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Tea, talk and technology: patient and public involvement to improve connected health ‘wearables’ research in dementia
Lamiece Hassan, Caroline Swarbrick, Caroline Sanders, Angela Parker, Matthew Machin, Mary Patricia Tully, John Ainsworth. Research Involvement and Engagement, 2017-08-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Discussions revealed that people were generally supportive of this type of research, provided they gave informed consent and that devices were discreet, comfortable and easy to use. These findings were used to develop a pool of devices for researchers, with computer software and written guidance to help plan, design and support studies. Results Discussions revealed that people were supportive of connected health dementia research in principle, provided they gave informed consent and that devices were discreet, comfortable and easy to use. Conclusion By using a range of discussion-based and practical activities, we found it was feasible to involve people affected by dementia and use their insights to shape the development of a software platform and device pool to support future connected health dementia research.
Key findings
- Discussions revealed that people were generally supportive of this type of research, provided they gave informed consent and that devices were discreet, comfortable and easy to use.
- These findings were used to develop a pool of devices for researchers, with computer software and written guidance to help plan, design and support studies.
- Results Discussions revealed that people were supportive of connected health dementia research in principle, provided they gave informed consent and that devices were discreet, comfortable and easy to use.
- Conclusion By using a range of discussion-based and practical activities, we found it was feasible to involve people affected by dementia and use their insights to shape the development of a software platform and device pool to support future connected health dementia research.
Why it matters
This study involved people affected by dementia in discussions about connected health wearables research and found they were generally supportive if devices were discreet, comfortable, and easy to use. It does not test any treatment, cure, or prevention for Alzheimer's disease, and it shows it is feasible to involve people affected by dementia in shaping research tools.
Study details
- Participants30
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 45/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, effect reported and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Research Involvement and Engagement) |
| Journal's citation record | 0 / 4 | Research Involvement and Engagement: journal h-index 65 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 2 / 5 | 2017 — within 10 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 1 / 4 | 30 participants |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 4 / 7 | Cited 50 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 2 / 5 | 4.5 citations a year over 11 year(s) since 2017 |
| Impact for its field and year | 4 / 6 | Cited 9.3× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 1 / 6 | Cited by 1 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 2 / 4 | Cited 15 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 2 / 4 | Last-listed author John Ainsworth: h-index 35 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 1 / 3 | University of Manchester: institution h-index 1,304 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 1 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 29062537) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 45 / 100 | — |
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Read the original
- DOI: 10.1186/s40900-017-0063-1
- PubMed: 29062537
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APA 7th
Hassan, L., Swarbrick, C., Sanders, C., Parker, A., Machin, M., Tully, M. P., et al. (2017). Tea, talk and technology: patient and public involvement to improve connected health ‘wearables’ research in dementia. Research Involvement and Engagement. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-017-0063-1
Vancouver
Hassan L, Swarbrick C, Sanders C, Parker A, Machin M, Tully MP, et al. Tea, talk and technology: patient and public involvement to improve connected health ‘wearables’ research in dementia. Research Involvement and Engagement. 2017. doi:10.1186/s40900-017-0063-1. PMID: 29062537.
BibTeX
@article{hassan2017-29062537,
author = {Hassan, Lamiece and Swarbrick, Caroline and Sanders, Caroline and Parker, Angela and Machin, Matthew and Tully, Mary Patricia and Ainsworth, John},
title = {{Tea, talk and technology: patient and public involvement to improve connected health ‘wearables’ research in dementia}},
journal = {Research Involvement and Engagement},
year = {2017},
doi = {10.1186/s40900-017-0063-1},
pmid = {29062537},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-017-0063-1}
}
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