Below is a list of current Australian researchers recruiting for participants. Please direct any queries about specific studies to the contact of the study.
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This study aims to improve the communication of dementia diagnoses. Our study aimed to develop and evaluate a brief educational intervention to improve clinicians’ practice, and outcomes for people with dementia and their families. We also aim to produce some best-practice guidelines for professionals to communicate dementia diagnoses.
This study has been approved by the Monash Health…
Cognitive health literacy is the ability to find, understand, and use service when making decisions about cognitive health. This scale will be used to help determine how literate somebody is in cognitive health.
Our study aims to develop and validate a self-report Cognitive Health Literacy Scale for the general public.
This research has been approved by the Monash Human…
This aim of this research to create a resource pack that people living with dementia can use to support and maintain their cognitive, physical and mental health.
The findings of this research study will inform the development of a new campaign that delivers brain boxes designed to help seniors with dementia to age successfully, and which contain information booklets, brain profiles, and…
This research will assess whether Red Light Therapy is an effective treatment for mild to moderate cognitive impairment and whether this effect is heightened by the combined treatment of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT).
Treatment involves Red Light Therapy either alone or with HBOT for 8 or 16 weeks depending on treatment group. Trial participants will undergo MRIs, cognitive tests…
This research is being conducted as part of a masters degree in speech pathology. The purpose of this study is to determine how to enhance the communication experiences of people living with dementia with those around them (e.g. family, friends, carers).
This study will help to fill a large gap identified in research, where previously the focus has been on how to enhance communication…
Primary Progressive Aphasia is a rare dementia syndrome. Primary Progressive Aphasia affects a person's communication, speech, and language.
The aim of this study is to find out about when caregivers of people with Primary Progressive Aphasia, seek help to support communication.
This study has been approved by the University of Canberra HREC 202313413
Voluntary assisted dying is an end-of-life care choice available to eligible Australians. However, due to stringent eligibility criteria, people seeking access to voluntary assisted dying relating to a dementia diagnosis are generally ineligible to receive voluntary assisted dying medications. This PhD project seeks to understand the meaning of voluntary assisted dying to Australians living…
This research aims to explore residential aged care staff’s experiences of and support needs when they care for residents at the end of their life. Phase 1 of this study was online survey, now we are moving to Phase 2 Interview.
This study has been approved by the Monash University Human Research Ethics Committee (ID 37430)
An experience in your life that makes you feel seriously scared, upset or distressed may be considered to be traumatic. Some examples of things that may be considered to be traumatic include serious accidents, physical and sexual abuse, assault, natural disasters and war. Traumatic experiences can seriously impact someone’s life, and a person who has experienced trauma may have different needs…
Macquarie University is conducting research to understand what factors make it difficult to maintain social activities once someone has been diagnosed with MCI/early dementia or has started supporting someone with MCI/early dementia. We also want to know what factors help people to maintain social activities.
This study has been approved by the Macquarie University Human Research Ethics…