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Older people: independence and mental wellbeing

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  • Reference number: NG32
  • Published:  17 December 2015
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Research recommendations coming out of this guidance

  • Interventions:- In the UK, which activity-based interventions are most effective and cost effective at protecting older people who are at risk of a decline in their independence and mental wellbeing?

  • Identifying older people at high risk:- In the UK, what are the most effective ways to identify older people who at risk of a decline in their independence and mental wellbeing?

  • Local coordination:- In the UK, what are the key components of a local coordination role to ensure best value for money in promoting older people's independence and mental wellbeing?

  • Involving older people in developing interventions:- In the UK, what are the most effective ways of involving older people in developing interventions to promote their independence and mental wellbeing?

  • Factors that influence older people's mental wellbeing:- In the UK, which factors or processes in an intervention influence older people's mental wellbeing?
    How do these factors interact with one another and does the importance differ for different groups?

  • Mid-life interventions:- In the UK, which mid-life groups are currently at most risk of losing their independence or experiencing poor mental wellbeing in later life? And which interventions are most effective and cost effective in preparing these people for later life?

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