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Virtual special issue on care, creativity, connection and change in gerontology in support of BSG Annual Conference 2025

Journal of Enabling Technologies

The following content from across a number of Emerald Publishing journals on gerontology and related areas has been selected around the themes of the British Society of Gerontology Annual Conference 2025 on care, creativity, connection and change.

This content is in free access for the duration of the event and until 20th July 2025.

 
Care

Routine data collection in home care: a national survey of home care providers in England

The relationship between older adults’ perceptions of ageing and depression: a systematic review

Informal long-term care and its gender distribution: a systematic review

Lost in turbulence? Healthcare workers’ conceptualisations and experiences with navigating time in personalised care

From hospital-centered care to home-centered care of older people: propositions for research and development

Creativity

Painting workshops for people living with dementia as a means of expression and communication: revelations from our elders

The older adult: physical activity considerations and learning to age in place

Combating abuse for older adults: examining the impact of robocare in long-term care settings

Perspectives on a telepresence robot at an independent living facility: lessons learned and implications

Connection

A case study of implementing interprofessional education in care home settings

To protect and serve: a review of initiatives to support of police officers to better meet the needs of older adult

Positive ageing: self-compassion as a mediator between forgiveness and psychological well-being in older adults

The case for transitional services and programs for older adults reentering society: a narrative review of US departments of correction and recommendations

Change

Participatory action research on webs of caring in the digital age across four European countries

The development of a guidance document for interprofessional collaborative advance care planning in dementia care

Carer harm: a challenge for practitioners, services and research

First-line managers struggling to lead home care based on the individual’s needs and goals – conflict between ethical principles

 

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