Dr. Sahdia Parveen
Associate Professor
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- Centre for Applied Dementia StudiesFaculty of Health Studies
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Biography
Sahdia was joined the Centre for Applied Dementia Studies in 2013. Sahdia was awarded a prestigious early career fellowship from the Alzheimer's Society in 2015 worth £225k. She also won the Alzheimer's Society Dementia Research Leaders award for patient and public involvement and engagement in 2015 and 2023. Sahdia continues to be actively involved within the community and currently delivers Dementia Detectives workshops for schools and dementia awareness in communities. Sahdia's research interests include: diversity and dementia (particularly the experience of minority ethnic communities), family carers, implementation science, brain health (dementia risk reduction) behaviour change, development and psychometric testing of questionnaires and evaluation of dementia education and training.
Examples of recent projects include:
ADAPT (Co PI): Adapting the care pathway for south Asian families
SIDECAR (PI): Implementing the SIDECAR scales in social care settings
DEM-SAFE (PI): Co-designing interventions to improve awareness of dementia risk in minority communities
DeNPRU Exeter (co-I): Reducing inequalities across the care pathways for minority ethnic communities
I currently mentor/supervise post docs and PhD students. I am open to supervise doctoral students on projects that align with my research interests.
Research
Diversity and dementia (particularly the experience of minority ethnic communities)
Family carers
Cohort studies/large questionnaire studies
Brain health
Behaviour change
Health Psychology
Implementation science
Development and psychometric testing of questionnaire scales
Teaching
Dementia
Quantitative research methods
Health Psychology
Public Health
Professional activities
Awards (3)
- Best Poster award (1 January 2016)
- Dementia Research Leader Award for Patient and Public engagement (1 July 2015)
- Best Poster Award for Dementia Friendly Projects (1 January 2015)
Committees (3)
- Alzheimer's Europe,
- BME Dementia Network - sharing good practice in dementia care for minority ethnic communities across Yorkshire and Lancashire
- Journal Dementia Care,
Education (3)
- BSc (Hons)
- MSc
- PhD
Other activities (1)
- Champion: Dementia Champion - raising awareness of dementia, and creating demntia friends
Outreach activities (1)
- Dementia Detectives is a workshop for adolescents aiming to improve awareness of dementia
Professional associations (1)
- Interdem, pan-European network of researchers collaborating in research on and dissemination of Early, Timely and Quality Psychosocial Interventions in Dementia aimed at improving the quality of life of people with dementia and their supporters, across Europe.
Publications
Peer reviewed journal (50)
Interventions to improve awareness and reduce the stigma associated with neurodegenerative conditions in minority ethnic communities: A scoping review protocol
• Caulfield, M., Parveen, S., Prina, M., Oyebode, J. R., Windle, K., Charlwood, C., Comas-Herrera, A., Quinn, C., & Clare, L. (2025) PLoS ONE.
Perceptions and experiences of South Asian families living with frailty in England: a hermeneutic phenomenological study
Shafiq, S, Haith-Cooper, M, Hawkins, R & Parveen, S (2024) Health Psychology And Behavioral Medicine. 12
What are lay UK public perceptions of frailty: a scoping review
Shafiq, S, Haith-Cooper, M, Hawkins, R, Parveen, S (2023) Age and Ageing. 52
Intersectionality and its relevance for research in dementia care of people with a migration background
Martina Roes, Franziska Laporte Uribe, Viktoria Peters-Nehrenheim, Carolien Smits, Aud Johannessen, Georgina Charlesworth, Sahdia Parveen, Nicole Mueller, Catrin Hedd Jones, René Thyrian, Jessica Monsees, Hürrem Tezcan-Güntekin (2022)
Family carers’ perceptions of behavioural and psychological symptoms in people living with dementia
Seerat Shirazi, Gary Fry, Sahdia Parveen (2022) International Journal of Care and Caring.
Impact of dementia education and training on health and social care staff knowledge, attitudes and confidence: a cross-sectional study.
Parveen S;Smith SJ;Sass C;Oyebode JR;Capstick A;Dennison A;Surr CA; (2021) BMJ Open.
Drawn from life: Cocreating narrative and graphic vignettes of lived experience with people affected by dementia.
Capstick A;Dennison A;Oyebode J;Healy L;Surr C;Parveen S;Sass C;Drury M; (2021) Health Expectations : An International Journal Of Public Participation In Health Care And Health Policy.
Impact of dementia care education and training on health and social care staff knowledge, attitudes and confidence: a cross-sectional survey
Parveen, S, Smith, S J, Sass, C, Oyebode, J, Capstick, A, Dennison, A, Surr, C A (2021) BMJ Open. 11
Drawn from life: Co-creating narrative and graphic vignettes of lived experience with people affected by dementia
Capstick, A, Dennison, A, Oyebode, J, Healy, L, Parveen, S, Sass, C, Drury, M (2021) Health Expectations. Online
The effect of a dementia awareness class on changing dementia attitudes in adolescents
Farina N.;Hughes L.J.;Jones E.;Parveen S.;Griffiths A.W.;Galvin K.;Banerjee S. (2020) BMC Geriatrics. 20
The development and validation of the adolescent level of contact with dementia scale
Parveen S.;Griffiths A.W.;Farina N. (2020) International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
How people of African Caribbean or Irish ethnicity cope with longâterm health conditions in UK community settings: A systematic review of qualitative, quantitative and mixed method studies
Saba Shafiq;Sahdia Parveen;Jan R. Oyebode; (2020) Health and Social Care in the Community.
Recruitment of south Asian carers into a survey-based research study (Innovative Practice)
Fry G.;Gilgallon K.;Khan W.;Reynolds D.;Spencer G.;Wright A.;Parveen S. (2020) Dementia.
Perceptions and attitudes towards dementia among university students in Malaysia
Griffiths A.W.;Cheong W.L.;Saw P.S.;Parveen S. (2020) BMC Medical Education. 20
Involvement in meetings and events Tips for good practice
Mason, C., Quinn, C., Andrews, M., Parveen, S., & Litherland, R. (2020) Journal of Dementia Care. 28
Measuring adolescent attitudes towards dementia: The revalidation and refinement of the A-ADS
Farina N.;Griffiths A.W.;Hughes L.J.;Parveen S. (2020) Journal of Health Psychology.
Evaluation of a dementia awareness programme in UK schools: a qualitative study
Farina N.;Hughes L.J.;Jones E.;Parveen S.;Griffiths A.W.;Galvin K.;Banerjee S. (2020) Public Health. 185, 348-355.
The barriers and facilitators to implementing dementia education and training in health and social care services: a mixed-methods study
Surr C.A.;Parveen S.;Smith S.J.;Drury M.;Sass C.;Burden S.;Oyebode J. (2020) BMC Health Services Research. 20
Validation of the Primary Care Patient Measure of Safety (PC PMOS) questionnaire
Giles S.;Parveen S.;Hernan A. (2019) BMJ Quality and Safety. 28, 389-396.
Adolescents’ experiences and perceptions of dementia
Farina N.;Hughes L.;Griffiths A.;Parveen S. (2019) Aging and Mental Health.
Psychosocial interventions for people with dementia: An overview and commentary on recent developments
Oyebode, Jan R.; Parveen, Sahdia (2019)
An audit of dementia education and training in UK health and social care: a comparison with national benchmark standards
Smith S.;Parveen S.;Sass C.;Drury M.;Oyebode J.;Surr C. (2019) BMC Health Services Research. 19
Validation of the Primary Care Patient Measure of Safety (PC PMOS) questionnaire.
Giles, S; Parveen, S; Hernan, A (2018) BMJ Quality and Safety. Online
What do adolescents perceive to be key features of an effective dementia education and awareness initiative?
Parveen, S; Farina, N; Shafiq, S; Hughes, L & Griffiths, A.W (2018) Dementia. Online
Development of the Adolescent Attitudes towards Dementia Scale (A-ADS)
Griffiths A.;Parveen S.;Shafiq S.;Oyebode J. (2018) International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 33, 1139-1145.
Components of impactful dementia training for general hospital staff: a collective case study
Surr, C.A.; Sass, C.; Burnley, N.; Drury, Michelle; Smith, S.J.; Parveen, Sahdia; Burden, S.; Oyebode, Jan R. (2018)
Involving minority ethnic communities and diverse experts by experience in dementia research: The Caregiving HOPE Study.
Parveen S;Barker S;Kaur R;Kerry F;Mitchell W;Happs A;Fry G;Morrison V;Fortinsky R;Oyebode JR; (2018) Dementia (London, England).
Initial evaluation of a university dementia awareness initiative
Parveen, Sahdia; Haunch, K.; Kerry, F.; Oyebode, Jan R. (2018)
Evaluation of a carers' information programme culturally adapted for South Asian families
Parveen S.;Blakey H.;Oyebode J. (2018) International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 33, e199-e204.
Involving minority ethnic communities and diverse experts by experience in dementia research: the Caregiving HOPE study
Parveen, Sahdia; Barker, S.; Kaur, R.; Kerry, F.; Mitchell, W.; Happs, A.; Fry, Gary; Morrison, V.; Fortinsky, R.; Oyebode, Jan R. (2018)
Components of impactful dementia training for general hospital staff: a collective case study
Surr, C.A., Sass, C., Burnley, N., Drury, M., Smith, S., Parveen, S., Burden, S. & Oyebode, J.R. (2018) Aging and Mental Health. Online
What do adolescents perceive to be key features of an effective dementia education and awareness initiative?
Parveen, Sahdia; Farina, N.; Shafiq, Saba; Hughes, L.J.; Griffiths, Alys W. (2018)
Involving minority ethnic communities and diverse experts by experience in dementia research: The Caregiving HOPE Study
Parveen, S; Barker, S; Kaur, R; Kerry, F; Mitchell, W; Happs, A; Fry, G; Morrison, V; Fortinsky, R & Oyebode, J.R. (2018) DEMENTIA (PRINT). 17 (8)
Perceptions of dementia and use of services in minority ethnic communities: a scoping exercise
Parveen S.;Peltier C.;Oyebode J. (2017) Health and Social Care in the Community. 25, 734-742.
Effective Dementia Education and Training for the Health and Social Care Workforce: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Surr, Claire A.; Gates, C.; Irving, Donna; Oyebode, Jan R.; Smith, Sarah J.; Parveen, Sahdia; Drury, Michelle; Dennison, Alison (2017)
OBLIGATION, WILLINGNESS AND PREPAREDNESS FOR TRANSITIONS IN CAREGIVING FOR AÂ PERSON WITH DEMENTIA
Parveen S;Fry G;Fortinsky R;Morrison V;Oyebode J; (2017) Innovation In Aging.
Effective Dementia Education and Training for the Health and Social Care Workforce: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
Surr CA;Gates C;Irving D;Oyebode J;Smith SJ;Parveen S;Drury M;Dennison A; (2017) Review of Educational Research.
Does size matter? The benefits and challenges of voluntary sector partnerships in dementia service provision for South Asian communities in England
Blakey, Heather; Parveen, Sahdia; Oyebode, Jan R. (2016)
Does size matter? The benefits and challenges of voluntary sector partnerships in dementia service provision for South Asian communities in England
Heather Blakey;Sahdia Parveen;Jan R. Oyebode; (2016) Voluntary Sector Review.
Dementia detectives: Busting the myths
Parveen, Sahdia; Robins, Jan; Griffiths, Alys W.; Oyebode, Jan R. (2015)
Bradford Dementia Roadshows: Promoting awareness of dementia and access to support for people from Black and Minority Ethnic communities
Parveen, Sahdia; Peltier, C.; Powell, J.; Oyebode, Jan R. (2015)
Predictors of self-reported adherence to antihypertensive medicines: A multinational, cross-sectional survey
Morrison, V.L.; Holmes, E.A.F.; Parveen, Sahdia; Plumpton, C.O.; Clyne, W.; de Geest, S.; Dobbels, F.; Vrijens, B.; Kardas, P.; Hughes, D.A. (2015)
Adherence of patients to long-term medication: a cross-sectional study of antihypertensive regimens in Austria
Lotsch, F.; Auer-Hackenberg, L.; Groger, M.; Rehman, K.; Morrison, V.; Holmes, E.; Parveen, Sahdia; Plumpton, C.; Clyne, W.; de Geest, S.; Dobbels, F.; Vrijens, B.; Kardas, P.; Hughes, D.; Ramharter, M. (2015)
Does coping mediate the relationship between familism and caregiver outcomes?
Parveen, Sahdia; Morrison, V.; Robinson, C.A. (2014)
A collaborative approach to patient involvement in health research: challenges and enablers
Parveen, Sahdia; Giles, S.; Din, I. (2014)
Developing a reliable and valid patient measure of safety in hospitals (PMOS): A validation study
McEachan, R.R.C.; Lawton, R.; O'Hara, J.K.; Armitage, Gerry R.; Giles, S.; Parveen, Sahdia; Watt, I.S.; Wright, J.; Yorkshire Quality and Safety Research Group (2014)
Development and initial validation of the Influences on Patient Safety Behaviours Questionnaire
Taylor, N.; Parveen, Sahdia; Robins, V.; Slater, B.; Lawton, R. (2013)
Predictors of caregiver gains: A longitudinal study
Parveen, S; Morrison, V (2012) British Journal of Health Psychology.
Ethnic variations in the caregiver role: A qualitative study
Parveen, S; Morrison, V; Robinson, C.A (2011) Journal of Health Psychology.
Predictors of Familism: A pilot study
Parveen, S; Morrison, V (2009) Journal of Health Psychology.