%0 Thesis
%9 Doctoral
%A Noone, Deirdre
%B Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology
%D 2017
%F discovery:1575422
%I UCL (University College London)
%K Dementia, Mindfulness, Depression, Anxiety
%P 139
%T The Impact of a Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Group for Depression in People with Dementia attending Memory Clinics: A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial
%U https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1575422/
%X This thesis focuses on an adapted Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy  (MBCT) group for depression in people with dementia (PWD) in memory clinics.  Part I is a systematic literature review, including meta-analyses, examining  the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for depression and anxiety in people  with dementia (PWD) or mild cognitive impairment (MCI), who are experiencing  clinical symptoms of depression or anxiety. Seven randomised controlled trials  (RCTs) are included in the review.  Part II is a feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) that assessed  whether an adapted MBCT group in memory clinics would lead to greater  improvements in symptoms of depression, and anxiety, in PWD who were  experiencing symptoms depression, as compared to treatment as usual. This is a  joint project completed with Jacob Payne (JP). Measures of depression, anxiety,  quality of life (QOL) and cognition were assessed at baseline and follow-up. JP  reports on the feasibility of the intervention and measures of QOL and cognition.  Measures of depression and anxiety are reported here.  Part III is a critical appraisal, I will reflect on conducting the empirical study  and my experience of facilitating a Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)  group. Firstly, I will share how my background influenced my choice of research.  Secondly, I will discuss the recruitment challenges and my experiences of  facilitating the adapted MBCT group. Finally, I will consider the findings of the  empirical paper, based on my experience of facilitating the group and the  discussions I had with participants and carers.