All Outputs (43)

What doctors need to know: prescribing or not for the oldest old. (2016)
Journal Article
KYDD, A. and FLEMING, A. 2016. What doctors need to know: prescribing or not for the oldest old. Maturitas [online], 90, pages 9-16. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2016.05.003

Given the global increase in the number of people over the age of 85, there is a growing body of work concerning this group, termed the oldest old. Much of this work is confined to the literature specialising in geriatrics and the more generic health... Read More about What doctors need to know: prescribing or not for the oldest old..

Attitudes of nurses and student nurses towards working with older people and to gerontological nursing as a career in Germany, Scotland, Slovenia, Sweden, Japan and the United States. (2014)
Journal Article
KYDD, A., ENGSTRÖM, G., TOUHY, T.A., NEWMAN, D., SKELA-SAVIČ, B., HVALIČ-TOUZERY, S., ZURC, J., GALATSCH, M., ITO, M. and FAGERBERG, I. 2014. Attitudes of nurses and student nurses towards working with older people and to gerontological nursing as a career in Germany, Scotland, Slovenia, Sweden, Japan and the United States. International journal of nursing education, 6(2), pages 177-185.

The aim of this study was to describe attitudes towards caring for older people among nurses and student nurses in six participating countries. Working with older people has historically had a negative profile and, with a global rise in the numbers o... Read More about Attitudes of nurses and student nurses towards working with older people and to gerontological nursing as a career in Germany, Scotland, Slovenia, Sweden, Japan and the United States..

Implications for policy and planning to foster solidarity between the generations and enhance healthy life among older adults.
Report
XU, W., ALLEN, L., BRKIC, J., AMINU, A., SM-RAHMAN, A., KYDD, A. and FIALOVÁ, D. [2021]. Implications for policy and planning to foster solidarity between the generations and enhance healthy life among older adults. EuroAgeism Work Package 2. Hosted on the EuroAgeism website [online]. Available from: https://euroageism.eu/project_publications/policy-report-wp2/

This policy document is a compilation of the studies of the five Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) in Working Package 2 of the EuroAgeism project (WP2). WP2 explores ageism in access to goods and services: social and health services (formal, informal),... Read More about Implications for policy and planning to foster solidarity between the generations and enhance healthy life among older adults..