Quality in Ageing and Older Adults: Volume 18 Issue 3

International insights on researching and providing for longer-lived communities

Fiona Poland

Challenges in morbidity and mortality statistics of the elderly population in Tanzania: a call to action

Kelvin Melkizedeck Leshabari, Ashok Kumar Biswas, Edward Gebuis, Sebalda Charles Leshabari, Mayumi Ohnishi

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the challenges in the reported statistics of diseases and deaths in the rapidly expanding elderly cohort of Tanzania.

Transit accessibility for older adults in the Greater Lansing, Michigan region

Zeenat Kotval-K

With the growing preference of the generation of ageing baby boomers to age in place, mobility has played an increasingly important role in their continued physical and mental…

Structural relationship between emotional and social support for young adult carers towards intergenerational care of the multi-ethnic elderly

Nurul Hudani Md. Nawi, Puteri Hayati Megat Ahmad, Dahlan A. Malek, Getrude Cosmas, Habibie Ibrahim, Peter Voo, Norazah Mohd Suki

The purpose of this paper is to examine the structural relationship between the emotional and social support provided for individuals with caring responsibilities for elderly…

Notes from the hospital bedside: reflections on researcher roles and responsibilities at the end of life in dementia

Caroline Margaret Swarbrick, Elizabeth Sampson, John Keady

The purpose of this paper is to explore some of the ethical and practical dilemmas faced by an experienced researcher in undertaking research with a person with dementia (whom we…

Perception of risk of adverse outcomes of older people: comparison between nursing homes, day centers and home care services

Laetitia Teixeira, Maria João Azevedo, Sara Alves, Cátia L. Pires, Constança Paúl

In Portugal, the three main kinds of care services available for older people are nursing homes, day centers and home care services. The use of these care services is mostly based…