Quality of Life After a Dementia Diagnosis
This week's podcast was recorded at the Centre for Dementia Studies at the University of Sussex. Megan O'Hare is joined by Dr Ben Hicks and Dr Laura Hughes to discuss broadly the themes of inequalities in dementia care and quality of life and specifically look at the DeterMIND programme. Evidence has emerged of major inequalities in care for dementia, driven by factors including ethnicity, whether your care is self-funded or paid for by local authorities and whether you are diagnosed earlier or later. DeterMIND is designed to address critical, fundamental and as yet unanswered questions about inequalities, outcomes and costs following diagnosis with dementia. These answers are needed to improve the quality of care and therefore the quality of life. Join the podcast to hear an interesting discussion on the benefits and perceived downsides of an early diagnosis, results from Ben's PhD work on how different populations manage a clinical diagnosis and the way care homes can enhance the quality of life for people with dementia. You can find out more about our panellists, and their work on our website www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk. A transcript of this podcast is also available on our website at https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast-quality-of-life-after-a-dementia-diagnosis/ Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. _________________________ If you would like to share your own experiences or discuss your research in a blog or on a podcast, drop us a line to adam.smith@nihr.ac.uk or find us on twitter @dem_researcher _________________________ Join Dementia Research a topic of a previous podcast has been selected as a Top 100 innovation created by University College London. The overall winner will be decided by a public vote. It would be great if you could show your support by voting for them by hitting the thumbs up on this page - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/made-at-ucl/stories/join-dementia-research-getting-public-involved Thank you