Personalised physical activity for people with dementia in care homes
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Personalised physical activity for people with dementia in care homes
IRAS ID
188961
Contact name
Alison Bowes
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Stirling
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 11 months, 31 days
Research summary
The study aims to develop, test and evaluate an intervention designed to support personalised meaningful physical activity for people living in care homes, focusing on activities that can be integrated into residents’ everyday lives and which are adaptable to their changing capacities and needs. The aim is to develop an approach which can be used with all those living in care homes, but the personalisation of opportunities for activity is expected to be of particular benefit to people living with cognitive problems including dementia. The approach will be developed in collaboration with care home staff and embedded into care home practice. The research has the potential to benefit people living in care homes in the future through having personalised physical activity embedded into care plans. The study involves the investigation and monitoring of current physical activity and sedentary behaviour of people with cognitive problems in a sample of care homes in addition to collecting the views and opinions of residents, family carers and care home staff. This will inform the co-development, with staff, of personalised physical activity as part of residents’ care plans. The new approach will then be implemented and tested in a sample of care homes.
Lessons drawn from the test phase will be used to refine the approach and to develop comprehensive training for wider use. Finally, a programme of training days will be held for senior care staff to cascade the knowledge gained’.REC name
Social Care REC
REC reference
15/IEC08/0053
Date of REC Opinion
18 Nov 2015
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion