Project Details
Description
What are we trying to do?
Working in collaboration with Manchester Camerata and the NHS, our study had two main aims:
1) To evaluate the ‘in the moment’ and prospective impact of Music in Mind Training on everyday care home staff practice and family carer experiences/involvement in care.
2) To produce a Theory of Change model that will assess factors influencing the effectiveness and scalability of Music in Mind Training (as the social intervention) to other contexts and in-person environments.
Why is this important?
At present, little is known about the mechanisms of change that support improvised music-making and the impact that this has on care home staff and family carers.
We also wanted to consider issues of fun and enjoyment in working and being alongside people with dementia in care homes.
How are we doing it?
To develop and inform the Theory of Change model and meet the aims and objectives of the study, we recruited two care homes in Greater Manchester (both situated in areas of significant deprivation) and undertook the following methods of study:
* 18 Oral Histories interviews with the originators of Music in Mind (these interviews included a visual timeline of involvement)
* 10 online reflective meetings with care home staff and musicians.
* 2 interviews with care home staff
* 4 Music in Mind musician interviews undertaken as 2 group interviews
* An analysis of 18 training transcripts and 18 observation notes
* 3 collaborative meetings with members of the Open Doors Research Group and a commissioned graphic artist to co-produce a PPIE-driven legacy object.
Who are we working with?
* Manchester Camerata
* The Open Doors Research Group (a self-advocacy group of people with dementia based in Salford)
* A Studio called Jane
Who is funding this?
NIHR School for Social Care Research
Timeline
1 June 2022 to 30 April 2024
Get in touch
Email: [email protected]
Working in collaboration with Manchester Camerata and the NHS, our study had two main aims:
1) To evaluate the ‘in the moment’ and prospective impact of Music in Mind Training on everyday care home staff practice and family carer experiences/involvement in care.
2) To produce a Theory of Change model that will assess factors influencing the effectiveness and scalability of Music in Mind Training (as the social intervention) to other contexts and in-person environments.
Why is this important?
At present, little is known about the mechanisms of change that support improvised music-making and the impact that this has on care home staff and family carers.
We also wanted to consider issues of fun and enjoyment in working and being alongside people with dementia in care homes.
How are we doing it?
To develop and inform the Theory of Change model and meet the aims and objectives of the study, we recruited two care homes in Greater Manchester (both situated in areas of significant deprivation) and undertook the following methods of study:
* 18 Oral Histories interviews with the originators of Music in Mind (these interviews included a visual timeline of involvement)
* 10 online reflective meetings with care home staff and musicians.
* 2 interviews with care home staff
* 4 Music in Mind musician interviews undertaken as 2 group interviews
* An analysis of 18 training transcripts and 18 observation notes
* 3 collaborative meetings with members of the Open Doors Research Group and a commissioned graphic artist to co-produce a PPIE-driven legacy object.
Who are we working with?
* Manchester Camerata
* The Open Doors Research Group (a self-advocacy group of people with dementia based in Salford)
* A Studio called Jane
Who is funding this?
NIHR School for Social Care Research
Timeline
1 June 2022 to 30 April 2024
Get in touch
Email: [email protected]
| Status | Finished |
|---|---|
| Effective start/end date | 1/06/22 → 30/11/23 |
Collaborative partners
- The University of Manchester (lead)
- School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
- Manchester Camerata Ltd
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
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