Robert T Woods

Summary

Affiliation: University of Wales
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Can we change brain functioning with cognition-focused interventions in Alzheimer's disease? The role of functional neuroimaging
    Jorien van Paasschen
    School of Psychology, Bangor University, UK
    Restor Neurol Neurosci 27:473-91. 2009
  2. ncbi Cognitive stimulation to improve cognitive functioning in people with dementia
    Bob Woods
    Dementia ServicesDevelopment CentreWales, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
    Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2:CD005562. 2012
  3. ncbi Peer support for family carers of people with dementia, alone or in combination with group reminiscence in a factorial design: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
    Georgina Charlesworth
    Research Department of Clinical, Educational, and Health Psychology, University College London, 1 19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7HB, UK
    Trials 12:205. 2011
  4. ncbi Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) for dementia: a single-blind, multi-centre, randomized controlled trial of Maintenance CST vs. CST for dementia
    Elisa Aguirre
    Department of Mental Health Sciences, University College London, Charles Bell House, 67 73 Riding House Street, London, UK
    Trials 11:46. 2010
  5. ncbi Unmet needs, quality of life and support networks of people with dementia living at home
    Claudia Miranda-Castillo
    School of Psychology, Universidad de Valparaiso, Av Brasil 2140, Valparaiso, Chile
    Health Qual Life Outcomes 8:132. 2010
  6. ncbi Reminiscence groups for people with dementia and their family carers: pragmatic eight-centre randomised trial of joint reminiscence and maintenance versus usual treatment: a protocol
    Robert T Woods
    Dementia Services Development Centre Wales, Institute of Medical and Social Care Research, Bangor University, Normal Site, Holyhead Road, Bangor, UK
    Trials 10:64. 2009
  7. ncbi Promoting well-being and independence for people with dementia
    B Woods
    Institute of Medical and Social Care Research, University of Wales Bangor, Gwynedd, UK
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 14:97-105; discussion 105-9. 1999
  8. ncbi Improved quality of life and cognitive stimulation therapy in dementia
    B Woods
    Dementia Services Development Centre Wales, University of Wales Bangor, Bangor, UK
    Aging Ment Health 10:219-26. 2006
  9. ncbi Awareness in dementia: ethical and legal issues in relation to people with dementia
    Bob Woods
    Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Wales Bangor, Bangor, UK
    Aging Ment Health 9:423-9. 2005
  10. ncbi Discovering the person with Alzheimer's disease: cognitive, emotional and behavioural aspects
    R T Woods
    University of Wales Bangor, UK
    Aging Ment Health 5:S7-16. 2001

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Publications32

  1. ncbi Can we change brain functioning with cognition-focused interventions in Alzheimer's disease? The role of functional neuroimaging
    Jorien van Paasschen
    School of Psychology, Bangor University, UK
    Restor Neurol Neurosci 27:473-91. 2009
    ..Associative memory function is affected in the early stages of AD and also deteriorates disproportionately in comparison to other types of memory in healthy ageing...
  2. ncbi Cognitive stimulation to improve cognitive functioning in people with dementia
    Bob Woods
    Dementia ServicesDevelopment CentreWales, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
    Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2:CD005562. 2012
    ....
  3. ncbi Peer support for family carers of people with dementia, alone or in combination with group reminiscence in a factorial design: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
    Georgina Charlesworth
    Research Department of Clinical, Educational, and Health Psychology, University College London, 1 19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7HB, UK
    Trials 12:205. 2011
    ..This paper describes the protocol for a complex trial that evaluates one-to-one peer support and a group reminiscence programme, both separately and together, in a factorial design...
  4. ncbi Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) for dementia: a single-blind, multi-centre, randomized controlled trial of Maintenance CST vs. CST for dementia
    Elisa Aguirre
    Department of Mental Health Sciences, University College London, Charles Bell House, 67 73 Riding House Street, London, UK
    Trials 11:46. 2010
    ....
  5. ncbi Unmet needs, quality of life and support networks of people with dementia living at home
    Claudia Miranda-Castillo
    School of Psychology, Universidad de Valparaiso, Av Brasil 2140, Valparaiso, Chile
    Health Qual Life Outcomes 8:132. 2010
    ..The main aim of this study was to identify the relationship between unmet needs, social networks and quality of life of PWD living at home...
  6. ncbi Reminiscence groups for people with dementia and their family carers: pragmatic eight-centre randomised trial of joint reminiscence and maintenance versus usual treatment: a protocol
    Robert T Woods
    Dementia Services Development Centre Wales, Institute of Medical and Social Care Research, Bangor University, Normal Site, Holyhead Road, Bangor, UK
    Trials 10:64. 2009
    ....
  7. ncbi Promoting well-being and independence for people with dementia
    B Woods
    Institute of Medical and Social Care Research, University of Wales Bangor, Gwynedd, UK
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 14:97-105; discussion 105-9. 1999
    ..Further development of methods of measuring well-being in people with dementia is also required...
  8. ncbi Improved quality of life and cognitive stimulation therapy in dementia
    B Woods
    Dementia Services Development Centre Wales, University of Wales Bangor, Bangor, UK
    Aging Ment Health 10:219-26. 2006
    ..These results suggest that whilst QoL in dementia appears to be independent of level of cognitive function, interventions aimed at improving cognitive function can, nonetheless, have a direct effect on QoL...
  9. ncbi Awareness in dementia: ethical and legal issues in relation to people with dementia
    Bob Woods
    Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Wales Bangor, Bangor, UK
    Aging Ment Health 9:423-9. 2005
    ..The review emphasizes the importance of considering competency and awareness as being multi-faceted, to be understood in the context of social interaction...
  10. ncbi Discovering the person with Alzheimer's disease: cognitive, emotional and behavioural aspects
    R T Woods
    University of Wales Bangor, UK
    Aging Ment Health 5:S7-16. 2001
    ..Caregivers, whether family members or paid workers, require additional support in order to recognize the person's needs and to meet them in ways which enable the person's identity and full human value to be upheld...
  11. ncbi Support in the community for people with dementia and their carers: a comparative outcome study of specialist mental health service interventions
    Robert T Woods
    Dementia Services Development Centre Wales, University of Wales Bangor, UK
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 18:298-307. 2003
    ....
  12. ncbi Longitudinal trajectories of awareness in early-stage dementia
    Linda Clare
    School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2AS, United Kingdom
    Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord 26:140-7. 2012
    ..Carer mood and stress levels also remained stable. At least in the earlier stages of dementia, it should not be assumed that awareness will inevitably decrease as dementia progresses...
  13. ncbi The influence of psychological, social and contextual factors on the expression and measurement of awareness in early-stage dementia: testing a biopsychosocial model
    Linda Clare
    Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, UK
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 27:167-77. 2012
    ..Insufficient attention has been paid to the influence of psychological and social factors on discrepancy-based measures of awareness...
  14. ncbi Verbal fluency and awareness of functional deficits in early-stage dementia
    Anthony Martyr
    School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
    Clin Neuropsychol 26:501-19. 2012
    ..People with early-stage dementia vary in their subjective level of awareness of their iADL functioning, and difficulties with language production may contribute to better awareness of iADL impairments...
  15. ncbi 'She might have what I have got': the potential utility of vignettes as an indirect measure of awareness in early-stage dementia
    Linda Clare
    School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, UK
    Aging Ment Health 16:566-75. 2012
    ..We examined the utility of an indirect, vignette-based method of eliciting awareness...
  16. ncbi Marital relationship quality in early-stage dementia: perspectives from people with dementia and their spouses
    Linda Clare
    School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2AS, United Kingdom
    Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord 26:148-58. 2012
    ..It is important to consider RQ when considering how to support couples where one partner has early-stage dementia...
  17. ncbi Awareness of social and emotional functioning in people with early-stage dementia and implications for carers
    Sharon M Nelis
    School of Psychology, Bangor University, Gwynedd, UK
    Aging Ment Health 15:961-9. 2011
    ....
  18. ncbi Dissociation between implicit and explicit manifestations of awareness in early stage dementia: evidence from the emotional Stroop effect for dementia-related words
    Anthony Martyr
    School of Psychology, Bangor University, UK
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 26:92-9. 2011
    ....
  19. ncbi AwareCare: a pilot randomized controlled trial of an awareness-based staff training intervention to improve quality of life for residents with severe dementia in long-term care settings
    Linda Clare
    School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2AS, UK
    Int Psychogeriatr 25:128-39. 2013
    ..Conclusions: Staff were able to use the observational measure effectively and relatives of residents in the intervention homes perceived an improvement in their quality of life...
  20. ncbi Development of an awareness-based intervention to enhance quality of life in severe dementia: trial platform
    Linda Clare
    School of Psychology, Bangor University, Gwynedd LL57 2AS, UK
    Trials 11:73. 2010
    ..This trial platform study aims to assist care staff in perceiving and responding to subtle signs of awareness and thus enhance their practice...
  21. ncbi Examination of a theoretical model of psychological resilience in older age
    Gill Windle
    Institute of Medical and Social Care Research, University of Wales, Bangor, UK
    Aging Ment Health 12:285-92. 2008
    ..Drawing on the literature it is hypothesised that an overarching construct-resilience-accounts for the functioning of a number of psychological resources (self-esteem, personal competence and control)...
  22. ncbi Goal-oriented cognitive rehabilitation for an individual with Mild Cognitive Impairment: behavioural and neuroimaging outcomes
    Linda Clare
    School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2AS, UK
    Neurocase 15:318-31. 2009
    ..Both client-centred measures and fMRI may assist in detecting clinically-meaningful changes resulting from cognitive rehabilitation interventions...
  23. ncbi Goal-oriented cognitive rehabilitation for people with early-stage Alzheimer disease: a single-blind randomized controlled trial of clinical efficacy
    Linda Clare
    Bangor University, United Kingdom
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 18:928-39. 2010
    ..To provide evidence regarding the clinical efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation (CR) in early-stage Alzheimer disease (AD)...
  24. ncbi Dissociation between implicit and explicit manifestations of awareness in early stage dementia: evidence from the emotional Stroop effect for dementia-related words
    Anthony Martyr
    School of Psychology, Bangor University, UK
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 26:92-9. 2011
    ....
  25. ncbi The impact of motivations and meanings on the wellbeing of caregivers of people with dementia: a systematic review
    Catherine Quinn
    School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
    Int Psychogeriatr 22:43-55. 2010
    ..The aim of this review is to explore the potential impact of both meaning and motivation on the wellbeing of caregivers of people with dementia. The review also explores individual differences in motivations to provide care...
  26. ncbi What predicts whether caregivers of people with dementia find meaning in their role?
    Catherine Quinn
    School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 27:1195-202. 2012
    ..However, there has been little exploration of the factors linked to caregivers identifying positive aspects of providing care. The aim of the current study was to explore the predictors of finding meaning in caregiving...
  27. ncbi The impact of relationships, motivations, and meanings on dementia caregiving outcomes
    Catherine Quinn
    School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, UK
    Int Psychogeriatr 24:1816-26. 2012
    ....
  28. ncbi Spatial negative priming in early Alzheimer's disease: evidence for reduced cognitive inhibition
    Frances L Vaughan
    School of Psychology, University of Wales Bangor, Bangor, United Kingdom
    J Int Neuropsychol Soc 12:416-23. 2006
    ..The results may mean that people with early Alzheimer's disease have a reduced capacity to use excitatory as well as inhibitory processes in selection...
  29. ncbi Rural-urban differences in the effects on mental well-being of caring for people with stroke or dementia
    Y Tommis
    Institute of Medical and Social Care Research, University of Wales, Bangor, Wales, UK
    Aging Ment Health 11:743-50. 2007
    ..Rural and urban differences in the effects of care-giving are not well documented. This paper reports data on 122 carers for people with stroke or dementia living in rural and urban settings in Wales...
  30. ncbi Coherence of mind in daughter caregivers of mothers with dementia: links with their mothers' joy and relatedness on reunion in a strange situation
    Howard Steele
    Psychology Department, Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science, New School University, New York, NY 10003, USA
    Attach Hum Dev 6:439-50. 2004
    ..Discussion addresses the lifelong significance of reunion behavior, the survival of 'secure' attachment behavior even into the late stages of dementia, and the clinical relevance of the Adult Attachment Interview...
  31. ncbi The limited utility of the Mini-Mental State Examination in screening people over the age of 75 years for dementia in primary care
    Nia White
    Centre for Social Policy Research and Development, University of Wales, Bangor
    Br J Gen Pract 52:1002-3. 2002
    ..These results, with an 86% false-positive rate, raise concerns regarding the utility of the MMSE as a screening instrument for dementia in primary care...
  32. ncbi Factors affecting timely recognition and diagnosis of dementia across Europe: from awareness to stigma
    Myrra J F J Vernooij-Dassen
    Alzheimer Centre Centre for Quality of Care Research Vocational training General Practitioners of University Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 20:377-86. 2005
    ..Timely recognition and diagnosis of dementia is the pre-condition for improving dementia care, but diagnosis often occurs late in the disease process...