Research in Active Ageing – overcoming challenges though participant, practitioner and researcher collaboration

1. Active Ageing Research Group
(AARG)
Medical and Sport Sciences,
University of Cumbria
Dr. Susan Dewhurst
Mr Theodoros Bampouras

2. We are committed to helping older individuals maintain
independence and quality of life through scientific
research, translated into everyday applications.
Older
Individual
ResearchersPractitioner

3. Patient and public involvement in research

4. Impact: Older Individuals
Lecture to local U3A groups
Useful to older individuals:
-Information giving
Useful to AARG:
-Discussion on balance and
physical activity issues experienced
by older individuals
-Identify perceived gaps in the
health care of healthy older individuals
-Database of volunteer participants

5. Impact: Practitioners
Collaboration with AgeUK Lancashire
Useful to AgeUK
-Evaluation of schemes and interventions
Useful to AARG
-Identification of gaps in the health care of healthy older
individuals
-Prevention of overlapping of community projects
Training future non-clinical gerontology practitioners
and researchers
Undergraduate programmes; Masters modules; MPhil/ PhD;
CPD module

6. For news and updates on AARG’s activities check our website at
www.cumbria.ac.uk/activeageing and follow us on Twitter @activeageinguoc

7. Handout for discussion