Evidence for an own-age bias in age estimation from voices in older persons.

abstract：:This study investigates the relation between age stereotypes and perceived age discrimination. Existing evidence for such a relation is notoriously ambiguous with regard to its direction-age stereotypes can predict (perceived) discrimination, but experiencing discrimination may also change views on ageing-which is why...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Voss P,Wolff JK,Rothermund K

更新日期：2016-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines the participation of Spanish older people in formal, non-formal and informal learning activities and presents a profile of participants in each kind of learning activity. We used data from a nationally representative sample of Spanish people between 60 and 75 years old (n = 4,703). The data were ...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Villar F,Celdrán M

更新日期：2013-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The Disablement Process model proposes a pathway for how chronic diseases in late life can lead to disability, with the variables in the main pathway designated as pathology, impairment, functional limitations, and disability. The model also suggests that psychosocial and contextual variables in the periphery of the m...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Fauth EB,Zarit SH,Malmberg B

更新日期：2008-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Disability-free life expectancy (DFLE) was compared in six countries taking part in the Cross-national Determinants of Quality of Life and Health Services for the Elderly (CLESA) project. Data from six existing longitudinal studies were used: TamELSA (Tampere, Finland), CALAS (Israel), ILSA (Italy), LASA (The Netherla...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Minicuci N,Noale M,Pluijm SMF,Zunzunegui MV,Blumstein T,Deeg DJH,Bardage C,Jylhä M,CLESA working group.

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ways in which the discrepancy between one's own interest in sex and that of one's partner may affect personal sexual satisfaction has rarely been systematically studied, especially among older adults. Previous research among younger adults indicates that a discrepancy in sexual desire can be detrimental in terms o...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Fischer N,Træen B,Štulhofer A,Hald GM

更新日期：2019-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The point of departure for this study was the need for an instrument capturing social activities updated to the living circumstances of the 21st century. Starting out from the Frenchay Activities Index (FAI), the objective was to investigate the inter-rater agreement of the scoring of a modified and extended Swedish v...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Wendel KA,Ståhl A,Iwarsson S

更新日期：2013-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives were to investigate in older adults (1) whether regular preventive home visits are associated with change or stability in physical activity and (2) whether education of home visitors influences stability and change in physical activity. The design was a prospective controlled randomised follow-up study ...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Poulsen T,Elkjaer E,Vass M,Hendriksen C,Avlund K

更新日期：2007-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:This research investigates how a sense of belonging functions as protective mechanism against loneliness. Inspired by the work of Berry (1980) on acculturation strategies (i.e. integration, assimilation, separation and marginalization), we distinguish migrants who feel a relatively strong or weak sense of belonging to...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Klok J,van Tilburg TG,Suanet B,Fokkema T,Huisman M

更新日期：2017-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Our goal in this paper is to analyse the extent to which completed fertility, and in particular childlessness, is a valid predictor of living alone at advanced ages, an increasingly important residential option in advanced societies with crucial implications for social policy design and the organization of welfare ser...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Reher D,Requena M

更新日期：2017-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Comparative ageing research is a flourishing field, partly because of European funding in this area. Comparing different societies and cultures seems especially fruitful for the analysis of societal and cultural factors in development over the life course. From a nomothetic perspective, the aim of comparisons is the s...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Tesch-Römer C,von Kondratowitz HJ

更新日期：2006-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:From a public health perspective, identifying factors related to attaining the physical activity (PA) recommendations is important in order to identify subgroups for intervention programs. The aim of this study is to identify the socio-demographic correlates of attaining the recommended levels of PA in the older Europ...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Peralta M,Martins J,Guedes DP,Sarmento H,Marques A

更新日期：2017-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates how far personality can predict the timing and routes of people's retirement. It uses a large comprehensive Norwegian survey, with larger sample size than earlier related studies, providing estimates of personality based on the five-factor model. The survey data are matched with administrative ...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Blekesaune M,Skirbekk V

更新日期：2012-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last two decades, Elder Law has developed into a known and recognized field of expertise and specialization within the legal discipline. However, due to the relatively young history of this new field of law, very few attempts have been made to analyze the ways in which it has developed in the past and the direc...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Doron I

更新日期：2006-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:High morale could be considered to be an essential part of aging well and increased knowledge of how to prevent a decrease in high morale in very old age could have important implications for policy, and social and health care development. The objective was to identify social and health-related risk factors for a decr...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Näsman M,Niklasson J,Nygård M,Olofsson B,Lövheim H,Gustafson Y,Nyqvist F

更新日期：2019-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the current study is to examine gender differences in mobility disability among older people in Nigeria, and to explore factors associated with gender differences in mobility disability in later life. Data were used from the first (2010-2011) wave of the Nigeria General Household Survey-Panel, which include...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Balogun SA,Guntupalli AM

更新日期：2016-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aims at detecting factors which may predict a decline or an improvement in self-rated health (SRH) of older adults (persons aged 50 or higher) among socio-demographic characteristics, physical and mental health indicators and risky health behaviours. In the analysis, multinomial logistic regression m...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Verropoulou G

更新日期：2012-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The factorial structure of the Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ) was investigated in a sample of 336 older adults (aged 66-81 years). Confirmatory factor analyses showed that a bifactor model of two correlated factors of prospective and retrospective memory problems and two uncorrelated group f...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Zimprich D,Kliegel M,Rast P

更新日期：2011-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to identify the relationship between self-management abilities, well-being and depression. Our study was conducted among older adults (>65 years of age) who were vulnerable to loss of function after hospital discharge. Three months after hospital admission, 296/456 patients (65 % response rate) were i...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Cramm JM,Hartgerink JM,de Vreede PL,Bakker TJ,Steyerberg EW,Mackenbach JP,Nieboer AP

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although mortality in older ages generally declined in most countries during the past decades less is known about mortality trends among the most vulnerable subset of the oldest old. The aim of this study was to investigate possible changes between 1992 and 2002 in the relation of complex health problems and mortality...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Meinow B,Parker MG,Thorslund M

更新日期：2010-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The emotional tone of nurses' voice toward residents has been characterized as overly controlling and less person-centered. However, it is unclear whether this critical imbalance also applies to acutely ill older patients, who represent a major subgroup in acute hospitals. We therefore examined nurses' emotional tone ...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Schnabel EL,Wahl HW,Schönstein A,Frey L,Draeger L

更新日期：2019-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Social activity and health correlate in old age, but less is known about what explains this association. The aim of this study was to investigate whether mobility, cognitive functioning, and depressive symptoms mediate the association between social activity and mortality risk, or whether they alternatively should be ...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Katja P,Timo T,Taina R,Tiina-Mari L

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many countries in Europe are beginning to acknowledge the essential contribution of informal caregivers, as policy changes leave more people with greater needs being cared for in the community. Carers who are themselves retired are a vulnerable group. Compared to caregivers in younger age groups, a higher proportion h...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Hanratty B,Drever F,Jacoby A,Whitehead M

更新日期：2007-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated macro- and micro-level variables associated with individuals' perception of the ending of youth, the beginning of old age, and the length of the middle age period. The European Social Survey is a biennial multi-country, cross-sectional survey. Our analysis is based on the fourth wave, which includ...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Ayalon L,Doron I,Bodner E,Inbar N

更新日期：2013-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Adapting and providing quality services for people as they age is a common challenge across Europe. The perspective of older people is fundamental in a person-centred care approach. Expanding research at the European level that explicitly includes their views can offer a relevant contribution to the development of evi...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Soares CC,Marques AM,Clarke P,Klein R,Koskinen L,Krasuckiene D,Lamsodiene E,Piscalkiene V,Küçükgüçlü Ö

更新日期：2018-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Socioeconomic status differentials in health are well documented. Less is known about the socioeconomic variation in health in older people, and in older women in particular. The aim of the study was to examine the association between socioeconomic status and health in older women in relation to two indicators of soci...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Rostad B,Deeg DJH,Schei B

更新日期：2008-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Record life expectancy does not appear to be approaching its limit-it is still increasing, as is the maximum life span. An important question is whether the longer life is accompanied by an increasing lifetime in good health. The aim of the study was to determine the trends in health expectancy at age 65 in Denmark du...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Jeune B,Brønnum-Hansen H

更新日期：2008-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In Switzerland, as in many other European states, there is an increasing emphasis in public policy on promoting later retirement from the labour market. But this accelerating drive in Swiss policy-making to extend occupational activity does not mean that every worker is currently likely to retire late, nor does it imp...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Madero-Cabib I,Kaeser L

更新日期：2015-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Movements of everyday life (e.g., climbing stairs, rising from a chair, walking) are essential for older adults to stay functional and independent. Due to the aging process, muscle mass decreases and balance abilities are reduced. One major criticism of former interventions is that implemented resistance and balance e...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Morat T,Mechling H

更新日期：2014-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the importance of sexuality and physical intimacy for well-being of older adults has been recognized, the role of sexuality in successful aging (SA) has been largely neglected. Building on our previous work, here we further validated a three-dimensional model of SA and examined its associations with sexual sa...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Štulhofer A,Hinchliff S,Jurin T,Carvalheira A,Træen B

更新日期：2018-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Although researchers and clinicians tend to use subjective evaluations of functioning and objective assessments interchangeably, there may be important differences between how people view their own abilities and objective indicators. This study aims to examine the relation between self-reported evaluations of function...

journal_title：European journal of ageing

authors： Bravell ME,Zarit SH,Johansson B

更新日期：2011-06-24 00:00:00