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| Why is it so important to consider so-called invisible older people in UK healthcare? | | Author(s) | Anthea Tinker, Nesar Gilani, Isabella Luthra |
| Journal title | Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, vol 15 no 4, 2014 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2014 |
| Pages | pp 187-196 |
| Source | www.emeraldinsight.com/qaoa.htm |
| Keywords | Physical disabilities ; Cognitive impairment ; Sexual orientation ; Mental disorder ; Depression ; Dementia ; Prisoners ; Homelessness ; Health [elderly] ; Needs [elderly] ; Health services ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | Using information obtained from academic literature, government statistics and other publications from relevant organisations, this paper discusses older people who are in groups that are not readily visible to policy makers and practitioners. The authors investigated one 'invisible' group each; and comparisons and conclusions were then made collaboratively. The six underserved populations covered were older people with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, those from lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities, older prisoners, older people with chronic long-term mental health problems (in particular depression and dementia), and those who are homeless. The issues of health needs, access to health care and provision of services are discussed. Many groups of older people seem to be absent from statistics and from policy making. The paper suggests that there needs to be more research to identify the scale of any problems and how they may be solved. There are practical implications for health and social care professionals, if they do not recognise that there are groups in society about whom little is known. Lack of knowledge and empathy may affect their approach to these groups. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170526208 A |
| Classmark | BN: E4: ES6: E: ENR: EA: TGF: K4A: CC: IK: L: 64A |
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