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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813694803321

Autore

Bowling Ann

Titolo

Ageing well : quality of life in old age / / Ann Bowling

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead ; ; New York, : Open University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-280-95085-4

0-335-22434-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (284 p.)

Collana

Growing older

Disciplina

305.260941

Soggetti

Older people - England

Quality of life - England

Older people - England - Social conditions

Older people - Services for - England

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [234]-268) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title; Contents; Copyright; Preface; Acknowledgement; List of abbreviations; Chapter 01; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Chapter 07; Chapter 08; Chapter 09; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Glossary; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores concepts of quality of life in older age in the theoretical literature and presents the views of a national sample of people aged sixty- five years or older. It offers a broad overview of the quality of life experienced by older people in Britain using a number of wide ranging indicators, including:. Health. Hobbies and interests. Home and neighbourhood. Income. Independence. Psychological wellbeing. Social and family relationships. The result is a fascinating book enlivened by rich data ¿ both quantitative and qualitative ¿ drawn from detailed surveys and interviews with al