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| Title |
Research protocol for a complex intervention to support hearing and vision function to improve the lives of people with dementia
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| Published in |
Pilot and Feasibility Studies, September 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40814-017-0176-1 |
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| Authors |
Iracema Leroi, Annie Pye, Christopher J. Armitage, Anna Pavlina Charalambous, Fofi Constantinidou, Catherine Helmer, Ines Himmelsbach, Sarah Marié, Jahanara Miah, Suzanne Parsons, Jemma Regan, Chryssoula Thodi, Lucas Wolski, Abebaw Mengistu Yohannes, Piers Dawes |
| Abstract |
Hearing and vision impairments are among the most common and disabling comorbidities in people living with dementia. Intervening to improve sensory function could be a means by which the lives of people living with dementia may be improved. However, very few studies have tried to ameliorate outcomes in dementia by improving sensory function. This paper describes the multi-step development of a new intervention designed to support hearing and vision function in people living with dementia in their own homes. At the end of the development programme, it is anticipated that a 'sensory support' package will be ready for testing in a full scale randomised controlled trial. This programme is based on the process of 'intervention mapping' and comprises four integrated steps, designed to address the following: (1) scoping the gaps in understanding, awareness and service provision for the hearing and/or vision impairment care needs of people with dementia using a systematic literature review and Expert Reference Group; (2) investigating the support care needs through a literature search, stakeholder surveys, focus groups, semi-structured interviews and an Expert Reference Group, leading to a prototype sensory support package; (3) refining the prototype by additional input from stakeholders using focus groups and semi-structured interviews; and (4) field testing the draft intervention using an open-labelled, non-randomised feasibility study, integrating feedback from people with dementia and their significant others to develop the final intervention ready for full scale definitive trialling. Input from the 'patient and public voice' is a cornerstone of the work and will interlink with each step of the development process. The programme will take place in study centres in Manchester, Nicosia and Bordeaux. Quantitative and qualitative data analyses will be employed, dependent upon the sub-studies in question. Data from the steps will be integrated with consideration given to weighting of evidence for each step of the programme. This programme represents the logical development of a complex intervention to fulfil an unmet need. It is based on a theoretical framework and will lead to a subsequent full scale efficacy trial. The challenges in integrating the data and addressing the contextual issues across study sites will be scrutinised. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 6 | 46% |
| United States | 1 | 8% |
| France | 1 | 8% |
| Australia | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 4 | 31% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 69% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 15% |
| Scientists | 2 | 15% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 69 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 69 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 20% |
| Researcher | 10 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 7% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 6% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 13 | 19% |
| Unknown | 19 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 16% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 14% |
| Psychology | 9 | 13% |
| Neuroscience | 4 | 6% |
| Computer Science | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 12 | 17% |
| Unknown | 20 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 11. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 November 2017.
All research outputs
#2,890,052
of 23,001,641 outputs
Outputs from Pilot and Feasibility Studies
#171
of 1,045 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#55,654
of 316,063 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Pilot and Feasibility Studies
#2
of 9 outputs
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