Publications by authors named "E F Harding"
Background: Familial frontotemporal dementia is an autosomal dominant heritable form of frontotemporal dementia, a form of dementia characterised by changes in personality, behaviour and communication which typically onsets in mid-life. Children of an affected parent are at 50% risk of inheriting the responsible genetic mutation and developing frontotemporal dementia themselves. Individuals living at-risk have high psychological morbidity, for example they report struggling with guilt and anxiety about risk to themselves and their children, decisions about whether to get tested, uncertainty about onset of symptoms, and see their risk as a barrier in life.
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- - The SingWell Project aims to investigate whether group singing can improve speech-in-noise perception and overall mental health in older adults experiencing unaddressed hearing loss, addressing gaps in previous studies.
- - The study will involve 210 participants aged 60 and above, who will be randomly assigned to either a group singing program or an audiobook club for 12 weeks, with various assessments conducted throughout.
- - Researchers anticipate that engaging in group singing will significantly enhance both communication abilities in noisy environments and participants' psychosocial wellbeing.
Aims: Familial frontotemporal dementia (fFTD) is an inherited neurodegenerative condition characterised by executive dysfunction, impairments in social cognition, behaviour and language. Although no disease-modifying interventions are currently available, several treatments are undergoing clinical trials. This study sought to understand the barriers and facilitators to taking part in such trials, as well as general perceptions of the treatments undergoing trial.
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