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Academic Background
Current - NIHR Dementia Capacity Building Postdoctoral Fellow with ARC EoE
Alzheimer's Society Research Fellow July 2018 - April 2022
Senior Research Associate on the PERFECTED Study, UEA (Feb 2014 - June 2016: Research Associate; July 2016 - June 2018: Senior Research Associate)
Senior Research Associate (Dementia), UEA (April 2016 - February 2018)
Senior Research Associate on the RReACH Study, UEA (July 2014 - March 2016)
Associate Tutor (Sept 2014 - September 2015)
PhD, The management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in care homes, University of East Anglia (2010 - 2014)
MA Sociological Research, Essex University (2009 - 2010)
BSc (Hons) Psychology and Sociology (1st class), University Campus Suffolk (2006 - 2009)
Key Research Interests
Tamara has extensive experience of working as a paid carer with older and/or vulnerable adults. Her research interests include: improving the lives of people with dementia receiving care, care strategies, dementia care, care homes, home care, and risk.
Tamara's current research focusses on:
- Reducing refusals of care in advanced dementia.
- Improving personal care interactions in both care home and family settings.
- Safety and risk in homecare for people with dementia.
External Activities
World Health Organisation (WHO) Dementia Knowledge Exchange peer review network member
INTERDEM Member
Reviewer for NIHR Health Services and Delivery Research (HS&DR) and Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programmes
Reviewer for the Dunhill Medical Trust and the Alzheimer's Association International Conference.
Organising committee member for British Society of Gerontology Annual Conference 2023.
Reviewer for multiple journals such as Aging & Mental Health, Ageing and Society, Dementia
Associate Editor, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (JAD) Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Awards:
Alzheimer's Society 'Rising Star in Dementia Research' runner up award: 19th May 2017
Emerald Literati Awards for Excellence 'Outstanding Reviewer' 2017
Key Responsibilities
Current Students
Ana Paula Trucco 01.02.2021-31.01.2025
Supervisor 5% - Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
Network
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
Projects
- 7 Finished
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ARC supplement to AS Fellowship
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/01/21 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
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Reducing resistiveness - and enhancing engagement - in personal care in severe dementia
1/01/18 → 7/04/22
Project: Fellowship
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Complex Health and Care Needs of Older People: Older people's decisions about transitions into care homes
Killett, A., Penhale, B., Poland, F., Backhouse, T. & Lane, K.
1/12/17 → 31/01/21
Project: Research
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Factors associated with grief in informal carers of people living with Motor Neuron Disease: a mixed methods systematic review
Trucco, A. P., Backhouse, T., Mioshi, E. & Kishita, N., 12 Mar 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Death Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementing an intervention to enhance care delivery and consistency for people with hip fracture and cognitive impairment in acute hospital wards: a mixed methods process evaluation of a randomised controlled feasibility trial (PERFECTED)
Backhouse, T., Fox, C., Hammond, S., Poland, F., McDermott-Thompson, V., Penhale, B. & Cross, J., 3 Feb 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 2, e064482.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementing PERFECT-ER with Plan-Do-Study-Act on acute orthopaedic hospital wards: Building knowledge from an implementation study using Normalization Process Theory
Fox, C., Hammond, S., Backhouse, T., Poland, F., Waring, J., Penhale, B. & Cross, J., 24 Feb 2023, In: PLoS One. 18, 2, e0279651.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What are the factors associated with people with advanced dementia refusing assistance with personal care?
Backhouse, T., Killett, A., Mioshi, E. & Khondoker, M., Jan 2023, In: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 38, 1, e5857.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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"Acting ethically is down to you": Applying ethical protocols in qualitative fieldwork in care homes
Backhouse, T. & Daly, R. L., 9 Jun 2022, In: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults. 23, 1, p. 2-13 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Alzheimer's Society 'Rising Star in Dementia Research' runner up award
Backhouse, Tamara (Recipient), 19 May 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Emerald Literati Awards for Excellence 'Outstanding Reviewer'
Backhouse, Tamara (Recipient), 19 May 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)