Recruitment progress and shaping the intervention
At our May programme meeting, the LEND team reviewed progress across the project as work moves into the next phase of recruitment, intervention design, and public involvement.
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At our May programme meeting, the LEND team reviewed progress across the project as work moves into the next phase of recruitment, intervention design, and public involvement.
Read moreAt our January programme meeting, the LEND team reviewed progress across the project as work moves into the next phase of recruitment, intervention design, and public involvement.
Read moreThe study has been accepted for portfolio status. This is an important milestone for NIHR-funded research, as it supports recruitment and means that recruitment activity can contribute to national research portfolio reporting.
Read moreIn our August Lived Experience Advisory Panel workshop we discussed the value of dementia narratives. Which features of a narrative are most likely to shape impact? In this short article we cover some of the insights from the session: thinking about what subjects and themes narratives might cover, who they're for, who is telling them and how they should be delivered.
Read moreIn our August Lived Experience Advisory Panel workshop we presented a very early stage prototype to kickstart discussions about possible features of the LEND intervention. Participants were asked to use the prototype to ‘bookmark’ up to four narratives that they felt were valuable. They were asked to use two approaches to discover narratives: i. Structured browsing: an interface with thumbnails of videos alongside titles and summaries, with filters to refine the list of available videos and ii. A conversational interface that provides clips from narratives in response to discussions.
Read moreIn our August Lived Experience Advisory Panel, we learned how narratives may cause distress when they are poorly aligned with users' circumstances, expectations, or identities. Rather than offer support, they may cause frustration or feelings of exclusion. How might we design to mitigate this risk?
Read moreAt our September programme meeting, the team discussed the valuable insights gathered through LEAP (Lived Experience Advisory Panel) meetings, where people with lived experience have shared how dementia-related stories and narratives resonate with them.
Read moreAt our July programme meeting, the LEND team reviewed early progress on the development of the project’s digital intervention.
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