Selected publications
Journal articles and book chapters

Wells, Y., & Ellis, J. (2010, Spring). Changes in the aged care workforce. Health Issues, 2010, 20-25.

Oakman, J., & Wells, Y. (2010). Retaining older workers: What strategies do organisations need and when should they be implemented? In M. Kumashiro (Ed.), Ergonomic Trends from the East (pp. 157 – 161) London: CRC Press.

Humpel, N., O'Loughlin, K., Wells, Y., & Kendig, H. (2010). Ageing baby boomers in Australia. Evidence informing actions for better retirement. Australasian Journal of Social Issues

Humpel, N., O'Loughlin, K., Wells, Y., & Kendig, H. (2010). The health of Australian baby boomers. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 29, 8-13.

Karmel, R., Anderson, P., Gibson, D., Peut, A., Duckett, S., & Wells, Y. (2010). Empirical aspects of record linkage across multiple data sets using statistical linkage keys: the experience of the PIAC cohort study. BMC Health Services Research.Published online at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/issues/184820/

Kendig, H., Browning, C., Pedlow, Wells, Y., & Thomas, S. (2010). Health, social and lifestyle factors in entry to residential aged care: An Australian longitudinal analysis. Age and Ageing, 39, 342-349.

Wells, Y., de Vaus, D., Kendig, H., & Quine, S. (2009). Health and wellbeing through retirement: Understanding pre-pose and retrospective measures of change. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 69, 287.310.

Foreman, P., Wells, Y., & Ryburn, B. (2009). In Community care for older Australians: Issues and future directions, 3rd edition, R. Nay and S. Garrett. Melbourne: Churchill Livingstone.

Ryburn, B., Wells, Y., & Foreman, P. (2009). Enabling independence: Restorative home care provision for frail older adults, Journal of Health and Social Care in the Community., 17 (3), 225-234. Published on-line at: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/hscc/2009/00000017/00000003/art00001

Wells, Y. D., Petralia, W., de Vaus, D., & Kendig, H. (2008). Recruitment for a panel study of Australian retirees. In Selecting Research Methods, 2,W Paul Vogt (Ed.). London: Sage, SAGE benchmarks in Social Research Methods series.

Wells, Y. (2008). The APS Psychology and Ageing Interest Group.  InPsych, 30, 18.

Someya, Y., & Wells, Y. (2008). Current issues on ageing in Japan: A comparison with Australia. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 27, 1, 8-13.

McIntosh, J. E., Wells, Y. D., Long, C. M., & Smyth, B. M. (2008).

Child Focused and Child Inclusive divorce mediation. Comparative outcomes from a prospective study of post-separation adjustment. Family Court Review, 46, 105-124.

Unsworth, C. A., Wells, Y., Browning, C., Kendig, H., & Thomas, S. A. (2007). To continue, modify or relinquish driving: Findings from a longitudinal study of healthy ageing. Gerontology: International Journal of Experimental, Clinical and Behavioral Gerontology, 53, 423- 431.

Quine, S. Wells, Y., de Vaus, D., & Kendig, H. (2007). When choice in retirement decisions is missing: Qualitative and quantitative findings of impact on wellbeing. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 26, 173-179.McIntosh, J. E., Wells, Y. D., & Long, C. M. (2007).

Child-focused and child-inclusive Family Law dispute resolution: One year findings from a prospective study of outcomes. Journal of Family Studies, 13, 8-25.

De Vaus, D., Wells, Y., Kendig, H., & Quine, S. (2007). Does gradual retirement have better outcomes than abrupt retirement? Results from an Australian panel study. Ageing & Society, 27 (5), 667-682.

Wells, Y., de Vaus, D., Kendig, H., & Quine, S., & Petralia, W. (January 2006). Healthy Retirement Project: Technical Report. http://www.latrobe.edu.au/aipc/projects/hrp.pdf

Browning, C., Wells, Y., & Joyce, A. (2005). The experience of ageing: Influences on mental health and well-being. In V. Minichiello & I. Coulson, (Eds.) Contemporary Issues in Gerontology: Promoting Positive Ageing. Sydney: Allen and Unwin and Routledge.

Wells, Y. (2005). Research and practice with older adults: The picture in Australia. Australian Psychologist, 40(1), 2-7.

de Vaus, D., & Wells, Y. (2004). What should mature-age workers do to promote health and wellbeing in retirement? Health Issues, 80, 23-26.

Wells, Y., Foreman, P., Gething, L., & Petralia, W. (2004). Nurses' attitudes towards ageing and older adults. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 30 (9), 5-13.

Merkes, M., & Wells, Y. (2003). Women of the baby boom generation and unpaid work - What are the indications for the future? Australasian Journal on Ageing, 22(4), 186-190.

Gething, L., Gridley, H., Browning, C., Helmes, E., Luszcz, M., Turner, J., Ward, L., & Wells, Y. (2003). The role of psychologists in fostering the wellbeing of older Australians. Australian Psychologist, 38(1), 1-10.

Wells, Y. D., Petralia, W., de Vaus, D., & Kendig, H. (2003). Recruitment for a panel study of Australian retirees: Issues in recruiting from rare and nonenumerated populations. Research on Aging, 25(1), 36-64.

Wells, Y. D., & de Vaus, D. (2003). Work stress and caregiver stress. In C. Petersen (ed.), Work Stress: Studies of the context, content and outcomes of stress. Amityville, New York: Baywood.

de Vaus, D., & Wells, Y. D. (2003). Stress among older workers and retirees. In C. Petersen (ed.), Work Stress: Studies of the context, content and outcomes of stress. Amityville, New York: Baywood.

Wells, Y. D. (2002). Life transitions: Retirement and widowhood. In C. J. Browning (Ed.), Foundation studies in gerontology: Distance education materials. Melbourne: Australian Institute for Primary Care, La Trobe University.

Wells, Y. D. (2002). Life transitions: Caregiving. In C. J. Browning (Ed.), Foundation studies in gerontology: Distance education materials. Melbourne: Australian Institute for Primary Care, La Trobe University

Wells, Y. D., & Browning, C. (2002). Widowhood. In L. Breslow (Editor in chief), Encyclopedia of Public Health, pp. 1311-1313. New York: Macmillan. .

Wells, Y., & Johnson, T. M. (2001). Impact of parental divorce on willingness of young adults to provide care to parents in the future. Journal of Family Studies, 7, 160-170.

Wells, Y., & Rodi, H. (2000). Effects of pet ownership on the health and well-being of older people. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 19, 143-148.

Major reports

McIntosh, J., Long, C., & Wells, Y. (April, 2009). Children beyond dispute: A four year follow up study of outcomes from Child Focused and Child Inclusive post-separation family dispute resolution. Canberra: Attorney-General’s Department.  

Brocchi, S., Petralia, W., & Wells, Y. (2008).  The Italian Older Community and Problem Gambling. Final report to the Attorney-General’s Department. Melbourne: Co.As.It.  

Lincoln Centre for Ageing and Community Care Research. (December 2007, not yet published).  Aged Care Assessment Program National Data Repository Minimum Data Set Report, Annual Report 2005 – 2006. Australian Department of Health and Ageing.

Petralia, A., Quadara, R., Di Blasi, F., Tallorita, S., & Wells, Y. (2007).  Una Vita Migliore:  Crime Prevention and the Italian Community. Final report to the Attorney-General’s Department. Melbourne: Co.As.It. 

Lincoln Centre for Ageing and Community Care Research. (May 2007, not yet published).  Aged Care Assessment Program National Data Repository Minimum Data Set Report, Annual Report 2004 – 2005. Australian Department of Health and Ageing.

Victorian Department of Human Services and Lincoln Centre for Ageing and Community Care Research (September 2006). Victorian HACC Dependency Survey: A study of clients in the Home and Community Care Program. Melbourne: DHS. http://www.health.vic.gov.au/hacc/downloads/pdf/dependency_survey.pdf

Wells, Y., de Vaus, D., Kendig, H., & Quine, S. (January 2006). Healthy Retirement Project: Technical Report. http://www.latrobe.edu.au/aipc/projects/hrp.pdf

Lincoln Centre for Ageing and Community Care Research (April, 2006). Aged Care Assessment Program National Data Repository Minimum Data Set Report. Annual Report 2004-2005. Australian Department of Health and Ageing. http://www.latrobe.edu.au/aipc/projects/nat_data_rep/index.htm

Howe, A., Doyle, C., & Wells, Y. (2006). Targeting in community care. Australian Department of Health and Ageing. http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/ageing-twf-targeting-report.htm

Lincoln Centre for Ageing and Community Care Research. (February 2005). Aged Care Assessment Program National Data Repository Minimum Data Set Report, Annual Report 2003 - 2004. Not for publication. Melbourne: La Trobe University, Lincoln Centre for Ageing and Community Care Research.

Lincoln Gerontology Centre. (November, 2002). Victorian Aged Care Assessment Program Evaluation, January - June 2002. Not for publication Melbourne: La Trobe University, Lincoln Gerontology Centre.

Wells, Y., Petralia, W., & Foreman, P. (August, 2002). Older Italian-Australians' use of and satisfaction with health and community services. Melbourne: Lincoln Gerontology Centre and Co.As.It.

Lincoln Gerontology Centre. (August, 2002). Victorian Aged Care Assessment Program Evaluation, January - June 2001. Not for publication. Melbourne: La Trobe University, Lincoln Gerontology Centre.

Lincoln Gerontology Centre. (July, 2002). Victorian Aged Care Assessment Program Evaluation, July - December 2001. Not for publication. Melbourne: La Trobe University, Lincoln Gerontology Centre.

Lincoln Gerontology Centre. (November, 2001). Victorian Aged Care Assessment Program Evaluation, July 1999 - June 2000. Melbourne: La Trobe University, Lincoln Gerontology Centre.

Lincoln Gerontology Centre. (September 2001). Aged Care Assessment Program National Minimum Data Set Report, July 1999-June 2000. Melbourne: La Trobe University, Lincoln Gerontology Centre.

Gridley, H., Browning, C., Gething, L., Helmes, E., Luszcz, M., Turner, J., Ward, L., & Wells, Y. (2000). Psychology and ageing: contributions to the International Year of Older Persons. Melbourne: Australian Psychological Society.

Foreman, P., Wells, Y., Petralia, W., & Hamilton-Smith, E. (November, 2000). Promoting positive attitudes to ageing by health professionals and aged care service providers. Melbourne: Lincoln Gerontology Centre