BELONG: Amazing Hair Healthy Heart/CVD risk prevention/ACCESS-AD: Improving dementia care delivery across 1ry/2ry care
Department/Specialty: Primary Care & Data Science
Institution/Hospital: King’s College London
Type of research: Systematic review/ Meta-analysis; Prospective study; Mixed methods
Project Code (please enter this in the application form): 11
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BELONG: The study will examine whether hairdressers in salons can promote a culturally adapted online platform to encourage clients to improve their cardiovascular health. The hairdressers will be supported by community champions, and nurses/health care assistants at the local GP Practices. DEMENTIA:Primary care Alzheimer’s disease treatment is limited to symptomatic therapies. New disease-modifying treatments (DMTs), particularly anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies, have renewed interest in early diagnosis and intervention. Primary care is central to delivery and application of new treatment pathways; and we will review guideline use and carry out GP interviews for clinical case management.
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Data Collection in Progress
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A variety of approaches tailored to the student- this includes literature reviews, mapping community CVD prevention programmes in London, recruitment, data collection and analyses.
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Project Start Date: October 2026
Estimated Duration: Flexible/Ongoing
Estimated Weekly Time Commitment: 2-3 hours minimum
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Data handling or analysis (e.g. using Excel, SPSS, R, STATA or similar tools); Clinical data collection (e.g. conducting audits, extracting data from patient notes); Manuscript Writing/Reviewing
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Please upload your CV for this research. Interviews are required.