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PSSRU - Derek King [Video]

Many of the projects that Derek King has been involved in for the PSSRU has been quantitative analysis particularly in the topic of mental health and long term care. This work has looked at both the costs and outcomes of various interventions and particular characteristics of individuals in the studies. This work has aimed to show whether interventions in health and social care are cost-effective. A recent project has involved looking at people providing informal care for those with dementia, an...

May 07, 2013•1 min

PSSRU - Annette Bauer [Video]

Annette Bauer conducts research into the economics in social care, with a particular interest in the wellbeing and preventative side. One of the projects she is involved with is assessing the economic consequences of community capacity building projects - this looks at third sector run, community based projects which offer person centred interventions; previous research carried out by us indicated that they have the potential to achieve cost savings to the public sector. These projects are small...

May 07, 2013•3 min

PSSRU - Valentina Zigante [Video]

Valentina Zigante works on economic analysis of the financing and provision of long term care. She is currently involved in two research streams funded by the Department of Health; the Economics of Social and Health Care Research Unit (ESHCRU ) and the Quality and Outcomes of Person Centred Care (QORU ). In the video she discusses a current research project which is focused on informal caregivers. The project looks at how caregiving affects carers longevity and health, relative to the intensity ...

May 07, 2013•2 min

PSSRU - Adelina Comas Herrera [Video]

Adelina Comas Herrera has recently worked on a project analysing the costs of long term care and insurance solutions that supplement public systems to meet rising costs of long term care. This has become a very pertinent issue as the costs of long term care are set to double in most developing countries over the next 20 years. This project funded by the AXA Research Fund explored how private health insurance can support a public system in an efficient and equitable way that prevents people facin...

May 07, 2013•3 min

PSSRU - Francesco D’ Amico [Video]

Francesco D’Amico has worked with the PSSRU for 5 years and has been involved in many projects which seek to estimate trends in long term care services. In this video, he talks about a recent project that estimated the consequences of mental health problems. This included a longitudinal study on the long term costs of ADHD and conduct disorders in a lifetime based on contact with social care and other services.

May 07, 2013•2 min

PSSRU - Marya Saidi [Video]

Contributor(s): Marya Saidi | Marya Saidi is a PHD Candidate at PSSRU whose research interests are in mental health and mental health services. Her thesis looks at the housing services for people with mental health problems. Her research has included semi-structured interviews of people with mental health problems living in care homes and supported housing regarding their quality of life, choices and preferences, as well as referral pathways. She also focussed on social inclusion as well as part...

May 07, 2013•1 min

PSSRU - David McDaid [Video]

Contributor(s): David McDaid | David McDaid conducts research in the economic case for promotion and prevention of mental health rather than focusing on the effectiveness of treatments. The promotion of better mental health and prevention of mental health problems is a very important area for research in England following the new Mental Health Strategy in 2011. He is currently working on the Optimising Suicide Prevention Implementation (OSPI) project which is looking at a number of interventions...

May 07, 2013•3 min

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