Rural Disadvantage: Quality of life and disadvantage amongst older people - a pilot study

Abstract

This study highlights different forms of disadvantage experienced by older people living in diverse rural settings. It addresses the experience of disadvantage across the life course, and the impacts of such disadvantage on rural older people's quality of life. As such, the research seeks to contribute to the Commission for Rural Communities' aim to develop policies that better meet the needs of disadvantaged people in rural areas.