Dementia Analytics Research User Group (DARUG) ‐ A Model for meaningful stakeholder engagement in dementia research

The importance of involving stakeholders in research is widely recognised but few studies provide details to implementation in practice. The use of real‐time technology involving patients, carers and professionals in project design, monitoring, delivery and reporting could maximise contribution. Stakeholder engagement was included as part of a Dementia Analytics Research User Group project which applied machine learning to the Trinity‐Ulster‐Department of Agriculture (TUDA) data set, identifying clinical and lifestyle factors associated with cognitive health in 5000 community‐dwelling older Irish adults.