Abstract Background and objectives This paper aims to add the literature on successful ageing in minoritized ethnic groups. Concurring with critiques of ‘successful ageing’ for focusing values abilities more attainable by white middle-class older people, it explores alternative discourses according which people from groups consider themselves be ‘ageing well’. Research design methods The draws original empirical material derived a longitudinal research project focused five minority living...

Accessible summary Many researches now include people with learning disabilities, which is really positive, but profound and multiple disabilities are often left out. It important to in research make sure all voices represented. This article talks about how a method called photovoice can be used disabilities. Abstract Background : expected that projects addressing the lives of process. In past, such excluded favouring opinions family members, carers professionals. The inclusion welcome much...

Accessible summary: “Learning disability” replaced the outdated term, “mentally handicapped” in UK over 20 years ago. Recently, some services and professionals have been using term “intellectual instead. In America, has chosen to replace old “mental retardation.” There lots of explanation why this happened. UK, there not much explanation. It is important know what terms mean they are being used because their use affects lives people with learning disabilities. This article looks at different...

IMPACTFor public service managers and policy-makers, value is now a common buzzword its creation or production processes represent approaches to delivery. Increasing numbers of academic studies argue that overly optimistic premised on positive ideals universal benefit. Two new terms are proposed in this article both critique current also expand the concept reflect complex reality practice: dis/value ethos. Public ethos represents idealism associated with accounts for relationships...

In the past decade, frailty research has focused on refinement of biomedical tools and operationalisations, potentially introducing a reductionist approach. This article suggests that new horizon in lies more holistic approach to health illness old age. would build approaches view healthy ageing terms functionality, sense intrinsic capacity interplay with social environment, whilst also emphasising positive attributes. Within this framework, is conceptualised as originating much biological...

IMPACT Public services are increasingly thought of in terms the public value they provide. Co-creation is a popular service management tool to provide that benefit value. Both and co-creation have been conceptualized experiences based on two-way relationship between user provider. The authors expand this account for complexity whereby other, often non-human, factors also play an explicit role creation. paper draws particular instance delivery show complexity. Four recommendations practice...

Studies exploring the relationship between time and chronic illness have generally focused on measurable aspects of time, also known as linear time. Linear follows a predictable, sequential order past, present future; measured using clock predicated normative assumptions. Sociological concepts addressing lifecourse disruption following diagnosis served to enhance understanding lived experience. To understand nuanced illness, however, requires further exploration. Here, we show how implicit...

Abstract Value and how it is produced/created in public service organizations (PSOs) represents a current significant issue for those researching working sector management as well users. Recently has been suggested that value PSOs created rather than co-produced through relationship between the user provider based on user’s wider life experience. Importantly, this definition shifts emphasis from PSO (the focus of co-production) to their This by no means an agreed conceptualization; there are...

IMPACTPublic service providers are now expected to play a central role in public value creation by designing and delivering services that both relevant beneficial the wider society which they operate. In this article authors explore view can destroy, as well create value. Drawing on scoping review of co-creation literatures, proposes typology types dis/value emerging from review. The findings will be useful for professionals engaged services, including managers, planners commissioners.

This article contributes to the ongoing development of theorisation learning disability, focusing on value ontological turn. We argue that while social theory has influenced understandings disability within academia, particularly studies, it had a limited impact discursive and practical use term 'learning disability'. How disability' is constructed direct consequence lives people with disabilities. Owing this, we present representative ontology in order progress turn into everyday...

Biographical disruption positions the onset of chronic illness as a major life in which changes to body, self and resources occur (Sociology Health & Illness, 4, 1982, 167-182). The concept has been used widely medical sociology. It also subject critique development by numerous scholars. In this paper, we build on recent developments concept, particularly those taking phenomenological approach, argue that it can help understanding other disruptive health-related experiences across course,...

'Frailty' is increasingly used as a clinical term to refer and respond particular bodily presentation, with numerous scores measures support its determination. While these tools are typically quantitative in nature based primarily on physical capacity, qualitative research has revealed that frailty also associated range of social, economic environmental factors. Here, we progress the understanding older people via new materialist synthesis recent studies ageing. We replace conception...

Here we propose the term 'biographical dialectics' as a sister to disruption' capture ongoing problem solving that characterises lives of many people living with life limiting chronic illnesses. The paper is based on experiences 35 adults end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in receipt haemodialysis. Photovoice and semi-structured interviews showed ESKD use haemodialysis was widely agreed be biographically disruptive. In talking about showing disruption through photographs participants' universal...

Abstract Frailty is increasingly used in clinical settings to describe a physiological state resulting from combination of age-related co-morbidities. also has strong ‘lay’ meaning that conjures particular way being. Recent studies have reported how frail older people perceive the term frailty, showing frailty often an unwanted and resisted label. While there are many scores measures clinicians can use determine little been published regarding health-care professionals make sense term. This...

Visual methods are often used in social science because of the potential for inclusivity and accessibility. In disability studies particular, inclusive research is widely viewed as best practice visual considered more accessible than traditional methods. However, can encounter challenges at stage analysis: it this that either rigour or most likely to be compromised. This paper focuses on use interpretive engagement overcome such analysis photovoice findings. Drawing experience using method...

Haemodialysis is a common treatment option offered internationally for people requiring kidney replacement therapy. Research exploring haemodialysis predominantly clinical and quantitative, improvements to its provision receipt tends also be clinically focused. In recent years, however, number of studies have sought explore the lived experience haemodialysis. These tend use semi-structured interviews present descriptive findings. Such findings serve raise profile patient perspectives...

This paper highlights the central role of flesh within care relationships and how this disrupts progresses existing understandings work. It is argued here that work a connected fluid assemblage diverse changeable factors relationship best understood as form Seeing in way allows between person being cared for carer/s to be seen process becoming; framed becoming-care. To illustrate this, two examples taken from previous project are presented discussed deleuzoguattarian standpoint. In way,...

Visual tools are increasingly used in healthcare settings to improve the quality of care provided. While there a number and frameworks that focus on how create effective visual tools, has been little evaluation their perceived efficacy. This paper presents findings from project sought evaluate use images convey improvement messages professionals. The research setting was UK Clinical Commissioning Group, however, readily translatable other environments. study employed practice approach based...

Including frail older people in the development and improvement of healthcare is a topical issue co-production represents common approach. How to practice effectively, however, remains challenging, particularly when including vulnerable populations. This paper provides methodological highlights from project designed improve care pathways for people. The applied co-constructive approach using situated interviews. We make four recommendations two linked conclusions – that interviews represent...