ACT® Research
Age Care Technologies® builds on a heritage of research since 1989 in over 50 countries, resulting in more than 100 peer-reviewed publications.
How does this help?
Built with years of research for maximum impact
Validity
ACT methods have been translated, adapted, and validated for use in more than 50 countries across the world, with high acceptability and reliability across systems, cultures, and resources.
Positive Impact
Use of ACT methods have been shown to deliver significant improvements in independence and wellbeing within three months, with modelling data suggesting an average gain of one extra quality life year in the longer-term.
Reduced Costs
Uptake of ACT methods in local systems reduces adverse health events such as falls and hospitalisations, with an average lifetime reduction in long-term care costs of about 50,000 USD. Global uptake by 100 million older people could generate 50 trillion USD savings for the global economy.
Population Insight
Coming soon
De-identified data extracted to the ACT Global Research Database provides benchmarked information about the concerns, priorities, risks, quality of life and resource utilisation requirement of older populations.
WHO Guidance
A practical method to address the needs of older people living at home anywhere in the world while identifying those who need professional assessment under WHO guidance.
Portuguese older people’s self-perception of their (in)dependency : a cross sectional study.
Brandão, M., Sousa, L., Philp, I, and Cardoso, M. (2015) Journal of Aging and Innovation, 4 (1). pp. 3-17.
Predictive validity of a two-step tool to map frailty in primary care.
van Kempen, J. A., Schers, H. J., Philp, I., Olde Rikkert, M. G., & Melis, R. J. (2015). BMC medicine, 13, 287.
Systematic review of EASY-care needs assessment for community-dwelling older people.
Craig, C., Chadborn, N., Sands, G., Tuomainen, H., & Gladman, J. (2015). Age and ageing, 44(4), 559–565.
Bridlington Project evaluation report. Supportive care, Early diagnosis and Advanced Disease (SEDA) research group.
Oviasu, O. and Macleod, A. (2016)
Utility of the Easy-Care Standard 2010 in the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment of Adults Aging with Developmental Disabilities.
Kaehr, E., Abele, P., & Little, M. (2016). Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 17(12), 1159–1160.
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