Project Details
Description
The study aims to research a new UK service, known as Brain Gym. This provides continued education for people with dementia and caregivers support. The Brain Gym believes that people with dementia can continue to learn, develop, and grow. It provides an individual education-led programme of activity. This aims to support members to maintain or develop skills that keep them interested in their life and the world around them, helping to maintain people’s independence and quality of life at home. The research will explore how these aims are being met. A mixed methods approach will see data collected for new members to the service across three time points (entry to the service, 6-months, 1-year). Data will be collected using validated measures on cognition, quality of life, self-efficacy, independence and daily activities. Focus groups with people with dementia and caregivers will be collected to understand the experience of attending the service.
Layman's description
This research will explore a new UK service, known as Brain Gym. This provides learning across their life time for people with dementia and caregivers. The Brain Gym believes that people with dementia can continue to learn, develop, and grow. The Brain Gym provides an individual education-led programme of activity. This aims to support its members to maintain or develop skills. These skills can help to maintain people’s independence and quality of life at home. The research will explore how these aims are being met.
Status | Active |
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Effective start/end date | 2/09/24 → 28/02/26 |
Keywords
- Dementia
- Brain Gym
- Lifelong learning
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