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National evaluation of partnerships for older people projects: interim report of progress
- Authors:
- WINDLE Karen, et al
- Publisher:
- Personal Social Services Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- Canterbury
This is an interim report of an ongoing evaluation of the National POPP -partnerships for older people - projects programme. It is a statement of progress providing very early findings, lessons learnt and key messages from the experience of the POPP pilots to date.
Promoting nutrition in care homes for older people
- Author:
- CARE COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 43p.
- Place of publication:
- Dundee
This report evaluates a programme aimed at improving nutrition in Scotland’s care homes for older people. Programme partners were the Scottish Government, the Care Commission and the Care Homes for Older People Dietitians Network. They, with expert help, designed and delivered the programme and evaluated its impact. The programme partners recruited 112 people who worked in care homes across Scotland, including chefs, care workers and managers. They were asked to become nutrition champions and take part in a six-month programme that would help them learn more about nutrition for older people, give them expert and practical advice from dietitians, develop individual projects to improve some aspects of nutrition in the care home that each worked in, give them the skills they need to make changes in their own care homes, learn from each other and share their experiences in meetings, and online. Everyone involved in the programme gave their feedback, at every stage. This included projects that the nutrition champions put in place in their care homes.
A physical activity program to mobilize older people: a practical and sustainable approach
- Authors:
- JANCEY Jonine M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 48(2), April 2008, pp.251-257.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Despite the documented benefits of physical activity, it remains difficult to motivate older adults to start and maintain regular physical activity. This study tested an innovative intervention for mobilising older adults into a neighbourhood-based walking programme. Researchers recruited a total of 260 healthy but insufficiently active adults aged 65 to 74 years and randomly selected from the Australian electoral roll from 30 Perth metropolitan neighbourhoods. Social cognitive theory guided the design of the program. Researchers collected both qualitative and quantitative data to inform the development, together with ongoing process evaluation. A total of 65 percent of participants completed the program. Their mean weekly walking time for recreation increased by about 100 min, and 80 percent of participants reported that they would continue to walk twice per week upon program completion. Implications: This practical program is potentially effective and sustainable with respect to mobilizing physically inactive older people.
Towards an ageing society: summary of the final evaluation report of HACT’s older people’s programme
- Author:
- HOUSING ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE TRUST
- Publisher:
- Housing Association Charitable Trust
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Hact’s Older People’s Programme set out to improve housing for older people. It was hugely successful. This document is a summary of the final evaluation report produced by Moyra Riseborough. It includes insights about specific policy areas, lessons for programme funders, government and local authorities.
National evaluation of partnerships for older people projects: interim report on progress
- Author:
- UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This is an interim report of an ongoing evaluation of the national partnerships for older people programme. It is a statement of progress providing very early findings, lessons learned and key messages from the experience of the pilots to date.
Usefulness of Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) in the Korean elderly population
- Authors:
- JO Sangmee Ahn, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 22(3), March 2007, pp.218-223.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic validity of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) in the elderly and to suggest an optimal cut-off score in order to screen major depressive disorder. The BDI and an elderly health questionnaire were administered to 2729 subjects over the age of 60 chosen by stratified random sampling in a Ansan City, South Korea. The BDI and geriatric depression scale (GDS) were examined at about a two-year interval. A reliability and validity test, a factor analysis and an ROC curve analysis were performed. Eighty-four subject had depression and 2645 subjects were rated as normal. The BDI showed significant positive internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Convergent validity with GDS was significantly positive, and an exploratory factor analysis revealed four factors. The authors suggest a score of 16 as the optimal cut-off point for the BDI when screening for major depression. The results of this study showed that the Korean version of the BDI is appropriate for screening for depression and 16 is the optimal cut-off score for the Korean elderly. Screening of elderly depression with BDI in the community would be valuable when comparing with younger adults and with their former BDI data which were taken when they were young.
Validation of the Spanish version of the EURO-D scale: an instrument for detecting depression in older people
- Authors:
- LARRAGA Laura, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 21(12), December 2006, pp.1199-1205.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The objective was to standardize the EURO-D scale as a method for detecting depression in Spanish older people. In a first phase, a sample of 1080 community older people was assessed with the GMS-AGECAT by lay interviewers. In a second phase, all the probable cases and a similar number of randomly selected probable non-cases were assessed using DSM-III-R diagnosis by psychiatrists. To test reliability, internal consistency with the Cronbach alpha coefficient and test-retest reliability (Kappa value) were obtained. Validity, sensitivity and specificity, predictive values, Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve, and Specific Likelihood Ratios (SSLR) were calculated. A high internal consistency was obtained in both phases of the study ( = 0.75; = 0.79, respectively). Test-retest reliability was acceptable (weighted kappa = 0.60). For the prediction of DSM-III-R diagnosis validity coefficients (cut-off point 3/4) were: sensitivity 91.8%, specificity 76.6% and area under the ROC curve 0.92 [95% Confidence Intervals (0.89-0.95)]. Illiteracy and cognitive difficulties had a small negative effect on the performance of the scale. The EURO-D scale is a reliable and valid instrument for detecting probable cases of depression in older people in Spain. Illiteracy and cognitive difficulties should be considered when interpreting the results.
Evaluation of the intensive activity period 50plus pilots
- Authors:
- ATKINSON Joan, et al
- Publisher:
- Corporate Document Services; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 163p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This research provides qualitative evidence towards the evaluation of the IAP 50 Plus Pilots, which trialled the benefits of making participation in the Intensive Activity Period mandatory for New Deal 25 plus participants aged between 50 and 59. The research focused on four of the 14 pilot sites, and was principally based on face-to-face interviews involving 75 staff, 23 providers and 182 participants, in two waves, in spring 2005 and winter 2005/06. The research confirmed that the pilots were delivered without undue difficulty largely because, with quite small numbers of customers involved, they represented only a fairly modest extension of existing practice, required no significant change in the organisation or provision, and drew on an experienced cadre of NDPAs and IAP providers.
Evaluering van die benutting van gemeeskapsdienste deur bejaardes in 'n semi-stedelike gebied
- Authors:
- STRYDOM H., ROUX A.A.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Maatskaplike Werk, 42(2), June 2006, pp.173-186.
This study reports on a needs assessment done in the greater Potchefstroom area with the aim to evaluate the various community services of the Potchesfstroom Service Centre for the Aged. This study ascertained why some aged people are not members of the service centre and what kinds of services are preferred by members and non-members of the service centre. Some recommendations had also been made regarding steps to be taken by the Potchesfstroom Service Centre for the Aged in order to still improve the current services offered. [Article in Afrikaans].
Evaluating a project to improve care of older people in Scotland
- Authors:
- McDONACH Eileen, KYDD Angela
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 21.9.04, 2004, pp.34-36.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
The second of two articles describing an innovative pilot study in Scotland attempting to promote evidence-based practice in the nursing care of older people in a variety of residential care settings. Documents findings from a qualitative process evaluation of the experiences of 8 nurse clinicians who participated in the pilot. The evaluation provided valuable insights into how future schemes might be enhanced.