Staff profile: Laura Cole

Position: Research Associate, Long Term Conditions
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8725 3867
Email: laura.cole@sgul.kingston.ac.uk

Biography

Laura has a psychology background, having obtained a BSc in Psychology and MSc in Health Psychology. She is currently studying for her MPhil/PhD.

In her present role as Research Associate Laura works alongside Professor Vari Drennan on EVIDEM-C, a study which aims to investigate continence management in people with dementia who live at home with their carers (for further details visit EVIDEMOpens new window).

Previous experience of working with older people with mental health problems include roles as care assistant in care homes, research psychologist in a memory clinic, and care manager in older people’s social services.

Prior to joining the Faculty, Laura held a research post at the Institute of Psychiatry investigating patients’ satisfaction with admission processes and experience of acute care.

Interests

Dementia care; older people; adult mental health; care relationships; service user perspectives and experiences.

Publications

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Number of items: 3.

Article

Drennan, Vari and Cole, Laura (2009) Dealing with incontinence. Living with dementia, December/January(2009/2010), pp. 14-15.

Drennan, Vari and Cole, Laura (2009) Promoting continence and managing incontinence with people with dementia living at home: one more challenge for integration. Journal of Integrated Care, 17(1), pp. 15-25. ISSN (print) 1476-9018

Howard, Louise M. , Rigon, Elena , Cole, Laura , Lawlor, Caroline and Johnson, Sonia (2008) Admission to women's crisis houses or to psychiatric wards: women's pathways to admission. Psychiatric Services, 59(12), pp. 1443-1449. ISSN (print) 1075-2730

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