HenPower: Henergising older people’s lives
Research type
Research Study
Full title
HenPower Evaluation: Henergising older people’s lives
IRAS ID
256941
Contact name
Glenda A Cook
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Northumbria University
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
none, none
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 4 months, 29 days
Research summary
HenPower was established in 2011. It is a community based programme that enables older volunteers, the Henshioners to introduce hens, henkeeping and hen-related creative activities into older people’s communities. These communities include sheltered housing, extracare housing, and residential and nursing homes. The hen-related creative activities are co-designed by older people and professional artists (https://equalarts.org.uk/our-work/henpower). There is evidence that participation in HenPower has beneficial effects for volunteers including improved mood, mental well-being and increased social contact. There is less understood about the impact of HenPower on those living with dementia following the introduction of the programme in care homes. Hence the purpose of this evaluation is to assess the impact of HenPower on people living with dementia on the following outcomes:
• social care‐related quality of life
• social contact with visitors (family, friends, HenPower volunteers, HenPower related visitors) to the care home
• agitation related to cognitive impairment.
A secondary aim is to:
• Explore care home staff views and experiences of HenPower on residents' personal wellbeing.REC name
Social Care REC
REC reference
18/IEC08/0045
Date of REC Opinion
13 Feb 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion