Gender inequality in health among elderly people in a combined framework of socioeconomic position, family characteristics and social support doc

... family characteristics and social support SILVIA RUEDA* and LUCI ´ A ARTAZCOZ# ABSTRACT This study analyses gender inequalities in health among elderly people in Catalonia (Spain) by adopting a conceptual framework ... Panel Survey. Population Trends, 105,1, 37–44. Gender inequality in health 643 Gender inequality in health among elderly pe...

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... Methods This was a cross-sectional random sample survey of persons aged 60 and older residing in Singapore. A random sample of 3000 names (persons 60 years and above) was chosen from a database based ... Consultant and Head Department of Geriatric Medicine Alexandra Hospital ** Consultant **** Consultant and Head Department of Geriatric Medicine Tan Tock Seng Hospital...

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... influence of education and income as well as family status and nationality. Possible nonlinearity in calendar age is captured by including a lin- ear as well as a quadratic age term. To incorporate ... make SHARE a valuable tool for research. In our case, health related questions are of par- ticular interest. The survey embraces hard and soft health variables as well...

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... in Latin America and the Caribbean (Salud, Bienestar y Envejecimiento en América Latina y el Caribe (Health, Well- Being, and Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean), known as the “SABE project”) ... multicenter survey in seven urban areas of Latin America and the Caribbean that evaluated determinants of health and well-being in elderly populations (persons 60 and...

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... ongelmat ovat tavallisia vanhainkodeissa ja pitkäaikaissairaaloissa asuvilla. Virhe- ja aliravitsemus heikentää iäkkäiden vanhainkotiasukkaiden ja sairaalapotilaiden terveyttä ja elämän laatua. ... ja aliravitsemukseen. Dementiakotien asukkaiden energian ja joidenkin ravintoaineiden saanti oli suosituksia alhaisempaa, vaikka tarjottu ruoka sisälsi riittävästi energiaa ja ravintoaineita. ....

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... mediate dietary habits and thus foster healthy eating. However, there is a startling paucity of research in this area, and this is particularly so in Canada. Using search and inclusion criteria and ... with dietary and psychosocial variables. To encourage and facilitate healthy eat- ing in older people, a broad range of improved and expanded services must be offer...

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... physical, social and psychological well-being, having harmonious family and inter-personal relationships, and a stable social support network, besides being able to enjoy life and attain one’s ... Committee in promoting a ‘healthy city’ for elderly people in TKO. It will be noted that in some areas, TKO is making advances in creating an environment for healt...

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... Patrick Atuobi, Anthony Obeng Boamah and Michael Buabeng. Benjamin Buadi and Yaw Darko Ansah typed most of the research material. I am also indebted to Monica Amoako, Abena Ansah, Marek Dabrowski, ... Marriage, inheritance and witchcraft: A case study of a rural Ghanaian family. Leiden: African-Studies Centre. Bleek, W. (1977). Marriage in Kwahu, Ghana. In S .A. Roberts (ed...

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... protection, care, bringing up and rehabilitation of children and disabled and elderly people who are in need of protection, care and assistance according to Paragraph (b) of Article 9 of the Law, offer ... http://ekutup.dpt.gov.tr/nufus/yaslilik/eylempla-i.pdf 10 child death rates also decreased rapidly, as a result of the increase in the antenatal and pos...

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... 3 evaluated family relationships and examined feeling and opinion of elderly people towards family relations such as, love and care, interaction among family members, respect among family ... quality of life. Also, a difference was found in the study of Assantachai P and Maranetra N 7 , in a nationwide survey of the health status and quality of...

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