Quality in Ageing and Older Adults: Volume 2 Issue 4

Editorial

Ron Iphofen

Caring for a relative with dementia: The perceptions of carers and CPNs

Susan Pickard, Caroline Glendinning

Older people with dementia living in the community are most likely to be cared for by other older people, predominantly spouses, who will be at increased risk of stress‐related…

The coping methods of patients with Parkinson's disease, their carers, and the associations between health‐related quality of life and depression

Peter Hobson, Lesley Leeds, Jolyon Meara

The methods of coping and their relationship to disease severity, cognitive function, depression and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) were examined in 79 Parkinson's disease…

Insomnia and ageing: Implications for healthcare practice and policy

Jason Ellis, Mark Cropley, Sarah Hampson

Although ageing itself does not lead to insomnia, changes in sleep architecture (the ‘typical’ physiological progression from wakefulness to deep sleep) and health status create a…

Assessing the outcomes of day hospital care for older people: A review of the literature

Jane Bentley, Julienne Meyer, Kalman Kafetz

The current policy context demands that health service providers demonstrate that services are effective, efficient, value for money and of good quality. Recent Government…

Book reviews