Overview
The three-part thesis explored the effectiveness of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) and its adaption to virtual implementation. The feasibility of the virtual CST and its impact on cognition were investigated.

Part One: Systematic Review – A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy and its clinical implications. Only studies that adopted Spector et al 2001., and Spector et al., 2003 CST framework, and randomised controlled trials were included in the synthesis.

Part Two: Empirical Paper – The feasibility of vCST and its impact on cognition were investigated in this study. Outcome measures on cognition were used to demonstrate any effectiveness found after the implementation of vCST. This project was a joint project with Nur Diyanah Abdul Wahab (DClinPsy, 2022). The distribution of work is summarised in Appendix A.

Part Three: Critical Appraisal – The critical appraisal adopted a reflective standpoint to discuss the research process, including the feasibility of the study, study design, data analysis and personal and research challenges faced.