Gender issues can create major barriers to healthcare utilization for older women with
multimorbidity, especially in developing countries like Bangladesh. Elderly rural women in …

Aim The decline of health and functional status as a result of old age makes it necessary to
assess the Quality of Life (QoL) among older persons. There is, however, limited information …

Objectives: Research from high-income countries has often found a negative relationship
between marital dissolutions and health. This paper assesses that relationship among older …

This cross-sectional survey research was aimed at exploring the factors influencing the well-
being of elderly people in rural areas of Eastern Thailand. The conceptual framework for the …

This chapter reflects on contemporary rural ageing in South Africa, historically situated within
the postcolonial and post-Apartheid eras. It contextualizes the contemporary South African …

Aims and objectives This study aimed to test the validity and reliability of a modified C
hinese version of the OPQOL among older people living alone in C hina. Background China …

When men and women cannot attain idealized gendered forms of economic provision and
dependence, how do they make sense of this perceived failure? In this article, we posit that …

This chapter positions itself between the demographic and epidemiological transitioning of
the youngest world region in terms of population with its leapfrogging of ICT, specifically cell …

Due to unequal access to resources and social services there are enormous gender
disparities in the self-perceived health and subjective well-being of the older adults in India …

Social and health determinants of gender differences in disability amongst older adults in South
Africa Page 1 Original Research http://www.hsag.co.za doi:10.4102/hsag.v18i1.728 Social and …