Rate My Professor Miguel Da Silva

His research focuses on dementia clinical trials involving older adults in care homes, neuropsychiatric symptoms particularly apathy, and clinicogenomic examinations of apathy and depression in dementia patients and healthy older adults. He is a co-investigator on the NIHR-funded project REducing and preventing COgnitive impairment iN older age groups (RECON), running from 2017 to 2027. Key publications include 'A data-driven examination of apathy and depressive symptoms in people with dementia and healthy older adults' (2023), 'A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Digital Adaptation of the WHELD Person-Centered Nursing Home Training Program' (2022, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association), 'Investigating the effects of impairment in non-verbal communication on neuropsychiatric symptoms and quality of life of people living with dementia' (2021, Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions), 'Pandemic impact in care homes: Care homes perspectives' (2021), 'Healthcare utilisation and physical activities for older adults with comorbidities in the UK during COVID-19' (2021, Health and Social Care in the Community), 'Loneliness, physical activity and mental health during Covid-19' (2020, International Psychogeriatrics), and 'Collecting self-report research data with people with dementia within care home clinical trials: Benefits, challenges and best practice' (2019, Dementia). His contributions have amassed over 350 citations, advancing understanding and practices in dementia care.