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Examining associations between sexual behaviours and quality of life in older adults
- Authors:
- FLYNN Taylor-Jane, GOW Alan J.
- Journal article citation:
- Age and Ageing, 44(5), 2015, pp.823-828.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Background: While sexual behaviours are potentially important for quality of life in older adults, they are under-researched. The current study examined associations between frequency and importance of sexual behaviours and quality of life in older adults. Method: One hundred and thirty-three participants (mean 74 years, SD = 7.1) provided information about the frequency with which they participated in six sexual behaviours and the perceived importance of these: touching/holding hands, embracing/hugging, kissing, mutual stroking, masturbating and intercourse. Participants also completed the WHO Quality of Life scale, providing an overall quality of life score, in addition to the domains of physical health, psychological health, social relationships and environment. Participants provided information on their marital status, living arrangements and self-reported health. Results: Both the frequency and importance of sexual behaviours were moderately positively correlated with quality of life (r = 0.52 and 0.47, respectively, both P < 0.001). In separate regression analyses, the frequency of sexual behaviours was a significant predictor of quality of life in the social relationships domain (β = 0.225, P < 0.05), and the importance of sexual behaviours was associated with the psychological domain (β = 0.151, P < 0.05), independent of the presence of a spouse/partner and self-reported health. Conclusions: With ageing trends, a broader understanding of the factors that influence quality of life in older adults is increasingly important. The current findings suggest that aspects of sexual behaviour and quality of life were positively associated. Researchers are encouraged to consider aspects of sex and sexuality when exploring determinants of well-being in later life. (Publisher abstract)
Local urban environments and the wellbeing of older people
- Author:
- DAY Rosemary
- Publisher:
- Scottish Centre for Research on Social Justice
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 59p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
This project explored older people's understanding and experience of their local environment, with an emphasis on how it affects their health and well-being. Environmental equity studies have shown that the physical environment tends to be worse in areas of higher deprivation, but we know less about how different people experience such inequality and what is important to them in their local environment. Older people are a particularly interesting group in this respect as they are often more vulnerable to environmental problems such as pollution and poor maintenance. The project took an ethnographic, qualitative approach to explore these issues with older people in areas of different physical characteristics and different levels of deprivation, in the Glasgow / Strathclyde area.
Developing the Senses Framework to support relationship-centred care for people with advanced dementia until the end of life in care homes
- Author:
- WATSON Julie
- Journal article citation:
- Dementia: the International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 18(2), 2019, pp.545-466.
- Publisher:
- Sage
People with advanced dementia living in care homes can experience social death before their physical death. Social death occurs when a person is no longer recognised as being an active agent within their relationships. A shift is required in how we perceive people with advanced dementia so that the ways they continue to be active in their relationships are noticed. Paying attention to embodied and interembodied selfhood broadens the scope and opportunities for relationships with people with advanced dementia, acting as a counter to social death. This has the potential to improve the quality of care, including end of life care, of people with advanced dementia in care homes. This study examined the role of embodied and interembodied selfhood within care-giving/care-receiving relationships in a specialist dementia care home. Empirical findings and their implications for the development of relationship-centred care and the Senses Framework in care homes are discussed. (Publisher abstract)
Delivering A Better Life for older people with high support needs in Scotland
- Author:
- INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN SOCIAL SERVICES
- Publisher:
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 24
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
'A Better Life' was a major five year programme of work developed by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation which explored how to achieve a good quality of life for older people with high support needs. This briefing looks at the seven key messages from the project in relation to current policy drivers in Scotland and draws out the messages for practice for Scotland. (Edited publisher abstract)
A better life: valuing our later years
- Author:
- BLOOD Imogen
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 91
- Place of publication:
- York
In 2009, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation launched the five-year programme A Better Life, to explore what can help older people with high support needs to improve their quality of life (and what ‘quality of life’ means for them) now and in the future. This book was commissioned by JRF to draw out and reflect on the key messages from this body of work. A recurring theme in the programme is that ageing is about all of us; it is everyone’s business, not just those working in care homes, commissioning health and care services, or developing government policies and programmes. The book quotes the personal experiences of individual older people, and asks why it is that personal identity risks getting overlooked at this stage of life. It looks specifically at how they can contribute to the development of the supportive relationships, which older people with high support needs value. It considers the messages about what ‘choice’, ‘control’ and ‘independence’ mean to people as they get older. A concluding chapter summarises key messages and draws together the practical ideas for change that were introduce throughout the report, starting with old age is not about ‘them’: it is about all of us. Older people are individuals, and as a group, they are becoming more diverse. Relationships matter to us whatever our age: we have a fundamental human need to connect with others meaningfully. Older people with high support needs have many assets, strengths and resources; and whatever our age or support needs, we should all be treated as citizens: the individual and collective voices of older people with high support needs should be heard and given power. A short paper is also available that summarises the key messages from JRF’s ‘A better life’ programme of work. (Edited publisher abstract)
Supporting older people in care homes at night
- Authors:
- KERR Diana, WILKINSON Heather, CUNNINGHAM Colm
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 16(4), July 2008, pp.35-38.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Reports on a research study which looked at night time care practices in care homes in Scotland. The first stage of the study explored the experiences, practices and perspectives of staff, residents, managers and relatives affected and/or involved in night time care. Stage two involved action research (implementation and evaluation) to determine if and how night time care could be improved through a small number of interventions. The article highlights some of the key recommendations from the study.
Supporting older people in care homes at night
- Author:
- PETCH Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 29.5.08, 2008, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
This reports on a study funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on the nature and quality of night-time support provided to care home residents. The study aimed to ascertain the perspectives of different stakeholders and to identify, implement and evaluate practical changes that might improve the night-time experience of residents. Three care homes in Scotland were used as case study sites and interviews were conducted with 22 direct care staff, six managers, eight residents and 10 relatives. The study found that night time care generally received less attention and staff were often less experienced and had received little training.
Local urban environments and the wellbeing of older people
- Author:
- DAY Rosemary
- Publisher:
- Scottish Centre for Research on Social Justice
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 59p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
This study set out to explore how older urban residents feel their wellbeing is affected by their outdoor local environments. It was also concerned with potential environmental inequalities that might occur in several different ways: through local environments differentially impacting on older people as opposed to other residents, through spatial inequalities in the quality of local environments for older people, and through insufficient access for older people to procedures where decisions affecting local environments are made. The research took a multi-case study approach, taking place in three urban neighbourhoods in the Strathclyde region of West Scotland. These three areas comprised a deprived inner city neighbourhood, a suburban estate slightly more deprived than the Scottish median, and a more affluent small town on the coast. The research approach was qualitative, with data collection using one-to-one in-depth interviews, a smaller number of group interviews, and additional observation of older people outdoors in each area.
Findings: local urban environments and the wellbeing of older people
- Author:
- DAY Rosie
- Publisher:
- Scottish Centre for Research on Social Justice
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
This study investigated how local outdoor environments can influence older people’s health and wellbeing. It used qualitative techniques to engage in depth with older people in three different Scottish urban neighbourhoods. It also examined how much influence the older people felt they had in decision-making affecting their local environment. The findings indicate that certain key aspects of local environments can either promote or detract from older people’s mental and physical wellbeing especially by affecting the amount of exercise and social interaction older residents might attain. Planners and urban designers could usefully develop a greater awareness of older people’s perspectives. Key findings are presented.
Scoping study of older people in rural Scotland
- Authors:
- PHILIP Lorna, et al
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive. Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 118p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
In recent years rural policy issues have been to the fore in Scotland. However, the specific needs and characteristics of rural areas have yet to be raised in all policy areas. Issues concerning older people in rural Scotland are a case in point. There have been very few studies of older people in rural areas and in consequence there is little systematic understanding of their life experiences. This report reviews a wide range of material about older people in rural areas, presenting information around five quality of life themes: income, housing, accessibility, health and social care, and social and community life.