Professor Bob Woods

Emeritus Professor

  1. 2018
  2. Published

    A roadmap to advance dementia research in prevention, diagnosis, intervention, and care by 2025

    Pickett, J., Bird, C., Ballard, C., Banerjee, S., Brayne, C., Gowan, K., Clare, L., Comas-Herrera, A., Corner, L., Daley, S., Knapp, M., Lafortune, L., Livingston, G., Manthorpe, J., Marchant, N., Moriarty, J., Robinson, L., van Lynden, C., Windle, G., Woods, R., Gray, K. & Walton, C., Jul 2018, In: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 33, 7, p. 900-906

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Access to community care for persons with dementia and their informal carers: Case vignettes for a European comparison of structures and common pathways to formal care

    Bieber, A., Stephan, A., Verbeek, H., Verhey, F., Kerpershoek, L., Wolfs, C., de Vught, M., Woods, R., Røsvik, J., Selbaek, G., Sjölund, B. M., Wimo, A., Hopper, L., Irving, K., Marques, M. J., Gonçalves-Pereira, M., Portolani, E., Zanetti, O. & Meyer, G., Jul 2018, In: Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie. 51, 5, p. 530-536 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Needs and quality of life of people with middle-stage dementia and their family carers from the European Actifcare study. When informal care alone may not suffice

    Kerpershoek, L., de Vugt, M., Wolfs, C., Woods, R., Jelley, H., Orrell, M., Bieber, A., Meyer, G., Selbaek, G., Handels, R., Wimo, A., Hopper, L., Irving, K., Marques, M. J., Gonçalves-Pereira, M., Portolani, E., Zanetti, O. & Verhey, F., Jul 2018, In: Aging and Mental Health. 22, 7, p. 897-902 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Barriers and facilitators to the access to and use of formal dementia care: Findings of a focus group study with people with dementia, informal carers and health and social care professionals in eight European countries

    Stephan, A., Bieber, A., Hopper, L., Joyce, R., Irving, K., Zanetti, O., Portolani, E., Kerpershoek, L., Verhey, F., de Vught, M., Wolfs, C., Eriksen, S., Røsvik, J., Marques, M. J., Gonçalves-Pereira, M., Sjölund, B.-M., Jelley, H., Woods, B. & Meyer, G., 4 Jun 2018, In: BMC Geriatrics. 18, 131.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Cognitive reserve as a moderator of the negative association between mood and cognition: evidence from a population-representative cohort

    Opdebeeck, C., Matthews, F. E., Wu, Y. T., Woods, R., Brayne, C. & Clare, L., Jan 2018, In: Psychological Medicine. 48, 1, p. 61-71

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. 2017
  8. Published

    The impact of a visual arts program on quality of life, communication and well-being of people living with dementia: A mixed-methods longitudinal investigation

    Windle, G., Joling, K., Howson-Griffiths, T., Woods, R., Jones, C., van der Ven, P., Newman, A. & Parkinson, C., 8 Nov 2017, In: International Psychogeriatrics. p. 1-15 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Peer support and reminiscence therapy for people with dementia and their family carers: A factorial pragmatic randomised trial

    Charlesworth, G., Burnell, K., Crellin, N., Hoare, Z., Hoe, J., Knapp, M., Russel, I. T., Wenborn, J., Woods, R. & Orrell, M., Nov 2017, In: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. 87, 11, p. 1218-1228

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    cARTrefu: Creating artists in residents: A national arts in care homes participatory and mentoring programme. Evaluation Report 2015-2017

    Algar-Skaife, K., Caulfield, M. & Woods, R., 10 Oct 2017, Age Cymru. 98 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportCommissioned report

  11. Published

    Impact of antipsychotic review and non-pharmacological intervention on health-related quality of life in people with dementia living in care homes: WHELD—a factorial cluster randomised controlled trial

    Ballard, C., Orrell, M., Sun, Y., Moniz-Cook, E., Stafford, J., Whitaker, R., Woods, R., Corbett, A., Banerjee, S., Testad, I., Garrod, L., Khan, Z., Woodward-Carlton, B., Wenborn, J. & Fossey, J., Oct 2017, In: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 32, 10, p. 1094-1103

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Perspectives of policy and political decision makers on access to formal dementia care: Expert interviews in eight European countries

    Broda, A., Bieber, A., Meyer, G., Hopper, L., Joyce, R., Irving, K., Zanetti, O., Portolani, E., Kerpershoek, L., Verhey, F., de Vught, M., Wolfs, C., Eriksen, S., Røsvik, J., Marques, M. J., Gonçalves-Pereira, M., Sjölund, B.-M., Woods, R., Jelley, H., Orrell, M. & Stephan, A., 3 Aug 2017, In: BMC Health Services Research. 17, 518, p. 1 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Challenge Demcare: management of challenging behaviour in dementia at home and in care homes – development, evaluation and implementation of an online individualised intervention for care homes; and a cohort study of specialist community mental health care for families

    Moniz-Cook, E., Hart, C., Woods, R., Whitaker, C., James, I., Russell, I., Edwards, R., Hilton, A., Orrell, M., Campion, P., Stokes, G., Jones, R., Bird, M., Poland, F. & Manthorpe, J., Aug 2017, In: Programme Grants for Applied Research. 5, 15

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Developing a multidisciplinary rehabilitation package following hip fracture and testing in a randomised feasibility study: Fracture in the Elderly Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation (FEMuR)

    Williams, N., Roberts, J., Din, N., Charles, J., Totton, N., Williams, M., Mawdesley, K., Hawkes, C., Morrison, V., Lemmey, A., Edwards, R., Hoare, Z., Pritchard, A., Woods, R., Alexander, S., Sackley, C., Logan, P., Wilkinson, C. & Rycroft-Malone, J., Aug 2017, Health Technology Assessment, 21, 44.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle

  15. Published

    Gweld y Gair: Standardisation and clinical application of a Welsh language measure for estimation of premorbid intellectual functioning

    Clare, L., Toms, G., Thomas, E., Hindle, J. & Woods, R., 31 Jul 2017, In: FPOP Bulletin. 139

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    “You’ve got a friend in me”: can social networks mediate the relationship between mood and MCI?

    The Cognitive Function and Ageing Study: Wales, 13 Jul 2017, In: BMC Geriatrics. 17, p. 144

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Published

    cARTrefu - creating artists in residents

    Algar-Skaife, K., Woods, R., Robinson, E. & Noyes, R., 5 Jul 2017.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperpeer-review

  18. Published

    Core outcome measures for interventions to prevent or slow the progress of dementia for people living with mild to moderate dementia: Systematic review and consensus recommendations

    Webster, L., Groskreutz, D., Grinbergs-Saull, A., Howard, R., O'Brien, J. T., Mountain, G., Banerjee, S., Woods, R., Perneczky, R., Lafortune, L., Roberts, C., McCleery, J., Pickett, J., Bunn, F., Challis, D., Charlesworth, G., Featherstone, K., Fox, C., Goodman, C., Jones, R., Lamb, S., Moniz-Cook, E., Schneider, J., Sheppard, S., Surr, C., Thompson-Coon, J., Ballard, C., Brayne, C., Burns, A., Clare, L., Garrard, P., Kehoe, P., Passmore, P., Holmes, C., Maidment, I., Robinson, L. & Livingston, G., 29 Jun 2017, In: PLoS ONE. 12, 6, e0179521.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Epidemiology of Pain in People With Dementia Living in Care Homes: Longitudinal Course, Prevalence, and Treatment Implications

    Rajkumar, A. P., Ballard, C., Fossey, J., Orrell, M., Moniz-Cook, E., Woods, R. T., Murray, J., Whitaker, R., Stafford, J., Knapp, M., Romeo, R., Woodward-Carlton, B., Khan, Z., Testad, I. & Corbett, A., 1 May 2017, In: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 18, 5, p. 453.e1-453.e6

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Development of a core outcome set for disease modification trials in mild to moderate dementia: a systematic review, patient and public consultation and consensus recommendations

    Webster, L., Groskreutz, D., Grinbergs-Saull, A., Howard, R., O'Brien, J. T., Mountain, G., Banerjee, S., Woods, R., Perneczky, R., Lafortune, L., Roberts, C., McCleery, J., Pickett, J., Bunn, F., Challis, D., Charlesworth, G., Featherstone, K., Fox, C., Goodman, C., Jones, R., Lamb, S., Moniz-Cook, E., Schneider, J., Sheppard, S., Surr, C., Thompson-Coon, J., Ballard, C., Brayne, C., Burke, O., Burns, A., Clare, L., Garrard, P., Kehoe, P., Passmore, P., Holmes, C., Maidment, I., Murtagh, F., Robinson, L. & Livingston, G., May 2017, In: Health Technology Assessment. 21, 26, 226 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Published

    The impact of individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (iCST) on cognition, quality of life, caregiver health, and family relationships in dementia: A randomized controlled trial

    Orrell, M., Yates, L., Leung, P., Kang, S., Hoare, Z., Whitaker, C., Burns, A., Knapp, M., Leroi, I., Moniz-Cook, E., Pearson, S., Simpson, S., Spector, A., Roberts, S., Russell, I., de Waal, H., Woods, R. & Orgeta, V., 28 Mar 2017, In: PLoS Medicine.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Potentially-modifiable Lifestyle Factors, Cognitive Reserve and Cognitive Function in Later Life: a Cross-sectional Study

    Clare, L., Wu, Y.-T., Teale, J., MacLeod, C., Matthews, F., Brayne, C., Woods, R. & CFAS-Wales study team, 21 Mar 2017, In: PLoS Medicine. 14, 3, p. 1-14 e1002259.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. Published

    A Preventative Lifestyle Intervention for Older Adults (Lifestyle Matters): A Randomised Controlled Trial

    Mountain, G., Windle, G., Hind, D., Walters, S., Keertharuth, A., Chatters, R., Sprange, K., Craig, C., Cook, S., Lee, E., Chater, T., Woods, R., Newbould, L., Powell, L., Shortland, K. & Roberts, J., 25 Feb 2017, In: Age and Ageing. 46, 4, p. 627-634

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Support at home: Interventions to Enhance Life in Dementia (SHIELD) – evidence, development and evaluation of complex interventions

    Orrell, M., Hoe, J., Charlesworth, G., Russell, I., Challis, D., Moniz-Cook, E., Knapp, M., Woods, R., Hoare, Z., Aguirre, E., Tool, S., Streater, A., Crellin, N., Whitaker, C., d'Amico, F. & Rehill, A., Feb 2017, In: Programme Grants for Applied Research. 5, 5

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Caregiver profiles in dementia related to quality of life, depression and perseverance time in the European Actifcare study: The importance of social health

    Janssen, E., de Vugt, M., Kohler, S., Wolfs, C., Kerpershoek, L., Handels, R., Orrell, M., Woods, R., Jelley, H., Stephan, A., Bieber, A., Meyer, G., Engedal, K., Selbaek, G., Wimo, A., Irving, K., Hopper, L., Marques, M., Gonçalves-Pereira, M., Portolani, E., Zanetti, O. & Verhey, F., Jan 2017, In: Aging and Mental Health. 21, 1, p. 49-57 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. 2016
  27. Published

    Lifestyle factors, cognitive reserve, and cognitive function: results from the Cognitive Function and Ageing Study Wales, a population-based cohort

    CFAS-Wales study team, 15 Dec 2016, In: The Lancet. 388, Supplement 2, p. S114

    Research output: Contribution to journalMeeting Abstractpeer-review

  28. Published

    What is the Relationship between Health, Mood, and Mild Cognitive Impairment?

    Yates, J., Clare, L. & Woods, R., 6 Dec 2016, In: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 55, 3, p. 1183-1193

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Is a Visual Arts Programme Beneficial for the Quality of Life of People Living With Dementia?

    Windle, G., Joling, K., Jones, C., Howson, T. & Woods, R., 16 Nov 2016, The Gerontological Society Conference.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

  30. Published

    Dementia and Imagination: Qualitative research findings from an art and dementia study

    Howson, T., Jones, C., Windle, G. & Woods, R., 2 Nov 2016.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceAbstractpeer-review

  31. Published

    Dementia and Imagination: A mixed-methods protocol for arts and science research

    Windle, G., Newman, A., Burholt, V., Woods, R., O'Brien, D., Baber, M., Hounsome, B., Parkinson, C. & Tischler, V., 2 Nov 2016, In: BMJ Open. 6, 11, e011634.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  32. Published

    INTERDEM masterclass: Involving people with dementia as advisors to your research

    Jones, C., Algar, K., Woods, R., Roberts, C. & Goodrick, J., 1 Nov 2016.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceOther

  33. Published

    cARTrefu: creating artists in residents. Preliminary Results from Year 1.

    Algar, K., Woods, R., Robinson, E. & Noyes, R., 31 Oct 2016, 26th Alzheimer Europe Conference: “Excellence in dementia research and care”.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

  34. Published
  35. Published

    Fracture in the Elderly Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation (FEMuR): A phase II randomised feasibility study of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation package following hip fracture

    Williams, N., Roberts, J., Din, N., Totton, N., Charles, J., Hawkes, C., Morrison, V., Hoare, Z., Williams, M., Pritchard, A. W., Alexander, S., Lemmey, A., Woods, R., Sackley, C., Logan, P., Edwards, R. & Wilkinson, C., 5 Oct 2016, In: BMJ Open. 2016, 6, e012422.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Factors of resilience in informal caregivers of people with dementia from integrative international data-analysis

    Joling, K. J., Windle, G., Droes, R.-M., Meiland, F., van Hout, H. P. J., MacNeil Vroomen, J., van de Ven, P. M., Moniz-Cook, E. & Woods, R., Oct 2016, In: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 42, 3-4, p. 198-214 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Digital life storybooks for people with dementia living in care homes: an evaluation

    Subramaniam, P. & Woods, R., 16 Sept 2016, In: Clinical Interventions in Aging. 11, p. 1263-1276

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  38. Published

    Ecopsychosocial Interventions in Cognitive Decline and Dementia: A New Terminology and a New Paradigm

    Zeisel, J., Reisberg, B., Whitehouse, P., Woods, R. & Verheul, A., 1 Sept 2016, In: American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias. 31, 6, p. 502-507

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Access to timely formal dementia care in Europe: protocol of the Actifcare (ACcess to Timely Formal Care) study

    Kerpershoek, L., de Vugt, M., Wolfs, C., Jelley, H., Orrell, M., Woods, R., Stephan, A., Bieber, A., Meyer, G., Engedal, K., Selbaek, G., Handels, R., Wimo, A., Hopper, L., Irving, K., Marques, M., Gonçalves-Pereira, M., Portolani, E., Zanetti, O. & Verhey, F., 23 Aug 2016, In: BMC Health Services Research. 16, 423, p. 1-7 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  40. Published

    Apathy and Its Response to Antipsychotic Review and Nonpharmacological Interventions in People With Dementia Living in Nursing Homes: WHELD, a Factorial Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

    Rajkumar, A., Ballard, C., Fossey, J., Corbett, A., Woods, R., Orrell, M., Prakash, R., Moniz-Cook, E. & Testad, I., Aug 2016, In: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 17, 8, p. 741-747

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  41. Published

    REMCARE: Pragmatic Multi-Centre Randomised Trial of Reminiscence Groups for People with Dementia and their Family Carers: Effectiveness and Economic Analysis

    Woods, R., Orrell, M., Bruce, E., Hoare, Z., Hounsome, B., Keady, J., Moniz-Cook, E., Orgeta, V., Rees, J. & Russell, I., 19 Apr 2016, In: PLoS ONE. 11, 4, e0152843.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  42. Published

    Psychological problems in older people

    Lamers, C. & Woods, B., Apr 2016, The Handbook of Adult Clinical Psychology: An Evidence Based Practice Approach. Carr, A. & McNulty, M. (eds.). 2nd ed. Routledge, p. 919-950

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  43. Published

    Impact of Antipsychotic Review and Nonpharmacological InterventiononAntipsychotic Use, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, and Mortality in People With Dementia Living in Nursing Homes: A Factorial Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial by the Well-Being and Health for People With Dementia (WHELD) Program

    Ballard, C., Orrell, M., Zhong, S. Y., Moniz-Cook, E., Stafford, J., Whittaker, R., Woods, B., Corbett, A., Garrod, L., Khan, Z., Woodward-Carlton, B., Wenborb, J. & Fossey, J., Mar 2016, In: American Journal of Psychiatry. 173, 3, p. 252-262

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  44. Published

    Language changes in bilingual individuals with Alzheimer’s disease

    Stilwell, B. L., Dow, R. M., Lamers, C. & Woods, R. T., Mar 2016, In: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders. 51, 2, p. 113-127

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  45. Published

    “I Don’t Think Of It As An Illness”: Illness Representations in Mild to Moderate Dementia

    Clare, L., Quinn, C., Rees Jones, I. & Woods, R., 27 Feb 2016, In: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 51, 1, p. 139-150

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  46. 2015
  47. Published

    What are the essential features of resilience for informal caregivers of people living with dementia? A Delphi consensus examination

    Joling, K. J., Windle, G., Droes, R. M., Huisman, M., Hertogh, C. & Woods, R. T., 21 Dec 2015, In: Aging and Mental Health.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  48. Published

    Access to formal dementia care: Results from a systematic review and a European focus group study

    Woods, R. T., Stephen, A., Verhey, F., de Vugt, M., Wolfs, C., Handels, C., Handels, R., Verbeek, H., Kerpershoek, L., Bieber, A., Meyer, G., Pereira, M. G., Marques, M., Barrios, H., Balsinha, C., Woods, R., Wimo, A., Selbaeck, G., Irving, K. & Zanetti, O., 1 Dec 2015, In: International Psychogeriatrics. 27, 1, p. S34-S35

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  49. Published

    Access to timely care in Portugal as compared to other European countries

    Woods, R. T., Pereira, M. G., Stephan, A., Verhey, F., de Vugt, M., Wolfs, C., Handels, R., Verbeek, H., Kerpershoek, L., Bieber, A., Meyer, G., Marques, M., Barrios, H., Balsinha, C., Woods, R., Wimo, A., Selbaeck, G., Irving, K. & Zannetti, O., 1 Dec 2015, In: International Psychogeriatrics. 27, 1, p. S35-S36

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  50. Published

    Background and rationale of the Actifcare project

    Woods, R. T., Verhey, F., de Vugt, M., Wolfs, C., Handels, R., Verbeek, H., Kerpershoek, L., Stephan, A., Bieber, A., Meyer, G., Pereira, M. G., Marques, M., Barrios, H., Balsinha, C., Woods, R., Wimo, A., Selbaeck, G., Irving, K. & Zanetti, O., 1 Dec 2015, In: International Psychogeriatrics. 27, 1, p. S34-S35

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  51. Published

    The experience of family carers attending a joint reminiscence group with people with dementia: A thematic analysis

    Melunsky, N., Crellin, N., Dudzinski, E., Orrell, M., Wenborn, J., Poland, F., Woods, R. T. & Charlesworth, G., 3 Nov 2015, In: Dementia: International Journal of Social Research and Practice. 14, 6, p. 842-859

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  52. Published

    Subjective Memory Complaints are Involved in the Relationship between Mood and Mild Cognitive Impairment

    Yates, J. A., Yates, Y. A., Clare, L., Woods, R. T. & Matthews, F. E., 24 Sept 2015, In: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 48, 1, p. S115-S123

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  53. Published

    Subjective memory complaints, mood and MCI: a follow-up study

    Yates, J. A., Clare, L. & Woods, R. T., 2 Sept 2015, In: Aging and Mental Health. p. 1-9

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  54. Published

    Individual cognitive stimulation therapy for dementia: a clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial

    Orgeta, V., Leung, P., Yates, L., Kang, S., Hoare, Z. S., Henderson, C., Whitaker, C., Burns, A., Knapp, M., Leroi, I., Moniz-Cook, E. D., Pearson, S., Simpson, S., Spector, A., Roberts, S., Russell, I. T., de Waal, H., Woods, R. T. & Orrell, M., 1 Aug 2015, In: Health Technology Assessment. 19, 64

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review