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dc.contributor.authorSlagsvold, Britt
dc.contributor.authorHansen, Thomas
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-10T06:52:35Z
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-25T13:36:03Z
dc.date.available2019-09-10T06:52:35Z
dc.date.available2019-09-25T13:36:03Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationSlagsvold. Et Øst-Vest skille for eldres livskvalitet i Europa? En sammenligning av ensomhet og depressive symptomer i 12 land . Nordisk Østforum. 2019en
dc.identifier.issn0801-7220
dc.identifier.issn0801-7220
dc.identifier.issn1891-1773
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10642/7573
dc.description.abstractThis study explores late-life loneliness and depression in European countries, noting the role of micro-level differences in socioeconomic status, health, and social variables. Findings from cross-sectional, nationally representative data from 12 countries and 36,000 individuals in the Generations and Gender Survey show a marked East–West divide among older but not among younger adults. Among older adults (aged 60–80) loneliness and depression are as much as three to four times more prevalent in Eastern European (20–40%) than in Northwest European countries (10–15%). These patterns reflect economic, social, and societal issues which in turn affect the conditions for active and healthy aging. There is considerable variation among Eastern European countries, correlating with macro-level economic development and welfare spending. Generous welfare states seem to offer a buffer against, or postpone, the risk of late-life depression and loneliness. Cultural factors may also play a role: because of high expectations as to strong family and community ties, Eastern Europeans may have a lower loneliness threshold than other Europeans.en
dc.description.sponsorshipArbeidet med artikkelen er finansiert av Norges forskningsråd gjennom prosjektet «Active ageing – pathways and outcomes» (prosjektnr. 236997).en
dc.language.isonben
dc.publisherCappelen Damm Akademisken
dc.relation.ispartofseriesNordisk Østforum;Volume 33
dc.rightsDette verket er lisensiert under en Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal-lisens.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectAgingen
dc.subjectMental healthen
dc.subjectDepressionsen
dc.subjectEastern Europeen
dc.titleEt Øst-Vest skille for eldres livskvalitet i Europa? En sammenligning av ensomhet og depressive symptomer i 12 landen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.typePeer revieweden
dc.date.updated2019-09-10T06:52:34Z
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen
dc.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.23865/noros.v33.1331
dc.identifier.cristin1723048
dc.source.journalNordisk Østforum


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