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Health and Cognition in Old Age [[electronic resource] ] : From Biomedical and Life Course Factors to Policy and Practice / / edited by Anja K. Leist, Jenni Kulmala, Fredrica Nyqvist
| Health and Cognition in Old Age [[electronic resource] ] : From Biomedical and Life Course Factors to Policy and Practice / / edited by Anja K. Leist, Jenni Kulmala, Fredrica Nyqvist |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (338 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.26 |
| Collana | International Perspectives on Aging |
| Soggetto topico |
Aging
Health psychology Geriatrics Quality of life Health Psychology Geriatrics/Gerontology Quality of Life Research |
| ISBN | 3-319-06650-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Perspectives on health and cognition in old age. Why we need multidisciplinary investigations -- Part I: What constitutes health, cognition, and well-being in old age from a biomedical perspective? -- Vascular aging: revealing the role and clinical perspectives of the urokinase system -- Impact of metabolic control on cognitive function and health-related quality of life in older diabetics -- Understanding the mechanisms of immune system aging: Immune system cell development and antibody repertoires -- How the aging process affects our immune system: mechanisms, consequences and perspectives for intervention -- A conflict of interpretations in gerontology -- Part II: What constitutes health and cognition in old age from a life-course perspective? -- Occupational gerontology - work-related determinants of old age health and functioning -- Social, behavioral, and contextual influences on cognitive function and decline over the life course -- Obesity, cognitive ageing, and dementia - the usefulness of longitudinal studies to understand the obesity paradox -- Models for predicting risk of dementia: Predictive accuracy and model complexity -- Lifestyle factors in the prevention of dementia: A life-course perspective -- Part III: Promoting health, cognition, and well-being in old age through care and interventions -- Understanding long-term care outcomes: the contribution of conventional and behavioural economics -- Alzheimer's disease, patients, and informal caregivers - patterns of care in France, Sweden, and Greece -- Implementation of a complex improvement program in aged care -- Can executive functions be trained in healthy older adults and in older adults with mild cognitive impairment? -- Part IV: How to ensure healthy and active aging through policy and practice -- A Master’s degree in one’s fifties: A way to stay active beyond the retirement age -- Perspectives on dynamic retirement and active ageing -- Social capital, mental well-being and loneliness in older people -- Reading meters: Vision, instrumentation and evaluation in voluntary post-license training for older drivers -- Social policies for old age: A story of shifting images and time lag. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910483287003321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Social Capital as a Health Resource in Later Life: The Relevance of Context [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Fredrica Nyqvist, Anna K. Forsman
| Social Capital as a Health Resource in Later Life: The Relevance of Context [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Fredrica Nyqvist, Anna K. Forsman |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
| Disciplina | 302 |
| Collana | International Perspectives on Aging |
| Soggetto topico |
Aging
Geriatrics Geriatrics/Gerontology |
| ISBN | 94-017-9615-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Healthy ageing: focus on social capital: Fredrica Nyqvist, Anna K. Forsman -- Part I Social capital and health as a resource for the individual: 2. Social network type and health among older Americans: Sharon Shiovitz-Ezra, Howard Litwin -- 3. Dynamic social capital and mental health in late life: Tal Spalter, Ariela Lowenstein, Noah Lewin-Epstein -- 4. The importance of social capital for health among older people: the Bourdieu perspective: Johanna Muckenhuber, Nathalie Burkert, Franziska Großschädl, Rasky Éva -- 5. Social capital and neighbourhood in older people’s housing: Anne Gray -- Part II Social capital and health in the neighbourhood context: 6. Influence of living arrangements of community dwelling older adults on the association between social capital and health: Julie A. Norstrand, Allen Glicksman -- 7. Perceived social capital in self-defined urban neighbourhoods as a resource for healthy aging: Roman Kaspar, Frank Oswald, Jakob Hebsaker -- 8. Neighbourhood social capital and women’s self-rated health - Is there an age pattern? A multi-level study from Northern Sweden: Malin Eriksson, Nawi Ng -- 9. Building social capital may protect loss of well-being among older people: Jane Murray Cramm, Anna Petra Nieboer -- Part III Social capital and health in various countries: 10. Social capital and self-rated health in older populations in lower- and upper-middle income countries in Africa and Asia: Nawi Ng, Malin Eriksson -- 11. Social participation and health: a cross-country investigation among older Europeans: Nicolas Sirven, Caroline Berchet, Howard Litwin -- 12. Social capital and self-rated health among ageing people in urban and rural locations in Finland and in Europe: Olli Nummela -- 13. The role of welfare states and social capital for self-rated health among older Europeans: Mikael Rostila, Mikael Nygård, Fredrica Nyqvist -- Part IV Implications and recommendations for research and practice: 14. How to manage with related concepts of research on wellbeing and health – a theoretical review with special reference to later life: Sakari Suominen -- 15. Social capital and mental health promotion among older adults: the psychosocial approach: Anna K. Forsman, Johanna Nordmyr -- 16. Concluding remarks: Anna K. Forsman, Fredrica Nyqvist -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910483399003321 |
| Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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