The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA) was initiated by the Dutch Ministry of
Welfare, Health and Culture (currently Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports). By the end of …

Background: The National Health Service (NHS) in the UK has been beset by
unprecedented growth in emergency admissions to the hospital which are specifically …

This is a commentary on Marja Jylhä's paper “What is self-rated health and why does it
predict mortality? Toward a unified conceptual model”(2009) published recently in this …

Background: Sophisticated approaches are needed to improve the quality of care for elderly
people living in residential care facilities. We determined the effects of multidisciplinary …

Background Simple global self-ratings of health (SRH) have become increasingly used in
national and international public health monitoring, and in recent decades recommended as …

CONTEXT: Providing care that is shaped around the needs of patients, carers, and families
is a challenge in the last months of life, as moves between home and institutions may be …

It is estimated that around 325,000 older people live in care homes1 in England,
representing around four per cent of people aged 65 and over (Comas-Herrera and others …

This paper presents evidence that generalized trust promotes health. Children of immigrants
in a broad set of European countries with ancestry from across the world are studied …

Henkilöstön saatavuuden ja alan vetovoimaisuuden turvaaminen iäkkäiden palveluissa
(Hyvä veto)-hanke oli kansallisen Ikäohjelman toimeenpanohanke. Hankkeen tavoitteena …

To adjust future care policies for an ageing population, policy makers need to understand
when and why older adults rely on different sources of care (eg informal support versus …