Search results for ‘Subject term:"older people"’ Sort:
Results 1 - 10 of 43
Taking prevention forward: a directory of examples
- Authors:
- LEWIS Helen, MILNE Alisoun
- Publisher:
- Anchor Research
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
This directory is the final part of the work commissioned from the Nuffield Institute of Health, University of Leeds for the National Preventative Task Group. Its aim is to provide some more concrete examples of preventative approaches and services currently in operation around the country. While most of the examples relate to older people, who were the focus of the original work, thre are also examples relating to other adults, in line with the national policy of 'promoting independence'. (need to refer to others in this series)
Lessons from America
- Authors:
- SULLIVAN Mary Pat, MILNE Alisoun
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Matters (e-Magazine), February 2014, Online only
- Publisher:
- The College of Social Work
As the population ages, the author argues there is a need to develop gerontologise social work and build the profession's capacity to improve care for older people and their families. The article draws on practice from the United States which demonstrate the effective contribution that social work plays in the care of older people. Details of the John A Hartford Geriatric Social Work Initiative in the United States is provided as a case study of a programme to promote cultural change in social work to ensure it is meeting the needs of an ageing society in terms of social work education, training and competency. (Original abstract)
An introduction to the mental health of older people: an introduction to mental health and older people
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, MILNE Alisoun, GEARING Brian, WARNER Joanne
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Place of publication:
- London
**This learning resource was removed in March 2023.** In this learning object you will have the chance to explore the nature and characteristics of the ageing population in the UK, what being 'old' means, and some of the complexity surrounding the concept of 'mental health'. As this learning object presents basic facts and concepts surrounding mental health and older people, it is recommend that you use this object to introduce yourself to this area. This learning object also contains a self-assessment section where you can test how far you have assimilated the key messages.
Developing a profile of older carers
- Author:
- MILNE Alisoun
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 12(2), July 2002, pp.17-19.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
Provides an overview of recent research which aimed to development of a 'profile' of older carers. The review increases understanding of who cares in later life and offers a detailed 'profile' of older carers in the UK.
The ‘D’ word: reflections on the relationship between stigma, discrimination and dementia
- Author:
- MILNE Alisoun
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 19(3), June 2010, pp.227-233.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
This brief article discusses both stigma and discrimination, and how they relate to dementia. It asks what can be done to challenge these problems. Now that it is recognised that people with dementia experience discrimination and stigma, both issues need addressing in anti-stigma strategies.
An introduction to the mental health of older people: services for older people with mental health problems
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, MILNE Alisoun, GEARING Brian, WARNER Joanne
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Place of publication:
- London
**This learning resource was removed in March 2023.** In this learning object you will have an opportunity to learn about the principal services available for older people at the primary, mainstream, secondary/specialist and tertiary levels by travelling down a virtual ‘care pathway’. Along the way you will have the chance to test you knowledge of relevant statistics and will examine cross cutting issues and assessment.
Older carers and carers of people with dementia: improving and developing effective support
- Authors:
- LARKIN Mary, HENWOOD Melanie, MILNE Alisoun
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Society, 21(2), 2022, pp.242-256.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The policy drive to support carers is a longstanding national and international priority. Research about the design and delivery of support for carers is critical to the underpinning evidence base. Through a timely exploration of a third sector perspective, the UK-based study discussed in this article provides insights into approaches to, and the commissioning of, support for older carers and carers of people with dementia. The study highlights the importance of: embedding carers' perspectives in service developments; the provision of both generic and targeted support which adopts a nuanced and tailored approach; titrating the delivery of information and advice at a pace to match carers' needs; capturing quantitative and qualitative dimensions in service evaluation; and increased quantity and longevity of funding. Such insights not only complement existing research but are also generalisable to other countries at a similar stage in the development of carer support. (Edited publisher abstract)
New horizons in supporting older people's health and wellbeing: is social prescribing a way forward?
- Authors:
- HAMILTON-WEST Kate, MILNE Alisoun, HOTHAM Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Age and Ageing, 49(3), 2020, p.319–326.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Older people’s health and care needs are changing. Increasing numbers live with the combined effects of age-related chronic illness or disability, social isolation and/or poor mental health. Social prescribing has potential to benefit older people by helping those with social, emotional or practical needs to access relevant services and resources within the local community. However, researchers have highlighted limitations with the existing evidence-base, while clinicians express concerns about the quality of onward referral services, liability and upfront investment required. The current article provides a critical review of evidence on social prescribing, drawing on the RE-AIM Framework (Glasgow et al., 1999) to identify questions that will need to be addressed in order to inform both the design and delivery of services and the evolving research agenda around social prescribing. The authors emphasise the need for researchers and planners to work together to develop a more robust evidence-base, advancing understanding of the impacts of social prescribing (on individuals, services and communities), factors associated with variation in outcomes and strategies needed to implement effective and sustainable programmes. They also call on policymakers to recognise the need for investment in allied initiatives to address barriers to engagement in social prescribing programmes, provide targeted support for carers and improve access to older adult mental health services. The article concludes that social prescribing has potential to support older people’s health and wellbeing, but this potential will only be realised through strategic alignment of research, local level implementation and national policy and investment. (Edited publisher abstract)
Utilising carer related research and knowledge: a scoping review and information resource. Research findings
- Authors:
- LARKIN Mary, MILNE Alisoun, HENWOOD Melanie
- Publisher:
- NIHR School for Social Care Research
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 5
- Place of publication:
- London
A summary of key findings from a scoping review on carers and caring. The review carried out searches between June and December 2016, retrieving a total of 3,434 references. The resources were classified into four categories: the impact of care; carer variables - the characteristics and features of different types of carer and caring situations; Type of care - the nature of needs of the cared for person, and the features of the care situation; and Support and carers. Key findings include that: caring is extremely diverse and involves all sections and age groups of the population; although there are similarities in the experiences of carers, all caring is unique; and that knowledge about groups of 'hard to-reach' carers remains relatively poor and there are deficits in relation to BAME carers and LGBT groups. The report also outlines the implications of these findings for policy, practice and research. (Edited publisher abstract)
What do we know about older former carers? Key issues and themes
- Authors:
- LARKIN Mary, MILNE Alisoun
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 25(4), 2017, p.1396–1403.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Despite a significant growth in the number older former family carers, they remain largely invisible in carer-related research and literature. To begin to address this deficit, a four-stage literature review was conducted to identify existing knowledge about older former carers. Narrative synthesis of the findings yielded five themes – the concept of ‘older former carer’, the legacies of caring, influences on the legacies of caring, conceptualising post-caring and support services for older former carers. Critical analysis of these findings suggests that existing evidence has a number of strengths. It highlights the terminological and conceptual confusion in the field, identifies the profound financial and health-related legacies older former carers’ experience, the factors which shape these legacies and some of the complexities of bereavement older former carers face. The support needs of older former carers are also illuminated. However, the field is characterised by key weaknesses. The evidence base is fragmented and uneven. In part this reflects lack of definitional consensus and in part the fact that there is much more evidence about some sub-groups, such as carers of relatives admitted to a care home, than others. Methodology-related weaknesses include small sample sizes and a focus on a single, often condition-specific, group of older former carers. An overarching criticism relates to the narrow conceptual/theoretical purview. As post-caring tends to be viewed as one of the final temporal ‘stages’ of the carer's ‘care-giving career’, a bifurcatory model of carer/former carer is created, i.e. that a carer actively provides care and a former carer is no longer caring. This constructs being a former carer – namely formerality – as a single fixed state failing to capture its dynamic and shifting nature and constrains the potential of research to generate new knowledge and extend understanding. (Publisher abstract)