{"title":"Sleep and autonomy in later life: the SomnIA project","authors":"S. Arber, S. Venn, I. Eyers","doi":"10.1332/policypress/9781447314783.003.0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447314783.003.0002","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter discusses how the sleep of older people is linked to issues of autonomy and active ageing. For older people living in the community, this chapter demonstrates how the strategic use of napping is related to the goal of active ageing, discusses the reluctance of older people to take prescribed sleeping medication, and examines how care-giving can adversely affect the sleep of older people. For older people living in care homes, care home routines, staffing levels at night and night-time monitoring by staff can compromise the sleep of care home residents, which has implications for their daytime functioning. This chapter argues that poor sleep is often ignored by both the medical profession and by the general public, yet is fundamental in terms of optimising health and well-being in later life, and enabling older people to achieve independent and active lives.","PeriodicalId":297828,"journal":{"name":"The New Dynamics of Ageing Volume 2","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127753813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Lloyd, M. Calnan, A. Cameron, J. Seymour, Randall Smith, K. White
{"title":"Maintaining dignity and independence","authors":"L. Lloyd, M. Calnan, A. Cameron, J. Seymour, Randall Smith, K. White","doi":"10.1332/policypress/9781447314783.003.0005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447314783.003.0005","url":null,"abstract":"Older people’s perspectives on their experiences of ageing and dependency shed light on the complex nature of dignity as a personal and social concept. In this study, participants revealed how, as they became dependent on others for support and care, their lives felt increasingly precarious and their sense of dignity was challenged. Influenced by their life-course experiences as well as by their social circumstances, their response to this challenge included both perseverance and adjustment to change. The attitudes and behaviour of others, including those of professionals, contributed in crucially important ways to maintaining their sense of identity and dignity.","PeriodicalId":297828,"journal":{"name":"The New Dynamics of Ageing Volume 2","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129868780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Gilhooly, D. Kinnear, M. Davies, K. Gilhooly, Priscilla Harries
{"title":"Financial elder abuse","authors":"M. Gilhooly, D. Kinnear, M. Davies, K. Gilhooly, Priscilla Harries","doi":"10.2307/j.ctv3s8sjb.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv3s8sjb.9","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter examines the possibilities of the ‘bystander intervention model’ to explore the decision making of health and social care professionals when detecting and attempting to prevent financial elder abuse. It is often suggested that the cases that come to the attention of professionals represent the ‘tip of the iceberg’. If this is the case, argue M Gilhooly, Cairns, Davies, K Gilhooly and Harries, at various points in the decision making process professionals must be deciding not to intervene. Although this UK study goes some way to explaining why professionals find it difficult to detect financial elder abuse, or fail to act when they suspect such abuse, the study also revealed that many professionals do play safe and act even when in doubt. The finding that ‘mental capacity’ was a key determinant of both certainty that abuse was taking place, and likelihood of intervention, is concerning. Prevention requires that such abuse is detected well before an older person loses mental capacity.","PeriodicalId":297828,"journal":{"name":"The New Dynamics of Ageing Volume 2","volume":"100 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134180068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Astell, E. A. Williams, F. Hwang, L. Brown, S. Cooper, C. Timon, L. Maclean, Tom Smith, T. Adlam, H. Khadra, A. Godfrey
{"title":"NANA: a tale of ageing and technology","authors":"A. Astell, E. A. Williams, F. Hwang, L. Brown, S. Cooper, C. Timon, L. Maclean, Tom Smith, T. Adlam, H. Khadra, A. Godfrey","doi":"10.1332/policypress/9781447314783.003.0009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447314783.003.0009","url":null,"abstract":"Technology is increasingly being recognised as a valuable contributor to supporting people to live and age well. As such there are increasing opportunities for working with older adults to create technologies – both devices and applications – that they want to use. The NANA (Novel Assessment of Nutrition and Ageing) project set out to create a new technology toolkit for older adults to use at home to keep track of their diet, mood, cognitive function and physical activity. This was made possible by whole project management, transdisciplinary working and partnership with older adults. This chapter describes the activities undertaken to create and validate the NANA toolkit and the implications of this work.","PeriodicalId":297828,"journal":{"name":"The New Dynamics of Ageing Volume 2","volume":"63 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127051585","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Phillips, N. Walford, Ann Hockey, Michael Lewis, N. Foreman
{"title":"Negotiating unfamiliar environments","authors":"J. Phillips, N. Walford, Ann Hockey, Michael Lewis, N. Foreman","doi":"10.2307/j.ctv3s8sjb.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv3s8sjb.8","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter looks at the mechanisms and strategies used by older people to navigate unfamiliar spaces as pedestrians. Based on interviews with forty-two older people collecting both quantitative and qualitative data, a street audit and interviews with planners, three principal factors helped or deterred older people in navigating an unfamiliar urban setting – the use of landmarks, the availability and usability of signage and if a public space was associated with memories. Stressful areas were identified as those where there was a perception of sensory overload and shared and unclear spaces. The implications for planners are discussed with regard to creating spaces and places that assist older people to remain active and independent.","PeriodicalId":297828,"journal":{"name":"The New Dynamics of Ageing Volume 2","volume":"94 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132578434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}