Category: StepUp for Dementia Research update
Monday, January 11th, 2021
One day the support was gone. A new discussion paper highlights the mental health impacts of COVID-19 on people living with dementia, families and carers, and outlines 14 practical solutions. Key recommendations include: The development of future programs and supports that acknowledge the unique needs of people living with dementia. Mitigating isolation and loneliness in […]
Friday, December 18th, 2020
Characteristics of higher-level gait disorders and their association with cognitive impairment – Gait and Cognition Study What are the main aims of the study? This research study is exploring the relationship between gait (walking pattern) and thinking. We are interested in how walking patterns, such as shuffling or unsteady walking related to problem solving and thinking (cognition). […]
Monday, September 14th, 2020
Home-based family caregiver-delivered music and reading interventions for people living with dementia What are the main aims of the study? HOMESIDE aims to investigate whether home-based music and reading interventions, provided by a family caregiver to a person they are caring for with dementia, are helpful in dementia care and management. The study additionally […]
Tuesday, September 8th, 2020
Changed behaviours associated with memory and cognitive decline. Views and feelings of people living with dementia, their families/ care partners and healthcare workers Researchers at Dementia Centre For Research Collaboration (DCRC), University of New South Wales are looking for participants. What are the main aims of the study? The main aims of the study are […]
Monday, August 31st, 2020
Financial skills in ageing and cognitive impairment Researchers at Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney are looking for participants. What are the main aims of the study? The main aim of the study is to see how declines in cognition (due to ageing or dementia) affect a person’s ability to carry out everyday financial […]
Monday, May 25th, 2020
As an ambassador of StepUp for Dementia Research, Ms Kate Swaffer encourages people living with dementia and their families to sign up on StepUp for Dementia Research. Kate also highlights the importance of joining research studies during COVID-19 pandemic.
Friday, April 3rd, 2020
Have you noticed changes in your memory or thinking skills? Do you want to improve your cognition and wellbeing? Researchers from Healthy Brain Ageing Research Program, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney are looking for volunteers. This research study will evaluate the effectiveness of a 6-week, online education and cognitive training program, for improving […]
Tuesday, March 17th, 2020
Inspired-II Project aim: INSPIRED-II is a two-phase project. Phase 1 is to understand young people with dementia’s experiences of service provision though the NDIS and aged care via an online questionnaire. The information obtained from this questionnaire will then inform phase two, a translational research project, to improve collaboration between the disability and aged care […]
Tuesday, March 10th, 2020
AUDACIOUS – The Auditory Ageing Study Researchers at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) and The University of New South Wales are studying how adults experience declines in their hearing, how this interferes with communication and their day-to-day lives. What are the main aims of the study? The aim of the study is to see how declines […]
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020
Do You, or Someone You Know, Have Vascular Dementia? Researchers at NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, are looking for people who have a diagnosis of either vascular dementia, or Alzheimer’s disease mixed with vascular dementia, to take part in our clinical trial. The study investigates whether a standardised herbal medicine formula, Sailuotong (SLT), […]
