EXPANDING BENEVOLENT AGEISM: MEASURING EXPERIENCES OF OLDER ADULTS

Annotated Bibliography on Ageism and Respect & Inclusion of Older Adults

Exploring the Lived Experiences of Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenological Study

Objectives: The proportion of older people in the population is very high. Many countries have been on lockdown due to the outbreak of COVID-19, with older adults being under higher mental, physical, and emotional pressures. The present study aimed to explain the lived experiences of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Iran. Materials and Methods: This qualitative phenomenol...

Measuring quality of life in older adults

BACKGROUND The Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit was developed to measure outcomes of social care in England. In this study we translated the four level self-completion version (SCT-4) of the ASCOT for use in the Netherlands and performed a cross-cultural validation. METHODS The ASCOT SCT-4 was translated into Dutch following international guidelines, including two forward and back translation...

Measuring Fluid Intelligence in Healthy Older Adults

The present study evaluated subjective and objective cognitive measures as predictors of fluid intelligence in healthy older adults. We hypothesized that objective cognitive measures would predict fluid intelligence to a greater degree than self-reported cognitive functioning. Ninety-three healthy older (>65 years old) community-dwelling adults participated. Raven's Advanced Progressive Matrice...

Re-employing older workers: Ageism reconsidered

In the future, the ageing of “baby boomers” is likely to result in a shortage of skilled labour in Australia, like other western countries. This shortage is due to baby boomers’ early retirement and decreasing national birth rates. In addition, the workforce is ageing, due to improved health, lifestyle, and longevity. There are several consequences of this increased longevity. A consequence of ...