Gerritzen, E. V., McDermott, O., & Orrell, M. (2023). Online peer support: views and experiences of people with young onset dementia (YOD). Aging and Mental Health, 27(12), 2386-2394. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2023.2205833

Objectives: This study explores (1) which platforms people with YOD use for online peer support, (2) reasons for using or not using online peer support, and (3) how to optimise potential benefits and accessibility. Methods: A mixed-methods online sur... Read More about Online peer support: views and experiences of people with young onset dementia (YOD).

Dementia and hearing-aid use: a two-way street (2022)
Journal Article
Naylor, G., Dillard, L., Orrell, M., Stephan, B. C. M., Zobay, O., & Saunders, G. H. (2022). Dementia and hearing-aid use: a two-way street. Age and Ageing, 51(12), Article afac266. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac266

Objectives Hearing-aid use may reduce risk of dementia, but cognitive impairment makes use more challenging. An observed association between reduced hearing-aid use and incident dementia could reflect either or both of these causal paths. The object... Read More about Dementia and hearing-aid use: a two-way street.

Participatory visual arts activities for people with dementia: a review (2022)
Book Chapter
Barroso, A. C., Rai, H. K., Sousa, L., Orrell, M., & Schneider, J. (2022). Participatory visual arts activities for people with dementia: a review. In M. Orrell, D. Oliveira, O. McDermott, F. R. Verhey, F. C. Dassen, & R. Dröes (Eds.), Improving the Lives of People with Dementia through Technology: Interdisciplinary Network for Dementia Utilising Current Technology (100-126). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003289005-11

The aims of this review were to report and summarise the effects of interventions using participatory visual arts activities in dementia research through a narrative synthesis systematic review. We searched four databases MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO an... Read More about Participatory visual arts activities for people with dementia: a review.

Thinkability: A new app for cognitive stimulation for people with dementia (2022)
Book Chapter
Rai, H. K., Schneider, J., & Orrell, M. (2022). Thinkability: A new app for cognitive stimulation for people with dementia. In M. Orrell, D. Oliveira, O. McDermott, F. R. Verhey, F. C. Dassen, & R. Dröes (Eds.), Improving the Lives of People with Dementia through Technology: Interdisciplinary Network for Dementia Utilising Current Technology (86-99). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003289005-10

People with dementia benefit from activities that stimulate their cognition, and there is evidence that carers can benefit too. Among psychosocial interventions to help this group, cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) is well established as the treatm... Read More about Thinkability: A new app for cognitive stimulation for people with dementia.

A cross sectional survey on UK older adult’s attitudes to ageing, dementia and positive psychology attributes (2022)
Journal Article
Thelu, M., Webster, B., Jones, K., & Orrell, M. (2022). A cross sectional survey on UK older adult’s attitudes to ageing, dementia and positive psychology attributes. BMC Geriatrics, 22, Article 837. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03539-w

Background With an increasingly ageing population worldwide, the predominant attitude towards ageing is still negative. Negative stereotypes have detrimental effects on individuals’ physical and mental health. Evidence is required about factors that... Read More about A cross sectional survey on UK older adult’s attitudes to ageing, dementia and positive psychology attributes.

A Self-management App for People Living With Mild Dementia (PRIDE): Protocol for a Pre-Post Feasibility Study (2022)
Journal Article
Lee, A. R., McDermott, O., Guo, B., Roe, J., & Orrell, M. (2022). A Self-management App for People Living With Mild Dementia (PRIDE): Protocol for a Pre-Post Feasibility Study. JMIR Research Protocols, 11(7), Article e33881. https://doi.org/10.2196/33881

Background: With the rapid increase in the prevalence of dementia in the United Kingdom and beyond, the emotional, social, and economic burden on individuals, families, and health care services continues to rise. Currently, interventions that enable... Read More about A Self-management App for People Living With Mild Dementia (PRIDE): Protocol for a Pre-Post Feasibility Study.

Achieving Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia Using Crisis Teams (AQUEDUCT): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a Resource Kit (2022)
Journal Article
Coleston-Shields, D. M., Challis, D., Worden, A., Broome, E., Dening, T., Guo, B., …Orrell, M. (2022). Achieving Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia Using Crisis Teams (AQUEDUCT): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a Resource Kit. Trials, 23, Article 54. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05995-y

Background: Improving care at home for people with dementia is a core policy goal in the dementia strategies of many European countries. A challenge to effective home support is the occurrence of crises in the care of people with dementia which arise... Read More about Achieving Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia Using Crisis Teams (AQUEDUCT): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a Resource Kit.

Dementia Early-Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial (DESCANT) of memory aids and guidance for people with dementia: randomised controlled trial (2021)
Journal Article
Clarkson, P., Pitts, R., Islam, S., Peconi, J., Russell, I., Fegan, G., …Robinson, C. (2022). Dementia Early-Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial (DESCANT) of memory aids and guidance for people with dementia: randomised controlled trial. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 93(9), 1001-1009. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2021-326748

BACKGROUND: Common memory aids for people with dementia at home are recommended. However, rigorous evaluation is lacking, particularly what guidance or support is valued. OBJECTIVE: To investigate effects of memory aids and guidance by dementia suppo... Read More about Dementia Early-Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial (DESCANT) of memory aids and guidance for people with dementia: randomised controlled trial.

Motivation and willingness to increase physical activity for dementia risk reduction: Cross-Sectional UK survey with people aged 50 and over (2021)
Journal Article
Oliveira, D., Knight, H., Jones, K. A., Ogollah, R., & Orrell, M. (2022). Motivation and willingness to increase physical activity for dementia risk reduction: Cross-Sectional UK survey with people aged 50 and over. Aging and Mental Health, 26(9), 1899-1908. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2021.1984393

Objective:Tackling modifiable risk factors such as physical inactivity currently represents the only way to reduce the increasing prevalence of dementia worldwide. This study aimed to investigate attitudes to increasing physical activity to reduce ri... Read More about Motivation and willingness to increase physical activity for dementia risk reduction: Cross-Sectional UK survey with people aged 50 and over.

Exploring the role of web-based interventions in the self-management of dementia: Systematic review and narrative synthesis (2021)
Journal Article
Lee, A. R., Gerritzen, E. V., McDermott, O., & Orrell, M. (2021). Exploring the role of web-based interventions in the self-management of dementia: Systematic review and narrative synthesis. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(7), Article e26551. https://doi.org/10.2196/26551

Background: The increasing prevalence of dementia has promoted a move toward equipping people with the skills required for greater self-management of the condition to enable a better quality of life. Self-management encompasses numerous skills, such... Read More about Exploring the role of web-based interventions in the self-management of dementia: Systematic review and narrative synthesis.

Anticholinergic drugs and risk of dementia: Time for action? (2021)
Journal Article
Bell, B., Avery, A., Bishara, D., Coupland, C., Ashcroft, D., & Orrell, M. (2021). Anticholinergic drugs and risk of dementia: Time for action?. Pharmacology Research and Perspectives, 9(3), Article e00793. https://doi.org/10.1002/prp2.793

Evidence suggests that the prescription of bladder anticholinergics is increasing. Recent studies have accentuated concerns about whether certain prescribed medications could increase risk of dementia, including anticholinergic drugs, and specificall... Read More about Anticholinergic drugs and risk of dementia: Time for action?.

Exploring the feasibility of an individual cognitive stimulation therapy application and related technology for use by people with dementia and carers in Indonesia: A mixed-method study (2021)
Journal Article
Rai, H. K., Prasetya, V. G. H., Sani, T. P., Theresia, I., Tumbelaka, P., Turana, Y., …Orrell, M. (2021). Exploring the feasibility of an individual cognitive stimulation therapy application and related technology for use by people with dementia and carers in Indonesia: A mixed-method study. Dementia, https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012211018003

Background Cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) is a psychosocial intervention for people with dementia and can benefit cognition and quality of life. A touch-screen individualised CST (iCST) application has been developed to improve on accessibility... Read More about Exploring the feasibility of an individual cognitive stimulation therapy application and related technology for use by people with dementia and carers in Indonesia: A mixed-method study.

An Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy App for People With Dementia and Their Carers: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial (2021)
Journal Article
Rai, H. K., Schneider, J., & Orrell, M. (2021). An Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy App for People With Dementia and Their Carers: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 10(4), Article e24628. https://doi.org/10.2196/24628

Background: There is a need for more resources to support the cognition and quality of life (QoL) of people with dementia. The individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy application (iCST app) aims to provide cognitive stimulation and social interac... Read More about An Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy App for People With Dementia and Their Carers: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.

Promoting independence in Dementia (Pride): A feasibility randomized controlled trial (2021)
Journal Article
Csipke, E., Shafayat, A., Sprange, K., Bradshaw, L., Montgomery, A. A., Ogollah, R., …Orrell, M. (2021). Promoting independence in Dementia (Pride): A feasibility randomized controlled trial. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 16, 363-378. https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S281139

© 2021 Csipke et al. Background: There is a need for interventions to foster and maintain independence for people with dementia to support community living, improve morale, and reduce stigma. We investigated a social intervention to promote living we... Read More about Promoting independence in Dementia (Pride): A feasibility randomized controlled trial.