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Creative ageing: exploring social capital and arts engagement in later life
- Author:
- REYNOLDS Jackie
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 22(2), April 2012, Online only
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
This study explored the meanings that older people attach to their participation in group arts activities throughout their lives. The research focused upon: factors impacting on arts engagement (e.g. age, health, gender, cohort); the relationship between individual and group involvement and the links between arts participation and social capital. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 24 (8 male and 16 female) participants from a town in the English Midlands. Participants were recruited through a range of groups, including choirs, dancing, amateur dramatics, and arts and crafts groups. In interviews, participants were asked to reflect on their arts engagement throughout their lives. The study's findings suggest that much of older people's arts engagement has been something they have 'taken for granted', highlighting the key roles played by people's childhood experiences at home, school and church, in shaping arts engagement. People's arts engagement was also found to be strongly connected to their relationships with others. The study also found that people‟s arts engagement could be linked to their sense of approaching ageing in a positive way.
Conceptualizing and assessing spirituality among Chinese elders: towards evidence-based practice
- Author:
- LOU Vivian W.Q.
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 22(1), January 2012, Online only
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
Briefly reports on the findings of a research study to look at the meaning of spirituality among Chinese elders and identify how spirituality could contribute to wellbeing. Phase one involved conducting focus groups and indepth interviews in Hong Kong and Shanghai to discover the meaning of spirituality from the perspective of Chinese elders and those who had close relationships with them. Phase two was a Delphi study aiming to reach expertise consensus on the meaning of spirituality among Chinese elders. Phase three consisted of quantitative research to validate the Spirituality Scale for Chinese Elders (SSCE). Seven key components of spirituality, including spiritual well-being, meaning of life, transcendence, and relationships with self, family, people other than family members, and environment were identified.
Taking control after fall induced hip fracture
- Authors:
- McMILLAN Laura, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 21(2), April 2011, Online only
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 19 older people aged between 67-89 years who had sustained a fall-induced hip fracture, and had been discharged home. Using grounded theory, a core category of ‘taking control’ emerged. The three stages that people moved through in the process of taking control after hip fracture were: ‘going under’, ‘keeping afloat’ and ‘gaining ground’. Nautical metaphors emphasise the precarious and unstable conditions of life after hip fracture, as well as conceptualising the physical and emotional struggles that people faced in ‘balancing’ help and risk. The study stresses the role that healthcare professionals have in facilitating restoration of control and increasing self efficacy.
How different dance forms construct a sense of community amongst older people
- Authors:
- PAULSON Sue, WILLIG Carla
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 21(1), January 2011, Online only
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
This study was designed to compare and contrast the health benefits of two different dance forms for older people where a particular dancing partner was not required. The first author participated in two circle dance groups and two Scottish country dance groups, attended by older people over the course of a year. A ethnographic diary and narrative style interviews were analysed in three stages: line by line open coding, focused coding summarising the issues in each paragraph, and identification of the emerging narrative themes. This paper discusses to the role of circle dance and Scottish country dance in the development of a sense of community among participants in the dance groups. The authors argue that circle dance and Scottish country dance are very conducive to constructing a sense of community amongst older people. There are opportunities to participate actively in the particular ‘cultures of dance’ besides additional opportunities to socialise as a member of a dance group. It is concluded that, as such, circle and Scottish country dance can be an empowering activity for some older people.
Gerontological social work research in health and mental health
- Author:
- BERKMAN Barbara
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 21(1), January 2011, Online only
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
Five societal trends pose significant challenges to society and to social work practice: living with chronic illness, community-based practice, patient diversity, family caregiving, and palliative and end-of-life care. This paper looks at these trends, tying them to research priorities which a panel of social work researchers in the United States identified as most significant.
TACT3 - challenging environmental barriers to continence
- Authors:
- BICHARD Jo-Anne, KNIGHT Gail
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 21(1), January 2011, Online only
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
Tackling Ageing Continence through Theory Tools and Technology (TACT3) is a three-year study that is focused on the issues of continence management for an ageing population. The research covered all age groups and interviews with people who use toilets and providers of publicly available toilets are described. An idea for a 'Great British Public Toilet Map’ website is presented.
The role of music and emotion in older people’s experience of taking part in dance groups
- Authors:
- PAULSON Susan, WILLIG Cara
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 21(1), January 2011, Online only
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
The research question driving the ethnographic research reported in this paper was how do various ‘cultures of dance’ construct experiences of health and growing older. Two circle dance groups and two Scottish country dance groups, attended by older people, were involved in the study. The authors conclude that the findings demonstrate that older people are spontaneously finding their own ways of promoting their own mental and physical well being through music and dance, without being part of a planned health promotion intervention or a music and dance therapy group designed for older people suffering from physical or mental illness.
Optimising quality sleep among older people in the community and care homes: Some key findings from a four-year collaborative research project
- Authors:
- VENN Susan, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 20(4), October 2010, Online only
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
The SomnIA (Sleep in Ageing) project aimed to undertake a range of studies relating to understanding poor sleep in later life. SomnIA is a four year NDA Collaborative Research Project which comprises eight workpackages aimed at (a) understanding poor sleep in later life in the community and in care homes, (b) devising interventions to help with poor sleep in the community and in care homes, and (c) dissemination through academic and practitioner conferences and workshops, briefing papers and journal articles, and through the creation of a module on ‘Sleep problems in Later Life’ for the Healthtalkonline website. Key findings are presented.
Potential technological solutions to promote mental well-being in older age
- Authors:
- COOK Glenda, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 20(3), July 2010, Online only
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
Using a multi-national Appreciative Inquiry (AI) design, the strategies that older people adopt to maintain their well-being were examined. Fifty-nine people participated in the study, from the countries of Australia, Germany, South Africa and United Kingdom. Participants described their experiences of mental well-being in relation to: social isolation and loneliness; social worth; self-determination; and security. The authors the reflected on the participants experiences, literature and research to identify potential technologies that may have assisted participants to enhance their self-reported strategies to promote their mental well-being.
Applying the Andersen behavioural model to informal support among Britain’s ethnic minorities
- Authors:
- WILLIS Rosalind, GLASER Karen, PRICE Debora
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 20(3), July 2010, Online only
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
First an overview of the Andersen behavioural model of health service utilisation is provided. Then the rationale for using the model in a study to examine the influence of ethnicity on informal support in later life is discussed. The model contains three sets of predictive factors: the predisposition to use services, the ability to use services and the need to use services. In this study informal support transfer is the outcome variable, rather than health service use, and ethnicity is the primary independent variable. The article discusses the flexibility of the model and concludes it is a useful tool for exploring gerontological theories.