OPAN Information and Resources Bulletins
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OPAN NETWORK DOCUMENTS AND REPORTS

 

 

OPAN - Scoping document

This is the first document produced by the team brought together in Wales to look at developing the Older People and Ageing R&D Network. DOWNLOAD

 

 

OPAN - Application for Full Network Status

This is the document produced by the team behind the initiation of the Older People and Ageing Research and Development Network in Wales in 2005 DOWNLOAD

 

OPAN - Annual Report Dec05 - Mar07 Narrative

This is the first annual report from the network DOWNLOAD

 

 

  

 

 

 PUBLISHED RESEARCH

(Network led or completed in collaboration)

 

 

Phillips, J. and Burholt, V., 2007. Ageing in Wales. Contemporary Wales 19 (1)

  

 

Living Longer, Living Better. WAG 2007  

 

 

Fagerström, C., Borg, C., Balducci, C., Burholt, V., Wenger, G. C., Ferring, D., Weber, G., Holst, G., Hallberg, I. R., 2007, Life satisfaction and associated factors among people aged 60 years and above in six European countries. Applied Research in Quality of Life…

 

 

Borg, C., Fagerström, C., Balducci, C., Burholt, V., ., Ferring, D., Weber, G., Wenger, G. C., Holst, G., Hallberg, I. R., 2007, Life satisfaction in six European countries. The relationship to health, self-esteem, and social and financial resources among people (65–89 years old) with reduced functional capacity. Geriatric Nursing

 

Phillips, J. and Warnes, A., 2007 Progress in Gerontology: Where are we going? In: M.Bernard & T. Scharf (eds) Critical Perspectives on Ageing Societies. Polity Press.

 

 

Bernard, M. and Phillips, J., 2007 Working Carers of Older Adults: what helps and hinders in juggling work and care? Community, work and family, 10 (2): p139-160

 

 

Burholt, V. and Windle, G. 2006. The material resources and well being of older People. Joseph Rowntree Foundation

 

 

Windle, G., Burholt, V., and Edwards, R.T. 2006 Housing related difficulties, housing tenure and variations in health status: evidence from older people in Wales. Health & Place, 12 (1), 267-78

 

 

Drooglever Furtuijn, J., van der Meer , M., Burholt, V., Ferring, D., Quattrini, S., Rahm Hallberg, I., Weber, G., Wenger, G.C. 2006 The activity patterns of older adults: a cross sectional study in six European countries. Population 12(5): p353-69

 

 

Woolhead, G. Tadd, W. et al 2006 “Tu” or “Vous?” a European qualitative study of dignity and communication with older people in health and social care settings. Patient Education and Counseling, 61: p363-71 Abstract

 

 

Burholt, V. and Windle, G. 2006 Keeping warm? Self-reported housing and home energy factors impacting older people heating homes in North Wales. Energy policy 34 (10): p1198-1208

 

 

Burholt, V. 2006 “Adref”: theoretical contexts of attachment to place for mature and older people in rural North Wales. Environment and Planning A, 38: p1095-1114

 

 

Bayer, A. 2006 Death with Dementia – the need for better care. Age and Ageing 35: p101-102

 

 

Tadd, W. and Bayer, A. 2006 Dignity in health and social care for older Europeans: implications of a European project. Aging Health 2(5):p771-779

 

 

Bayer, A. (Aug 2006) Psychogeriatric update. Aging Health. 2 (4): p547-551

 

 

Handley, O.J., Morrison, C.M., Miles, C. and Bayer, A.J. (2006) ApoE gene and familial risk of Alzheimer's disease as predictors of odour identification in older adults. Neurobiology of Aging. 27: p1425-1430

 

 

Gallacher JE, Pickering J, Elwood PC, Bayer AJ, Yarnell JW, Ben-Shlomo Y. 2005 Glucoregulation has greater impact on cognitive performance than macro-vascular disease in men with type 2 diabetes: data from the Caerphilly study. Eur J Epidemiol. 20(9):761-8.

 

 

Sinclair AJ, Conroy SP, Davies M, Bayer AJ. 2005 Post-discharge home-based support for older cardiac patients: a randomised controlled trial. Age Ageing. 2005 Jul;34(4):338-43.

 

 

Passmore AP, Bayer AJ, Steinhagen-Thiessen E. 2005 Cognitive, global, and functional benefits of donepezil in Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia: results from large-scale clinical trials. J Neurol Sci. 2005 Mar 15;229-230:141-6.

 

 

Ageing Well: European Study of Adult Well Being 2003 - summaries and reports - Burholt, V., Wenger, G.C. and Windle, G. at Bangor University were co-authors

 

 

Strategy for Older People in Wales Literature Review (2001) The aim was to conduct literature reviews of research/academic reports which covered all aspects of the lives of older people. The project was led by Vanessa Burholt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Updated 5 Aug 08, Kelly Fitzgerald