Background and Biography
Dr Charlotte R. Stoner, Lecturer in Psychology, University of Greenwich, UK.
I am a psychology lecturer with interests in psychometric theory, positive psychology and dementia. Whilst my work is primarily UK based, I have also been a part of research on dementia in low and middle-income countries. I have worked with people with dementia since completing my undergraduate degree at the University of Kent in 2012, first clinically as a support worker and now as a research active lecturer.
As part of my University College London (UCL) Grand Challenges PhD project supervised by Prof Aimee Spector (UCL) and Prof Martin Orrell (University of Nottingham), I developed and evaluated two outcome measures designed to capture important aspects of well-being for people with dementia. These were the Engagement and Independence in Dementia Questionnaire (EID-Q) and the Positive Psychology Outcome Measure (PPOM). The PPOM measures hope and resilience, whilst the EID-Q measures subjective independence and social engagement. It is believed that these were the first positive psychology outcome measures in the world to be specifically developed for people with dementia.
The concepts in both the PPOM and EID-Q were selected for investigation by people with dementia, carers, healthcare professionals and experts in the field. These groups were also continually consulted as the measures were developed. I also conducted a psychometric validation of a third measure: The Control, Autonomy, Self-Realisation and Pleasure Scale (CASP-19) for older adults with dementia.
In a large scale study in the UK, the PPOM, EID-Q and CASP-19 were highly related to both quality of life and to symptoms of depression. Both the PPOM and EID-Q are currently being used in further large scale intervention research for people with dementia, including a five year research programme called Promoting Independence in Dementia (PRIDE), led by the University of Nottingham. There are also a series of translations and cross-cultural adaptions ongoing, including Dutch and Mandarin.
Further measure development studies are currently being planned and it is hoped this work will commence in late 2020. You can follow updates on this work via Twitter or ResearchGate.
Selected publications (first author)
- Stoner, C. R. (2019). Positive psychiatry/ psychology for older adults: A new and important movement but robust methodology is essential. International Psychogeriatrics 31(2), 163-165. DOI: 10.1017/S1041610218002223
- Stoner, C. R., Orrell, M. & Spector, A. (2018). Psychometric properties and factor analysis of the Engagement and Independence in Dementia Questionnaire (EID-Q). Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 46, 3-4, 119 – 127. DOI: 10.1159/000488484
- Stoner, C. R., Orrell, M. & Spector, A. (2018). The Positive Psychology Outcome Measure (PPOM) for people with dementia: Psychometric properties and factor structure. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 76, 182-187. DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2018.03.001
- Stoner, C. R., Orrell, M. & Spector, A. (2018). The psychometric properties of the Control, Autonomy, Self-realisation and Pleasure Scale (CASP-19) for older adults with dementia. Aging & Mental Health, Jan12, 1-7.
- Stoner, C.R., Stansfeld, J., Orrell, M. & Spector, A. (2017). The development of positive psychology outcome measures and their uses in dementia research: A systematic review. Dementia, Nov16, 1-22.
- Stoner, C.R., Orrell, M., Long, M., Csipke, E. & Spector, A. (2017). The development and preliminary psychometric properties of two positive psychology outcome measures for people with dementia: The PPOM and the EID-Q. BMC Geriatrics, 17(72), 1-11.
- Stoner, C. R., Orrell, M., & Spector, A. (2015). Review of positive psychology outcome measures for chronic illness, traumatic brain injury and older adults: Adaptability in dementia? Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 40(5-6), 340-357.
- Stoner, C. R. (2019). Positive psychiatry/ psychology for older adults: A new and important movement but robust methodology is essential. International Psychogeriatrics 31(2), 163-165. DOI: 10.1017/S1041610218002223
- Stoner, C. R., Orrell, M. & Spector, A. (2018). Psychometric properties and factor analysis of the Engagement and Independence in Dementia Questionnaire (EID-Q). Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 46, 3-4, 119 – 127. DOI: 10.1159/000488484
- Stoner, C. R., Orrell, M. & Spector, A. (2018). The Positive Psychology Outcome Measure (PPOM) for people with dementia: Psychometric properties and factor structure. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 76, 182-187. DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2018.03.001
- Stoner, C. R., Orrell, M. & Spector, A. (2018). The psychometric properties of the Control, Autonomy, Self-realisation and Pleasure Scale (CASP-19) for older adults with dementia. Aging & Mental Health, Jan12, 1-7.
- Stoner, C.R., Stansfeld, J., Orrell, M. & Spector, A. (2017). The development of positive psychology outcome measures and their uses in dementia research: A systematic review. Dementia, Nov16, 1-22.
- Stoner, C.R., Orrell, M., Long, M., Csipke, E. & Spector, A. (2017). The development and preliminary psychometric properties of two positive psychology outcome measures for people with dementia: The PPOM and the EID-Q. BMC Geriatrics, 17(72), 1-11.
- Stoner, C. R., Orrell, M., & Spector, A. (2015). Review of positive psychology outcome measures for chronic illness, traumatic brain injury and older adults: Adaptability in dementia? Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 40(5-6), 340-357.
Selected publications (subsidiary author)
- Newman, L., Stoner, C., Corbett, A., Megalogeni, M., Khan, Z., & Spector, A. (2019). Development of the ‘SNS Older Adults measure’ (SNS-OA) to examine social network site use in older adults. Aging & Mental Health, Oct11, 1-10. DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2019.673700
- McDermott, O., Charlesworth, G., Hogervost, E., Stoner, C., Moniz-Cook, E., Spector, A., Csipke, E. & Orrell, M. (2018). Psychosocial interventions for people with dementia: A synthesis of systematic reviews. Aging & Mental Health, Jan17, 1-11.
- Stansfeld J., Stoner, C.R., Wenborn, J., Vernooij-Dassen, M., Moniz-Cook, E. & Orrell, M. (2017) Positive psychology outcome measures for family caregivers of people living with dementia: A systematic review. International Psychogeriatrics, Aug29, 1281-1296.
- Clarke, C., Wolverson, E. Stoner, C. & Spector, A. (2016) Overview and Ways Forward for a Positive Psychology Approach to Dementia. In C. Clarke & E. Wolverson (Eds.) Psychology Approaches to Dementia. London: Jessica Kingsley.
- Newman, L., Stoner, C., Corbett, A., Megalogeni, M., Khan, Z., & Spector, A. (2019). Development of the ‘SNS Older Adults measure’ (SNS-OA) to examine social network site use in older adults. Aging & Mental Health, Oct11, 1-10. DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2019.673700
- McDermott, O., Charlesworth, G., Hogervost, E., Stoner, C., Moniz-Cook, E., Spector, A., Csipke, E. & Orrell, M. (2018). Psychosocial interventions for people with dementia: A synthesis of systematic reviews. Aging & Mental Health, Jan17, 1-11.
- Stansfeld J., Stoner, C.R., Wenborn, J., Vernooij-Dassen, M., Moniz-Cook, E. & Orrell, M. (2017) Positive psychology outcome measures for family caregivers of people living with dementia: A systematic review. International Psychogeriatrics, Aug29, 1281-1296.
- Clarke, C., Wolverson, E. Stoner, C. & Spector, A. (2016) Overview and Ways Forward for a Positive Psychology Approach to Dementia. In C. Clarke & E. Wolverson (Eds.) Psychology Approaches to Dementia. London: Jessica Kingsley.
Comments
Post a Comment