Quality in Ageing and Older Adults: Volume 4 Issue 3

Editorial

Ron Iphofen

The impact of falls on quality of life: Empowering older women to address falls prevention

Lori Weeks, Karen Roberto

Although older women are at disproportionate risk of falling and becoming injured, little is known about the effect of falling on their quality of life. In this qualitative study…

Health needs assessment: Involving older people in health research

Maria Horne, John Costello

This paper reports on an action research study whose aim was to elicit the health needs of older people as part of a wider health needs assessment exercise. The sample consisted…

The provision of information and advice for older people: What more do they want?

Norma Raynes, Pat Margiotta, John Lawson, Dimitrios Pagidas

The importance of providing clear, relevant information and advice for older people has been recognised by health care professionals, politicians and policy makers. Key policies…

The social and policy implications of non‐heterosexual ageing ‐ Selective findings

Brian Heaphy, Andrew Yip, Debbie Thompson

This brief paper presents selective findings from a project that explored the issue of ageing in a non‐heterosexual context, and the implications for social policy. The study…

Book Reviews