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Explore the evidence, benefits, and barriers in the Greening Dementia project. Engage with stakeholders, find solutions, and publish findings. Discover the mental, physical, and social benefits, as well as barriers and ways to overcome them.
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The Greening Dementia project • Review of the “evidence” • Benefits • Barriers • Engage with stakeholders • Look for solutions • Publish findings – evidence and solutions
What we’ve done • Reviewed the evidence • Academic and peer reviewed • Grey literature • Anecdotal • Spoken to stakeholders
Benefits - What have we found? • Evidence of benefits • Mental and physical health • Long and short term • Physical • General fitness • Improved sleep & diet • Sensory stimulation
Benefits - What have we found? • Mental / psychological • Enhanced mood • Memory (recollections) • Self-esteem & independence • Social • Verbal expression & interaction • Appreciated and valued
Barriers - What have we found? • Complex • Hard to define • Little direct “evidence” • That in itself a finding...
Barriers - What have we found? • General barriers • Awareness • Negative perceptions / attitude • Lack of motivation • Time • Physical access • Fitness • Resources / Cost
Barriers - What have we found? • Dementia specific barriers • Lack of dementia friendly venues • Education and awareness • Resources • Access • Attitudes & perceptions • Risk aversion
Where are we now? • Reality check • Identify gaps • Look at solutions • Actions • Projects
Benefits and barriers Round robin: • Introduce yourself • Your organisation • Your interest in this area of work • Benefits and barriers – have we missed anything?
Group Task – overcoming the barriers How do we overcome the barriers and increase access? • You have 30 minutes • Projects, actions, ideas • Make a big list!
Group task – developing the projects? Each take one of the priority ideas. • Refine the ideas • Project plan: • Who needs to be involved? • What can you contribute? • Next steps Discuss for 15 minutes then swap.
Next Steps • Write up workshop notes • Summary of evidence to date • Develop the projects / ideas • Final report – early April • Evidence • Recommendations