Extraseminarium i psykologi, med Federica D'Andrea
Seminarium
Datum: tisdag 28 oktober 2025
Tid: 14.00 – 15.00
Plats: Seminarierum Jordgubbe
Federica D'Andrea, University of West London, UK, talar om "Olfaction, ageing, and dementia: Methodological gaps in psychosocial interventions and future research directions".
Seminariet äger rum tisdag den 28 oktober 2025, kl. 14.00–15.00.
Plats: Seminarierum Jordgubbe, Hus 4, plan 3, Albano.
Språk: Engelska
Sammanfattning (på engelska)
The seminar will explore current methodological challenges and novel approaches in psychosocial intervention research for dementia, drawing on the updated UK Medical Research Council (MRC) framework for developing, evaluating, and implementing complex interventions (Skivington et al., 2021). While the MRC framework highlights the importance of intervention context, stakeholder engagement, and theory-driven evaluation across stages of research (development, feasibility/piloting, evaluation, implementation), psychosocial intervention studies predominantly rely on Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs). RCTs often overlook contextual factors and the dynamic complexities in dementia care settings, thus limiting insights into the mechanisms underlying changes.
Dr Federica D’Andrea will discuss these methodological gaps, focusing on the value of stakeholder-informed and co-produced approaches, alongside realist and theory-driven methods. She will present initial findings from a realist review on olfactory interventions in dementia care homes, an underexplored but promising field for supporting well-being and quality of life. This work demonstrates the potential of theory-led synthesis to improve our understanding of intervention mechanisms, contexts, and outcomes.
Dr D’Andrea will outline an international collaboration to advance research methods and methodologies in dementia psychosocial interventions through the METHODEM project, including an extensive scoping review and Delphi study. She will also present future directions for advancing research on olfactory sense as a supportive system in ageing and dementia, with potential for positive impacts on physical and psychological well-being. A central strand of this work involves establishing an interdisciplinary network that brings together lived experience experts and professionals in olfaction, ageing, and dementia. The network aims to identify gaps, set priorities, and drive collaborative innovation, positioning olfaction as an important area in ageing and dementia research.
Avdelningen för perception och psykofysik ansvarar för dagens seminarium, kontaktperson är Jonas Olofsson.
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