Pathways to Care
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Pathways to Care for people accessing Memory Assessment Services(UK)
IRAS ID
199330
Contact name
Iracema Leroi
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
The University of Manchester
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 1 months, 11 days
Research summary
Dementia affects an estimated 26.6 million worldwide and its prevalence is set to further increase in the upcoming years (The Alzheimer’s Association, 2011).
Dementia prevention and early intervention play an important role in healthy ageing, as well as in reducing the burden of disease for families and carers of people living with dementia.
Continuity of care is particularly relevant for people who are unable to be self-sufficient, which includes people living with dementia.
Care pathways are integrated care strategies that offer a means of achieving better integration amongst practitioners, community-based services, and other health and social care services.
This study forms part of an International project which aims to understand the way in which people seek care for dementia in order to inform better the planning of care services and support appropriate training. This study will also aim to enable better organisation of referrals to dementia specialists from other sources of health and social care.
Furthermore, the pathways to care study represents a quick and inexpensive method of studying help-seeking behavior of people with dementia. This study will document the journey through the healthcare system by collecting information about interactions with carers and duration of care pathways.All those that will be newly referred to the dementia services i.e. those who have not sought care from a specialised dementia care service during the previous 12 months will be approached to complete a brief questionnaire about their individual care pathway.
REC name
North West - Haydock Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/NW/0452
Date of REC Opinion
27 Jun 2016
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion