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View article: Smart Textile Systems for Loneliness Monitoring in Older People Care: A Review of Sensing and Design Innovations
Smart Textile Systems for Loneliness Monitoring in Older People Care: A Review of Sensing and Design Innovations Open
Loneliness is a critical issue among older people and poses a significant risk factor for various physical and mental health conditions. While recent wearable technologies can monitor behavioral and physiological changes associated with lo…
View article: Understanding the Thoughts and Preferences for Technologies Designed to Detect Feelings of Loneliness: Interview Study Among Older Adults
Understanding the Thoughts and Preferences for Technologies Designed to Detect Feelings of Loneliness: Interview Study Among Older Adults Open
Background Loneliness is a negative emotional state that is common in later life. The accumulative effects of loneliness have a significant impact on the physical and mental health of older adults. Automatic methods for detection and predi…
View article: Identifying and managing fraudulent participants: critical commentary from a qualitative study with older adults
Identifying and managing fraudulent participants: critical commentary from a qualitative study with older adults Open
We recently published findings from our qualitative study exploring the lived experiences of loneliness in later life to inform technology development. During recruitment for this study, we experienced the significant and emerging issue in…
View article: Understanding the Thoughts and Preferences of Older Adults for Technologies Designed to Detect Feelings of Loneliness: A Qualitative Study (Preprint)
Understanding the Thoughts and Preferences of Older Adults for Technologies Designed to Detect Feelings of Loneliness: A Qualitative Study (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Loneliness is a negative emotional state which is common in later life. The accumulative effects of loneliness have significant impact on physical and mental health of older adults. Automatic methods for detection and predictio…
View article: Understanding trends in osteoporosis drug prescribing: implications for reducing futile biomedical research
Understanding trends in osteoporosis drug prescribing: implications for reducing futile biomedical research Open
Introduction Osteoporosis is a significant geriatric condition, considering its impact on fracture-related morbidity and mortality, particularly among older women. The interplay of clinical evidence, diagnostic tools availability, and broa…
View article: Conceptualising the context and mechanisms for tackling loneliness in older adults through interventions: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis
Conceptualising the context and mechanisms for tackling loneliness in older adults through interventions: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis Open
Background Loneliness in later life has been widely associated with poor mental and physical health. However, despite many reviews, current evidence does not provide a clear picture of how to tackle loneliness in older adults through inter…
View article: Evaluating a Smart Textile Loneliness Monitoring System for Older People: Co-Design and Qualitative Focus Group Study
Evaluating a Smart Textile Loneliness Monitoring System for Older People: Co-Design and Qualitative Focus Group Study Open
Background Previous studies have explored how sensor technologies can assist in in the detection, recognition, and prevention of subjective loneliness. These studies have shown a correlation between physiological and behavioral sensor data…
View article: Qualitative exploration of the lived experiences of loneliness in later life to inform technology development
Qualitative exploration of the lived experiences of loneliness in later life to inform technology development Open
Distinct signs and relevant factors to loneliness in later life have been identified which can be detected by future sensing technologies. Findings of this in-depth qualitative study highlight that loneliness is a subjective experience req…
View article: Giving voice by doing <i>with</i> not doing <i>through</i>: Collaborating with tactile sign language interpreters in interpretative phenomenological analysis research involving older deafblind people
Giving voice by doing <i>with</i> not doing <i>through</i>: Collaborating with tactile sign language interpreters in interpretative phenomenological analysis research involving older deafblind people Open
There is a dearth of qualitative research into deafblind people’s experiences, impoverishing our understanding of the phenomenon and contributing to deafblind people’s social exclusion. As an approach which seeks to amplify the perspective…
View article: A scoping review on human-centered design approaches and considerations in the design of technologies for loneliness and social isolation in older adults
A scoping review on human-centered design approaches and considerations in the design of technologies for loneliness and social isolation in older adults Open
Loneliness and social isolation are prevalent concerns among older adults and can lead to negative health consequences and a reduced lifespan. New technologies are increasingly being developed to help address loneliness and social isolatio…
View article: Four decades: A longstanding interest in technology and older people
Four decades: A longstanding interest in technology and older people Open
My interest in technology (later Gerontechnology) goes back to 1984 when I was in the Department of the Environment and undertook research on ways of keeping older people in homes of their own as opposed to moving to residential care.Entit…
View article: Wearables, sensors and the future of technology to detect and infer loneliness in older adults
Wearables, sensors and the future of technology to detect and infer loneliness in older adults Open
Loneliness is a growing concern affecting the health and quality of life of older adults living in the community.Addressing loneliness in ageing populations is an important policy priority.Central to this is the detection of type and sever…
View article: What contribution do robots make to the care of older people? A scoping review
What contribution do robots make to the care of older people? A scoping review Open
Background and research aim: The aim of this research was to identify the main benefits and barriers of using robotic technology to assist in activities of daily living (ADLs) in older people, as reported in empirical research exploring us…
View article: Learning in conversation—A feasibility pilot study involving dental students and older people
Learning in conversation—A feasibility pilot study involving dental students and older people Open
Introduction Older people represent a growing proportion of the population in most high‐income countries. The impact of oral diseases on health and well‐being is far‐reaching, and future graduates should be able to meet their needs in this…
View article: Understanding the psychological experiences of loneliness in later life: qualitative protocol to inform technology development
Understanding the psychological experiences of loneliness in later life: qualitative protocol to inform technology development Open
Objectives Loneliness is a public health issue impacting the health and well-being of older adults. This protocol focuses on understanding the psychological experiences of loneliness in later life to inform technology development as part o…
View article: Vulnerability among older people ageing with deafblindness
Vulnerability among older people ageing with deafblindness Open
Summary Vulnerability is an underexamined concept in social work. Scholarly activity principally concentrates on policy analysis and theoretical debate; less attention is given to lived experience of vulnerability from the perspectives of …
View article: A salutogenesis approach to ageing with impairment: the managing and coping experiences of older people ageing with deafblindness
A salutogenesis approach to ageing with impairment: the managing and coping experiences of older people ageing with deafblindness Open
An understanding of the psychosocial impact of deafblindness on older people is impoverished by a dearth of research in the field. Particularly limited are studies adopting a salutogenesis perspective, in which older deafblind people's cop…
View article: Contextualising English generalist day centres for older people: operational characteristics and typical days. Findings from case study research
Contextualising English generalist day centres for older people: operational characteristics and typical days. Findings from case study research Open
Reports of Covid-19 pandemic related day centre closures impacting negatively on their attenders and family carers have fuelled a resurgence of interest in day centres, a common, but often ‘invisible’, preventive service. The absence of de…
View article: Contextualising English generalist day centres for older people: operational characteristics and typical days. Findings from case study research
Contextualising English generalist day centres for older people: operational characteristics and typical days. Findings from case study research Open
Reports of Covid-19 pandemic related day centre closures impacting negatively on their attenders and family carers have fuelled a resurgence of interest in these services. The absence of detailed descriptions of this common, but often ‘inv…
View article: Human rights and care homes for older people: a typology of approaches from academic literature as a starting point for activist scholarship in human rights and institutional care
Human rights and care homes for older people: a typology of approaches from academic literature as a starting point for activist scholarship in human rights and institutional care Open
Care homes for older people attract human rights discourse. This has intensified during the Covid-19 pandemic, which disproportionately affected care home communities with various human rights ramifications. Activist scholarship in human r…
View article: Making My Day. Volunteering or Working at a Day Centre for Older People: Findings of Exploratory Research in English Day Centres
Making My Day. Volunteering or Working at a Day Centre for Older People: Findings of Exploratory Research in English Day Centres Open
Context: Day centres have long traditions in social care in the United Kingdom and internationally. In England, they are provided by a mix of organisations, they are not regulated, and there is no national representative b…
View article: Older people seeking health information before seeing a doctor
Older people seeking health information before seeing a doctor Open
View article: Keeping together: older people in longitudinal research studies, the case of TwinsUK
Keeping together: older people in longitudinal research studies, the case of TwinsUK Open
Purpose A decline in participation in research studies as people age is inevitable as health declines. This paper aims to address this by collecting data from a group of participants to examine their reasons for declining attendance and su…
View article: Choice, control and person-centredness in day centres for older people
Choice, control and person-centredness in day centres for older people Open
Background Day centres are a substantial element of community-based support for older people in many countries. However, assumptions that they are an outdated or costly service model have resulted in many centre closures in England. The pe…
View article: Day centres for older people - attender characteristics, access routes and outcomes of regular attendance: findings of exploratory mixed methods case study research
Day centres for older people - attender characteristics, access routes and outcomes of regular attendance: findings of exploratory mixed methods case study research Open
View article: Day centres for older people: attender characteristics, access routes and outcomes of regular attendance. Finding of exploratory mixed methods case study research.
Day centres for older people: attender characteristics, access routes and outcomes of regular attendance. Finding of exploratory mixed methods case study research. Open
BACKGROUND Social prescribing is encouraged to promote well-being, reduce isolation and loneliness. Traditional, generalist day centres for older people could be suggested by social prescribing, but little is known about their clientele or…
View article: Perspectives on “Novel” Techniques for Designing Age-Friendly Homes and Neighborhoods with Older Adults
Perspectives on “Novel” Techniques for Designing Age-Friendly Homes and Neighborhoods with Older Adults Open
Worldwide, growth in the older population creates a pressing need to develop supportive environments that enhance quality of life as people age. Too often, built environments present barriers and challenges to older adults that compromise …
View article: Day centres for older people: attender characteristics, access routes and outcomes of regular attendance. Finding of exploratory mixed methods case study research.
Day centres for older people: attender characteristics, access routes and outcomes of regular attendance. Finding of exploratory mixed methods case study research. Open
BACKGROUND Social prescribing is encouraged to promote well-being, reduce isolation and loneliness. Traditional, generalist day centres for older people could be suggested by social prescribing, but little is known about their clientele or…
View article: Day centres for older people: attender characteristics, access routes and outcomes of regular attendance. Finding of exploratory mixed methods case study research.
Day centres for older people: attender characteristics, access routes and outcomes of regular attendance. Finding of exploratory mixed methods case study research. Open
BACKGROUND Social prescribing is encouraged to promote well-being, reduce isolation and loneliness. Traditional, generalist day centres for older people could be suggested by social prescribing, but little is known about their clientele or…
View article: The shared decision making of older adults in healthcare
The shared decision making of older adults in healthcare Open
Purpose The research question is: what are older adults’ experiences of shared decision making (SDM) in a healthcare setting? This involved exploring older adults’ experiences and opinions of decision making in a healthcare setting, and un…