New Dynamics of Ageing - cross-council research programme

A new website has been launched devoted to New Dynamics of Ageing [NDA] a cross-council research programme. The first newsletter is available on the site and introduces specific research projects that include:

• KISS – Keeping Individuals Safe and Secure: Safety and Security for Older People
• Smart Clothing for Older People
• Experiences and Uses of Technology in Older Age
• Self Management of Chronic Disease in Older People Using Wireless Technologies
• The Development of an Interdisciplinary Rural Ageing Research Agenda Using the OPeRA (Older People in Rural Areas) Network
• Detecting and Preventing Financial Abuse of Older Adults: An Examination of Decision-making by Managers and Professionals in Health, Social Care, Banking and Asset Management
• Quality of Life (QoL) in Older Age: Psychometric Testing of the Multidimensional Older People’s Quality of Life (OPQOL) Questionnaire and the Causal Model of QoL Under-pinning It