Profiling the impact of the arts on the wellbeing of dementia patients

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    A cross-sectional profile of arts involvement and wellbeing in hospital inpatients with dementia

  • IRAS ID

    207483

  • Contact name

    Greg Windle

  • Contact email

    gregory.windle@rcm.ac.uk

  • Sponsor organisation

    Royal College of Music Centre for Performance Science

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    0 years, 5 months, 31 days

  • Research summary

    This project uses a face-to-face questionnaire to achieve a cross-sectional view of the quality of life and psychological well-being of hospital inpatients with dementia. It also asks questions about patient’s involvement in music and art with an aim to describe links between cognitive and psychological wellbeing and quality of life with participation in music and art in dementia patients. This study aims to recruit between 100 and 200 patients to take part in the anonymous questionnaire.

    The questionnaire will include both validated measures and researcher-developed questions regarding interest and past participation in arts and music programmes.

  • REC name

    East of England - Cambridge South Research Ethics Committee

  • REC reference

    16/EE/0262

  • Date of REC Opinion

    21 Jun 2016

  • REC opinion

    Further Information Favourable Opinion