Background Intergenerational engagement could benefit health and wellbeing within an
ageing population. This systematic review evaluated the impacts of intergenerational …

The purpose of this project was to review existing sources on multi-dimensional
disadvantage or severe forms of social exclusion characterised as 'deep exclusion'; to …

Mental ill health forms an increasingly significant part of the burden of disease in developing
countries. The growing interest in social risk factors for mental health coincides with the …

The McMaster framework introduced by Kirshner & Guyatt is the dominant paradigm for the
development of measures of health status and health-related quality of life (HRQL). The …

Originally published in 2005. In Great Britain, the reduction of social exclusion has been at
the forefront of New Labour's social policy since 1997. However, there is ambiguity about …

Social capital is a concept that attempts to describe the quantity and quality of social
interactions in a community. This study explores the relationship between individual …

Background Implementation of self-management support in traditional primary care settings
has proved difficult, encouraging the development of alternative models which actively link …

Recent years have seen a burgeoning of intergenerational programmes aiming to improve
the well being of participants. However, very few programmes have been formally evaluated …

OBJECTIVE: To explore the relative importance of the perceived physical and social
neighbourhood environment for physical and mental health. METHODS: A representative …

This study examined the individual and contextual effects of cognitive social capital at school
on cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking in Japanese high school students. Self …