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Cheers!? A project about older people and alcohol
Year of publication: 2008Title: Cheers!? A project about older people and alcohol
Author: Ward, Lizzie
Publisher: University of Brighton
Summary: Research exploring circumstances in which older people drink, the meaning it has for them and the impact it has. Identifies befriending schemes as important to help older people who may need to be actively encouraged to take part in activities as they may be unused to mixing with other people. Encouraging older people’s engagement is useful in relation to alcohol issues.
Link to download document: http://www.brighton.ac.uk/sass/research/publications/Cheers_Findings.pdf
