Discussing methodological gaps in psychosocial intervention research for dementia: an opinion article from the INTERDEM Methodology Taskforce guided by the MRC framework

• Sara Laureen Bartels,
• Nathan Stephens,
• Federica D'Andrea,
• Melanie Handley,
• Marine Markaryan,
• Andrea Nakakawa Bernal,
• Lieve Van den Block,
• Simone R. de Bruin,
• Karen Windle,
• Martina Roes,
• Martina Roes,
• Niels Janssen,
• Hannah Christie,
• Hannah Christie,
• Lesley Garcia,
• Gwen Teesing,
• Esme Moniz-Cook,
• Maud Graff,
• Maud Graff

Affiliations

Sara Laureen Bartels

Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology and Alzheimer Centrum Limburg, Mental Health and Neuroscience Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands

Nathan Stephens

The Association for Dementia Studies, School of Allied Health and Community, University of Worcester, Worcester, United Kingdom

Federica D'Andrea

The Geller Institute of Ageing and Memory, School of Medicine and Biosciences, University of West London, London, United Kingdom

Melanie Handley

Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom

Marine Markaryan

Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology and Alzheimer Centrum Limburg, Mental Health and Neuroscience Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands

Andrea Nakakawa Bernal

Design Department, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

Lieve Van den Block

VUB-UGent End-of-Life Care Research Group, Department of Family Medicine and Chronic Care, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Simone R. de Bruin

Research Group Living Well with Dementia, Division Health and Social Care, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, Zwolle, Netherlands

Karen Windle

Centre for Applied Dementia Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom

Martina Roes

German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Witten, Germany

Martina Roes

0Faculty of Health, Department of Nursing Science, University of Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany

Niels Janssen

Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology and Alzheimer Centrum Limburg, Mental Health and Neuroscience Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands

Hannah Christie

Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology and Alzheimer Centrum Limburg, Mental Health and Neuroscience Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands

Hannah Christie

1School of Population Health, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

Lesley Garcia

2School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Gwen Teesing

3Alzheimer Nederland, Amersfoort, Netherlands

Esme Moniz-Cook

4Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom

Maud Graff

5Department of Rehabilitation, Radboudumc, Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Maud Graff

6Department of IQ Health, Radboudumc Alzheimer Center, Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands