Understanding quality of life in old age

著者

• Walker, Alan

書誌事項

Understanding quality of life in old age

edited by Alan Walker

（Growing older）

Open University Press, 2005

• : pbk

注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-201) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

What constitutes quality of life for older people?How can quality of life be measured?How might policy makers improve quality of life for older people? This book considers key findings from the Growing Older research programme and presents them in a lively thematic format. It discusses essential topics such as environment, family, bereavement, identity, and social interaction and describes key concepts and measures. Using data drawn from a range of different research projects, the book illustrates considerable methodological diversity to capture a broad picture of quality of life. Key implications for future research on quality of life in older age are also proposed. The book is a companion volume to Growing Older: Quality of Life in Old Age edited by Alan Walker and Catherine Hagan Hennessy and is key reading on a range of undergraduate and Masters level courses including social gerontology, social work, sociology and social policy. Contributors: Sara Arber, John Baldock, Kate M. Bennett, David Blane, Ann Bowling, Elizabeth Breeze, Jabeer Butt, Lynda Clarke, Peter Coleman, Kate Davidson, Murna Downs, Maria Evandrou, Ken Gilhooly, Mary Gilhooly, Jane Gow, Jan Hadlow, Catherine Hagan Hennessy, Paul Higgs, Caroline Holland, Georgina M. Hughes, Martin Hyde, Leonie Kellaher, Mary Maynard, Kevin McKee, F. McKiernan, Christopher McKevitt, Marie Mills, Jo Moriarty, James Nazroo, Sheila Peace, Thomas Scharf, Philip T. Smith, Peter Speck, Susan Tester, Christina Victor, Alan Walker, Peter Warr, Lorna Warren, Dick Wiggins, Fiona Wilson.

目次

List of contributors PrefaceInvestigating Quality of Life in the Growing Older Programme Quality of Life: Meaning and Measurement Dimensions of the Inequalities in Quality of Life in Older Age Getting Out and About Family and Economic Roles Social Involvement: Aspects of Gender and Ethnicity Social Isolation and Loneliness Frailty, Identity and the Quality of Later Life Identity, Meaning and Social Support Elderly Bereaved Spouses: Issues of Belief, Well-being and Support Conclusion: From Research to Action References Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA73203421
• ISBN:
  • 0335215238
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Maidenhead
• ページ数/冊数: xii, 209 p.
• 大きさ: 23 cm
• 分類:
  • DC22 : 362.6
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Older people -- Services for
  • LCSH : Older people -- Care
  • LCSH : Quality of life
• 親書誌ID:
  • BA69065801