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Social pathways to health: On the mediating role of the social network in the relation between socio-economic position and health
(Elsevier, 2017)
Good health is one of the key qualities of life, but opportunities to be and remain healthy are unequally distributed across socio-economic groups. The beneficial health effects of the social network are well known. However, ...
Dynamics of volunteering and life satisfaction in midlife and old age: Findings from 12 European countries
(MDPI, 2018-05-04)
A growing literature shows that doing voluntary work not only helps the wider community but can also improve one’s own well-being. To date, however, few studies have examined the relationship between volunteering and ...
Longitudinal associations between late-life depression dimensions and cognitive functioning: a cross-domain latent growth curve analysis
(Cambridge University Press, 2016)
Background.
Cognitive impairment and depression often co-occur in older adults, but it is not clear whether depression
is a risk factor for cognitive decline, a psychological reaction to cognitive decline, or whether ...
Trust: an essential condition in the application of a caregiver support intervention in nursing practice
(2017)
Background
The recent policy of deinstitutionalization of health care in Western countries has resulted in a growing number of people - including elderly - with severe mental illness living in the community where they ...
Advantaged socioeconomic conditions in childhood are associated with higher cognitive functioning, but stronger cognitive decline in older age
(National Academy of Sciences, 2019-02-25)
Cognitive aging is characterized by large heterogeneity, which may be due to variations in childhood socioeconomic conditions (CSC). Although there is substantial evidence for an effect of CSC on levels of cognitive ...
Life course socioeconomic conditions and frailty at older ages
(Oxford University Press, 2019-02-07)
Objectives: This article aimed to assess associations of childhood socioeconomic conditions (CSC) with the risk of frailty in old age and whether adulthood socioeconomic conditions (ASC) influence this association. Methods: ...
Do welfare regimes moderate cumulative dis/advantages over the life course? Cross-National evidence from longitudinal SHARE Data
(Oxford University Press, 2020-03-24)
Objectives: This study aimed to examine the cumulative disadvantage of different forms of childhood misfortune and adultlife socioeconomic conditions (SEC) with regard to trajectories and levels of self-rated health in old ...
The role of subjective age in sustaining wellbeing and health in the second half of life.
(Cambridge University Press, 2020-04-15)
Subjective age (SA) is a core indicator of the individual ageing experience, with important consequences for successful ageing. The aim of the current study was to investigate the directions of the longitudinal associations ...
Life-Course Circumstances and Frailty in Old Age Within Different European Welfare Regimes: A Longitudinal Study With SHARE
(Oxford University Press, 2019-10-30)
Objectives: This study aimed to assess whether cumulative disadvantage in childhood misfortune and adult-life socioeconomic conditions influence the risk of frailty in old age and whether welfare regimes influence these ...
Social Exclusion and Mental Wellbeing in Older Romanians
(Cogitatio Press, 2019-04-04)
In Romania, inequalities in health and wellbeing between younger and older Romanians are substantial, and an important reason for inequalities may be the higher risk of social exclusion among older adults. After the fall ...