Objectives: Previous studies of older European populations have established that disability
and morbidity vary with indicators of socio-economic position (SEP). We undertook a …

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 …

Objetivo: Explorar la asociación entre autopercepción de salud general negativa y
mortalidad en adultos mayores. Método: Revisión sistemática cuyos criterios de inclusión …

BACKGROUND: There is limited information about the clustering of health behaviors in
older people. PURPOSE: This study aims to examine clustering of smoking, low levels of …

The objective of this study was to determine the strength of various socio-economic
indicators for predicting less than good health among elderly people aged 60–79 years …

Although the association between socioeconomic status and mortality is well documented,
there is less work focusing on the association with morbidity in older people. This is partly …

Social differences in health and mortality constitute a persistent finding in epidemiological,
demographic, and sociological research. This topic is increasingly discussed in the political …

Background Even in low and middle income countries most deaths occur in older adults. In
Europe, the effects of better education and home ownership upon mortality seem to persist …

Objectives. We sought to determine whether unexpected bereavement has a greater impact
on mortality in the surviving partner than death of a partner with preexisting chronic disease …

Background There is a shortage of research studies that assess how selected characteristics
of neighbourhood and personal social circumstances contribute towards health-related …