According to Dannefer, context, broadly defined, 1 'refers to the totality of the diverse range
of phenomena, events and forces that exist outside the developing individual'(1992: 84). The …

Cognitive impairment manifests in changed out-of-home mobility. Until recently, the
assessment of outdoor mobility relied on the reports of family care-givers and institutional …

Background The study “Quality of life and well-being of the very old in North Rhine-
Westphalia NRW80+” aims at giving a representative picture of the quality of life (QoL) in this …

Until recently, the assessment of outdoor mobility of the elderly relied mainly on self-
administered time–space diaries or on reports of family caregivers and institutional staff …

With the present research, we further exploited the potential of the ENABLE-AGE Project,
more precisely the Swedish and German data. We hypothesised that the magnitude of …

This unique book represents the first multi-disciplinary examination of ageing, covering
everything from basic cell biology, to social participation in later life, to the representations of …

Objective: Addressing the complexity of multiple health problems in the older population, the
objective was to identify combinations of functional limitations for use in simulation analysis …

Objective The aim of this study was to increase our understanding of the multifaceted
phenomenon of home and health, by exploring processes underlying these dynamics when …

The aim of this study is to discuss challenges faced by business in the development of the
segment of the seniors. The research emerged from the deeper studies into the national and …

Abstract The constructs Active Aging (AA) and Quality of Life (QoL) are both relatively new
multidisciplinary concepts in the field of aging and health, with overlapping dimensions and …