Ageing
Ageing
If you are dealing with issues relating to Age, here are some useful organisations who may be helpful to you.
https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/clinical-policy/older-people/healthy-ageing-caring/
Resources
If you would like to delve further into the topic, we have provided some references and additional links to research undertaken by some of our team.
Reidy, J & Kirkby-Geddes, E. (2016). Validation of the seven item Life Essentials and Assessment Framework (LEAF-7). Sheffield Hallam University.
Kirkby-Geddes, E. E., & Macaskill, A. (2016). Voices of the Well-Elderly: A Qualitative Study of Psychological Strengths and Well-Being. International Journal of Behavioral Science (IJBS), 11(2).
Kirkby-Geddes, E.E. & Stenberg, N (2016) Realising the value of health psychology. Health Psychology Update, 26(2), 33-34.
Kirkby‐Geddes, E., King, N., & Bravington, A. (2013). Social capital and community group participation: Examining ‘bridging’and ‘bonding’in the context of a healthy living centre in the UK. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 23(4), 271-285.
King N, Kirkby-Geddes E, and Bravington A (2009) Evaluation of the impact of Paddock Pathways to Health membership on beneficiaries’ health, well-being and social functioning. Centre for Applied Psychological Research, University of Huddersfield.
Smith, G., & Rodham, K. (2022). Supporting and sustaining care at home: Experiences of adult daughters who support a parent with dementia to remain in their own home. Health & Social Care in the Community, 30(1), 81-90.
Killen, A. (2021). Psychosocial support for people with dementia with Lewy bodies. Nursing and Residential Care, 23(5). Published Online: 7 Jun 2021
https://doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2021.23.5.3Killen, A., Flynn, D., O’Brien, N., & Taylor, J. P. (2021). The feasibility and acceptability of a psychosocial intervention to support people with dementia with Lewy bodies and family care partners. Dementia (London, England).
https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012211028501Killen, A., Olsen, K., McKeith, I. G., Thomas, A. J., O’Brien, J. T., Donaghy, P., & Taylor, J. P. (2020). The challenges of COVID-19 for people with dementia with Lewy bodies and family caregivers. International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 10.1002/gps.5393. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5393Killen, A. & Macaskill, A. (2020). Positive ageing: to what extent can current models of well-being categorize the life events perceived as positive by older adults? International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41042-020-00028-6
Killen, A., Flynn, D., De Brún, A., O’Brien, N., O’Brien, J., Thomas, A. J., McKeith, I., & Taylor, J.-P. (2016). Support and information needs following a diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies. International Psychogeriatrics, 28(3), 495–501. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610215001362
Killen, A., & Macaskill, A. (2014). Using a Gratitude Intervention to Enhance Well-Being in Older Adults. Journal of Happiness Studies, 16(4), 947–964. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-014-9542-3
Killen, A., Firbank, M. J., Collerton, D., Clarke, M., Jefferis, J. M., Taylor, J.-P., McKeith, I. G., & Mosimann, U. P. (2013). The assessment of cognition in visually impaired older adults. Age and Ageing, 42(1), 98–102. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afs15
Killen, A. & Macaskill, A. (2020). Positive ageing: to what extent can current models of well-being categorize the life events perceived as positive by older adults? International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41042-020-00028-6
Killen, A., Firbank, M. J., Collerton, D., Clarke, M., Jefferis, J. M., Taylor, J.-P., McKeith, I. G., & Mosimann, U. P. (2013). The assessment of cognition in visually impaired older adults. Age and Ageing, 42(1), 98–102. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afs15