The Knowledge and Implementation Hub team undertook a desktop environmental scan to find high-quality practical resources on meaningful lifestyle activities for older people. These resources are now available in the Resource Collection of the Hub. To read more about our environmental scan process, see the PDF report below.
What we did
In September 2022, we conducted structured searches using the Advanced Search version of Google alongside targeted searches of relevant organisational websites. We also consulted the ARIIA Evidence Advisory Group on Meaningful Lifestyle Activities to suggest resources to add to our Resource Collection.
Resources had to be Australian, freely available and useful for practice. They also had to meet certain quality criteria such as currency (last 5 years), author or organisation credibility and objectivity, and content accuracy and depth of coverage.
What we found
We identified 29 Australian resources on meaningful lifestyle activities for older people. Different types of resources were identified including webpages, articles, reports, guidance and videos that explained the importance and principles related to meaningful lifestyle activities for older people, particularly person-centred care, and discussed some examples.
Keeping the collection current
The environmental scan process was repeated in May 2023 to find resources produced since September 2022. The project team will continue to repeat the scan process at scheduled intervals to ensure the resource content for mental health and wellbeing remains up to date.
You can download the full environmental scan summary report at the link below.