Project Title

Building a Partnership and Action Plan to Support the Identified Priority Needs of Informal Dementia Carers in Vietnam

Research Focus

Chronic Illness & Palliative Care

Funder & Dates

DfE GCRF

July 2020 - Nov 2021

Principal Investigator or Primary Supervisor (if PhD project) 

Dr Gillian Carter

Co-Investigators or additional supervisors

Dr Olinda Santin

Dr Carole Parsons (School of Pharmacy)

Dr Gary Mitchell

Dr Catherine Monaghan

Research Fellow(s) or PhD Student

Lana Cook (Research Assistant)

Name & Institution of Collaborators 

Dr Hien Ho Thi, Assoc. Prof. Deputy Head of Faculty of Clinical Medicine, Hanoi University of Public Health

Nguyen Ngoc Bich, Head of International Relations, Hanoi University of Public Health

Bui Linh Chi, Rehabilitation Consultant, Hanoi University of Public Health

Name of External Partner Organisations

Description of Project:

Aim; Methods; Expected Outcomes

Aim

Using co-design to develop a robust, interdisciplinary research strategy to prioritise the needs of informal dementia carers in Vietnam

Objectives

1.Develop international partnership to support research involving those affected by dementia in Vietnam

2.Understand priority issues affecting families living with dementia

3.Develop a research agenda to tackle rising issues of informal dementia carers in Vietnam

4.Exchange knowledge regarding the impact of dementia and potential methods of support

Methods

Using co-design, the collaboration between Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) dementia researchers/clinicians with relevant researchers/experts/clinicians/informal carers within Hanoi, will allow production of a research action plan and key working groups to support priority needs of Vietnam dementia carers. A systematic review of effectiveness of interventions on the psychosocial health and wellbeing of informal caregivers of people with dementia in LMICs will be completed to complement data collected from interviews/ focus groups with key health care professionals, support organisations and informal dementia carers.

Expected outcomes

The identification of key priority needs for informal dementia carers to inform a research action plan, which will allow the development of a support intervention(s) to address priority needs.

Links/URLs to external pages