Research Reports & Related Publications

REPORTS 2010

Report from the second event of The National Forum on Ageing (NFA) Futures Group (April 2010)

Learning Through Life: Older people - the forgotten generation?

FINAL REPORT (2.02MB PDF)

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REPORTS 2009

Report from the inaugural event of the The National Forum on Ageing (NFA) Futures Group (September 2009)

Unlocking our Potential: Older People - a key to Scotland's future?

FINAL REPORT(2.52MB PDF)

Drama presentation - "Amazing Grays"

Supporting 'Good Ideas' in the Provision of Effective Outreach Day and Respite Services for Older People

'Good Ideas' Booklet

Project Summary (50KB PDF)

FINAL REPORT (1.20MB PDF)

Involving Older People Research Programme (IOP)

Project Summaries (32KB PDF)

1. Auditory - The Use and Misuse of Auditory Profiles

Briefing Paper No 1 - Auditory (976KB PDF)

FINAL REPORT (967KB PDF)

2. Creativity - The older person's experiences of creativity in relation to wellbeing: a collaborative research project

Briefing Paper No 2 - Creativity (988KB PDF)

FINAL REPORT (490KB PDF)

3. Finance - Scottish Seniors: Evaluation of a testing and approval scheme for financial systems and products

Briefing Paper No 3 - Finance (1,004KB PDF)

Executive Summary (28.8MB PDF)

FINAL REPORT (1.32MB PDF)

4. Drama -An examination of how effective a drama process - Image Theatre - can be in generating critical dialogue within a care home community to support practice development

Briefing Paper No 4 - Drama (1,228KB PDF)

FINAL REPORT (2.36MB PDF)

5. Activism - Older People's Activism and Older People's Issues

Briefing Paper No 5 - Activism (985KB PDF)

FINAL REPORT (will be available Jul 09)

Recipe for Life - Intergenerational Kitchen - Food for Thought Snack Book

The idea for the Intergenerational Kitchen came from the Practice Development Phase of the Recipe for Life Project carried out by The Centre for the Older Person's Agenda, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2003 - 2006.

This research and practice development identified that many older people eat bland and unexciting diets and need to reconnect to food. To assist with this, the project developed an Intergenerational Community Kitchen, a partnership with a local high school and older people which produced a snack book entitled Food for Thought (PDF 3.94MB)

REPORTS 2000 - 2008

• Evaluation of the Angus Gold Project Report 2008 (719KB
• Recipe for Life: Practice Development Projects 2008 (1.22MB PDF)
• Where to Older People Go for Financial Advice and Education? 2007 (1.14MB PDF)
• An Exploration of Access to Health and Social Care Services by Older Deaf People in Scotland 2007 (1.08MB PDF)
• Older People with Learning Disabilities Affected by Cancer: Involvement and Engagement Work to Inform a Research Agenda 2007 (588KB PDF)
• Recipe for Life Project: Executive Summary of Research Report 2006 (617KB PDF)
• Recipe for Life Project: Research Report 2006 (295KB DOC)
  • Research outcomes:
  • Food for Thought Booklet (7.19MB PDF)
  • Good Practice Booklet (1.62MB PDF)
  • Nutrition in Later Life (598KB PDF)
• Recipe for Life Project: Executive Summary of Research Report 2005 (362KB PDF)
• Recipe for Life Project: Research Report 2005 (939KB PDF)
• Evaluation of Education for Participation: A Course for Older People 2005 (3.28MB DOC)
• Evaluation of Education for Participation: A Course for Older People and Professionals 2005 (5.31MB DOC)
• Bolder and Wiser Project Report 2005 (4.65MB DOC)
• Developing quality end of care in eight independent nursing homes through the implementation of an integrated care pathway for the last days of life (Phase III of the Bridges Initiative Project) (2005)
  • Executive Summary (98KB PDF)
  • Research Report (554KB PDF)
  • Report Appendix (184KB PDF)
• The Future of Day Care in Scotland (2004) (159KB DOC)
• Involving Older People: Lessons for Community Planning (2004)
  • Full Report
  • Research Findings
• Education for Participation: The voices of older people 2003 (Full report) (839KB DOC)
• Enhancing partnerships with relatives in care settings for older people (2003)
  • Full Report (288KB DOC)
  • Summary Report (103KB DOC)
• Implementing and validating guidelines to facilitate the involvement of carers in the care of people with dementia (2002) (Summary Report)
• Public attitudes to the provision of free personal care: older people's focus group research (2001)(Research Findings) (64KB PDF)
• A Project to Validate Guidelines which seek to involve lay carers of People with Dementia in Care Planning Processes
• An Evaluation of Day Care Services for People with Dementia from the Perspective of Major Stakeholders (2001) (Executive Summary)
• Primary Care Occupational Therapy (PCOT) (1999) (Summary Report)
• Guidelines to facilitate the involvement of lay carers in the care planning of the person with dementia in hospital (1999) (Executive Summary)

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