Assistive technology (AT) is defined in this paper as ‘any device or system that allows an
individual to perform a task that they would otherwise be unable to do, or increases the ease …

… In this fourth and renamed edition, Anthea Tinker synthesises and discusses a wide range
of literature about older people, drawing from fields such as medicine, sociology and social …

Grandparents are becoming an increasingly important source of childcare. However, caring
for grandchildren may have negative health consequences particularly for grandparents with …

The growing proportion of older people, especially the very old, is often thought of in negative
terms such as the need for more health care. But the implications are wider and affect the …

Purpose: To synthesize qualitative studies on adjusting after stroke, from stroke survivors’
and carers’ perspectives, and to outline their potential contribution to an understanding of …

Objectives: Grandparents are an important source of childcare. However, caring for
grandchildren may affect grandparents’ health in both positive and negative ways. Our study …

Across Europe increased life expectancy means it is now quite common for a child to grow
up while their grandparents and even great grandparents are alive. Grandparents have …

Objectives. Grandparents play an important role in looking after grandchildren, although
intensive grandparental childcare varies considerably across Europe. Few studies have …

Background: Adaptations and assistive technology (AT) have an important role in enabling
older people to remain in their own homes. Objective: To measure the feasibility and cost of …

Research from the United States has shown significant increases in the prevalence of three-generation
households and in households consisting solely of grandparents and …