IMPACT: Publications arising from the work programme and collaborations

Papers:

Windle, G. The contribution of resilience to healthy ageing. (2012). Perspectives in Public Health, 132 (4), 159-160 (IF=1.089).

Windle, G. (2011). What is resilience? A review and concept analysis. Reviews in    Clinical Gerontology, 21 (2), 151-169.

http://journals.cambridge.org/repo_A81iOgzq

Windle, G., Bennett, K. and Noyes, J. A methodological review of resilience measurement scales. (2011). BMC Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 9 (8),     doi:10.1186/1477-7525-9-8

Note: this paper is tagged as ‘highly accessed’ by the journal.

Windle, G. & Bennett, K.M. (2012). Resilience and Caring Relationships. In   Ungar, M. (ed). The Social Ecologies of Resilience. A Handbook of Theory  and Practice.  p. 219-231. New York: Springer.

 

Presentations:

Windle, G. Psychological resilience in later life. Paper presented at the 64th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, 18th -22nd November, 2011, Boston, USA. 

Windle, G. Is it worth taking the trouble to study resilience? (Invited paper). The Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, University of Liverpool, 9th November, 2011.

Windle, G. Resilience research: consolidating 20 years of evidence. Paper presented at Resilience – why bother? International Conference, University of Brighton, 6th-6th April, 2011.

Windle, G.  A Mixed-Methods Approach to Synthesising Resilience Research: Definition, Measurement and Gaps in the Evidence. Paper to be presented at the Gerontological Society of America 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting, 19th-23rd November, New Orleans, USA.

Windle, G. Resilience research: consolidating 20 years of evidence. Paper presented at the British Society of Gerontology 39th Annual Conference, 6th to 8th July 2010 Brunel University.

Windle, G. The resilience and healthy ageing research network: An overview. Poster presentation at Pathways to Resilience II: Social Ecology of Resilience, Halifax, Nova, Scotia, Canada, 7th -10th June, 2010.

 

Windle, G,. Bennett, K and Noyes, J. A methodological review of resilience measurement scales. Paper presentation at the Pathways to Resilience II: Social Ecology of Resilience, Halifax, Nova, Scotia, Canada, 7th -10th June, 2010.

How can resilience be developed, maintained and enhanced to reduce health and social inequalities and achieve healthy ageing across the life-course?

A summary document outlining a number of interventions to promote resilience can be downloaded here.

How can resilience best be defined and measured in order to inform research, policy and practice?

As part of the work programme, a number of Resilience Measurement Scales were identified. A summary of these scales and references can be downloaded here.

The work programme methodology

A summary of the methodology can be downloaded here.

A flow chart documenting the review process can be downloaded here.

The bibliography and comments on the literature can be downloaded here.

 

Related Research:

Lifestyle Matters for maintenance of health and wellbeing. MRC/LLHWB £1,131,314; 2011

Maintaining Function and Well-Being: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. Economic and Social Research Council Large Grant/HEFCfW, £3.2m 2010

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