The literature on quality of life (QOL) can be described as a jungle: vast, dense and difficult
to penetrate, especially for those entering the field without a specialist QOL background …

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 …

Research on QoL in old age has a long tradition in the UK and, in fact, was a key factor in
the creation of the discipline of social gerontology. Until recently this research tradition was …

Quality of life (QoL) is a multidimensional, holistic construct assessed from many different
perspectives and by many disciplines. Moreover, the concept of QoL can be applied to …

This volume is intended to provide a comprehensive, international, and multidisciplinary
perspective on the current state of knowledge on the most important components of quality …

Abstract Quality of Life (QoL) is a concept widely used in gerontology, as well as in other
fields such as anthropology, health sciences, psychology, sociology and political sciences …

The main purpose of this special section of the European Journal of Ageing is to provide a
sample of research that is at the forefront of European work on the quality of life (QoL) of …

Instruments with acceptable measurement properties that support their application to older
adults across a range of settings need to be identified. A narrative literature review of …

The literature on quality of life (QoL) suggests that it reflects both macro societal and socio-
demographic influences on people as well as the characteristics and concerns of …

This chapter provides an overview of research funded by the New Dynamics of Ageing
(NDA) programme on quality of life (QoL) in older age (Bowling, 2009; Bowling and Stenner …