Background: There are several conflicting conceptual models to explain social determinants
of health (SDH) as responsible for most health inequalities. This study aimed to present …

Both descriptive and longitudinal studies of aging are nowadays a subject of growing
interest in different countries worldwide. However, in Poland and other Central–Eastern …

Background Our aim was to assess the prevalence and demographic and socioeconomic
correlates of chronic morbidity in the elderly population of transitional Kosovo. Methods A …

Objetivo Examinar las desigualdades socioeconómicas en salud en población mayor en
España. Método Se realizó una búsqueda sistemática y una revisión de las publicaciones …

It is well known that self-perceived health (SPH), even if it is a subjective health indicator, is
significantly associated with objective health and quality of life (QoL) in the general …

The study aimed to investigate the role of social activities, social networks as well as
socioeconomic status (SES) in influencing some aspects of cognitive functioning (immediate …

O objetivo do artigo é descrever condições de força de preensão, velocidade da marcha e
autoavaliação de saúde e investigar relações entre elas, considerando-se as variáveis …

Background In a context of population ageing, it is a priority for planning and prevention to
understand the socioeconomic (SE) patterning of functional limitations and its …

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 …

Background The burden of chronic disease continues to rise as populations age. There is
relatively little published on the socioeconomic distribution of this burden in older people …