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I'm tickled that I took that photo
- Author:
- MITCHELL Rosas
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 13(2), March 2005, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Describes the 'Captured Memories' project, one of a range of projects run by the Dementia Services Development Centre, Stirling University with funding from the Morton Charitable Trust. The project encouraged people with dementia to take up photography. The project had four separate phases: preparation, outings, interviews with participants, and resources and displays that were one of the outcomes of the project.
Living with elder wisdom
- Author:
- BIANCHI Eugene
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 45(3), 2005, pp.319-329.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This study is based on interview research with over a hundred creative elders. Their spirituality is explored through their life experiences as re-interpreted in later years. Spirituality is often expressed in “non-religious” language. They speak of inner empowerments: cultivating self-esteem, harvesting memories, transformative turning points, life-long learning, themes of humor and gratitude, and encountering mortality. They also explore outward empowerments: developing new purposes, welcoming possibilities, fostering more freedom, cultivating family and friends, forming intentional communities, and taking on larger social causes re peace, justice and ecology. This elder spirituality manifests important changes in their earlier views of religion. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Dancing towards youthfulness
- Author:
- HOUSTON Sara
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 9(2), June 2005, pp.15-17.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Reports on research indicating that older people, whatever their physical condition can take part in creative dance and reap the benefits from participation. The research took place from 1998 to 2001 on approximately 40 residents in Bristol from three sheltered housing estates and one residental home. The results revealed that creative dancing benefited the volunteers both in physical activity and mental well-being. In conclusion, the author asserts how dance classes are no longer the elitism of the young and that more dance projects for older people are now being set up.
'Payback time': community volunteering among older adults as a transformative mechanism
- Author:
- NARUSHIMA Miya
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 25(4), July 2005, pp.567-584.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This qualitative study explores the conditions and experiences of older adults' ‘formal’ volunteering through non-profit organisations (NPOs) in Toronto from both organisational and individual perspectives. In spite of the ageing population and the need for NPOs to expand their services, the participation of Canadian seniors in community volunteering has been stagnant for 15 years. What organisational and structural supports might encourage the expansion of volunteering among this group? How do current administrative conditions impact upon senior volunteers? What do older adults expect to gain from community volunteering? The qualitative data collected through interviews, documents and participant observation are analysed using an inter-disciplinary framework that combines theories of the moral economy of ageing, adult development and transformative learning. The results include a socio-demographic profile of senior volunteers in 12 Toronto NPOs, and the administrative characteristics of the six organisations that engage the majority. It is argued that the self-help and transformative mechanisms embedded in community volunteering provide opportunities for retirees to sustain their self-esteem and sense of wellbeing, while cultivating ‘generativity’ in late adulthood. Promoting transformative learning enables community volunteering to provide meaningful roles for seniors, and promotes citizenship participation and the social economy in an ageing society.
The four notions of dignity
- Authors:
- NORDENFELT Lennart, EDGAR Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 6(1), June 2005, pp.17-21.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Presents the theoretical model of dignity that has been created within the Dignity and Older Europeans (DOE) Project. The model consists of four kinds of dignity: the dignity of merit (social rank and formal positions in life); the dignity of moral stature (the result of moral deeds); the dignity of identity (the integrity of the subjects body, mind and sometimes self-image; and Menschenwurde (the universal dignity that pertains to all human beings to the same extent and cannot be lost as long as the person exists).
Men who work at age 70 or older
- Author:
- OZAWA Martha N.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 45(4), 2005, pp.41-63.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The federal policy on older workers in the US has shifted from the encouragement of early withdrawal from the labour force to the encouragement of continuous participation in the labour force. This article presents the findings of a study, using data from the 1993 Asset and Health Dynamics of the Oldest Old Study, that investigated the effects of health, economic conditions (net worth, employer-provided pensions, and supplemental medical insurance coverage), education, and spouse's work status on the probability of working among men aged 70 or older. The study addressed the probability of working, the probability of working fulltime and of working part-time, and the probability of being self-employed and of being employed by others. Implications for policy are discussed.
Views on dignity in providing health care for older people
- Authors:
- CALNAN Michael, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 16.08.05, 2005, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
The aim of this study was to explore the salience and meaning of dignity and dignified care for care providers and the implications for the provision of care. The project forms part of an international study being undertaken in different European countries comparing health and social care workers' views on dignity. Twelve focus groups were carried out involving a total of 52 participants representing a range of occupational groups. All participants stated that dignity and respect were important for people of all age groups. The evidence the emerged from these focus groups showed that, in spite of the appropriate intentions of providers, older people were not consistently provided with dignified care.
Dignity and older people
- Authors:
- ARINO-BLASCO Sergio, TADD Win, BOIX-FERRER Josep Antoni
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 6(1), June 2005, pp.30-36.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This article deals with professionals' views concerning the importance of dignity for older people and how this can best be maintained. Overall, participants painted a negative picture of the lives of older people, although clear distinctions were drawn between fit and frail older people. Indignities associated with old age arose from ill health, dependency, vulnerability, frailty and loss of competence. It was considered that technological advances made older people seem left behind. However, many described working with this age group as an enjoyable experience. Professionals identified the following factors as essential to dignified care: promotion of autonomy and independence,; a person-centred and holistic approach; maintenance of identity and encouragement of involvement; participation and empowerment; effective communication and respect. Undignified care was associated with invisibility, de-personalisation, abuse, humiliation and narrow and mechanistic approaches to care.
Dignity and older Europeans: methodology
- Authors:
- CALNAN Michael, TADD Win
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 6(1), June 2005, pp.10-16.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Describes the methods used within the Dignity and Older Europeans (DOE) Project and in particular the approach involved in developing the bibliographical database, the philosophical methods used in creating the theoretical model of dignity, together with the empirical methods involved in data collection with older people, health and social care practitioners and the younger and middle-aged adults. The article attempts to provide the reasoning for the chosen methods and highlight some of the difficulties involved in carrying out comparative cross-cultural research.
Dignity: the voice of older people
- Authors:
- BAYER Tony, TADD Win, KRAJCIK Stefan
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 6(1), June 2005, pp.22-29.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Reports on the findings of 89 focus group and individual interviews, involving 391 people aged 61plus in six European countries. The study was carried out with the aim of exploring how older people view human dignity in their lives. It was seen as highly relevant and important concept, enhancing self-esteem, self-worth and wellbeing. Three major themes were identified: respect and recognition; participant and involvement; and dignity in care. The empirical data reflected the theoretical model of human dignity in that it considered the dignity of personal identity as of importance and relevance. In conclusion, the authors assert that for the dignity of older people to be enhanced, communication issues, privacy, personal identity and feelings of vulnerability need to be addressed.