Acceptability of a Personal Contact Intervention among People Living with Dementia: Might Baseline Contact Matter?

Our study aimed to explore how perceived baseline contact may influence acceptability of , a personal contact intervention, among people living with dementia. We aimed to generate hypotheses for testing in future studies. This was a sub-group analysis of pilot study data.

Connecting Today: Feasibility and acceptability of a remote visiting program for people living with dementia in long-term care homes.

Objectives: Social isolation and loneliness affect the quality of life of people living with dementia, yet few interventions have been developed for this population. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility and acceptability of 'Connecting Today', a remote visiting program designed for use with care home residents living with dementia.

Methods: This was a feasibility study to assess whether Connecting Today can be delivered in care homes, and was acceptable to family and friends and people living with dementia.

Systematic review of factors associated with hope in family carers of persons living with chronic illness.

Aims: To identify factors associated with hope in family carers of persons living with chronic illness.

Design: A systematic review of quantitative and mixed method studies on hope in carers of persons living with chronic illness.

Data Sources: Five electronic databases (Medline, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Web of Science, ProQuest Dissertations and PsycINFO) were searched from inception to 13 July 2020.

Qualitative Research and Its Importance in Adapting Interventions.

Systematic approaches are essential when adapting interventions, so the adapted intervention is feasible, acceptable, and holds promise for positive outcomes in the new target population and/or setting. Qualitative research is critical to this process. The purpose of this article is to provide an example of how qualitative research was used to guide the adaptation a web-based intervention for family carers of persons with dementia residing in long-term care (LTC) and to discuss challenges associated with using qualitative methodologies in this regard.