Emma Harding
Biographic Data
| ID | 313143 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emma Harding |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emma |
| FAMILY NAME | Harding |
| SIGNATURE | HARDING E |
| AFFILIATIONS | UK Dementia Research Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9675-2335 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Restrictive practices in English schools
This paper presents an exploration of the lived experiences of parents whose children have been exposed to the use of restrictive practices (RPs) in schools in England. The research utilized Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to provide a deep and interpretative understanding. Semi-structured interviews were used to elicit the lived experiences of five parents, whose children had experienced a range of RPs in school. The analysis produced t…
Barriers and facilitators to accessing support for people affected by rare dementias who are from culturally, ethnically and linguistically diverse backgrounds
This study identified a lack of awareness of dementia within cultures as well as the wider community that was exacerbated by additional issues such as geographic, financial and gender disparities. Clinical care recommendations synthesised from the study results highlight a need to increase awareness of rare dementias within culturally diverse communities, as well as improving cultural competence within health and social care staff
Exploring experiential differences in everyday activities – A focused ethnographic study in the homes of people living with memory-led Alzheimer's disease and posterior cortical atrophy
These findings offer helpful insights into some the differing impacts dementia related visual and memory impairments can have on everyday activity engagement, which will be helpful for others navigating these challenges and the health and social care practitioners working with people affected by these conditions. The findings also highlight the vast individual variation in the multitude of individual and contextual factors involved in everyday ac…
"I Want to Do Something" - Exploring What Makes Activities Meaningful for Community-Dwelling People Living With Dementia
Supporting ageing in place, quality of life, and activity engagement are public health priorities for people with dementia. The importance of maintaining opportunities for meaningful activities has been widely acknowledged for those with dementia in long-term care, but little is known about what makes activities meaningful for, and how they are experienced by, people with different types of dementia in their own homes. This study used focussed et…
Reducing physical restraint in educational settings
Physical restraint is a restrictive practice used in schools across the UK and there have been recent concerns around the appropriateness and frequency of using this intervention with pupils. Current data suggest that pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN), a vulnerable and diverse group, are experiencing the majority of physical restraint used in educational settings. Physical restraint can lead to negative emotional and physical consequenc…
Video Conferencing Peer Support and Rarer Forms of Dementia
Little is known regarding the nuanced experiences of family carers for people living with rare dementias (PLWRD), with no known literature exploring their positive experiences of caring discussed within peer support group settings. This article explores family carers of PLWRD's positive experiences reported in video conferencing peer support groups. Six peer support group sessions involving a total of nine participants were qualitatively analysed…
Talking Lines
People affected by rarer forms of dementia often have a long and difficult experience obtaining a diagnosis and appropriate support, impacting family, employment and social relationships, quality of life and wellbeing. For this population progressive cognitive symptoms affect skills other than memory and disproportionately occur under the age of 65 years, often resulting in misdiagnosis and lack of appropriate care pathways. The objective of this…
Developing Poetry as a Research Methodology with Rarer Forms of Dementia
People living with rarer forms of dementia tend to have progressive cognitive symptoms affecting skills other than memory and/or onset before the age of 65 years. They are often misdiagnosed and due to symptom profile or age of onset, do not usually fit well with care pathways designed for older people with typical Alzheimer's disease or vascular dementia. Although the arts have been increasingly used as interventions to support people with demen…
Health and social care practitioners' understanding of the problems of people with dementia‐related visual processing impairment
It has been highlighted that health and social care staff need a greater awareness of the needs and problems of those people with young onset dementia in the UK. Symptoms of Alzheimer's disease are relatively well known (memory loss, disorientation, language difficulties and behavioural problems). However, there is less awareness of dementia-related visual processing impairments in Alzheimer's disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies or rarer dementia …
Health and social care practitioners' understanding of the problems of people with dementia‐related visual processing impairment
It has been highlighted that health and social care staff need a greater awareness of the needs and problems of those people with young onset dementia in the UK. Symptoms of Alzheimer's disease are relatively well known (memory loss, disorientation, language difficulties and behavioural problems). However, there is less awareness of dementia-related visual processing impairments in Alzheimer's disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies or rarer dementia …
"I Want to Do Something" - Exploring What Makes Activities Meaningful for Community-Dwelling People Living With Dementia
Supporting ageing in place, quality of life, and activity engagement are public health priorities for people with dementia. The importance of maintaining opportunities for meaningful activities has been widely acknowledged for those with dementia in long-term care, but little is known about what makes activities meaningful for, and how they are experienced by, people with different types of dementia in their own homes. This study used focussed et…
Video Conferencing Peer Support and Rarer Forms of Dementia
Little is known regarding the nuanced experiences of family carers for people living with rare dementias (PLWRD), with no known literature exploring their positive experiences of caring discussed within peer support group settings. This article explores family carers of PLWRD's positive experiences reported in video conferencing peer support groups. Six peer support group sessions involving a total of nine participants were qualitatively analysed…
Health and social care practitioners' understanding of the problems of people with dementia‐related visual processing impairment
It has been highlighted that health and social care staff need a greater awareness of the needs and problems of those people with young onset dementia in the UK. Symptoms of Alzheimer's disease are relatively well known (memory loss, disorientation, language difficulties and behavioural problems). However, there is less awareness of dementia-related visual processing impairments in Alzheimer's disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies or rarer dementia …
Developing Poetry as a Research Methodology with Rarer Forms of Dementia
People living with rarer forms of dementia tend to have progressive cognitive symptoms affecting skills other than memory and/or onset before the age of 65 years. They are often misdiagnosed and due to symptom profile or age of onset, do not usually fit well with care pathways designed for older people with typical Alzheimer's disease or vascular dementia. Although the arts have been increasingly used as interventions to support people with demen…
Reducing physical restraint in educational settings
Physical restraint is a restrictive practice used in schools across the UK and there have been recent concerns around the appropriateness and frequency of using this intervention with pupils. Current data suggest that pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN), a vulnerable and diverse group, are experiencing the majority of physical restraint used in educational settings. Physical restraint can lead to negative emotional and physical consequenc…
Video Conferencing Peer Support and Rarer Forms of Dementia
Little is known regarding the nuanced experiences of family carers for people living with rare dementias (PLWRD), with no known literature exploring their positive experiences of caring discussed within peer support group settings. This article explores family carers of PLWRD's positive experiences reported in video conferencing peer support groups. Six peer support group sessions involving a total of nine participants were qualitatively analysed…
Talking Lines
People affected by rarer forms of dementia often have a long and difficult experience obtaining a diagnosis and appropriate support, impacting family, employment and social relationships, quality of life and wellbeing. For this population progressive cognitive symptoms affect skills other than memory and disproportionately occur under the age of 65 years, often resulting in misdiagnosis and lack of appropriate care pathways. The objective of this…
Exploring experiential differences in everyday activities – A focused ethnographic study in the homes of people living with memory-led Alzheimer's disease and posterior cortical atrophy
These findings offer helpful insights into some the differing impacts dementia related visual and memory impairments can have on everyday activity engagement, which will be helpful for others navigating these challenges and the health and social care practitioners working with people affected by these conditions. The findings also highlight the vast individual variation in the multitude of individual and contextual factors involved in everyday ac…
"I Want to Do Something" - Exploring What Makes Activities Meaningful for Community-Dwelling People Living With Dementia
Supporting ageing in place, quality of life, and activity engagement are public health priorities for people with dementia. The importance of maintaining opportunities for meaningful activities has been widely acknowledged for those with dementia in long-term care, but little is known about what makes activities meaningful for, and how they are experienced by, people with different types of dementia in their own homes. This study used focussed et…
Restrictive practices in English schools
This paper presents an exploration of the lived experiences of parents whose children have been exposed to the use of restrictive practices (RPs) in schools in England. The research utilized Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to provide a deep and interpretative understanding. Semi-structured interviews were used to elicit the lived experiences of five parents, whose children had experienced a range of RPs in school. The analysis produced t…
Barriers and facilitators to accessing support for people affected by rare dementias who are from culturally, ethnically and linguistically diverse backgrounds
This study identified a lack of awareness of dementia within cultures as well as the wider community that was exacerbated by additional issues such as geographic, financial and gender disparities. Clinical care recommendations synthesised from the study results highlight a need to increase awareness of rare dementias within culturally diverse communities, as well as improving cultural competence within health and social care staff
Medicine (7 works) · Dementia (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (5 works) · Disease (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Activities of daily living (2 works) · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues (2 works) · Art (2 works)