Community Creates evaluation

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    The effectiveness and acceptability of a health and wellbeing support programme for community-dwelling patients with a recent diagnosis of dementia: Evaluation of Community Creates

  • IRAS ID

    298898

  • Contact name

    Ruth Mizoguchi

  • Contact email

    ruth.mizoguchi@nhs.net

  • Sponsor organisation

    Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    0 years, 9 months, 28 days

  • Research summary

    This is a feasibility study to explore the effectiveness and acceptability to participants of a digitally-delivered health and well-being support programme (‘Community Creates’). Participants will be patients living independently in the community within the boroughs served by Chelsea & Westminster Hospital who have received a diagnosis of dementia. They will be offered opportunities and support to access and take part in creative wellbeing resources and activities online.

    The aim is to understand whether a programme of this kind can address feelings of loneliness and social isolation affecting the wellbeing of people living with dementia. It will also explore whether the programme is acceptable and of value to the participants.

    Its findings will help to inform further development, implementation and evaluation of this service and others like it.

  • REC name

    North West - Haydock Research Ethics Committee

  • REC reference

    21/NW/0287

  • Date of REC Opinion

    27 Oct 2021

  • REC opinion

    Favourable Opinion