Improving measurement of #socialconnection in long-term care home residents with #dementia at @EncoaRteam and @UCLPsychiatry
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24 Sep 2024
Our new paper examining the content of existing measures of social connection for care home residents, led by Madalena Liougas.
We itemised each item in 31 measures, providing a detailed inventory of the content of these to clarify what aspect of social connection they measure.
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13 Nov 2024
Our main qualitative study has just been published - we identified barriers and facilitators to social connection for LTC residents which can be addressed in care policies, staff selection and training.
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13 Nov 2024
These factors can be addressed in future policies and interventions to build and maintain social connection in LTC homes.
Our SONNET scale, which is in final development will help these to be measured!
Great work from Hannah Chapman @UCLPsychiatry @DeNPRU_QM @KITE_UHN
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13 Nov 2024
We spoke to a huge range of care home residents, family members, staff and clinicians and are so grateful for their valuable contributions to our study.
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24 Sep 2024
Our new paper examining the content of existing measures of social connection for care home residents, led by Madalena Liougas.
We itemised each item in 31 measures, providing a detailed inventory of the content of these to clarify what aspect of social connection they measure.
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24 Sep 2024
We found that existing measures usually assess more than one aspect of social connection. These aspects cover several interlinked observed or experienced domains, so the measures assess a mix of social connection concepts.
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24 Sep 2024
This study complements our review of the psychometric properties of social connection measures here:
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And clarifies the need for new valid measure assessing specific domains of social connection...
More to come from @SonnetStudy @UCLPsychiatry @KITE_UHN
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5 Aug 2024
Our systematic review of instruments to assess social connection for long‐term care home residents published today
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5 Aug 2024
We used COSMIN review methods to appraise them and found that no current measures can be recommended for use based on existing evidence.
A reliable and valid measure of social connection is needed - watch this space for more @SonnetStudy work!
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5 Aug 2024
Great work from Neha and Hannah in our @SonnetStudy team. And with @EncoaRteam @atsommerlad @HannahM_ORourke @Gill_Livingston @profcorazzini @EPLEDgroup @KITE_UHN @UCLPsychiatry (and other team members not on twitter)
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28 Jul 2024
Come and see our poster on development of a new valid and reliable measure of social connection for care home residents at #AAIC24 and on the online platform!
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29 Apr 2024
Our qualitative study from UK care homes shows how activities in care homes can be optimised to improve social connection for residents @UCLPsychiatry @atsommerlad @KITE_UHN @EncoaRteam tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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29 Apr 2024
New findings from @SonnetStudy on care home activities and how these can be used to build social connection between care home residents.
Great work from Michal Misiak as part of @MentalhealthMSc
29 Apr 2024
Our qualitative study from UK care homes shows how activities in care homes can be optimised to improve social connection for residents @UCLPsychiatry @atsommerlad @KITE_UHN @EncoaRteam tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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11 Apr 2024
Exciting to share at #OAPsych2024 our SONNET study preliminary results on what helps people living in care homes to be more socially connected with others. Work led by Hannah Chapman @uclpsych
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15 Feb 2024
We are excited to share that the protocol for our systematic review of social connection measures for long-term care home residents has been published online, you can read it here: doi.org/10.1186/s13643-024-0…
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We have had great help from @enrich_research and the linked care homes to help us to hear the experience of care residents, families and staff for SONNET - thank you all!
1 Dec 2023
I may be creating a 🔁 matrix here but do follow the thread to learn about the @SonnetStudy and the @enrich_research teams that helped to spread the word to research-ready care homes like Galanos House so that residents and their families could take part!
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And the SONNET Study is the solution to better research!! Analysis of current social connection measures show limitations so developing a new one - prioritises social engagement & connectedness & the resident view - and testing it in care homes in UK & Canada.
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30 Nov 2023
DACHA's plain English summary for our recently published paper "Data collection in care homes for older adults: A national survey in England" is out: dachastudy.com/wp-content/up… The original paper by Hanratty et al. can be viewed at: journal.ilpnetwork.org/artic…
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11 Oct 2023
Meet our incredible line-up of guest speakers for this year’s Care Home Research Forum. Join us for an enlightening day of insights, knowledge and networking. To learn more about the conference and to secure your tickets, visit: buff.ly/3r411NZ
#CHRF #conference #care
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