Quality in Ageing and Older Adults: Volume 20 Issue 3

Editorial

Fiona Poland

Intergenerational exchange and the possibilities of role substitution for older people

Joanna Macfarlane, Christine Stephens, Joanne Taylor

Role loss or substitution are common experiences of older adults, and a role typically held by older people – great grandparent or grandparent – is now under threat. Set within…

Health maintenance of Japanese rural small enterprise shopkeepers

Yuki Ohashi, Sanae Sugawara, Koko Muraoka, Akiko Ozaki

Though shopkeepers in small enterprises (SSEs) are pioneers in rethinking retirement, working ages and the lifestyles of an aging society, some pertinent health issues remain…

Encouraging managers of care homes for older adults to participate in research

Nick Smith, Ann-Marie Towers, Grace Collins, Sinead Palmer, Stephen Allan, Jennifer Beecham

Research in care homes requires the co-operation of care home managers. Noting the challenges faced by the care home sector, the purpose of this paper is to consider ways in which…

All the lonely people, where do they all belong? An interpretive synthesis of loneliness and social support in older lesbian, gay and bisexual communities

Julie Fish, Christina Weis

Loneliness is a phenomenon which affects people globally and constitutes a key social issue of our time. Yet few studies have considered the nature of loneliness and social…

Understanding the psychological drivers of loneliness: the first step towards developing more effective psychosocial interventions

Guy Robertson

The purpose of this paper is to outline the need to develop a more balanced approach to addressing the loneliness experience by older people by recognising the psychological and…