Projects per year
Overview
Organisation profile
Research Group Leads: Nicolas Farina and Patricia Schofield
The PDRG is a multi-disciplinary research group at the University of Plymouth focused on bringing together dementia researchers. The group spans multiple disciplines and schools within the University.
The group is broadly defined, and covers a wide range of research that aligns with NHS England’s Transformative Framework – The Well Pathway for Dementia:
• Preventing well
• Diagnosing well
• Supporting well
• Living well
• Dying well
Research Areas
- Dementia
- Alzheimer's
- Care
- Diagnosis
- Quality of life
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Dr Lisa Burrows
- School of Nursing and Midwifery - Honorary Clinical Research Fellow
- Peninsula Dementia Research Group
Person
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Dr Vassilis Cutsuridis
- School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics - Associate Professor in Computer Science
- Computer Vision Systems and Intelligence
- Cyber Security, Communications & Network Research Group
- Peninsula Dementia Research Group
Person: Academic (Research)
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Dr Nicolas Farina
- Peninsula Medical School - Associate Professor in Dementia Research
- Peninsula Dementia Research Group
Person: Academic (Research)
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GOALD: Generating Older Active Lives Digitally (GOALD) - Connectivity and Digital Design for Promoting Health and Well-being Across Generations, Places and Spaces
Willis, K. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Veliz Reyes, A. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Gaudl, S. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Krizaj, T. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Warren, A. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Asthana, S. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Chatterjee, A. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Jones, R. (PI - Principal Investigator) & Cooper, L. (RF - Research Fellow)
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
1/03/21 → 29/02/24
Project: Research
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Employing Realist Methods to Understand How, Why, and for Whom Occupational Therapy Works in Primary Care
Cunningham, M. (PI - Principal Investigator), Warren, A. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Hickson, M. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Wakley, S. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Hardwick, R. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
1/12/25 → 30/11/27
Project: Research
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Helping to optimise pain control in the elderly experiencing analgesic overprescribing
Schofield, P. (PI - Principal Investigator) & Spicer, S. (PI - Principal Investigator)
1/04/25 → 29/09/26
Project: Research
Research output
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Does Early or Timely Diagnosis Benefit People with Dementia and Their Carers? A Systematic Review
Hicks, B., Phipps, O., Pusey, M., McDonald, P., Dennis, C.-A., Barnard, K., Banerjee, S. & Farina, N., 17 Mar 2026, In: Journal of Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. 3, 1, 15.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Elder Abuse in South Africa: A Community‐Based Study of Its Prevalence, Perpetrators, and Predictors
Jacobs, R., Farina, N. & Schneider, M., 21 Mar 2026, In: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 41, 3, e70200.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The career choices of final year nursing students in the United Kingdom: a qualitative study.
Hambridge, K., Underwood, F., Bettache, G., Carey, M., Kaya, H., Burrows, L., Tims, R. & Brailsford, C., Jan 2026, In: Nurse Education in Practice. 90, 26 p., 104687.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile5 Downloads (Pure)
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D-PACT Data Analysis and Planning
Woods, R. (Participant) & Wheat, H. (Participant)
2024Activity: Contribution to research, leadership and development, and other activities › Contribution to research
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U3A visit to BRIC
Roser, M. (Speaker)
1 Dec 2023 → 1 Feb 2024Activity: Contribution to engagement › Public and community engagement
Datasets
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MODEM: A Comprehensive Approach to Modelling Outcome and Costs Impacts of Interventions for Dementia, 2014-2018
Knapp, M. (Creator), Adelaja, B. (Contributor), Bauer, A. (Contributor), Damant, J. (Contributor), Hu, B. (Contributor), King, D. (Contributor), Lombard, D. (Contributor), Lorenz-Dant, K. (Contributor), Park, A.-L. (Contributor), Read, S. (Contributor), Rehill, A. (Contributor), Jagger, C. (Contributor), Kingston, A. (Contributor), Pikhartova, J. (Contributor), Farina, N. (Contributor), Berwald, S. (Contributor), Burgon, C. (Contributor), Bustard, E. (Contributor), Habibi, R. (Contributor), Feeney, Y. (Contributor), Gallaher, L. (Contributor) & Wessel, A. (Contributor), UK Data Service, 2021
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