Quality in Ageing and Older Adults: Volume 22 Issue 2

Editorial

Fiona Poland

Aging researchers in early stages (ARIES): a model for career development collaboration of researchers in aging

Kei Ouchi, Shalender Bhasin, Ariela R. Orkaby

Individuals over age 65 represent the fastest-growing segment of the population, yet they are also the least studied group and are most likely to be excluded from research most…

Making personalised short breaks meaningful: a future research agenda to connect academia, policy and practice

Diane Seddon, Emma Miller, Louise Prendergast, Don Williamson, Joyce Elizabeth Cavaye

There is a growing policy impetus to promote carer well-being through the provision of personalised short breaks. However, understanding of what makes for a successful…

“Honor thy father and thy mother”: the contribution of verbal concerns to the understanding of elderly patients’ satisfaction

Keren Semyonov-Tal

This study aims first, to provide a typology of complaints concerning the treatment of elderly patients in geriatric wards; second, to estimate reported satisfaction with…

The neglected contributions of self-efficacy to older adults’ financial capacity

Hassam Waheed

An ageing population comes with its own set of challenges such as impaired financial capacity and resultant dependency on others to manage financial affairs. Dependency, in turn…

Accessibility and informational barriers to an age friendly railway

Charles Musselwhite, Kelly Roberts

Against a backdrop in an increase in the number of older people in the United Kingdom (UK) and an increase in the amount of travel per person for this age group, the number of…