Using BERRI methodology to support the psychological needs of older people with dementia

使用 BERRI 方法来支持患有痴呆症的老年人的心理需求

• 批准号: 10050670
• 金额: $ 10.17万
• 依托单位: LIFEPSYCHOL LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10050670
• 关键词: Using; BERRI; methodology; support; psychological

Founded by a consultant clinical psychologist with specialist expertise about using data to support mental health across the lifespan, we developed a digital toolset (BERRI) that can identify and help to support children's psychological needs, tracking progress over time and generating individualised advice about how to support that child. This is a giant step forward compared to paper measures that take clinician time to score and interpret. Used in 380 residential children's homes and 12 local authorities, BERRI has already demonstrably saved millions of pounds for local authorities; an independent social and economic impact analysis shows savings of £108 by the public purse for every £1 spent on our services.Having established the methodology of screening and tracking needs via questionnaire, and then generating a custom report to advise caregivers and professionals, we recognised that the process by which we developed and spun out BERRI could be used to support the needs of other vulnerable population groups who are currently supported predominantly by unqualified caregivers. The biggest of these, and a growing challenge to UK health and social care services, is older people with dementia. Across the UK, 850,000 people have dementia, and it is estimated that this figure will exceed a million by 2025\. More than 400,000 older people live in residential/nursing care settings, where 70% of residents have dementia or severe memory problems. Many more people with dementia remain within their own home or live with family, receiving domiciliary care or support from partners, children or other family members. Research has shown training carers to support the individual psychological needs of people with dementia helps older people to retain functional skills for longer, have better quality of life and increases lifespan.We therefore propose to design and develop a product similar to BERRI to support those caring for older people with dementia; a population with which we have specialist expertise developing questionnaires and improving psychological outcomes.The Design Foundations Grant would allow us to research the needs of carers, and consider how we would develop and market a digital toolset to address the psychological needs of that population. We would consider what name and branding would be suitable for this market, what messaging would reach carers and care-provider organisations to best illustrate the value proposition, and encourage them to use our tools to support their loved-one. We could test marketing strategies and plan the next steps towards commercialisation.

由一位临床心理学家顾问创立，他拥有使用数据支持整个生命周期心理健康的专业知识，我们开发了一个数字工具集（BERRI），可以识别和帮助支持儿童的心理需求，跟踪一段时间的进展，并生成关于如何支持孩子的个性化建议。与临床医生花费时间进行评分和解释的纸质测量相比，这是一个巨大的进步。在380个儿童之家和12个地方当局使用，BERRI已经为地方当局节省了数百万英镑;一项独立的社会和经济影响分析显示，每花费1英镑在我们的服务上，公共资金就节省了108英镑。通过问卷调查建立了筛选和跟踪需求的方法，然后生成定制报告，为护理人员和专业人员提供建议，我们认识到，我们开发和推出BERRI的过程可以用来支持其他弱势群体的需求，这些群体目前主要由不合格的照顾者提供支持。其中最大的问题是老年痴呆症患者，这也是英国卫生和社会保健服务面临的日益严峻的挑战。在英国，有85万人患有痴呆症，据估计，到2025年，这一数字将超过100万。超过40万老年人生活在住宅/护理机构中，其中70%的居民患有痴呆症或严重的记忆问题。更多的痴呆症患者留在自己家中或与家人住在一起，接受伴侣，子女或其他家庭成员的辅助护理或支持。研究显示，培训照顾者以支持痴呆症患者的个人心理需求，有助于老年人更长时间地保持功能技能，提高生活质量并延长寿命。因此，我们建议设计和开发类似BERRI的产品，以支持照顾痴呆症患者的老年人;我们有专门的知识来开发问卷和改善心理结果。设计基金会资助将使我们能够研究照顾者的需求，并考虑我们如何开发和销售数字工具集，以满足这些人群的心理需求。我们会考虑什么样的名字和品牌适合这个市场，什么样的信息可以传达给护理人员和护理提供者组织，以最好地说明价值主张，并鼓励他们使用我们的工具来支持他们所爱的人。我们可以测试营销策略，并计划商业化的下一步。