In-Touch: Implementation of a person-centered palliative care iNtervention To imprOve comfort, QUality of Life and social engagement of people with advanced dementia in Care Homes

Project Information

In-Touch

Grant agreement ID: 101137270

DOI

10.3030/101137270

EC signature date 29 November 2023

Start date 1 January 2024

End date 31 December 2028

Funded under

• Health

Total cost

€ 5 779 835,01

EU contribution

€ 5 723 637,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK
Ireland

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Deliverables

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (3)

DEC plan and material e.g. website

Plan for result dissemination, communication and exploitation

Study Initiation Package

Scientific protocol and associated SOPs, clinical study registration number and ethical approvals

Dementia Palliative care Helix

Dementia Palliative care helix ‘live’ on the CHX platform

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Education programme accreditation

Accreditation reward to recognise learners time and engagement by Higher Education Authority

Documents, reports (2)

Review of cost and benefit evaluation instruments available for economic assessment

Scientific paper on cost and benefit evaluation instruments for palliative care interventions in care homes

Initial report on evaluation of In-Touch PPI strategy

Report on PPI processes used to engage CPAG members and evaluation of programme activities

Other (1)

Virtual PPI toolkit

Virtual toolkit (information material & web-based learning resources) for use in national populations and diverse populations

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (5)

The 19th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care 29 – 31 May 2025 Helsinki, Finland

Author(s): In-Touch consortium - various member
Published in: Palliative Medicine, Issue 39, 2025, ISSN 0269-2163
Publisher: SAGE Publications
DOI: 10.1177/02692163251335482

BMJ Open

Author(s): Mary Faherty; Lauren O' Mahony; Nicola Cornally; Noeleen Brady; Caroline Dalton O’ Connor; Siobhan Fox; Irene Hartigan; Brenda van den Broek; Jenny T van der Steen; Suzanne Timmons
Published in: BMJ Open, 2025, ISSN 2044-6055
Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
DOI: 10.1136/BMJOPEN-2024-096540

Implementing Namaste Care in nursing care homes for people with advanced dementia: a systematically constructed review with framework synthesis

Author(s): Serena Salvi, Nancy Preston, Nicola Cornally, Catherine Walshe, null null, Noeleen Brady, Serena Fitzgerald, Irene Hartigan, Carmen Elise Pocknell, Suzanne Timmons, Martin Loučka, Jakub Hlávka, Beatrice Albanesi, Silvia Gonella, Paola Di Giulio, Jacopo Maria Olagnero, Jenny van der Steen, Brenda van den Broek, Sharon Kaasalainen, Tracey Chambers, Sally Shaw, Ilona Barańska, Katarzyna Szczerbińska, Pablo Hernández-Marrero, Sandra Martins Pereira, Jana Mali, Joana Soares, Cathy Payne, Carla Reigada, Kevin Brazil, Roisin O’Neill
Published in: BMC Geriatrics, Issue 25, 2025, ISSN 1471-2318
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1186/S12877-024-05636-4

Exploring the impact of Namaste Care for individuals with advanced dementia: a systematic review of costs, effects and benefits

Author(s): Tereza Parks, Jana Soukopová, Dominika Tóthová, Hanneke J A Smaling, Aileen Murphy, Lucie Vidovićová, Jakub Hlavka
Published in: BMJ Open, Issue 16, 2026, ISSN 2044-6055
Publisher: BMJ
DOI: 10.1136/BMJOPEN-2025-102899

Tools to Measure Noncognitive Symptoms in Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Dementia: A Scoping Review

Author(s): Mary M. Faherty, Lauren A. O'Mahony, Lorna D. Kenny, Nicola Cornally, Noeleen M. Brady, Caroline Dalton O'Connor, Siobhán Fox, Irene Hartigan, Jenny T. van der Steen, Suzanne Timmons
Published in: JAMDA, 2026, ISSN 1538-9375
Publisher: JAMDA
DOI: 10.1016/J.JAMDA.2026.106133

Other (6)

In-Touch: person-centered palliative care to improve comfort and connection in advanced dementia

Author(s): Nicola Cornally
Published in: http://isrctn.com/, 2025
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1186/ISRCTN24994668

Exploring the Impact of Namaste Care for Individuals with Advanced Dementia: A Systematic Review of Costs, Effects and Benefits

Author(s): Tereza Parks, Jana Soukopová, Dominika Tóthová, Hanneke J. A. Smaling, Aileen Murphy, Lucie Vidovićová, Jakub Hlávka
Published in: 2024
Publisher: PROSPERO

What are the equity in health challenges and implications of person-centred care for persons with advanced dementia? A systematic integrative review

Author(s): Pablo Hernandez-Marrero, Sandra Neves, Sandra Martins Pereira
Published in: 2024
Publisher: PROSPERO

What are the ethical challenges and implications of person-centred care for persons with advanced dementia? A Meta-Ethnographic Review

Author(s): Sandra Martins Pereira, Sandra Neves, Pablo Hernandez-Marrero
Published in: 2024
Publisher: PROSPERO

Education and training for the delivery of person-centred palliative care in advanced dementia in nursing homes: a scoping review protocol

Author(s): Carmen Elise Pocknell, Irene Hartigan, Noeleen Brady, Mohamad Saab, Tony Foley, Caroline Dalton O'Connor, Teresa Wills, Catherine Sweeney, Fiona Kiely, Rónán O'Caoimh, Catherine Buckley, Suzanne Timmons, and Nicola Cornally
Published in: 2024
Publisher: OSF Registries
DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/X9W5T

Identifying instruments for measuring agitation and other non-cognitive symptoms in people with advanced dementia in residential settings: a scoping review protocol

Author(s): Mary Faherty, Lauren O'Mahony, Nicola Cornally, Noeleen Brady, Caroline Dalton O'Connor, Siobhan Fox, Irene Hartigan, Brenda van den Broek, Jenny T van der Steen, and Suzanne Timmons
Published in: 2024
Publisher: OSF Registries
DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/P7G86