WP4 Summary Updates
Read progress reports on the elements of research which contribute to WP4 Understanding the Person in Context.
These summaries offer an insight into the research being taken forwards by the team.
The aim of the Enhancing Informal Networks of Care project is to better understand the role of informal care in supporting older adults, towards realising ways to reinforce these networks. Recognising how hidden and often undervalued informal care is, we intended to realise the value of such care and make it more visible within our society By engaging and collaborating with older adults, this work has sought to capture their present challenges and re-imagine their care futures.
The aim of the Images of Care project is to gain a deeper understanding of care in later life by examining how care is portrayed in news images and how individuals themselves visually communicate their experiences of care. It is crucial to examine how care in later life is visually represented, as these visual representations shape societal norms and perceptions surrounding aging and care.
Access to outdoor environments can have positive impacts on individual health and wellbeing enabling people to remain healthy and active in older age and improving quality of life. Yet as people age, they may experience increased difficulties getting out and about. We sought to improve understanding of the aspects of the outdoor environment that can support people to get outdoors as well as the barriers people face. We invited older adults to tell us about their outdoor activities that are important to them and what enables them to pursue them. Spanning two years (2022-2023) the project has involved 45 participants aged 50 or over, living in five different areas of Scotland.
