Making personalised short breaks meaningful: a future research agenda to connect academia, policy and practice
Diane Seddon, Emma Miller, Louise Prendergast, Don Williamson, Joyce Elizabeth Cavaye
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
There is a growing policy impetus to promote carer well-being through the provision of personalised short breaks. However, understanding of what makes for a successful personalised short break is limited. This paper aims to identify key evidence gaps and considers how these could be addressed.
A scoping review mapping the evidence base relevant to respite and short breaks for carers for older people, including those living w...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - June 2, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Diane Seddon Emma Miller Louise Prendergast Don Williamson Joyce Elizabeth Cavaye Source Type: research
Aging researchers in early stages (ARIES): a model for career development collaboration of researchers in aging
Kei Ouchi, Shalender Bhasin, Ariela R. Orkaby
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
Individuals over age 65 represent the fastest-growing segment of the population, yet they are also the least studied group and are most likely to be excluded from research most likely to apply to them. A significant reason for this deficit has been a dearth of scientists and clinicians to care for and study the many diseases that impact older adults. The purpose of this manuscript is to help early-stage clinician-scientists develop local forums fostering their career d...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - March 22, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Kei Ouchi Shalender Bhasin Ariela R. Orkaby Source Type: research
Improving emotional well-being for hospital-based patients with dementia
Stephanie Petty, Amanda Griffiths, Donna Maria Coleston, Tom Dening
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
Improving hospital care for people with dementia is a well-established priority. There is limited research evidence to guide nursing staff in delivering person-centred care, particularly under conditions where patients are emotionally distressed. Misunderstood distress has negative implications for patient well-being and hospital resources. The purpose of this study is to use the expertise of nurses to recommend ways to care for the emotional well...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - December 18, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Stephanie Petty Amanda Griffiths Donna Maria Coleston Tom Dening Source Type: research
Tracking the inequitable impacts of COVID to make a new, more interconnecting normal?
Anne Killett, Fiona Poland
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp.205-207 (Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults)
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - December 12, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Anne Killett Fiona Poland Source Type: research
Covid-19 and inequality: developing an age-friendly strategy for recovery in low income communities
Tine Buffel, Patty Doran, Mhorag Goff, Luciana Lang, Camilla Lewis, Chris Phillipson, Sophie Yarker
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp.271-279
This paper aims to explore the social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on issues facing older people living in urban areas characterised by multiple deprivation.
The paper first reviews the role of place and neighbourhood in later life; second, it examines the relationship between neighbourhood deprivation and the impact of COVID-19; and, third, it outlines the basis for an “age-friendly” recovery strategy.
The ...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - December 2, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Tine Buffel Patty Doran Mhorag Goff Luciana Lang Camilla Lewis Chris Phillipson Sophie Yarker Source Type: research
Shining a light on care homes during the COVID 19 pandemic in the UK 2020
Annie Stevenson
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp.217-228
The purpose of this paper is to explore the link between age discrimination and the injustices that have taken place in our care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic in this country. It seeks to show how destructive age discrimination is to those who live in our care homes and attempts to shake up our attitudes to older people, as the pandemic continues. It is hoped that shifts in attitude would lead to a societal revolution in care and support for older people as the pandemic shows us how the current system is breakin...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - November 27, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Annie Stevenson Source Type: research
Pandemic policy making: the health and wellbeing effects of the cessation of volunteering on older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic
Jurgen Grotz, Sally Dyson, Linda Birt
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp.261-269
This policy-orientated commentary aims to provide a perspective on the effects of policy changes designed to reduce the risk of infection as a result of COVID-19. The example of the abrupt cessation of volunteering activities is used to consider the policy and practice implications that need to be acknowledged in new public service research to deal with the on-going implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and for future preparedness.
The paper will provide a critical challenge to English pand...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - November 26, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Jurgen Grotz Sally Dyson Linda Birt Source Type: research
COVID-19 and older adults in Israel – common challenges and recommendations
Jiska Cohen-Mansfield
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp.209-216
The impact of COVID-19 has most dramatically affected the older population, and nursing homes have become infection hotspots. As a response, governments have ordered isolation of older adults in geriatric institutions owing to the high risk of critical illness and mortality. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the potential impact of current policies on nursing homes and community-based care and provide suggestions for improvement in care.
Taking the situation in Israel as an example, the author discus...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - November 26, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Jiska Cohen-Mansfield Source Type: research
Stronger together? Intergenerational connection and Covid-19
Stephen Burke
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp.253-259
This paper aims to review how intergenerational connections and relationships have been affected to date by COVID-19. It provides lessons for the future.
This paper is a review of policy and practice.
Although there are some excellent examples of creative approaches such as online strategies to bring generations together in the face of social distancing, there remain barriers to building stronger communities. Many people of all ages remain lonely and isolated. Community projects are under-funded and will stru...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - November 17, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Stephen Burke Source Type: research
COVID-19 and AgeTech
Andrew Sixsmith
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp.247-252
This paper aims to provide an overview of the emerging AgeTech sector and highlight key areas for research and development that have emerged under COVID-19, as well as some of the challenges to real-world implementation.
The paper is a commentary on emerging issues in the AgeTech sector, with particular reference to COVID-19. Information used in this paper is drawn from the Canadian AGE-WELL network.
The COVID-19 pandemic has particularly impacted older adults. Technology has increasingly been seen as a sol...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - November 11, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Andrew Sixsmith Source Type: research
Adapting new strategies in dental care to help geriatric and special needs patients during COVID-19 pandemic
Madhura Sen, Violet D’Souza, Shambhavi Sharma, Ramya Shenoy
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp.241-245
This paper aims to discuss and urge further deliberation on possible strategies to help geriatric and special needs patients to receive dental care during the pandemic.
This paper contains literature review of published research articles related to past epidemics, COVID-19 and older persons.
Accurate prediction of adverse outcomes, detection of unidentified problems, improved estimation of residual life expectancy and appropriate use of geriatric interventions i...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - November 11, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Madhura Sen Violet D ’Souza Shambhavi Sharma Ramya Shenoy Source Type: research
Building relational research capacity in care homes in the COVID-19 era: applying recognition theory to the research agenda
This study uses Axel Honneth’s Recognition Theory as a lens through which to explore organisational and institutional factors (such as research capacity and investment) that can either enable or limit “recognition” in the context of research in care homes. This paper draws on recent evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK and worldwide, to argue that such a relational capacity building agenda is even more pressing in the current context, and that it resonates with evidence from existing relational capacity building initiatives.
A lack of relevant research arguably contributed to the crisis experienced by t...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - November 5, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Gill Toms Stephanie Green Alison Orrell Fiona Verity Source Type: research
Team psychological formulation to create a shared understanding of distress: a qualitative study in an older people ’s mental health inpatient setting
This study focussed on older people’s and their carers’ own perspectives regarding the team psychological formulation approach. (Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults)
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - June 23, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
The ageing process in older adults ’ narratives of family violence
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine, through a qualitative lens, how community elder abuse and the ageing process are represented in the older adults ’ narratives reporting abuse perpetrated by family members. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative study of a convenience sample of 22 interviews from 24 older adults (two couples) aged 60 years or older who had experienced one or more types of abuse and had sought help about the victimisatio n experience. A general inductive approach of thematic content analysis was employed. Findings The four main emerg...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - June 6, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
