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A Pilot Randomized Trial of a Digital App, WhatMatters to enable Person-Centred Care
Project Overview
Person-centred care is vital for dementia patients in hospitals to prevent stress-induced behaviors. My team has developed WhatMatters, an app that allows family members to remotely share reassuring videos, familiar photos and music to comfort patients in hospital. This study assesses the effectiveness of the mobile app, WhatMatters, in improving…
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See the project and researchersNeighbourhood Wellbeing and Dementia
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Most people living with dementia (PLWD) live in community supported by informal care partners. Continued access to community is a human right, and linked to better physical, mental, and social health. We aim to improve neighbourhoods for PLWD and care partners from a planning perspective, examining wayfinding, infrastructure availability and…
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See the project and researchersCooking Together: promotions and resource development
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Cooking Together is an innovative project that provides the opportunity for developing new relationships between generations while cooking and eating together. Youth (aged 18- 30) work with persons with dementia to develop recipes and eat together. Recipes are based on the principles of Brain Health Food Guide and the MIND…
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See the project and researchersRelational end-of-life care for people living with dementia: Innovating education and supporting practice change
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"Dementia is now recognised as a terminal illness and a leading cause of death globally. People living with dementia (PLwD) in Canada suffer painful, undignified, and inhumane end-of-life (EOL) experiences. Despite that EOL care is identified as a priority in a number of national dementia strategies, research on EOL care…
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See the project and researchersThe Social Network: Moving evidence on dementia into practice with ethnically diverse communities
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"Research evidence identifies that people from equity-seeking groups, particularly those from racialized communities face significant barriers along their dementia journey, both from an individual (community) and a system (policy) perspective. The two goals of this proposal are to: 1. Community: Raise awareness of dementia, improve confidence to detect symptoms, and…