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Richard D. Wiggins
Researcher at City University London
Publications - 27
Citations - 4116
Richard D. Wiggins is an academic researcher from City University London. The author has contributed to research in topics: British Household Panel Survey & Public health. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 26 publications receiving 3802 citations. Previous affiliations of Richard D. Wiggins include Northampton Community College & Institute of Education.
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A measure of quality of life in early old age: the theory, development and properties of a needs satisfaction model (CASP-19).
TL;DR: A needs satisfaction measure of QoL in early old age, which has four ontologically grounded domains: control, autonomy, pleasure, and self-realization, which appears to be a useful scale for measuring quality of life in older people.
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Quality of life at older ages: evidence from the English longitudinal study of aging (wave 1)
TL;DR: Efforts to improve quality of life in early old age need to address financial hardships, functionally limiting disease, lack of at least one trusting relationship, and inability to move out of a disfavoured neighbourhood if these factors are controlled.
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The Evaluation of a Self-enumerated Scale of Quality of Life (CASP-19) in the Context of Research on Ageing: A Combination of Exploratory and Confirmatory Approaches
TL;DR: In this paper, the conceptual development of a self-enumerated scale of quality of life (CASP-19) was described and an empirical evaluation of its structure using a combination of exploratory and confirmatory factor analytic approaches across three different survey settings for older people living in England and Wales in the new millennium.
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Psychological distress after stroke and aphasia: the first six months
Katerina Hilari,Sarah Northcott,Penny Roy,Jenny Marshall,Richard D. Wiggins,Jeremy Chataway,Diana Ames +6 more
TL;DR: Factors contributing to distress after stroke vary across time, and loneliness and low satisfaction with one’s social network are particularly important and contribute to long-term psychological distress.
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Quality of life in the third age: key predictors of the CASP-19 measure
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify and analyse the lifecourse and contextual factors that influence the quality of life in early old age, including social support and participation, the quality and quantity of social contact, feelings of trust and reciprocity about the local neighbourhood, health and financial security.