In December last year, Dina Roggero (a first-year PhD student), Professor Anna Whittaker, and Dr Simone Tomaz from the University of Stirling invited members of the Stirling 1000 Elders network to provide guidance on Dina’s research. Her work seeks to understand the availability of physical activity opportunities for people with dementia across Scotland. The Stirling 1000 Elders were invited to provide written feedback on a range of recruitment materials, including a role description, flyer, and consultation questions for the subsequent stages
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I wanted to highlight to you the upcoming Stirling Science Festival next week. In particular, two of us from the Faculty of Health Sciences are Sport, University of Stirling are running a session called Growing Old Disgracefully – How engaging with technology can help improve health in later life. It is on Thursday, 7-8.30pm in the Tollbooth
Anonymised data from discussions are available here: http://hdl.handle.net/11667/249
Effect of Dimmed Lighting Conditions on Obstacle Negotiation Thank you for your interest in this study. Before you decide whether to take part, it is important for you to understand why the study is being conducted and what it will involve. Please read the following information carefully and ask questions if anything is unclear or
PARS mini project summary of findings. Clackmannanshire Over 50’s PARS classes This report was compiled by A.C.Whittaker directly from the undergraduate student 4th year dissertation project reports from the students who worked on this study, thus we would like to acknowledge Ellie Sime, Katie Goulder, Kirsty Anderson, Isla Sibbald, Jason Wedlock and Aimee Fairburn, and
What we’ve been up to lately developing physical activity technology for older adults in the GOALD project: https://www.stir.ac.uk/news/2024/april-2024-news/health-tech-trialled-by-older-people-in-stirlingshire/ click the link above to read the brief news story and see what we were doing
Our findings on digital physical activity for healthy ageing can now be viewed in this video:
We are pleased to share insights and outcomes from our pilot project exploring the impacts of a digital Physical Activity (PA) intervention (www.dancesingcare.uk) on the holistic wellbeing of older adults in care homes. Recognising the potent influence of PA on physical, psychological, and social health trajectories amidst the rising demand for care homes globally, our
The GOALD Research Festival was at the Stirling Court Hotel on the University of Stirling campus on October 6th. This enlightening event brought together participants, academics, and partners from the GOALD (Generating Older Active Lives Digitally) project, a pioneering initiative aimed at enhancing the quality of life for older individuals through digital technology. Check out
Len De Nys, University of Stirling and Anna Catriona Whittaker, University of Stirling When you’re suffering from stress, it can affect almost every aspect of your life – even down to how well you sleep at night. While it’s normal to experience stress over things every now and again, if it continues to affect your