This paper report results from a national survey of quality of life (QoL), based on 999 people
aged 65 or more years living in private households in Britain. The study produced both …

Abstract provide a framework for defining quality of life that is appropriate and useful for
studying quality of life in older adults [over 65 yrs]/review issues pertaining to defining and …

What is quality of life? What is quality of life in older age? How can quality of life in older age
be improved? This book explores concepts of quality of life in older age in the theoretical …

Quality of life is fast becoming a standard of measure of long-term care and gerontological
service outcomes. Although the issue of quality of life has been of increasing interest in the …

The subject of this paper is the definition and measurement of the concept of quality of life,
and questions the operationalization of quality of life simply in terms of health status …

This paper presents findings from a national survey of quality of life (QoL) in older age. The
main aim of the analyses was to examine the definitions of quality of life given by people …

Publisher Summary This chapter examines the quality of life (QoL) among older adults. The
vast majority of research on subjective well being (SWB) of an individual focuses on the …

Although quality of life has been in the focus of attention for over a decade there are few
studies available investigating, how the old and the oldest old experience their quality of life …

The increasing number of older people, with higher expectations of 'a good life'within society
and with their high demands for health and social care, has led to international interest in the …

In recent years, a wealth of data focused on the perceived quality of life in adulthood has
been produced. Strengthened by improved measures and methodologies, the findings from …