The arts in dementia: instrumental and experiential perspectives (2023)
Journal Article
Schneider, J. (2023). The arts in dementia: instrumental and experiential perspectives. Aging and Mental Health, https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2023.2205827

The indirect experience of dementia mediated through the arts shapes our preconceptions, educating us to understand dementia, gaining a deeper appreciation of how it may affect an individual. By contrast dementia research has largely regarded the art... Read More about The arts in dementia: instrumental and experiential perspectives.

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.

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.

Music?Based Interventions for People Living with Dementia, targeting Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms: A scoping review (2021)
Journal Article
Sousa, L., Neves, M., Moura, B., Schneider, J., & Fernandes, L. (2021). Music?Based Interventions for People Living with Dementia, targeting Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms: A scoping review. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 36(11), 1664-1690. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5568

Introduction Dementia care is a major public health issue worldwide. The management of behavioral and psychological symptoms (BPSD) is one of the hardest challenges in this context. Non-pharmacological strategies, like music-based interventions (M... Read More about Music?Based Interventions for People Living with Dementia, targeting Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms: A scoping review.

Online singing groups for people with dementia: scoping review (2021)
Journal Article
Dowson, B., & Schneider, J. (2021). Online singing groups for people with dementia: scoping review. Public Health, 194, 196-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2021.03.002

Objectives In the face of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, people with dementia and their carers are contending with serious challenges to their health and wellbeing, due to risk of severe illness, limiting of social contact and disruption to usual activi... Read More about Online singing groups for people with dementia: scoping review.

Digital Approaches to Music-Making for People With Dementia in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Current Practice and Recommendations (2021)
Journal Article
Dowson, B., Atkinson, R., Barnes, J., Barone, C., Cutts, N., Donnebaum, E., …Schneider, J. (2021). Digital Approaches to Music-Making for People With Dementia in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Current Practice and Recommendations. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 625258. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.625258

Before COVID-19, dementia singing groups and choirs flourished, providing activity, cognitive stimulation, and social support for thousands of people with dementia in the UK. Interactive music provides one of the most effective psychosocial intervent... Read More about Digital Approaches to Music-Making for People With Dementia in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Current Practice and Recommendations.

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.

Pilot Randomised Evaluation of Singing in Dementia (PRESIDE): protocol for a two-arm, parallel group randomised controlled feasibility study with waiting-list control (2021)
Journal Article
Dowson, B., Schneider, J., Guo, B., Bath, P. M., Mcdermott, O., Haywood, L. J., & Orrell, M. (2021). Pilot Randomised Evaluation of Singing in Dementia (PRESIDE): protocol for a two-arm, parallel group randomised controlled feasibility study with waiting-list control. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7, Article 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-020-00759-y

Background As the number of people living with dementia grows, so does the need to provide them with adequate psychosocial support. Many people with dementia live at home with family carers, who also require social and emotional support to cope wi... Read More about Pilot Randomised Evaluation of Singing in Dementia (PRESIDE): protocol for a two-arm, parallel group randomised controlled feasibility study with waiting-list control.

Involvement of People With Dementia in the Development of Technology-Based Interventions: Narrative Synthesis Review and Best Practice Guidelines (2020)
Journal Article
Rai, H. K., Cavalcanti Barroso, A., Yates, L., Schneider, J., & Orrell, M. (2020). Involvement of People With Dementia in the Development of Technology-Based Interventions: Narrative Synthesis Review and Best Practice Guidelines. JMIR, 22(12), Article e17531. https://doi.org/10.2196/17531

Background: Technology can be helpful in supporting people with dementia in their daily lives. However, people with dementia are often not fully involved in the development process of new technology. This lack of involvement of people with dementia i... Read More about Involvement of People With Dementia in the Development of Technology-Based Interventions: Narrative Synthesis Review and Best Practice Guidelines.