As of early 2010 the CAFÉ researchers and advisory group, including consumer representatives from PPIRes (Patient and Public Involvement in Research, see www.norfolkhealthresearch.nhs.uk/nhr/47.html) and Age Concern Norfolk, have:
* Published a research paper on some of the CAFE results: New tricks? Older women’s expertise in the kitchen: some findings from the CAFE Study. Lane K, Poland F, Hooper L. Generations Review. 2010; 20(1). Click here to view the paper.
* Been involved in several local newspaper articles and radio interviews.
* Sent results leaflets out to all CAFÉ participants, to Norfolk lunch clubs, sheltered housing and day centres involved in CAFÉ recruitment, to 250 delegates at a Norfolk POPPs (Partnerships for Older People Projects) meeting, and (via an Age Concern Norfolk mailing) to 530 interested Norfolk organisations. For details of the leaflet, or to order some, see Results of CAFÉ
* Discussed CAFÉ at three conferences - the British Society for Gerontology 2007, 'Transforming Care' in Copenhagen, June 2008, and the British Society for Gerontology 2008.
*Written and submitted one full academic paper, with several more in preparation.
*Begun to use information from CAFÉ in teaching medical undergraduates at the University of East Anglia.
*Offered the example of CAFÉ in promotion of patient and public invovlement in research, at a seminar held by PPIRes in February 2008, as a study with coherent user involvement from inception to dissemination.
We plan to feed CAFÉ’s results into Norfolk County Councils ‘More Choices, Better Choices’ consultation on service provision for older people, into Norfolk-wide planning via Hilary McDonald of Age Concern Norfolk (advisory team member), and hope our presentation at ‘Transforming Care’ (Copenhagen, June 2008) will widen CAFÉ’s impact beyond Norfolk.
Kathleen presenting very initial results of CAFÉ to the British Society for Gerontology meeting in Sheffield on 7th September 2007.
