CANDID
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Comprehensive Assessment of Need after Discharge in Dementia
IRAS ID
352652
Contact name
Martin Orrell
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Nottingham University
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
NA, NA
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 7 months, 1 days
Research summary
Persons with dementia are at a higher risk of a longer hospital admission, reduced function on discharge and delays leaving hospital (National Institute for Clinical Excellence, NICE 2023). The number of patients with dementia in hospital increased by 93% in a decade from 210,000 (2010/2011) to 405, 000 (2017/18) (Alzheimer’s Research UK, 2020). These admissions are a distressing time for the person with dementia and their family members as well as putting the person with dementia at risk of hospital acquired infections, reduced function and delirium, which have a negative impact on recovery. Persons with dementia are at a significantly higher risk of 30-day hospital readmission (Kamdar et al 2023). Many of these readmissions could be prevented (Ma, et al 2019), and it is vital that patients with dementia can be supported to remain safely at home. Previous research has predominantly focused on the reasons for hospital readmission (Ma, 2019. Browne et al, 2024). This research aims to establish which factors, including what patient characteristics, help patients with dementia remaining at home in the first 6 months after discharge from an acute hospital. The findings will identify good practice and patients that could benefit from increased intervention and incorporate them into clinical guidelines. Interviews with patients who have been readmitted and those that haven’t will give a deeper understanding into the experiences of patients with dementia and their family following being discharged from hospital.
REC name
London - Bromley Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
25/LO/0291
Date of REC Opinion
29 Apr 2025
REC opinion
Unfavourable Opinion