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Dr Ana Barbosa

Assistant Professor

Faculty/Dept/School The Centre for Applied Dementia Studies
(Faculty of Health Studies)
Emaila.barbosa@bradford.ac.uk
Telephone +441274 236668

Biography

I've joined the Centre for Applied Dementia Studies in September 2015 where I currently work as an Assistant Professor in Dementia Studies. I am the  Programme Leader for the MSc in Advanced Dementia Studies and Module Leader for Advanced Practice:  Methods and Skills

My background is in Gerontology and I hold a PhD in Gerontology and Geriatrics. My PhD thesis was entitled “Supporting dementia care workers – exploring the effects of a psycho-educational intervention”. I have varied research interests - care home workforce, ways to improve person-centred care and the wellbeing of staff and people living with dementia,  technology in dementia care, living with dementia and other conditions.

I have been involved in a number of research studies, including · 

  • Love to Move, funded by British Gymnastics Foundation (2020-2022)
  • Understanding the relationship, intimacy and sexual needs of people affected by dementia and partners who live in the community, funded by Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust, Research Capacity Funding grant (2018)
  • Falls in Care Homes (FinCH), funded by the National Institute for Health Research. University of Nottingham (UK) (2016-2019)
  • Sounds4Health (COPD), funded by Portuguese National Research Council (2010-2011)
  • Using ICF to develop interventions for people living with advanced dementia and their carers. Funded by Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) (2010)

I am currently part of the INTERDEM taskforce group on Technology and Dementia and website commitee. 

Within the University I am:       

  • Member of the Humanities, Social and Health Sciences Ethics Committee
  • Member of the Faculty of Health Sciences International Strategy Group 

Research

person-centred care

care homes

carers' wellbeing 

training

psychosocial interventions

Teaching

Teaching interests

Programme Leader for the MSc Advanced Dementia Studies.

Current Module Leadership:

  • DEM7021-C Advancing Practice: Methods and skills
Previous Module Leadership:

  • Practice Development and Organisational Change in Dementia Care
  • Arts and Activities in Dementia Care
Current PhD students:

  • JiaYen Eng. Support the wellbeing of dementia care workers. Primary supervisor (2019-2022)
  • Andreia Paiva. Dementia Care Mapping. Primary supervisor (2021-2024)  
  • Beulah Shadrache. Dementia stigma in South Africa (2022-2025)
  • James King. Engaging with historic environments through Virtual Reality to promote positive wellbeing among people with Dementia (2022-2025)
Previous PhD students:

  • Wendy Andrusjak. How can hearing and vision loss be detected and treated in care home residents? University of Bradford, Co-supervisor (2017-2021)  

Professional activities

  • 01-JAN-16: University of Aveiro - PhD
  • 01-JAN-09: University of Aveiro - MSc
  • British Society of Gerontology, Member
  • Interdem Academy, Member
  • Humanities, Social and Health Sciences (HSHS) Research Ethics Panel,
  • Portuguese
  • English
  • Spanish

Publications

Title Voices from the Frontline: Turning research on care homes and Covid-19 into theatre. (2023)
AuthorsCapstick, A., Previdoli, G., Barbosa, A. and Mason, C.
JournalJournal of Dementia Care
 
TitleUse and uptake of technology by people with dementia and their supporters during the Covid-19 pandemic (2023)
AuthorsAna Barbosa, Ana Ferreira Carolien Smits, Flora-Marie Hegerath, Horst Vollmar, Lia Fernandes, Michael P. Craven, Anthea Innes; Dympna Casey, Duygu Sezgin; Louise Hopper; Laila Øksnebjerg
JournalAging and Mental Health
DOI10.1080/13607863.2022.2163375.
 
Title‘Going through the Eye of the Storm’: The Impact of Covid-19 on the Long-Term Dementia Care Workforce (2022)
AuthorsCapstick A.;Previdoli G.;Barbosa A.;Mason C.
JournalJournal Of Long-Term Care
DOI10.31389/jltc.127
 
TitleHearing and vision care provided to older people residing in care homes: a cross-sectional survey of care home staff. (2021)
AuthorsAndrusjak W;Barbosa A;Mountain G;
JournalBMC Geriatrics
DOI10.1186/s12877-020-01959-0
 
TitleIdentifying and Managing Hearing and Vision loss in older people in care homes; a scoping review of the literature (2019)
AuthorsAndrusjak W, Mountain G, Barbosa A
JournalThe Gerontologist
PublisherOxford Journals
DOI10.1093/geront/gnz087
 
TitleDementia Care Mapping in long-term care settings: A systematic review of the evidence (2017)
AuthorsBarbosa A.;Lord K.;Blighe A.;Mountain G.
JournalInternational Psychogeriatrics
DOI10.1017/S1041610217001028
 
TitlePerson-centredness in direct care workers caring for residents with dementia: effects of a psycho-educational intervention (2017)
AuthorsBarbosa, Ana; Nolan, M.; Sousa, L.; Figueiredo, D.
JournalJournal of Dementia Care
 
TitleImplementing a psycho-educational intervention for care assistants working with people with dementia in aged-care facilities: facilitators and barriers (2017)
AuthorsBarbosa, Ana; Nolan, M.; Sousa, L.; Figueiredo, D.
JournalScandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
 
TitleEffects of a psychoeducational intervention for direct care workers caring for people with dementia: results from a 6-month follow-up study (2016)
AuthorsBarbosa, Ana; Nolan, M.; Sousa, L.; Marques, A.; Figueiredo, D.
JournalAmerican Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias
 
TitleEffects of a psycho-educational intervention on direct care workers' communicative behaviors with residents with dementia. (2016)
AuthorsBarbosa A;Marques A;Sousa L;Nolan M;Figueiredo D;
JournalJournal of Health Communication
DOI10.1080/10410236.2014.965382
 
TitleEffects of Person-Centered Care Approaches to Dementia Care on Staff (2015)
AuthorsBarbosa A.;Sousa L.;Nolan M.;Figueiredo D.
JournalAmerican Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias
DOI10.1177/1533317513520213
 
TitleSupporting direct care workers in dementia care: effects of a psycho-educational intervention (2015)
AuthorsBarbosa, Ana; Nolan, M.; Sousa, I.; Figueiredo, D.
JournalAmerican Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias
 
TitleEffects of person-centered care approaches to dementia care on staff: a systematic review (2015)
AuthorsBarbosa, Ana; Sousa, L.; Nolan, M.; Figueiredo, D.
 
TitleMaking sense(s) in dementia: a multisensory and motor-based group activity program. (2013)
AuthorsCruz J;Marques A;Barbosa A;Figueiredo D;Sousa LX;
JournalAmerican Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias
DOI10.1177/1533317512473194
 
TitleEffects of a motor and multisensory-based approach on residents with moderate-to-severe dementia. (2011)
AuthorsCruz J;Marques A;Barbosa AL;Figueiredo D;Sousa L;
JournalAmerican Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias
DOI10.1177/1533317511411177
 
TitleCoping with the caregiving role: differences between primary and secondary caregivers of dependent elderly people. (2011)
AuthorsBarbosa A;Figueiredo D;Sousa L;Demain S;
JournalAging and Mental Health
DOI10.1080/13607863.2010.543660
 
TitleSense of competence and confidence of care home staff following a dementia training course (2021)
AuthorsBarbosa, A., Mason, C., Collins, L.
JournalJournal of Dementia Care
 
TitleUse and uptake of technology by people with dementia and their supporters during the COVID pandemic - A rapid review of evidence (2022)
Publication NameAlzheimer Europe Conference (2022)
AuthorsAna Barbosa, Ana Ferreira Carolien Smitsc, Flora-Marie Hegerath, Horst Vollmar, Lia Fernandes, Michael P. Craven, Anthea Innes; Dympna Casey, Duygu Sezgin; Louise Hopper; Laila Øksnebjerg
 
TitleHeroes work here!” – Photographic testimonies from staff working in care homes during the Covid-19 pandemic (2022)
Publication NameInternational Practitioner Health Summit 2022: The Wounded Healer (2022)
AuthorsAna Barbosa, Annette Berdnt, Clare Mason, Giorgia Previdoli and Andrea Capstick
 
TitleThe impact of Covid-19 on the dementia workforce: lessons for social care (2022)
Publication NameInternational Practitioner Health Summit 2022: The Wounded Healer (2022)
AuthorsAndrea Capstick, Ana Barbosa, Justin Mazotta, Beulah Shadrache, Clare Mason
 
TitleImpact of a dementia training on staff competence and confidence to care (2020)
Publication NameDementia UK (2020)
AuthorsBarbosa, A., Mason, C., Collins, L.
 
TitleEveryday technologies and people with dementia - access, use and adaptation (2020)
Publication NameAlzheimer's Europe 2020 (2020)
AuthorsBarbosa, A., Mountain, G.
 
TitleTeaching partners: Involving people with dementia and families in the evaluation of students' assessment (2019)
Publication NameAlzheimer's Europe 2019 (2019)
AuthorsBarbosa, A.,Quinn, C., Capstick, A., Jones D.