RESEARCHING AND IMPLEMENTING AGEING WELL PROGRAMMES IN EUROPE: WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES?

Abstract

Summary of the Symposium: In Europe, different occupation-based programmes designed to help older adults to redesign their later life have been developed inspired by the US Well Elderly Study. Differences and similarities of... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Fenna van Nes (Research Group Occupational Therapy , ACHIEVE, Centre of Applied Research, Faculty of Health, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.)
  2. Christina Jessen-Winge (Professionshøjskolen Metropol, Copenhagen, Denmark)
  3. Dorothea Harth (Department of Social Work and Health, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Hildesheim, Germany. Member of the TATKRAFT Network)
  4. Caroline Rijkers (Research group Occupational Therapy - Participation and Environment, Amsterdam Centre for Innovative Health Practice (ACHIEVE), Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
  5. Gail Mountain (University of Bradford, UK and Health Services Research, University of Sheffield, UK.)
  6. Rieke Hengelaar (Research Group Occupational Therapy , ACHIEVE, Centre of Applied Research, Faculty of Health, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.)

Topic Areas

Europe 2020 targets and occupational therapy /science development , Community society gender, culture , New and innovative intervention

Session

Symposium » 3G (09:40 - Friday, 17th June, Dillon Theatre)

Paper

Galway_Symposium_Ageing_Well_final_paper_.docx