Applying the Common-Sense Model of Self-Regulation to MCI v1.0
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Applying the Common-Sense Model of Self-Regulation to Mild Cognitive Impairment to examine associations between illness perceptions and psychological outcomes and the mediating effects of coping.
IRAS ID
340859
Contact name
Taryn Talbott
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Cardiff University Research Integrity, Governance & Ethics Team
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 10 months, 31 days
Research summary
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a condition in which someone has mild problems with cognitive abilities such as memory or problem-solving. In MCI these difficulties are worse than would be expected for a healthy person of their age. However, the symptoms are not severe enough to impact upon activities of daily living, and so are not defined as dementia. As with all diagnoses, different people will react and cope in different ways. This research study is aiming to explore whether the beliefs of people with MCI and the way in which they cope with difficulties affects their mental health.
The study will recruit people with a diagnosis of MCI to take part. Participation will involve completing four questionnaires that have multiple choice responses, which will measure perceptions of their MCI diagnosis, coping styles and wellbeing. This should take around 30 minutes to complete. Participants can take part via online questionnaires or can request a hard copy of the documents which can be posted with a prepaid envelope for their return. Recruitment will take place through NHS memory assessment clinics in Hywel Dda University Health Board and Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and online via social media and the Join Dementia Research site. The study is sponsored by Cardiff University and all information collected during the research project will be anonymised. Whilst taking part in the study may not benefit participants directly, it is hoped that the project will lead to an increased understanding of how perceptions of MCI and coping styles may affect the mental health of people with MCI. This may help services to be better able to support people with MCI to manage and improve their symptoms.
REC name
North West - Preston Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
24/NW/0262
Date of REC Opinion
12 Sep 2024
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion