Staff Profile
Dr Catherine Dotchin
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Fax: +44 (0) 191 208 1301
- Address: Institute for Ageing and Health
Newcastle University
Campus for Ageing and Vitality
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 5PL
United Kingdom
Research
Research Interests
Speciality Area: Care of the Elderly / General Medicine
Current Work
I moved to Newcastle for my undergraduate medical education in 1995, mostly because I was impressed with its forward thinking curriculum, but also as I liked the city and didn’t want to stray too far south of the border! I have had no reason to want to leave, completing house jobs, membership exams and gaining a training number in general medicine and geriatrics in 2003. During my registrar training I was keen to be involved in research, particularly in Parkinson’s disease, and completed my MD in 2007 on “The prevalence, and nature, of Parkinson’s disease in Hai, Tanania”. This meant that I spent 6 months of my MD living in northern Tanzania, a fascinating experience, and one that the University were very supportive of. I have also completed a Certificate of Medical Education at the University.
I have found Newcastle an inspiring place to work, both with the vibrant, enthusiastic and highly internationally regarded researchers who work here, and the talented physicians I have trained with. I am delighted to be an academic clinical lecturer, to continue my clinical training, but yet spend more dedicated time to develop my research in Parkinson’s disease, and medicine of the elderly in developing countries. For me, it gives a great balance between academic and clinical work.
Publications
- Dotchin CL, Msuya O, Walker RW. The challenge of Parkinson's disease management in Africa. Age and Ageing 2007, 36(2), 122-127.
- Dotchin C, Msuya O, Kissima J, Massawe J, Mhina A, Moshy A, Aris E, Jusabani A, Whiting DR, Masuki G, Walker RW. The prevalence of Parkinson's disease in rural Tanzania. Movement Disorders 2008, 23(11), 1567-1572.
- Dotchin CL, Walker RW. The prevalence of essential tremor in rural northern Tanzania. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 2008, 79(10), 1107-1109.
- Dotchin CL, Jusabani A, Walker RW. Non-motor symptoms in a prevalent population of patients with Parkinson's disease in Tanzania. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders 2009, 15(6), 457-460.
- Heward J, Stone L, Paddick S-M, Mkenda S, Gray WK, Dotchin CL, Kissima J, Collingwood C, Swai B, Walker RW. A longitudinal study of cognitive decline in rural Tanzania: rates and potentially modifiable risk factors. International Psychogeriatrics 2018, 30(9), 1333-1343.
- Akinyemi RO, Owolabi MO, Ihara M, Damasceno A, Ogunniyi A, Dotchin C, Paddick S-M, Ogeng'o J, Walker R, Kalaria RN. Stroke, cerebrovascular diseases and vascular cognitive impairment in Africa. Brain Research Bulletin 2019, 145, 97-108.
- Lewis G, Wood GK, Howorth K, Shah B, Mulligan L, Kissima J, Dotchin C, Gray WK, Urasa S, Walker RW. The prevalence of frailty in older community-dwelling Tanzanians by Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment. Journal of American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66(8), 1484-1490.
- Paddick S-M, Kisoli A, Mkenda S, Mbowe G, Gray WK, Dotchin C, Ogunniyi A, Kisima J, Olakehinde O, Mushi D, Walker RW. Adaptation and validation of the Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale – Cognitive (ADAS-Cog) in a low-literacy setting in sub-Saharan Africa. Acta Neuropsychiatrica 2017, 29(4), 244-251.
- Paddick S-M, Gray WK, McGuire J, Richardson J, Dotchin C, Walker RW. Cognitive screening tools for identification of dementia in illiterate and low-educated older adults, a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Psychogeriatrics 2017, 29(6), 897-929.
- Paddick S-M, Mkenda S, Mbowe G, Kisoli A, Gray WK, Dotchin CL, Ternent L, Ogunniyi A, Kissima J, Olakehinde O, Mushi D, Walker RW. Cognitive stimulation therapy as a sustainable intervention for dementia in sub-Saharan Africa: feasibility and clinical efficacy using a stepped-wedge design. International Psychogeriatrics 2017, 29(6), 979-989.
- Gray WK, Orega G, Kisoli A, Rogathi J, Paddick S-M, Longdon AR, Walker RW, Dewhurst F, Dewhurst M, Chaote P, Dotchin C. Identifying Frailty and its Outcomes in Older People in Rural Tanzania. Experimental Aging Research 2017, 43(3), 257-273.
- Lewis EG, Banks J, Paddick S-M, Duinmaijer A, Tucker L, Kisoli A, Cletus J, Lissu C, Kilonzo K, Cosker G, Mukaetova-Ladinska EB, Dotchin C, Gray W, Walker R, Urasa S. Risk Factors for Delirium in Older Medical Inpatients in Tanzania. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders 2017, 44, 160-170.
- Hindley G, Kissima J, Oates LL, Paddick S-M, Kisoli A, Brandsma C, Gray WK, Walker RW, Mushi D, Dotchin CL. The role of traditional and faith healers in the treatment of dementia in Tanzania and the potential for collaboration with allopathic healthcare services. Age and Ageing 2017, 46(1), 130-137.
- Gray WK, Richardson J, McGuire J, Dewhurst F, Elder V, Weeks J, Walker RW, Dotchin CL. Frailty Screening in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2016, 64(4), 806-823.
- Dotchin CL, Gray WK, Gaskin E, Hartley S, Walker RW. Frequency, nature and outcomes of hospital admissions in centenarians in an area of North-East England. Geriatrics & Gerontology International 2016, 16(8), 969-975.
- Lewis E, Paddick SM, Banks J, Duinmaijer A, Tucker L, Kisoli A, Cletus J, Lissu C, Dotchin C, Gray W, Walker R, Urasa S. Prevalence of Delirium in Older Medical Inpatients in Tanzania. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2016, 64(9), E28-E29.
- Frost L, Liddie Navarro A, Lynch M, Campbell M, Orcutt M, Trelfa A, Dotchin C, Walker R. Care of the Elderly: Survey of Teaching in an Aging Sub-Saharan Africa. Gerontology and Geriatrics Education 2015, 36(1), 14-29.
- Paddick SM, Kisoli A, Dotchin CL, Gray WK, Chaote P, Longdon A, Walker RW. Mortality rates in community-dwelling Tanzanians with dementia and mild cognitive impairment: a 4-year follow-up study. Age and Ageing 2015, 44(4), 636-641.
- Paddick SM, Gray WK, Dotchin C, Kisoli A, Mbowe G, Kisima J, Lwezaula F, Mkenda S, Mushi D, Teodorczuk A, Ogunniyi A, Walker R. Prevalence of delirium in older hospitalised adults in Tanzania. The IDEA (Identification and Interventions for Dementia in Elderly Africans) Study. In: 28th British Neuropsychiatry Association AGM. 2015, London: BMJ Publishing Group.
- Paddick SM, Kisoli A, Longdon A, Dotchin C, Gray WK, Chaote P, Teodorczuk A, Walker R. The prevalence and burden of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in rural Tanzania. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2015, 30(8), 815-823.
- Paddick SM, Dotchin C, Gray WK, Kisoli A, Kisima J, Chaote P, Walker R. Utility of the mini-mental state examination (MMSE) for identification of dementia in a low-literacy setting in rural Tanzania. In: British Geriatrics Society Communications to the Spring Meeting. 2015, Nottingham, UK: Oxford University Press.
- Paddick SM, Gray WK, Dotchin C, Kisoli A, Mbowe G, Kisima J, Mkenda S, Lwezaula F, Mushi D, Teodorczuk A, Ogunniyi A, Walker R. Validation of the idea cognitive screening tool for older adults in hospital inpatient, and rural community settings in Tanzania. 2015, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London: BMJ Group.
- Paddick SM, Gray WK, Ogunjimi L, Iwezuala B, Olakehinde O, Kisoli A, Kissima J, Mbowe G, Mkenda S, Dotchin CL, Walker RW, Mushi D, Collingwood C, Ogunniyi A. Validation of the Identification and Intervention for Dementia in Elderly Africans (IDEA) cognitive screen in Nigeria and Tanzania. BMC Geriatrics 2015, 15, 53.
- Dotchin CL, Paddick SM, Longdon AR, Kisoli A, Gray WK, Dewhurst F, Chaote P, Dewhurst M, Walker RW. A comparison of caregiver burden in older persons and persons with Parkinson's disease or dementia in sub-Saharan Africa. International Psychogeriatrics 2014, 26(4), 687-692.
- Akinyemi RO, Izzeldin IMH, Dotchin C, Gray WK, Adeniji O, Seidi OA, Mwakisambwe JJ, Mhina CJ, Mutesi F, Msechu HZ, Mteta KA, Ahmed MAM, Hamid SHM, Abuelgasim NAA, Mohamed SAA, Mohamed AYO, Adesina F, Hamzat M, Olunuga T, Maro VP, Walker R. Contribution of Noncommunicable Diseases to Medical Admissions of Elderly Adults in Africa: A Prospective, Cross-Sectional Study in Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2014, 62(8), 1460-1466.
- Collingwood C, Paddick SM, Kisoli A, Dotchin CL, Gray WK, Mbowe G, Mkenda S, Urasa S, Mushi D, Chaote P, Walker RW. Development and community-based validation of the IDEA study Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IDEA-IADL) questionnaire. Global Health Action 2014, 7, 1-11.
- Mushi D, Rongai A, Paddick SM, Dotchin C, Mtuya C, Walker R. Social representation and practices related to dementia in Hai District of Tanzania. BMC Public Health 2014, 14, 260.
- Paddick S-M, Longdon A, Gray WK, Dotchin C, Kisoli A, Chaote P, Walker R. The association between educational level and dementia in rural Tanzania Associação entre nível educacional e demência na zona rural da Tanzânia. Dementia e Neuropsychologia 2014, 8(2), 117-125.
- Grey K, Longdon A, Paddick S, Kisoli A, Dotchin C, Gray W, Dehurst F, Chaote P, Teodorczuk A, Dewhurst M, Jusabani A, Walker R. The Prevalence of Dementia Subtypes in Rural Tanzania. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2014.
- Paddick S-M, Longdon AR, Kisoli A, Dotchin C, Gray WK, Dewhurst F, Chaote P, Kalaria R, Jusabani AM, Walker R. Dementia prevalence estimates in sub-Saharan Africa: comparison of two diagnostic criteria. Global Health Action 2013, 6, 19646.
- Longdon A, Paddick S, Kisoli A, Dotchin C, Gray W, Dehurst F, Chaote P, Teodorczuk A, Dewhurst M, Jusabani A, Walker R. The prevalence of dementia in rural Tanzania: a cross-sectional community based study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2013, 28(7), 728-737.
- Dotchin C, Jusabani A, Gray WK, Walker R. Projected Numbers of People With Movement Disorders in the Years 2030 and 2050: Implications for Sub-Saharan Africa, Using Essential Tremor and Parkinson's Disease in Tanzania as an Example. Movement Disorders 2012, 27(9), 1199-1200.
- Dotchin C, Walker R. The management of Parkinson's disease in sub-Saharan Africa. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics 2012, 12(6), 661-666.
- Dewhurst F, Dewhurst MJ, Gray WK, Orega G, Howlett W, Chaote P, Dotchin C, Longdon AR, Paddick SM, Walker RW. The prevalence of disability in older people in Hai, Tanzania. Age and Ageing 2012, 41(4), 517-523.
- Longdon A, Paddick SM, Dotchin C, Dewhurst F, Gray WK, Dewhurst M, Kisolie A, Walker R. Screening for dementia in rural Tanzania: Results from the screening phase of the Hai Dementia Prevalence Study. In: Age and Ageing: British Geriatrics Society Spring Meeting. 2011, Liverpool: Oxford University Press.
- Dewhurst F, Dewhurst M, Orega G, Longdon A, Dotchin C, Paddick S, Gray W, Walker R. The prevalence of disability in the elderly population of Hai, Tanzania, as measured using the Barthel Index with comparison to a European population. In: Age and Ageing: British Geriatrics Society Spring Meeting. 2011, Liverpool: Oxford University Press.
- Dotchin C, Jusabani A, Walker R. Three year follow up of levodopa plus carbidopa treatment in a prevalent cohort of patients with Parkinson's disease in Hai, Tanzania. Journal of Neurology 2011, 258(9), 1649-1656.
- Mshana G, Dotchin CL, Walker RW. 'We call it the shaking illness': perceptions and experiences of Parkinson's disease in rural northern Tanzania. BMC Public Health 2011, 11, 219.
- Dotchin C, Van Den Ende C, Walker R. Delivering global health teaching: The development of a global health option. Clinical Teacher 2010, 7(4), 271-275.
- Dotchin C, Shanshal Y. Medical care of osteoporotic pelvic bone fracture: The United Kingdom experience. Clinical Geriatrics 2010, 18(10), 52-56.