Ageing and Dementia

Research Report

Local People Leading: the role of women in the birth of Scotland’s community-based housing associations

McKee K (2025) Local People Leading: the role of women in the birth of Scotland’s community-based housing associations. ISPA Project. Stirling: University of Stirling.

Data

Themes from online and MS Teams conversations with care staff

Whittaker A (2025) Themes from online and MS Teams conversations with care staff.

Project Report

Home Improvement Services in England: National Evaluation. Final Report

Rolfe S, Mccall V, Harris C, Gilbertson J, Pearson S, Smith R, Wilson I, Marshall M, Preece J, Robinson D, Brown J, McGregor S, Roberts G & Smith P (2025) Home Improvement Services in England: National Evaluation. Final Report. Centre for Ageing Better. Centre for Ageing Better. https://ageing-better.org.uk/document/full-national-evaluation-reportpdf

Article

Personalisation in racially minoritised groups within UK adult social care: a systematic review

Tawodzera O, Stevenson L & Bowes A (2025) Personalisation in racially minoritised groups within UK adult social care: a systematic review. International Journal of Care and Caring, 20 (20), pp. 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1332/23978821y2025d000000103

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Project Report

danceSing Care for Scottish Government Project Evaluation of Care Home Staff and Resident Outcomes in Collaboration with the University of Stirling. Evaluation Report

Whittaker A & Hunt D (2025) danceSing Care for Scottish Government Project Evaluation of Care Home Staff and Resident Outcomes in Collaboration with the University of Stirling. Evaluation Report. Scottish Government. https://1000elders.stir.ac.uk/2025/03/14/update-on-our-dancesing-care-scottish-government-project/

Article

Indoor comfort domains and well-being of older adults in residential settings: A scoping review

Chen Y, Wulff F, Clark S & Huang J (2025) Indoor comfort domains and well-being of older adults in residential settings: A scoping review. Building and Environment, 267 (Part A), Art. No.: 112268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.112268

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Edited Book

Beyond the Game

Crockett Thomas P (ed.) (2024) Beyond the Game. Stirling: University of Stirling. https://beyondthegame.stir.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/CrockettThomas_BeyondtheGame_final.pdf

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Book Chapter

The use of virtual reality to support participatory design processes in environmental design for cognitive change

Palmer L, Quirke M, Huang J & Phillips J (2024) The use of virtual reality to support participatory design processes in environmental design for cognitive change. In: Charras K, Hogervost E, Wallcook S, Kuliga S & Woods B (eds.) Creating Empowering Environments for People with Dementia: Addressing Inclusive Design from Homes to Cities. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003416241-8

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Book Chapter

A life course approach to human development and ageing: impact of war and other contemporary crises

Douglas E & Hagan Hennessy C (2024) A life course approach to human development and ageing: impact of war and other contemporary crises. In: Bonner A (ed.) Social Determinants of Health in Europe: Direct and Indirect Consequences of War. Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.12348190

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Utopian Method: Reimagining Age Expectations and Intergenerational Relationships Through Reader Responses to Tove Jansson’s The Summer Book (1972)

French JE, Lovatt M & Wright V (2024) Utopian Method: Reimagining Age Expectations and Intergenerational Relationships Through Reader Responses to Tove Jansson’s The Summer Book (1972). Age, Culture, Humanities: an Interdisciplinary Journal, 8. https://doi.org/10.7146/ageculturehumanities.v8i.150067

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Article

Living and Researching the COVID-19 Pandemic: Autoethnographic Reflections from a Co-Research Team of Older People and Academics

McCabe L, Brown T, Anderson R, Chrystall L, Curry D, Fairclough M, Ritchie C, Scrutton P, Smith A & Douglas E (2024) Living and Researching the COVID-19 Pandemic: Autoethnographic Reflections from a Co-Research Team of Older People and Academics. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21 (10), Art. No.: 1329. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21101329

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Presentation / Talk

Queering Up Dementia Care: The Next Steps

Bond J & Parish M (2024) Queering Up Dementia Care: The Next Steps. New horizons – Innovating for dementia, 34. Alzheimer Europe, Geneva, Switzerland, 08.10.2024-10.10.2024. https://www.alzheimer-europe.org/conferences/past-conferences/2024-Geneva?language_content_entity=en

Article

Digital music and movement intervention to improve health and wellbeing in older adults in care homes: a pilot mixed methods study

De Nys L, Oyebola EF, Connelly J, Ryde GC & Whittaker AC (2024) Digital music and movement intervention to improve health and wellbeing in older adults in care homes: a pilot mixed methods study. BMC Geriatrics, 24, Art. No.: 733. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05324-3

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Article

Policy Responses to the Healthy Aging Challenge: Confronting Hybridity with Social Innovation

Nelles J, Tuckerman L, Purna N, Phillips J & Vorley T (2024) Policy Responses to the Healthy Aging Challenge: Confronting Hybridity with Social Innovation. Journal of Aging & Social Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2024.2384176

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Guideline summary: assessment, diagnosis, care and support for people with dementia and their carers [Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network SIGN Guideline 168]

Burton JK, Soiza RL, Quinn TJ & On behalf of the SIGN 168 guideline development group (2024) Guideline summary: assessment, diagnosis, care and support for people with dementia and their carers [Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network SIGN Guideline 168]. Age and Ageing, 53 (7), Art. No.: afae147. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae147

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Project Report

Using Palliative Care Needs Rounds in the UK for care home staff and residents: an implementation science study

Forbat E, Magregor A, Spilsbury K, McCormack B, Rutherford A, Hanratty B, Hockley J, Davison L, Ogden M, Soulsby I & McKenzie M (2024) Using Palliative Care Needs Rounds in the UK for care home staff and residents: an implementation science study. National Institute of Health Research. Southampton. https://doi.org/10.3310/KRWQ5829

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Towards an Evaluation Framework for Inclusive Technological Innovation in Social and Health Care Services

Wilson-Nash C, Pavlopoulou I, McCabe L & Gibson G (2024) Towards an Evaluation Framework for Inclusive Technological Innovation in Social and Health Care Services. Journal of Business Research, 179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.114704

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Celebrating LGBTQ+ individuals living with dementia: Navigating Pride Month in dementia care settings

Bond JA & Parish M (2024) Celebrating LGBTQ+ individuals living with dementia: Navigating Pride Month in dementia care settings. Journal of Dementia Care, 32 (3), Art. No.: 1. https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/issue/may-june-2024

Conference Paper (published)

Implementation of Virtual Reality Motivated Physical Activity via Omnidirectional Treadmill in a Supported Living Facility for Older Adults: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation.: Virtual reality to motivate physical activity for older adults

Bradwell HL, Cooper L, Baxter R, Tomaz S, Edwards KJ, Whittaker AC & Jones RB (2024) Implementation of Virtual Reality Motivated Physical Activity via Omnidirectional Treadmill in a Supported Living Facility for Older Adults: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation.: Virtual reality to motivate physical activity for older adults. In: CHI '24: Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. CHI '24: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Honolulu HI USA, 11.05.2024-16.05.2024. New York: ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642281

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Situating bridge: Understanding older adults’ digital leisure practices during the COVID-19 pandemic

Snellgrove M & Punch S (2024) Situating bridge: Understanding older adults’ digital leisure practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Leisure Research, pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222216.2024.2329158

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