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| Elderly people: [involvement in research, and as advisers] | | Author(s) | Gillian Crosby |
| Corporate Author | Centre for Policy on Ageing - CPA |
| Journal title | Research Matters International, special issue, August 1998 |
| Publisher | Community Care, Sutton, August 1998 |
| Pages | pp 22-24 (User Focused Research) |
| Source | Community Care/Research Matters Subscriptions, FREEPOST CN2908, Reed Business Information, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5BR. |
| Keywords | Older people ; Research ; Participation ; Consumer ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | User participation and consumerism have become increasingly important in the development of service provision for older people. This review focuses on three publications demonstrating ways in which older people have been able to influence the design and content of research. `Independence and involvement: older people speaking', by Stephen Abbott and Malcolm Fisk (Abbeyfield Society, 1997) was commissioned by Abbeyfield. It sought the views and feelings of people aged 85 and over about their preferences for living arrangements. `A meeting of minds: older people as research advisers', by Rosemary Tozer and Patricia Thornton (Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, 1995) - which discussed older people's experiences acting as an advisory group having a say in planning community care services - led to a seminar and a workshop discussing the theme further. Presentations at a conference `Putting older people in the picture', edited by Roger Sykes (Anchor Trust, 1997) have further confirmed older people's role in research which affects them. Some points for practice regarding listening to and involving older people in service provision are summarised. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980818006 A |
| Classmark | B: 3A: TMB: WY: 64A |
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