Quality in Ageing and Older Adults: Volume 7 Issue 2
Promoting excellence in services through research, policy and practice
Table of contents
The symbolic value of tai chi for older people
Peter ScourfieldThis article is based on a small‐scale study into a tai chi class for older people at risk of falling. The aims of the research were first, to explore what benefits the class…
Improving the provision of information about assistive technology for older people
Claudine McCreadie, Fay Wright, Anthea TinkerThe importance of assistive technology (AT) in helping older people maintain independence is increasingly recognised in policy. The article reports on a modest piece of research…
Why are older women in the UK poor?
Debora PriceIncome in later life is an important factor in ensuring good health, quality of life, social engagement and subjective well‐being, yet it is now well known that women in later…
Staff perceptions of ageist practice in the clinical setting: Practice development project
Jenny BillingsThis study was undertaken in response to the audit requirements for the National Service Framework for Older People Standard 1 ‘Rooting Out Ageism’. The aim of this study was to…
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- Prof Fiona Poland