Editorial
Fiona Poland
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp.69-70 (Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults)
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - October 13, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Fiona Poland Source Type: research
Optimizing older adult co-researchers ’ involvement in PAR: proposed evaluation tool
Optimizing older adult co-researchers’ involvement in PAR: proposed evaluation tool
Emilie Raymond, Christophe Tremblay, Jean-Guy Lebel
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
This paper aims to share a practical evaluation tool intended to guide and support the participation of older people in PAR projects. Participatory action research (PAR) studies with older adults have been increasing over the past ten years. Scientific evidence provides key principles for PAR projects to achieve meaningful participation by older people; however, respecting the ...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - October 6, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Emilie Raymond
Christophe Tremblay
Jean-Guy Lebel Source Type: research
Agreement and participants ’ preferences comparing: self-rated falls risk questionnaire (FRQ) and activities-specific balance confidence (ABC) scale in community-dwelling older adults using the Bland–Altman method
This study aims to investigate cross-sectional inter-instrumental agreement and participants’ preferences of the self-rated Falls Risk Questionnaire (FRQ) and Activities Specific Balance Confidence 6 items (ABC-6). This study also aimed to compare FRQ and ABC-6 scores in older adults with and without a history of falls.
Through an online and snowball sampling survey, 114 respondents were recruited from six countries. Respondents were asked to perform FRQ and ABC-6 surveys.
The mean respondent age was 67 years, and 44.8% reported falls in the past year. The mean of rescored FRQ and ABC-6 scores were 68.6% and 66...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - October 5, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Hadi Kooshiar
Joy C. MacDermid
Dave M. Walton
Ruby Grewal Source Type: research
An international qualitative feasibility study to explore the process of using social innovation (co-production) strategies with older people: the SAIL project
Holly Louise Crossen-White, Ann Hemingway, Adele Ladkin, Andrew Jones, Amanda Burke, Olaf Timmermans
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
This paper aims to present the feasibility study findings from a four-year project funded by the European Union Commission (the SAIL project, Staying Active and Independent for Longer). The funding stream was Interreg 2Seas which offers opportunities for coastal areas on both sides of the English Channel to work together on complex practical issues. The project focused on enabling older people to stay active and in...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - September 23, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Holly Louise Crossen-White
Ann Hemingway
Adele Ladkin
Andrew Jones
Amanda Burke
Olaf Timmermans Source Type: research
Aging all over the place: a multidisciplinary framework that considers place and life trajectories of older adults within their communities
Melanie Levasseur, Daniel Naud, Nancy Presse, Nathalie Delli-Colli, Patrick Boissy, Benoît Cossette, Yves Couturier, Julien Cadieux Genesse
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
This conceptual paper aims to describe aging all over the place (AAOP), a federative framework for action, research and policy that considers older adults’ diverse experiences of place and life trajectories, along with person-centered care.
The framework was developed through group discussions, followed by an appraisal of aging models and validation during workshops wi...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - September 1, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Melanie Levasseur
Daniel Naud
Nancy Presse
Nathalie Delli-Colli
Patrick Boissy
Beno ît Cossette
Yves Couturier
Julien Cadieux Genesse Source Type: research
Use and perception of gerontechnology: differences in a group of Spanish older adults
Alicia Murciano-Hueso, Judith Martín-Lucas, Sara Serrate González, Patricia Torrijos Fincias
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
The purpose of this paper is to understand the profile of use of gerontechnology in Spanish older adults considering their age group (60–70; 71–80 and over 80 years) and to discern whether groups of subjects with similar characteristics can be established to ascertain which factors are behind the profile of frequent gerontechnology use.
A quantitative study is presented to understand the profile of use of gero...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - August 13, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Alicia Murciano-Hueso
Judith Mart ín-Lucas
Sara Serrate Gonz ález
Patricia Torrijos Fincias Source Type: research
Guest editorial
Anne Killett, Fiona Poland
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp.37- (Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults)
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - June 24, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Anne Killett
Fiona Poland Source Type: research
Intergenerational living during the pandemic
Rachel Stevenson, Jean Atkinson
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
This is an opinion piece provided by Rachel, 31, and her grandmother, Jean, 97, who have been living together for two and a half years, since Rachel became unwell with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.
Each author shares their experiences of intergenerational living through the pandemic.
What each of them has learned about intergenerational living during the COVID pandemic and mutual support and what has surprised them, including how it has improved quali...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - June 20, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Rachel Stevenson
Jean Atkinson Source Type: research
Editorial
Fiona Poland
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp.1- (Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults)
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - June 8, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Fiona Poland Source Type: research
Mixed methods evaluation on village neighborhood social cohesiveness and quality of life
This study aims to examine neighborhood social cohesion (NSC), or social connectedness and quality of life, from the perspective of village members.
A mixed-method evaluation was used to examine two Florida villages, a master-planned village (FV1) and a diverse neighborhood village (FV2). Both are full members of the National Village to Village Network.
The quantitative and qualitative data provided complementary and deeper understanding. Quantitative findings showed that FV1 members scored higher at NSC, and qualitative findings further confirmed that village program social activities were critical to building c...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - June 7, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Su-I Hou
Esteban Santis
Anna V. Eskamani
Khristen Holmes Source Type: research
Internet use among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer+ older adults during COVID-19
Trevor G. Gates, Mark Hughes, Jack Thepsourinthone, Tinashe Dune
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
This brief paper aims to examine the extent to which lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) older adults in Australia used the internet for social, informational and instrumental needs, including how internet use changed during COVID-19.
The authors used a survey advertised to LGBTIQ+ older adults (N = 394), recruited as a sample of convenience, on social networking sites and via LGBTIQ+ and aged care organizations.
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Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - May 17, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Trevor G. Gates
Mark Hughes
Jack Thepsourinthone
Tinashe Dune Source Type: research
COVID-19 and “ageing well” for the older migrants and refugees in rural Australia: the case of Bhutanese elders in Albury, New South Wales
Nichole Georgeou, Spyros Schismenos, Nidhi Wali, Karin Mackay, Elfa Moraitakis
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
The purpose of this study is to highlight the challenges and opportunities for the well-being of older migrants and refugees in rural Australia by learning from the example of the Bhutanese community in Albury, New South Wales.
This viewpoint focusses on health and aged care barriers that affect the well-being of older migrants and refugees in Australia. It also demonstrates how these can be intensified due to the COVID-19 pandemic...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - May 15, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Nichole Georgeou
Spyros Schismenos
Nidhi Wali
Karin Mackay
Elfa Moraitakis Source Type: research
Can mild cognitive impairment with depression be improved merely by exercises of recall memories accompanying everyday conversation? A longitudinal study 2016-2019
This study was originally planned to compare the rates of transmission from MCI to dementia by tracking over five years (2016–2021). However, due to the impact of COVID-19, which began to spread around the world in 2020, further face-to-face visits and cognitive intervention became impossible. Thus, only half of the data in the existing plans were collected. Although it is difficult to present accurate results for the rate of transmission from MCI to dementia, the tendency was confirmed, indicating sufficient implications as an intervention.
This study was originally planned to compare the rates of transmission from...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - April 6, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Chang-Hoon Gong
Shinichi Sato Source Type: research
Dementia care partners ’ reported outcomes after adaptive riding: a theoretical thematic analysis
Dementia care partners’ reported outcomes after adaptive riding: a theoretical thematic analysis
Rebecca Lassell, Beth Fields, Jenifer E. Cross, Wendy Wood
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
This case study aims to explore the appropriateness of an adaptive riding program for persons living with dementia through examining family members’ (care partners) reported outcomes.
Using convenience sampling, persons living with dementia and their care partners were recruited in Northern Colorado; after meeting inclusion criteria, they were invited t...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - March 14, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Rebecca Lassell
Beth Fields
Jenifer E. Cross
Wendy Wood Source Type: research
Older adults ’ experiences of social distancing and the role of the community center during COVID-19
This study captures older adults’ experiences early in COVID-19. Findings indicate that there is much we can learn from these older adults regarding social isolation that could apply to other older adults and potentially other age groups during the time of pandemic and beyond. (Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults)
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - February 2, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Lauren Wolman
Lynda Atack
Sanjana Khan
Sarah Zwicker
Czariella de la Cruz
Lisa Roy
Esther Arbeid Source Type: research
