Quality in Ageing and Older Adults: Volume 17 Issue 3

Guest editorial

Alisoun Milne, Toby Williamson

Sustaining the self in the “fourth age”: a case study

Denise Tanner

The purpose of this paper is to illuminate from the perspective of an older person (Harriet) the factors that support and jeopardise mental well-being in the fourth age.

Understanding and alleviating loneliness in later life: perspectives of older people

Mary Pat Sullivan, Christina Rita Victor, Michael Thomas

There is extensive empirical literature that has sought to establish the prevalence of, and risk factors for, loneliness and social isolation in later life. Traditional empirical…

Improving mental health in later life: the role of service user involvement

David Crepaz-Keay

The purpose of this paper is to describe service user involvement, explain some of the key issues that define, affect or protect mental health in later life and show how…

Hospital discharge: lost opportunities to promote or maintain older people’s mental health

Tarran Haskey Macmillan

The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of hospital discharge on the wider wellbeing of older people, drawing out implications this can have on mental health.

The role and influence of micro-cultures in long-term care on the mental health and wellbeing of older people: a scoping review of evidence

Rasa Mikelyte, Alisoun Milne

The purpose of this paper is to explore evidence about the role played by micro-cultures in long-term care (LTC) settings in shaping residents’ mental health and wellbeing.