Engaging With a Community of Practice in Dementia: Impacts on Skills, Knowledge, Networks and Accessing Support.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To deliver implementable, meaningful research and advance knowledge, different stakeholders need to be brought together regularly via a suitable platform or community of practice. The Liverpool Dementia & Ageing Research Forum, set up in 2019, is a public/professional community of practice, providing in-person and remote events and activities to connect people living with dementia, unpaid carers, health and social care professionals, Third Sector representatives and commissioners. The aim of this study was to qualitatively explore the experiences and impacts of engaging with Forum events by different stakeholders.

Methods

Attendees of any Forum events were eligible to take part. We conducted remote semi-structured interviews about the experiences and impacts of en

SUBMITTER: Giebel C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11735733 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature