Dr. Martin Dichter

Verena von der Lühe

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Silke Metzelthin, Maastricht University / Living Lab in Ageing and Long-term Care, Netherlands (Coordination)
• Prof. Dr. Hanne Tuntland, Western University of Applied Sciences, Norway
• Dr. Vincenza Frisardi, University of Bologna, Italy
• Assoc. Prof. Iva Holmerová, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
• Dr. Anja Bieber, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
• Prof. Filiz Can, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

A total of seven interrelated work packages will address various issues related to the cross-national implementation of Reablement for people with dementia. The ReableDEM-iP consortium comprises six European countries: Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, the Czech Republic, and Turkey.

Across all phases: 

• Project coordination, management, and quality control (Work Package 1) 
• Development and testing of instruments to determine the effectiveness of reablement interventions for dementia: systematic review, translation and adaptation of an instrument, and psychometric testing (Work Package 4) 

Phase 1: Exploratory phase

• Exploration of the beliefs and attitudes of people with dementia, their family members, and stakeholders regarding the reablement approach: Q-methodology, including a rapid review and focus groups (Work Package 2) 
• Examination of the national framework conditions for the implementation of reablement within the respective health and social care systems: Comparative case study with document analysis and focus groups (Work Package 3) 

Phase 2: Development, Implementation, and Evaluation Phase

• Adaptation of evidence-based reablement interventions to new cultural contexts and for people with mild to moderate dementia, followed by small-scale implementation: National pilot study with mixed-methods process evaluation (Work Package 5)
• Development, implementation, and evaluation of a large-scale, cross-national awareness campaign to promote reablement and reduce the stigmatization of people with dementia: Multi-method study (Work Package 6)

Phase 3: Dissemination Phase

• Dissemination of findings from the adaptation and testing of reablement interventions for moderate and moderately severe dementia: Co-creation of dissemination strategies (Work Package 7) 

The Institute for Nursing Science at the University of Cologne is involved in all work packages and is responsible for carrying out Work Package 4.