Phoebe Stretton-Smith

Demographic and clinical profile of residents living with dementia and depressive symptoms in Australian private residential aged care: Data from the Music Interventions for Dementia and Depression in ELderly care (MIDDEL) cluster-randomised controlled trial

Young-Eun C Lee, Tanara Vieira Sousa, Phoebe A Stretton-Smith, Christian Gold, Monika Geretsegger, Felicity A Baker

Journal article  |  2022  |  AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING

OBJECTIVES: 1) To describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of residents with dementia and depressive symptoms in the ..

Music and Psychology & Social Connections Program: Protocol for a Novel Intervention for Dyads Affected by Younger-Onset Dementia

Samantha M Loi, Libby Flynn, Claire Cadwallader, Phoebe Stretton-Smith, Christina Bryant, Felicity A Baker

Journal article  |  2022  |  BRAIN SCIENCES

Psychosocial interventions targeting the specific needs of people affected by younger-onset dementia are lacking. Younger-onset de..

Clinical effectiveness of music interventions for dementia and depression in elderly care (MIDDEL): Australian cohort of an international pragmatic cluster-randomised controlled trial

Felicity A Baker, Young-Eun C Lee, Tanara Vieira Sousa, Phoebe A Stretton-Smith, Jeanette Tamplin, Vigdis Sveinsdottir, Monika Geretsegger, Jo Dugstad Wake, Joerg Assmus, Christian Gold

Journal article  |  2022  |  LANCET HEALTHY LONGEVITY

BACKGROUND: Dementia and depression are highly prevalent and comorbid conditions among older adults living in care homes and are a..

Therapeutic music interventions with people with dementia living in residential aged care: Perspectives of residents, family members and care home staff from a cluster randomised controlled trial

Young-Eun C Lee, Phoebe A Stretton-Smith, Jeanette Tamplin, Tanara Vieira Sousa, Felicity A Baker

Journal article  |  2022  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OLDER PEOPLE NURSING

BACKGROUND: Despite growing support for the benefits of music interventions in dementia care, the perspectives of people with deme..

Music interventions for dementia and depression in elderly care (MIDDEL): The Australian part of an international cluster randomised controlled trial

F Baker, YEC Lee, T Sousa, P Stretton-Smith, I Clark, V Sveinsdottir, M Geretsegger, C Gold

Journal article  |  2021  |  Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association

BACKGROUND: Dementia and depression are highly prevalent, comorbid conditions in older adults residing in care homes and are assoc..

“Doing Things Together Is What It’s About”: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Experience of Group Therapeutic Songwriting From the Perspectives of People With Dementia and Their Family Caregivers

Imogen N Clark, Felicity A Baker, Jeanette Tamplin, Young Eun C Lee, Alice Cotton, Phoebe A Stretton-Smith

Journal article  |  2021  |  Frontiers in Psychology

Background. The wellbeing of people living with dementia and their family caregivers may be impacted by stigma, changing roles, an..

Using group therapeutic songwriting to support the dyadic relationship between people living with dementia and their family caregivers: Perspectives from music therapists

Kate McMahon, Felicity Baker, Phoebe Stretton-Smith, Imogen Clark

Journal article  |  2021  |  Australian Journal of Music Therapy

This study explored how music therapists may use group therapeutic songwriting (TSW) to support the dyadic relationships between p..

Resource assessment in trials undertaken in residential care homes: Experiences from the Australian MIDDEL cluster randomised controlled trial research team

Felicity A Baker, Phoebe A Stretton-Smith, Tanara Vieira Sousa, Imogen Clark, Alice Cotton, Christian Gold, Young-Eun C Lee

Journal article  |  2020  |  Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications

BACKGROUND: The resources involved in delivering a clinical trial in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) are significant and ..

"It's Feasible to Write a Song": A Feasibility Study Examining Group Therapeutic Songwriting for People Living With Dementia and Their Family Caregivers

Imogen N Clark, Phoebe A Stretton-Smith, Felicity A Baker, Young-Eun C Lee, Jeanette Tamplin

Journal article  |  2020  |  FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Psychosocial interventions for people with dementia and their family caregivers together may sustain relationship quality and soci..

Process and Resource Assessment in Trials Undertaken in Residential Care Homes: Experiences from the Australian MIDDEL Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial Research Team.

Felicity Anne Baker, Phoebe Stretton-Smith, Tanara Vieira Sousa, Imogen Clark, Alice Cotton, Christian Gold, Young-Eun Claire Lee

Journal article  |  2020

Background: The resources involved in delivering a clinical trial in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) are significant and..