Davide Lucantoni – Paar-Net

Davide Lucantoni, Grantee of Short Term Scientific Mission

Bio:

I received a master’s degree in Economics and Management from the Polytechnic University of Marche. Currently, I am carrying out research activities on active ageing issues at the Centre for Socio-Economic Research on Ageing of the IRCCS-INRCA of Ancona, as part of the research project “National multilevel co-managed coordination of active ageing policies in Italy”, funded by the Department for Family Policies at the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers. As part of these activities, I have developed experience and interest in the field of participatory approaches to policy-making for older people, with the aim of ensuring that older people have a voice in decision-making processes.

Grant supported actions and initiatives:

The aim of my STSM experience “Learning by Doing a Scoping Review on Participatory Interventions for Promoting Healthy Cognitive Aging” was both to progress from theoretical methodological guidance to hands-on experience in performing scoping reviews, and to deepen knowledge with respect to the meaningful involvement of older adults in participatory research on healthy cognitive ageing. This, by also holding meetings with other researchers, delivering presentations and disseminating information about the PAAR-net activities.

Testimonial:

Overall, the STSM exceeded the objectives initially set, as I had the opportunity to also explore the ethical issues related to participatory research with older adults. In sum, the STSM provided me with a greater understanding of the methodology used for developing scoping reviews – by working closely with more experienced researchers – and inspired me to carry out more studies on participatory approaches with older adults in different fields, in order to further indentify and bridge the existing gaps between research, policy and practice.