Katherine Hazel Skaife
Associate Professor
Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences
Areas of expertise
Dementia care, Health care innovation, Implementation, Qualitative research methods, Mixed methods, Patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE)
Originally from the UK, I am now embracing 'Friluftsliv' in Norway. I have a background in psychology (BSc and MSc), social sciences, and dementia care research (PhD in Dementia and Ageing).
With 15 years of experience in dementia care research, as well as a background in the implementation and innovation of health and care services, I want to contribute to the education of future health personnel.I have supervised both PhD and Masters students and will also begin teaching on the Bachelor in nursing.
Applied reseach to improve the health, well-being and support for older people, people living with dementia, and family / professional caregivers.
My main research areas are:
- Developing and evaluating healthcare innovations, including creative, physical activity, and welfare technology interventions.
- Understanding and improving support for older people, people living with dementia, and family/professional caregivers.
- Improving understanding and increasing public awareness of themes that impact older people.
2023
‘I have never bounced back’: resilience and living with dementia 2023 Aging & Mental Health - Gill Windle, Jennifer Roberts, Catherine MacLeod, Katherine Algar-Skaife, Mary Pat Sullivan, Emilie Brotherhood, Catrin Hedd Jones, Joshua Stott
Involving older adults and unpaid carers in the research cycle: reflections on implementing the UK national standards for public involvement into practice 2023 Quality in Ageing - Catrin Hedd Jones, Diane Seddon, Katherine Algar-Skaife, Carol Maddock, Stephanie Green
2022
Effects of an e-health intervention € iSupport' for reducing distress of dementia carers: protocol for a randomised controlled trial and feasibility study 2022 BMJ Open - Gill Windle, Greg Flynn, Zoe Hoare, Patricia Masterson-Algar, Kieren Egan, Rhiannon Tudor Edwards, Carys Jones, Aimee Spector, Katherine Algar-Skaife, Gwenllian Hughes, Paul Brocklehurst, Nia Goulden, Debbie Skelhorn, Joshua Stott
A systematic review and psychometric evaluation of resilience measurement scales for people living with dementia and their carers 2022 BMC Medical Research Methodology - Gill Windle, Catherine MacLeod, Katherine Algar-Skaife, Joshua Stott, Claire Waddington, Paul M. Camic, Mary Pat Sullivan, Emilie Brotherhood, Sebastian Crutch
2023