Enabling research in care homes: an evaluation of a national network of research ready care homes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the UK care homes are one of the main providers of long term care for older people with dementia. Despite the recent increase in care home research, residents with dementia are often excluded from studies. Care home research networks have been recommended by the Ministerial Advisory Group on Dementia Research (MAGDR) as a way of increasing research opportunities for residents with dementia. This paper reports on an evaluation of the feasibility and early impact of an initiative to increase care home participation in research.

Methods

A two phase, mixed methods approach was used; phase 1 established a baseline of current and recent studies including the National Institute for Health Research portfolio. To explore the experiences of recruiting care homes and rese

SUBMITTER: Davies SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4021218 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature