All Outputs (6)

Perspectives of people living with dementia and their care partners about the impact on social health when participating in a co‐designed Dementia café (2021)
Journal Article
Innes, A., Chesterton, L., Morris, L., Smith, S., & Bushell, S. (2021). Perspectives of people living with dementia and their care partners about the impact on social health when participating in a co‐designed Dementia café. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(4), https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13545

Those diagnosed with dementia and those who provide care and support often feel socially isolated with limited opportunities for social engagement, increasing the potential for loneliness and further isolation that is detrimental to social health.... Read More about Perspectives of people living with dementia and their care partners about the impact on social health when participating in a co‐designed Dementia café.

“It's just so important that people's voices are heard” : the dementia associate panel (2021)
Journal Article
Innes, A., Smith, S., Wyatt, M., & Bushell, S. (2021). “It's just so important that people's voices are heard” : the dementia associate panel. Journal of Aging Studies, 59, 100958. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaging.2021.100958

Including the views and experiences of people living with dementia in research and wider decision making is vital. The impact for the subjective wellbeing of its members of an approach known as The Dementia Associate Panel (DAP) is explored. The pane... Read More about “It's just so important that people's voices are heard” : the dementia associate panel.

Dementia friendly care : methods to improve stakeholder engagement and decision making (2021)
Journal Article
Innes, A., Smith, S., & Bushell, S. (2021). Dementia friendly care : methods to improve stakeholder engagement and decision making. Journal of Healthcare Leadership, 13, 183-197. https://doi.org/10.2147/JHL.S292939

Dementia friendly (DF) is a term that has been increasingly used in the international literature to describe approaches that include and involve people living with dementia within their communities and wider society. How to support the involvement of... Read More about Dementia friendly care : methods to improve stakeholder engagement and decision making.

Music making in the community with people living with dementia and care partners – ‘I’m leaving feeling on top of the world’ (2021)
Journal Article
Smith, S., Innes, A., & Bushell, S. (2022). Music making in the community with people living with dementia and care partners – ‘I’m leaving feeling on top of the world’. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(1), 114-123. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13378

Evidence exists relating to music-based initiatives and positive health outcomes for people living with dementia who can access them. Yet, knowledge about the impact of ‘music-making’ on the wellbeing of community dwelling people with dementia is l... Read More about Music making in the community with people living with dementia and care partners – ‘I’m leaving feeling on top of the world’.

A qualitative evaluation of the impact of a Good Life Club on people living with dementia and care partners (2021)
Journal Article
Morris, L., Innes, A., Smith, S., Wilson, J., Bushell, S., & Wyatt, M. (2021). A qualitative evaluation of the impact of a Good Life Club on people living with dementia and care partners. Dementia, 20(7), 2478-2493. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301221998897

Background: Research suggests there is a lack of post diagnostic support to enable people living with dementia to fulfil social and active lives throughout their dementia journey. Gardening has been found to have many benefits for people living with... Read More about A qualitative evaluation of the impact of a Good Life Club on people living with dementia and care partners.

Exploring the impact of live music performances on the wellbeing of community-dwelling people living with dementia and their care partners (2021)
Journal Article
Smith, S., Innes, A., & Bushell, S. (2021). Exploring the impact of live music performances on the wellbeing of community-dwelling people living with dementia and their care partners. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 2, 100032. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wss.2021.100032

Background: Music-based initiatives cover a wide range of activity, including music therapy in either an individual or group capacity, choirs, orchestral performances, and apps on digital technology enabling people to engage with individual playlis... Read More about Exploring the impact of live music performances on the wellbeing of community-dwelling people living with dementia and their care partners.