MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'Ageing' source. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:32:12 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332992&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7322032 Book ReviewsDAVID R. PHILLIPS, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 03 , pp 553-555Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332992 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332991&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7322020 Book ReviewsJAN DEWING, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 03 , pp 552-553Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332991 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332990&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7322008 Book ReviewsROBIN BLACKBURN, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 03 , pp 549-551Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332990 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332989&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7321996 Book ReviewsTOM HELLER, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 03 , pp 547-548Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332989 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332988&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7321936 Research ArticlesRACHAEL POND, CHRISTINE STEPHENS, FIONA ALPASS, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 03 , pp 527-545Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTConcerns about the economic impact of an ageing population have triggered many developed countries to advance policies that attempt to extend working lives and discourage early retirement. There is considerable evidence of a relationship between poor health and early retirement, but some researchers have suggested that there is a in claims that ill-health is the cause of retirement. This paper reports a longitudinal qualitative study that interviewed 60 New Zealanders aged between 55 and 70 years on two occasions, and analysed their explanations of health-related retirement decisions. Although the participants' explanations included poor hea... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332988 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332988 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332987&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7321888 Research ArticlesSEAN PAGE, JOHN KEADY, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 03 , pp 511-526Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTPeople with dementia are finding increasingly creative and diverse ways of making their voice heard in society and one such method is through the publication of autobiographical accounts. Following set inclusion criteria, this meta-ethnographic analysis compares and contrasts the contents of 12 books written by people with dementia and published between 1989 (the year of publication of the first text) and the end of 2007 (the selected cut-off point for inclusion). Of the 12 books, three authors were published twice, five were male, eight were from the United States of America, one was Australian and all nine had a professional background. Eight of the authors had Alz... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332987 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332987 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332986&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7321960 This study estimates the effect of increases in age on 16 health problems that affect paid work for men and women in the United Kingdom. The analysis is based on a sample of the United Kingdom household population from the Office for National Statistics Labour Force Survey of 2007. Using multinomial logit regressions, the results reveal considerable diversity in the relationships between age and the reported prevalence of health problems that affect work. In particular, problems with heart, blood and circulation, arms and hands, legs and feet were strongly related to age, while difficulties in seeing and hearing, skin conditions and allergies appeared not to be more prevalent among older workers than younger employees. Regarding gender differences, it was found that, in general, women's he... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332986 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332986 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332985&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7321900 Research ArticlesELLEN GROOTEGOED, TRUDIE KNIJN, BARBARA DA ROIT, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 03 , pp 467-489Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTPayments for care, by which people in need of long-term care directly employ care workers, have been introduced in many European countries. In The Netherlands, care dependants are allowed to use these payments to hire relatives to perform care tasks. Care-givers who are employed by their relatives are in a hybrid position, because they are contracted as employees in the informal setting of a family home and its affective care relationships. This paper reports a qualitative study of relatives' experiences of payments for care and how these affect their care-giving. In-depth interviews were undertaken with 17 paid carers: they were asked to re... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332985 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332985 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332984&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7321972 Research ArticlesMARJOLEIN BROESE VAN GROENOU, DORLY J. H. DEEG, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 03 , pp 445-465Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThe study compares the formal and informal social participation of 60 69 year olds in The Netherlands in 1992 and 2002, and examines which attributes of the two cohorts favour social participation. Using data from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam, it was found that cohort differences in formal participation (as members of organisations, in volunteer work and in religious organisations) and in informal participation (having a large social network, and in cultural and recreational activities) associated with cohort differences in individual characteristics (level of education, health, employment status and marital status). Descriptive ana... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332984 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332983&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7321984 This article explores how British employers are adapting to the law, by drawing from interviews with 70 managers from a wide range of organisations. Overall the collected evidence shows the limits of a business case approach as a means of changing employers' practices. It was found that line managers, rather than senior managers or human resources specialists, generally decide which employees can stay employed after age 65 years. Consequently, the research suggests that opportunities for workers aged 65 or more years to stay employed are more the result of individual arrangements with their immediate managers than changes in an organisation's policies and practices. Altogether, the evidence suggests that consolidation rather than eradication of the established retirement culture has occurr... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332983 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332983 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332982&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7321924 Research ArticlesJOSIE DIXON, JILL MANTHORPE, SIMON BIGGS, ALICE MOWLAM, ROSALIND TENNANT, ANTHEA TINKER, CLAUDINE MCCREADIE, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 03 , pp 403-420Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper critically reflects upon policy and research definitions of elder mistreatment in light of the findings of the United Kingdom Study of Abuse and Neglect of Older People that was commissioned by Comic Relief with co-funding from the Department of Health. The study uniquely comprised a national survey and follow-up qualitative research with survey respondents. This paper focuses on the findings of the qualitative component. One focus is the idea of , with an argument being made that the concept needs clarification for different types of relationships. It is particularly imp... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332982 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332982 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332981&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7321912 Research ArticlesRUBY C. M. CHAU, SAM WAI-KAM YU, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 03 , pp 383-401Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper is a contribution to the debate on how to make health-care services in the United Kingdom more responsive to the needs of older people who are members of recent immigrant groups. The focus is on the Chinese-origin elders, and the objective is to demonstrate their diverse migrant histories, cultural backgrounds and attitudes to both and Western health-care practices. The underlying argument is that if National Health Service staff had a better understanding of the diversity of Chinese older people, this would make an important contribution to making the service more sensitive to their needs. To develop this argument, this paper carries out three ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332981 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332981 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332980&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7321948 Research ArticlesKATE M. BENNETT, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 03 , pp 369-382Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThe paper draws together two conceptualisations of resilience in bereavement and widowhood that were developed by Bonanno (2004) and Moore and Stratton (2003), both using North American data. This paper has re-examined data from two United Kingdom studies of widowerhood. Among an aggregate sample of 60 widowers, 38 per cent showed resilience in the face of the exacting challenges that late-life widowhood brings. Resilient men were seen as having a positively viewed biography, were participating in relationships and activities, and had returned to a life that had meaning and brought satisfaction. Four broad categories among the resilient widowers were identified. The first ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332980 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332980 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332979&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayIssue%3Fjid%3DASO%26volumeId%3D30%26issueId%3D03 Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 03 Ageing & Society is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to publishing papers on the understanding of human ageing and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts. It draws contributions and readers from many and diverse academic disciplines. In addition to original articles, Ageing & Society has an extensive book review section, and publishes occasional review symposia and special issues. (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332979 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158509&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7008760 Book ReviewsLEONIE KELLAHER, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 02 , pp 367-368Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158509 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:38:16 +0100 3158509 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158508&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7008748 Book ReviewsGAIL WILSON, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 02 , pp 365-367Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158508 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:38:16 +0100 3158508 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158507&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7008736 Book ReviewsJEFF LEVIN, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 02 , pp 364-365Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158507 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:38:16 +0100 3158507 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158506&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7008724 Book ReviewsSEUNGAH LEE, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 02 , pp 363-364Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158506 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:38:16 +0100 3158506 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158505&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7008688 Research ArticlesPETER J. WILKINSON, PETER G. COLEMAN, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 02 , pp 337-361Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTAlthough a variety of research projects have been conducted on the benefits of religious coping in older adults, no direct comparison between atheism and religious faith has been published. The study reported in this paper tackled this issue by interviewing two matched groups of people aged over 60 years living in southern England, one of 11 informants with strong atheistic beliefs, and the other of eight informants with strong religious beliefs. Five paired comparisons were undertaken to examine the role of the content of the belief system itself in coping with different negative stresses and losses commonly associated with ageing and old age. The pai... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158505 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:38:16 +0100 3158505 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158504&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7008652 We examined whether age-related patterns in attachment security and spiritual wellbeing account for the protective effect of age against distress. Measures of depression, attachment security, spiritual wellbeing and disease burden were collected from 342 patients aged from 21 to 88 years with advanced, metastatic cancer. Attachment security and spiritual wellbeing were tested as mediators of the effect of age on depression, controlling for disease burden. It was found that age was associated inversely with depression and positively with spiritual wellbeing and attachment security. Depression was inversely related to attachment security and spiritual wellbeing, and the effect of age on depression was fully mediated by attachment security and spiritual wellbeing. The relative protection from... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158504 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:38:16 +0100 3158504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158503&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7008676 Research ArticlesKLAUS HABERKERN, MARC SZYDLIK, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 02 , pp 299-323Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTDependent older people are predominantly cared for by family members, mostly partners and children, but not every parent in need is cared for by a child, and intergenerational care varies widely across Europe. Previous studies have used care regimes to explain these differences, but because of the lack of large comparative surveys, the prevalence of intergenerational care has rarely been related directly to the institutional and cultural context, including state care provision, legal obligations between family members, and societal opinion about the role of the state in elderly care. This paper reports an analysis of variations in intergenerational care among... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158503 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:38:16 +0100 3158503 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158502&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7008664 Research ArticlesCLAIRE GASCOIGNE, KEVIN MORGAN, HARRIET GROSS, JAMES GOODWIN, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 02 , pp 275-297Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTExcess winter morbidity and mortality among older people remain significant public health issues in those European countries which experience relatively mild winter temperatures, particularly the United Kingdom (UK), Ireland, Portugal and Spain. In the UK, episodes of severe winter weather, when ambient temperatures fall below 5 cold snaps Early Warning System Early Warning System healthy environments and anxieties about fuel costs are barriers to risk reduction. (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158502 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:38:16 +0100 3158502 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158501&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7008640 Research ArticlesJOANNE COOK, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 02 , pp 253-273Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTResearch on the ways in which having been an international migrant in later life shapes the welfare needs, preferences and expectations of non-native older people in rich countries is in its infancy, for both the ageing and migration fields have been slow to examine the experiences of older migrants. This paper focuses upon the welfare citizenship experiences of older women who migrated in later life to England, either as refugees or as post-retirement migrants. It reports findings from interviews and focus groups conducted with black Caribbean, Irish, Chinese and Somali older women migrants in Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK, as part of the Older Women's Lives and Voices Study. The ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158501 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:38:16 +0100 3158501 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158500&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7008628 Research ArticlesGEMMA M. CARNEY, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 02 , pp 229-251Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper argues that the structured dependency thesis must be extended to incorporate political power. It outlines a political framework of analysis with which to identify who gains and who loses from social policy. I argue that public policy for older people is a product not only of social structures but also of political decision-making. The Schneider and Ingram (1993) model is used to investigate how the social construction of groups as dependent equates with lower levels of influence on policy making. In United Kingdom and European research, older people are identified as politically quiescent, but conversely in the United States seniors are viewed as one of the mos... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158500 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:38:16 +0100 3158500 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158499&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7008712 This article provides information on the movements into and out of paid work by mid-life women. This is a group whose representation in the paid workforce is growing as population ageing proceeds and as educational qualifications expand. It is also a group that will be critical to any labour supply response to the economic challenges posed by population ageing. However, current understandings of the needs and circumstances of mid-life women in paid work are limited. To help address this knowledge gap we use data from the first five waves of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey (2001 2005) to identify the causal influences of health, care and other factors on the ability of mid-life women to remain in and re-enter paid work. The results show that poor health and/or ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158499 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:38:16 +0100 3158499 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158498&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7008700 Research ArticlesLENA ALÉX, BERIT LUNDMAN, ANNE HAMMARSTRÖM, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 02 , pp 193-205Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThe study reported in this paper is part of the Ume the oldest old , by asking men and women in advanced old age living in a sparsely populated area of northern Sweden to reflect on how life might have been if they had been born the other sex. Thematic narratives from nine men and seven women were analysed using qualitative content analysis. The content of these narratives was resolved into eight categories in two domains, respectively men's and women's reflections about being born the opposite sex. The narratives of both the men and women indicated that they were satisfied with their actual birth sex. The men were aware that if they had been b... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158498 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:38:16 +0100 3158498 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158497&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayIssue%3Fjid%3DASO%26volumeId%3D30%26issueId%3D02 Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 02 Ageing & Society is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to publishing papers on the understanding of human ageing and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts. It draws contributions and readers from many and diverse academic disciplines. In addition to original articles, Ageing & Society has an extensive book review section, and publishes occasional review symposia and special issues. (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158497 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:38:16 +0100 3158497 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077143&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6837560 Research ArticlesPATRICK CLOOS, CAROLINE F. ALLEN, BEATRIZ E. ALVARADO, MARIA VICTORIA ZUNZUNEGUI, DONALD T. SIMEON, DENISE ELDEMIRE-SHEARER, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 01 , pp 79-101Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to document the perceptions of elders in six Caribbean countries about and on the basis of their reports to make recommendations to improve their situation. Data were collected principally through 31 focus group discussions conducted in both urban and rural areas. Comparative analysis was carried out of the qualitative information, focusing on three components of : health and social services access and use, social support, and economic circumstances. Most of the participants were women, aged 60 active ageing framework should be implemented t... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077143 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077143 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077142&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6837524 Research ArticlesKAREN J. BURNELL, PETER G. COLEMAN, NIGEL HUNT, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 01 , pp 57-78Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper reports a qualitative study that used narrative analysis to explore how social support helps many armed-services veterans cope with traumatic memories. The analysis was carried out on two levels, that of narrative form (level of narrative coherence), argued to be indicative of reconciliation, and narrative content (themes of social support), which allowed exploration of the types of social support experienced by veterans with coherent, reconciled and incoherent narratives. Ten British male Second World War veterans were interviewed regarding their war experiences, presence of traumatic memories, and experiences of social support from... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077142 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077142 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077141&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6837476 Research ArticlesR. FERNÁNDEZ-BALLESTEROS, L F. GARCIA, D. ABARCA, E. BLANC, A. EFKLIDES, D. MORAITOU, R. KORNFELD, A. J. LERMA, V. M. MENDOZA-NUMEZ, N. M. MENDOZA-RUVALCABA, T. OROSA, C. PAUL, S. PATRICIA, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 01 , pp 41-56Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTA review of several studies examining the lay concept of successful ageing and related concepts leads to the conclusion that elders from different cultures appear to agree on most of the components identified in the literature. From the research emerges a multidimensional conceptualisation of that is described on the basis of physical, emotional, cognitive and social domains, and which coincides with most theoretical and empirical definitions. The main goal of the present research is to study similariti... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077141 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077141 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077140&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6837620 EditorialTONY WARNES, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 01 , pp 3-9Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077140 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077139&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6837536 This study is an eye opener on the circumstances of disadvantaged older people in a relatively low-income Eastern Mediterranean Region country, a topic rarely addressed in this area of the world. Old age is viewed as a decline in abilities while in reality many older adults are still able and ready to work. Social policies for older people should promote opportunities to work, not only pension schemes. (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077139 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077138&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6837608 Book ReviewsBILL BYTHEWAY, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 01 , pp 188-191Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077138 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077138 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077137&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6837596 Book ReviewsBRIAN WORSFOLD, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 01 , pp 185-187Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077137 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077137 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077136&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6837584 Book ReviewsJOHN KILLICK, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 01 , pp 184-185Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077136 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077136 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077135&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6837572 Book ReviewsHANS-JOACHIM KONDRATOWITZ, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 01 , pp 183-184Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077135 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077135 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077134&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6837500 Research ArticlesKRISTINE THEURER, ANDREW WISTER, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 01 , pp 157-181Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTSelf-reported altruistic activity and social capital were examined as predictors of perceived happiness and life satisfaction among a sample of 4,486 Canadians aged 65 or more years from the 2003 Canadian General Social Services Survey, Cycle 17. Altruistic behaviour was measured by number of volunteer hours per month and helping others (not including family and friends). Social capital was measured using dimensions of belonging to one's community, community and neighbour trust, and group activities. Drawing on generativity and role-identity theories, it was hypothesised that altruistic behaviour and social capital are positively associated with well-being ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077134 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077134 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077133&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6837548 Research ArticlesSIOBHAN REILLY, JANE HUGHES, DAVID CHALLIS, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 01 , pp 125-155Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper presents a structured literature review that focused on comprehensive case management by nurses for adults with long-term conditions living in the community. The emphases of the review are the implementation of case-management approaches, including its roles, core tasks and components, and the coverage and quality of the reported implementation data. Twenty-nine studies were included: the majority were concerned with case management for frail older people, and others focused on people with multiple chronic diseases, high-cost patients, or those at high risk of hospital admissions. All the studies reported that case managers undertook t... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077133 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077132&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6837512 Research ArticlesALI ARDALAN, MONIR MAZAHERI, KOUROSH HOLAKOUIE NAIENI, MOHSEN REZAIE, FARIBA TEIMOORI, FARSHAD POURMALEK, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 01 , pp 11-23Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTElders have long been recognised as among the most vulnerable people in disaster events. This paper reports a qualitative study of the self-perceived needs of older people in the aftermath of the Bam earthquake in Iran in 2003. A total of 56 people aged from 65 to 88 years were recruited to the study using purposive sampling, including 29 men and 27 women. Six focus group discussions and ten semi-structured individual interviews were conducted. Each focus group involved six to ten people from the cities of Bam and Baravat and their rural suburbs. Content analysis was used to analyse the ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077132 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077131&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6837488 Research ArticlesFIONA KELLY, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 01 , pp 103-124Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper reports findings from a three-year study which integrated Kitwood's (1997) person-centred and Sabat's (2001) selfhood approaches in the design, fieldwork and analysis of a multi-method observational study that explored the social worlds of 14 people with dementia in continuing-care. The types of interactions that participants experienced in everyday ward life and during creative sessions were identified by observing, video-recording and engaging with them and by Dementia Care Mapping. The participants' responses to such interactions in terms of their well- or ill-being and expressions of self were identified and documented. The findings indicate that in the wards, s... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077131 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077131 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077130&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayIssue%3Fjid%3DASO%26volumeId%3D30%26issueId%3D01 Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 01 Ageing & Society is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to publishing papers on the understanding of human ageing and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts. It draws contributions and readers from many and diverse academic disciplines. In addition to original articles, Ageing & Society has an extensive book review section, and publishes occasional review symposia and special issues. (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077130 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077130 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892339&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373420 Book ReviewsJANNA THOMPSON, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1323-1324Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892339 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892339 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892338&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373408 Book ReviewsEMMANUELLE TULLE, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1321-1322Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892338 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892338 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892337&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373396 Book ReviewsSUSAN FELDMAN, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1319-1321Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892337 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892337 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892336&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373384 Book ReviewsSIMON ROBERTS, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1318-1319Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892336 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892336 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892335&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373372 Book ReviewsEMMA PARRY, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1316-1318Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892335 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892335 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892334&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373360 Book ReviewsSTEPHEN KATZ, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1315-1316Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892334 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892334 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892333&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373348 Research ArticlesMARY BREHENY, CHRISTINE STEPHENS, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1295-1313Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThere is increasing emphasis in the media, public and policy discourses about the implications of the ageing population on promoting independence and self-reliance in old age, which is linked to the importance of social connection and the dangers of social exclusion. This paper examines how the potentially contradictory moral imperatives of independence and connectedness are managed by older people through reciprocity. Thirty-six interviews were conducted with people aged 55 70 years in New Zealand, and the data have been analysed discursively. Older people drew upon social conventions of independence as well as describing firm ties to family and... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892333 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892333 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892332&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373336 This study assessed the facilitators and barriers to physical activity in older people from culturally-diverse communities, and investigated the predictors of physical activity participation by recruiting 333 older people from seven different communities in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. A survey questionnaire that recorded physical activity and the barriers to and facilitators of activity was interviewer-administered in the participants' preferred language. The data were analysed using bivariate and multivariate inferential statistical methods. Personal barriers to physical activity, such as poor health, lacking the energy to exercise, being too tired and low motivation, were highly prevalent in all groups. Specific factors, such as , were more prevalent among the Vietnamese... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892332 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892332 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892331&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373432 Research ArticlesMARCO ALBERTINI, MARTIN KOHLI, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1261-1274Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTWith the increase of childlessness in European societies, its consequences have become a matter of concern. Studies in this field, however, have concentrated on what childless people lack and need in terms of social, financial and moral support. In contrast, this article focuses on what childless people give to their families, friends, unrelated others and to society at large. Using 2004 data on social support and financial transfers given and received by people aged 50 or more years in ten European countries from the Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), the analyses show that the support networks of childless older people tend ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892331 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892331 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892330&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373324 Research ArticlesG. CLARE WENGER, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1243-1259Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTAfter the spouse, children are the most likely source of informal support for an older person when the frailties of advanced old age create the need for help. Childlessness may thus be seen as particularly a problem for older people. In general, to compensate for the lack of children, childless people develop closer relationships with available next-of-kin and non-kin. Despite this, in times of need they are likely to find themselves with inadequate informal support. Using data from the Bangor Longitudinal Study of Ageing, this article explores the consequences of childlessness among persons aged 85 years or more living in rural Wales. The results indicate that b... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892330 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892330 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892329&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373312 Research ArticlesPEARL A. DYKSTRA, RENSKE KEIZER, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1227-1242Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTUsing data from the first wave of the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study conducted in 2002 59 years with different parenthood histories and circumstances: the childless, fathers who live with their children, non-co-resident fathers, and . The gerontological interest is whether there are variations in wellbeing by parenting, and whether they persist in old age. The results showed that fathers have higher incomes than childless men, regardless of their partner history. As regards psychological wellbeing, men's partner history counts, not their parenthood status. Being single contributes to low levels of psychological wellbeing. The findings provide evi... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892329 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892329 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892328&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373300 Research ArticlesMICHAEL HURD, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1207-1225Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTInter-vivos financial transfers from older parents to their adult children are widespread in the United States. Childless people may simply make fewer transfers. On the other hand, because their giving is away from children, their decisions are more complex in that there are multiple potential targets of approximately equal attractiveness. Using data for 1996 to 2004 from the United States Health and Retirement Study, this article examines the differences between parents and childless older people in financial transfers to people other than their children. The results show that, overall, parents tend to give less than the childless to other people. However, some var... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892328 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892328 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892327&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373288 Research ArticlesFRANK ADLOFF, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1185-1205Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTIn recent years, increasing public attention has been paid to voluntary action, civic engagement and philanthropy. It is in this framework that the growing numbers of childless older people are regarded as a valuable source of charitable giving. In fact, by giving to philanthropic foundations childless donors may develop into pioneers in the field of post-familial civic engagement. The article explores the circumstances under which childless older people adopt this behaviour in both Germany and the United States of America. It is found that making large donations or setting up philanthropic foundations is still an elite phenomenon, but on the other hand that establ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892327 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892327 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892326&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373444 Research ArticlesMARTIN KOHLI, MARCO ALBERTINI, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1171-1183Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTIn this introductory article for the special issue on Childlessness and Intergenerational Transfers, we first discuss the prior research literature and then overview the presented contributions. Up to now, childless older adults have been treated for the most part as both homogeneous and a problematic group. This does not do justice to the different pathways to childlessness: there are those who actively forgo having children, those who defer births so long that they involuntarily become childless, and those who are not fecund or lack a partner. It also neglects the changing social profile of the childless, e.g. the shift from less educated to more ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892326 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892325&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373472 Miscellaneous Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1167-1170Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892325 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892325 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892324&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373464 Miscellaneous Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp b1-b2Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892324 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892324 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892323&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373456 Miscellaneous Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp f1-f4Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892323 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892322&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayIssue%3Fjid%3DASO%26volumeId%3D29%26issueId%3D08 Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 Ageing & Society is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to publishing papers on the understanding of human ageing and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts. It draws contributions and readers from many and diverse academic disciplines. In addition to original articles, Ageing & Society has an extensive book review section, and publishes occasional review symposia and special issues. (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892322 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892322 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805747&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204688 Book ReviewsJIM OGG, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 07 , pp 1161-1163Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805747 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805746&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204676 Book ReviewsRUTH ELVISH, JOHN KEADY, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 07 , pp 1158-1160Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805746 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805746 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805745&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204664 Book ReviewsRANDALL SMITH, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 07 , pp 1157-1158Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805745 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805745 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805744&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204652 Book ReviewsALISON PETCH, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 07 , pp 1155-1157Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805744 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805743&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204604 The objective of this paper is to specify the relationships between age and gender differentials in health among older people in China. The data were drawn from the 2002 Chinese Longitudinal Health Longevity Study (CLHLS), which included 15,789 respondents aged 65 or more years. The health indicators included the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental ADL scores, cognitive ability (using the Mini Mental State Examination), visual function, hearing or auditory function, number of natural teeth, self-reported health, and self-reported quality of life. The statistical significance of the age relationships was examined using Mann-Whitney U tests and Spearman's rank correlation coefficients. The principal results were that above 65 years of age, gender differentials were observed in ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805743 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805742&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204640 This study examined how different SEP indicators related to the physical functioning of men aged 50 or more years in England and Greece. The data derived from Wave 1 of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) and from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Self-reported physical functioning limitations and mobility difficulties were combined and categorised into , and . The SEP indicators studied were: wealth, educational level and occupational class. The findings indicate that respondents with less wealth, fewer educational qualifications and lower occupational class were more likely to experience mild or severe physical disability than those of high SEP. When all three measures of SEP were adjusted for each other, in both samples wealth maintained a stron... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805742 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805741&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204592 Research ArticlesRICHARD BERTHOUD, MORTEN BLEKESAUNE, RUTH HANCOCK, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 07 , pp 1105-1122Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTIn Britain, older people have lower average incomes and a higher risk of income poverty than the general population. Older pensioners are more likely to be in poverty than younger ones. Yet certain indicators of their living standards suggest that older people experience less hardship than expected, given their incomes. A possible explanation is that older people convert income into basic living standards at a higher rate than younger people, implying that as people age they need less income to achieve a given standard of living. Much existing evidence has been based on cross-sectional data and therefore may not be a good guide to the co... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805741 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805741 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805740&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204628 Research ArticlesMAN GUO, MARIA P. ARANDA, MERRIL SILVERSTEIN, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 07 , pp 1085-1104Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper examines the impact of the out-migration of adult children on older parents' inter-generational support and psychological wellbeing in rural China. The sample comprised 1,237 older Chinese people aged 60 or more years in the rural province of Anhui, China, who completed baseline and follow-up questionnaires in 2001 and 2003, respectively. The differences between older parents with and without migrant children in 2001 in their support and psychological wellbeing in 2003 were examined using independent t-tests, as were changes over the two years in support and wellbeing. Multiple regression models were used to examine the impact of b... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805740 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805740 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805739&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204616 Research ArticlesCHRIS GILLEARD, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 07 , pp 1065-1084Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper reviews the position of old age in the societies of post-Roman Europe, from the fifth to the 10th centuries. Drawing on both primary and secondary literary and material sources of the period, I suggest that living beyond the age of 60 years was an uncommon experience throughout the early Middle Ages. Not only was achieving old age a minority experience, it seems to have been particularly concentrated among the senior clergy. This, together with the growing importance of the Christian Church as the institution that stabilised post-Roman society, the decline of urban living and its attendant culture of leisure and literacy, and the transformation of kinship into ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805739 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805739 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805738&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204568 Research ArticlesCHRISTINE BROWN WILSON, SUE DAVIES, MIKE NOLAN, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 07 , pp 1041-1063Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTPersonal relationships are an integral part of living, working and visiting in care homes, but little research has made relationships the main focus of enquiry, and there have been few studies of the perspectives of residents, staff and family members. The study reported here sought to redress this neglect. Using a constructivist approach, the nature and types of relationships between residents, staff and family members were explored in three care homes in England using combined methods including participant observation, interviews and focus groups. The data collection and analysis occurred iteratively over 21 months and three types of rela... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805738 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805738 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805737&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204580 Research ArticlesSARAH R. BRAUNER-OTTO, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 07 , pp 1015-1039Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTIntergenerational transfers play an important role in individuals' lives across the lifecourse. This paper reviews theories on intergenerational transfers and social change to inform our understanding of how changes in the educational context that arise from the spread of mass education influence children's support of their parents. By examining multiple aspects of the educational context in rural Nepal, including husbands' and wives' education and exposure to schools, this paper provides new information on the mechanisms through which changes in social context influence children's support of their parents. Multilevel logistic regression was used to estimate the re... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805737 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805737 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805736&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204700 ObituariesALAN WALKER, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 07 , pp 1007-1013Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805736 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805736 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805735&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204720 Miscellaneous Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 07 , pp b1-b3Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805735 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805735 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805734&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204712 Miscellaneous Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 07 , pp f1-f3Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805734 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805734 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805733&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayIssue%3Fjid%3DASO%26volumeId%3D29%26issueId%3D07 Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 07 Ageing & Society is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to publishing papers on the understanding of human ageing and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts. It draws contributions and readers from many and diverse academic disciplines. In addition to original articles, Ageing & Society has an extensive book review section, and publishes occasional review symposia and special issues. (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805733 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2607714&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayIssue%3Fjid%3DASO%26volumeId%3D29%26issueId%3D06 Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 06 Ageing & Society is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to publishing papers on the understanding of human ageing and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts. It draws contributions and readers from many and diverse academic disciplines. In addition to original articles, Ageing & Society has an extensive book review section, and publishes occasional review symposia and special issues. (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2607714 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:59:25 +0100 2607714 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574456&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5896008 Book ReviewsKATE DAVIDSON, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 06 , pp 1002-1003Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574456 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574455&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5895996 Book ReviewsJILL MANTHORPE, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 06 , pp 1001-1002Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574455 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574454&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5895984 Book ReviewsPETER G. COLEMAN, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 06 , pp 1000-1001Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574454 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574454 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574453&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5895972 Book ReviewsANN BOWLING, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 06 , pp 998-999Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574453 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574453 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574452&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5895960 Book ReviewsNIELS SCHENK, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 06 , pp 997-998Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574452 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574452 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574451&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5895936 This study investigated several body-image variables and their relationship to self-esteem in a sample of 148 men and women aged 65 Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire . The results indicated, contrary to a common misconception, that body-image concerns are significant to self-esteem in older adulthood, but that these vary by age and gender. Whilst women appear to develop various strategies to counter the effects of ageing, men seem to be more negatively affected, particularly in relation to body functioning. The findings shed light on the meaning of body image in older adulthood. A better understanding of the meaning of body image, of the factors that influence the meaning, and of how these relate to older adults' self-esteem may help older adult... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574451 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574451 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574450&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5896020 Research ArticlesJUSTINE COUPLAND, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 06 , pp 953-976Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTContemporary popular culture proposes new ideological associations between time, ageing, the body and personal identity projects. In a range of magazine texts, television shows and associated websites, several commercialised discourses equate ageing, and women's ageing in particular, with the of ageing. They project a version of personal ageing that is reversible and repairable, on the presumption that looking younger is universally a desirable goal and one that can be reached through regimes of control operating on skin, body shape and weight, hair and clothing. Different moral stances are established in these discourses. One set offers magazine readers putative control... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574450 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574450 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574449&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5896044 Research ArticlesYOSHIKO MATSUMOTO, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 06 , pp 929-952Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper examines the ways in which older people depict verbally the life changes that accompany old age. It reports a study of Japanese elderly women's casual conversations with their friends, during which they talked about their husbands' deaths and illnesses. A frequently observed discourse practice among old people is (PSD), in which unhappy personal information on one's ill health, immobility or bereavement is revealed and speakers describe themselves using negative stereotypes of old age. During the observed conversations, however, the PSD accounts were frequently accompanied by humour and laughter. This paper examines the complex structure of the PSDs. To exemp... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574449 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574449 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574448&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5895924 This article reports an analysis of such discourse practices in stories told about themselves by people aged 80 or more years living in Indiana. (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574448 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574448 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574447&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5895948 Research ArticlesBILL BYTHEWAY, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 06 , pp 883-901Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTHow do we experience ageing, how do we interpret changes in our lives and what do we say about the passage of time? The aim of this paper is to present longitudinal evidence about the personal and social significance of birthdays in adult life and, in particular, how birthdays contribute to a sense of ageing. The primary source of data is the Mass-Observation Archive at the University of Sussex. Members of its panel of people living in the United Kingdom were in 1990 invited to write anonymously about celebrations, and in 2002 they were invited to write more specifically on the topic of birthdays. A total of 120 accepted both invitations and 55 included accounts of their la... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574447 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574447 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574446&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5896056 Research ArticlesPIRJO NIKANDER, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 06 , pp 863-881Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper is a study of the discursive management of notions of change and continuity in interview talk. It presents selected short empirical examples from interviews with 22 Finnish baby-boomers, and discusses the methodological and theoretical issues that arise. Following a review of the major approaches to the study of age identity, the analytic intersection between qualitative gerontology and discursive psychology is explored. The analysis identifies how the frequent use of a enables speakers simultaneously both to acknowledge and to distance themselves from factual notions of physical or psychological lifespan change. The key methodological argument is that the discu... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574446 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574446 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574445&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5896032 Research ArticlesJUSTINE COUPLAND, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 06 , pp 849-861Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThe papers in this special issue contribute to the growing body of research on sociolinguistic and discursive interpretations of mid and later life by investigating some of the identity affordances and constraints associated with or . The papers here offer qualitative, contextually based analyses of a broad range of data and use various methodological and theoretical perspectives: narrative theory, critical pragmatics, social theory and discursive psychology. The main focus is on the ways in which change impacts on the ageing individual, and how this change is discursively interpreted and negotiated both by and for or about individuals in diverse social frames. We examin... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574445 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574445 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574444&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5896076 Miscellaneous Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 06 , pp b1-b5Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574444 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574444 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574443&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5896068 Miscellaneous Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 06 , pp f1-f3Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574443 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574443 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574442&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayIssue%3Fjid%3DASO%26volumeId%3D29%26issueId%3D06 Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 06 Ageing & Society is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to publishing papers on the understanding of human ageing and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts. It draws contributions and readers from many and diverse academic disciplines. In addition to original articles, Ageing & Society has an extensive book review section, and publishes occasional review symposia and special issues. (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574442 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574442 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444098&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598644 Book ReviewsPAM SCHWEITZER, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 05 , pp 844-846Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444098 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444097&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598632 Book ReviewsKATE WOODTHORPE, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 05 , pp 843-844Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444097 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444097 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444096&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598620 Book ReviewsBLEDDYN DAVIES, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 05 , pp 841-843Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444096 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444096 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444095&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598596 Research ArticlesJENI WARBURTON, CATHERINE McDONALD, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 05 , pp 823-840Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTIncreased emphasis on efficiency and regulation is changing the nature of the non-profit sector in western countries. In this paper, we explore the impact of these contemporary changes on older, more traditional volunteers. Specifically, we use neo-institutional theory as a framework to explore the micro-effect of these processes in one large, multi-service non-profit organisation in Australia. The findings of an ethnographic study are presented using an analytical template comprising: (1) the observational space; (2) the conversational order; (3) the content of talk; and (4) areas of resistance. Findings from these categories provided evidence of two in... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444095 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444094&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598548 The objective of this study is to describe the pattern of participation in leisure activities in an older population in relation to contextual factors as well as to mental and physical health. A cohort of 1,623 participants aged 75 or older living in Stockholm, Sweden was asked to list all the leisure activities they were engaged in. These were successively organised into 31 major categories and further grouped into mental, social, physical, productive and recreational types. The pattern of participation was examined in relation to age, gender, contextual factors (education, social network) and health status (depressive symptoms, cognitive impairment, dementia, somatic diseases and physical limitation). In spite of their advanced age, the majority of the population was active, as 70 per ce... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444094 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444094 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444093&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598608 Research ArticlesEVA-MARIA MERZ, NATHAN S. CONSEDINE, HANS-JOACHIM SCHULZE, CARLO SCHUENGEL, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 05 , pp 783-802Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThe current study describes from an attachment-theoretical viewpoint how intergenerational support in adult child-parent relationships is associated with wellbeing in both generations. The attachment perspective and its focus on affective relationship characteristics is considered as an important theoretical framework for the investigation of special relationships across the life span. Data from the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study (N=1,456 dyads) were analysed to investigate if relationship quality moderated the association between providing intergenerational support to parents and wellbeing in adult children, on t... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444093 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444093 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444092&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598560 Research ArticlesANNE McMUNN, JAMES NAZROO, MORTEN WAHRENDORF, ELIZABETH BREEZE, PAOLA ZANINOTTO, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 05 , pp 765-782Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper examines whether participation in social activities is associated with higher levels of wellbeing among post-retirement age people in England, and, if so, whether these relationships are explained by the reciprocal nature of these activities. Cross-sectional analysis of relationships between social activities (including paid work, caring and volunteering) and wellbeing (quality of life, life satisfaction and depression) was conducted among participants of one wave of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) who were of state pension age or older. Participants in paid or voluntary work general... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444092 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444092 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444091&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598512 Research ArticlesAMANDINE JASMINE MASUY, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 05 , pp 745-763Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper examines the relationship between informal care and ending paid work for working women of three age groups (up to 30, 31 49 and 50 or more years) in 1995 in Belgium. It explores the effect of being a carer for older adults on the probability of ceasing to work. Most particularly, it focuses on the effect of the care intensity in the different age groups. The analyses use data from the European Community Household Panel (ECHP). A sample of 24,592 working women living in 11 European countries was followed from 1995 to 2001. Multivariate analyses for the entire sample show that the simple fact of caring or not did not influence the probability of ceasing wor... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444091 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444090&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598584 This study examined the cross-sectional association of bone and joint diseases with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among 850 randomly sampled people aged 60 or more years in a rural area of Bangladesh. Information about arthritis, back and joint pain was collected through self-reports and two physicians' assessments at a health centre. Health-related quality of life was measured using a multi-dimensional generic instrument designed for older people that has questions on the construct's physical, psychological, social, economic, spiritual and environmental dimensions. Bivariate analyses showed that the most negative effects of bone and joint diseases were on the physical and psychological dimensions. Hierarchical linear regression analyses revealed that joint pain, whether doctor-di... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444090 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444090 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444089&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598536 Research ArticlesLAURA HURD CLARKE, MERIDITH GRIFFIN, KATHERINE MALIHA, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 05 , pp 709-726Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper examines older women's experiences and perceptions of clothing prescriptions for adults in later life. Using data from in-depth interviews with 36 women aged 71 to 93 years, we investigate the stringent, taken-for-granted social norms that older women identified with respect to appropriate fashion for the ageing female body. Specifically, the participants argued that older women should refrain from wearing bright colours and revealing or overly suggestive styles. Expressing a preference for classic or traditional styles, the women also reported that they used clothing strategically to mask or compensate for bodily transgress... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444089 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444089 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444088&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598524 Research ArticlesPAUL HIGGS, MIRANDA LEONTOWITSCH, FIONA STEVENSON, IAN REES JONES, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 05 , pp 687-707Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThe end of the of welfare capitalism in the 1970s was the prelude to a period of greater individualisation within societies and was accompanied by an increase in the importance of consumption as a way of organising social relations. During the same period there was also an expansion in the discourses aimed at enhancing the government of the autonomous self. One such discourse operates around what has been termed the : it suggests that health has become a required goal for individual behaviour and has become synonymous with health itself. The generational groups whose lifecourses were most exposed to these changes are now a... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444088 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444088 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444087&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598572 Research ArticlesLIAT AYALON, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 05 , pp 671-686Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper reports a study of family and family-like interactions and transfers, or exchanges of goods and resources, between paid, round-the-clock, Filipino home carers and those they care for in a sample of households in Israel. Qualitative interviews about their experiences and attitudes concerning the care role were conducted with 22 family members and 29 Filipino home-care workers. A thematic analysis of the interview data identified three major themes: the structure and internal dynamics of the adapted family or family-like system of care; the role of family members; and the role of Filipino home-care workers in the new system of care. Sons and daughters tended to approp... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444087 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444087 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444086&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598664 Miscellaneous Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 05 , pp b1-b4Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444086 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444086 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444085&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598656 Miscellaneous Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 05 , pp f1-f4Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444085 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444085 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444084&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayIssue%3Fjid%3DASO%26volumeId%3D29%26issueId%3D05 Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 05 Ageing & Society is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to publishing papers on the understanding of human ageing and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts. It draws contributions and readers from many and diverse academic disciplines. In addition to original articles, Ageing & Society has an extensive book review section, and publishes occasional review symposia and special issues. (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444084 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444084 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2355011&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayIssue%3Fjid%3DASO%26volumeId%3D29%26issueId%3D04 Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 04 Ageing & Society is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to publishing papers on the understanding of human ageing and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts. It draws contributions and readers from many and diverse academic disciplines. In addition to original articles, Ageing & Society has an extensive book review section, and publishes occasional review symposia and special issues. (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2355011 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:46:34 +0100 2355011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2355028&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5470816 Book ReviewsRICHARD MINNS, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 04 , pp 666-667Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2355028 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:46:33 +0100 2355028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2355027&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5470804 Book ReviewsJOHN VINCENT, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 04 , pp 664-665Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2355027 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:46:33 +0100 2355027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2355026&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5470792 Book ReviewsBILL BYTHEWAY, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 04 , pp 662-664Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2355026 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:46:33 +0100 2355026 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2355025&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5470780 Book ReviewsJAMES WOODWARD, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 04 , pp 660-662Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2355025 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:46:33 +0100 2355025 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2355024&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5470768 Book ReviewsSARAH NETTLETON, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 04 , pp 659-660Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2355024 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:46:33 +0100 2355024 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2355023&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5470744 Review Articles Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 04 , pp 649-658Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2355023 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:46:33 +0100 2355023 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2355021&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5470732 This study analyses gender inequalities in health among elderly people in Catalonia (Spain) by adopting a conceptual framework that globally considers three dimensions of health determinants: socio-economic position, family characteristics and social support. Data came from the 2006 Catalonian Health Survey. For the purposes of this study a sub-sample of people aged 65 85 years with no paid job was selected (1,113 men and 1,484 women). The health outcomes analysed were self-perceived health status, poor mental health status and long-standing limiting illness. Multiple logistic regression models separated by sex were fitted and a hierarchical model was fitted in three steps. Health status among elderly women was poorer than among the men for the three outcomes analysed. Whereas living with ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2355021 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:46:33 +0100 2355021 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2355019&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5470684 This article focuses on the influence of the welfare state on the number of people. It describes different ways in which the welfare state influences the number of young old persons, and investigates whether variations in the regulations for the ages of normal, early and late retirement are the prime cause. The paper also estimates the share of the young old among those aged 50 90 years in 10 European countries in 2004 using comparable survey data. These shares ranged between 36 and 49 per cent for men and between 35 and 52 per cent for women. High shares were found in continental European countries, and low shares in Scandinavian countries and the United Kingdom. The shares in southern European countries varied among the countries and by gender. To explain the variations in the share, co... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2355019 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:46:33 +0100 2355019 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2355017&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5470696 Research ArticlesSHARON KOEHN, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 04 , pp 585-608Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThe (BACEMS) study in Vancouver, British Columbia, found that immigrant families torn between changing values and the economic realities that accompany immigration cannot always provide optimal care for their elders. Ethnic minority seniors further identified language barriers, immigration status, and limited awareness of the roles of the health authority and of specific service providers as barriers to health care. The configuration and delivery of health services, and health-care providers' limited knowledge of the seniors' needs and confounded these problems. To explore the barriers to access, the BACEMS study relied primarily on focus group data collected from ethnic min... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2355017 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:46:33 +0100 2355017 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2355016&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5470756 This study examined the associations between a large set of health indicators and wellbeing among older people (aged 66 or more years) in Sweden. The data were drawn from the Swedish Panel Survey of Ageing and the Elderly (PSAE), with variables covering information about health, daily activities, social interaction, anxieties and worries, and economic hardship. A series of confirmative factor analyses were used to reveal if and how indicators of living conditions could be subdivided into latent factors, and several socio-economic and socio-demographic variables were used as their predictors. Differences between men and women and between a number of age groups of old people were systematically scrutinised. The preferred representation of the data was a nested model that identified one globa... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2355016 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:46:33 +0100 2355016 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2355015&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5470708 This study analyses the development of the economic wellbeing of Swedes aged 65 years and older from 1990. This period was characterised by Sweden's deepest and most prolonged recession since the Great Depression, but was then followed by buoyant growth. In a series of interventions from 1991 through to 1998, pensions were cut and their full price indexation abandoned. In spite of these dramatic measures, this study shows that pensioners fared better than the working-age population, but also that poverty among older Swedes increased in absolute terms. During the following years of rapid economic growth, in contrast, the growth in pensioners' income fell behind that of workers and their relative poverty increased. The analysis shows that the limited resources of many older Swedes put them c... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2355015 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:46:33 +0100 2355015 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2355014&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5470720 Research ArticlesSALLY JACOBS, CHENGQIU XIE, SIOBHAN REILLY, JANE HUGHES, DAVID CHALLIS, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 04 , pp 497-538Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTIn common with other developed countries at the end of the 20th century, modernising public services was a priority of the United Kingdom (UK) Labour administration after its election in 1997. The modernisation reforms in health and social care exemplified their approach to public policy. The authors were commissioned to examine the evidence base for the modernisation of social care services for older people, and for this purpose conducted a systematic review of the relevant peer-reviewed UK research literature published from 1990 to 2001. Publications that reported descriptive, analytical, evaluative, quantitative and... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2355014 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:46:33 +0100 2355014 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2355013&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5470836 Miscellaneous Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 04 , pp b1-b5Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2355013 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:46:33 +0100 2355013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2355012&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5470828 Miscellaneous Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 04 , pp f1-f4Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2355012 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:46:33 +0100 2355012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2248931&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D4566900 Book ReviewsANNE MARTIN-MATTHEWS, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 03 , pp 492-494Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2248931 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:25:32 +0100 2248931 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2248930&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D4566888 Book ReviewsARIELA LOWENSTEIN, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 03 , pp 491-492Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2248930 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:25:32 +0100 2248930 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2248929&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D4566876 Book ReviewsJULIA NEUBERGER, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 03 , pp 489-491Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2248929 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:25:32 +0100 2248929 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2248928&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D4566864 Book ReviewsORLA GOUGH, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 03 , pp 488-489Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2248928 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:25:32 +0100 2248928 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2248927&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D4566852 Book ReviewsPETER CROME, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 03 , pp 487-488Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2248927 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:25:32 +0100 2248927 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2248926&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D4566840 Book ReviewsSION WILLIAMS, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 03 , pp 485-486Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2248926 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:25:32 +0100 2248926 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2248925&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D4566828 Book ReviewsMYRA HAMILTON, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 03 , pp 483-485Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2248925 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:25:32 +0100 2248925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2248924&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D4566816 Book ReviewsSTEPHEN MCNAIR, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 03 , pp 481-483Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2248924 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:25:32 +0100 2248924 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2248923&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D4566744 Research ArticlesRUTH B. WALKER, MARY A. LUSZCZ, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 03 , pp 455-480Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTLate-life husband and wife relationships are increasingly recognised as an important factor in promoting wellbeing, particularly in terms of the health, social, emotional, financial and practical needs of older people. Knowledge of marital dynamics and how they affect both members of a couple remains scarce. This systematic review aimed to identify and appraise research that has focused explicitly on the dynamics of the relationship, as evinced by data from both spouses. Implementing rigorous identification strategies, 45 articles were identified and reviewed. These studies were grouped into three broad thematic areas: marital relations and satisfaction; con... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2248923 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:25:32 +0100 2248923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2248922&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D4566780 Research ArticlesLESLEY G. PATTERSON, KATHERINE E. FORBES, ROBIN M. PEACE, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 03 , pp 431-454Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTIn imagining how their lives might turn out, 100 young New Zealanders aged between 16 and 18 years wrote descriptions of their future lifecourse. Their descriptions of themselves at the nominal age of 80 years form the basis of the research reported in this paper. For these young people, ageing and old age are understood as accomplishments in the context of an imagined lifecourse. They see personal ageing as shaped by a common temporal ordering of life events that ensures material security, financial success, and an enduring intimate relationship. In imagining themselves aged 80 years, three key themes that constitute a discourse of... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2248922 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:25:32 +0100 2248922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2248921&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D4566804 Research ArticlesMIKAEL NORDENMARK, MIKAEL STATTIN, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 03 , pp 413-430Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTGiven the increased heterogeneity of the transition from work to retirement, this study aimed to analyse the associations between different reasons for retirement and psychosocial wellbeing as a pensioner. The study used data from the Swedish Panel Survey of Ageing and the Elderly (PSAE), a nationally representative survey of the living conditions of older people in Sweden. The results show that almost one-half of all pensioners cited health problems as a contributory reason for ceasing work. Furthermore, those who retired for reasons, such as health problems or labour market factors, experienced lower psychosocial wellbeing than those who retired for ot... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2248921 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:25:32 +0100 2248921 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2248920&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D4566768 This study aimed to characterise the housing environment in which many older adults live by exploring what activity-related resources were available in senior apartment buildings in one Canadian city, Winnipeg. Of 195 senior apartment buildings in the city, 190 were surveyed to examine whether variation in the buildings' activity resources was related to neighbourhood characteristics, particularly socio-economic status. Resources were classified as those for physical activities (e.g. exercise classes), social activities (e.g. card games), and services (e.g. a grocery-store shuttle). The neighbourhood characteristics were taken from census data and included socio-economic and socio-demographic measures. The apartment buildings varied considerably in the resources available, and a positive r... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2248920 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:25:32 +0100 2248920 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2248919&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D4566792 This study examines whether and how couples share the provision of informal care for their parents. Four waves of the British General Household Survey contain cross-sectional information about caring for parents and parents-in-law. Descriptive and multivariate analyses were conducted on 2214 couples that provided parent care. The findings emphasise married men's contribution to informal caring for the parental generation and at the same time demonstrate the limits of their involvement. Spouses share many parts of their care-giving but this arrangement is less common with respect to personal and physical care. The more care is required the more likely are people to participate in care for their parents-in-law. More sons-in-law than daughters-in-law provide care but, once involved, daughters... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2248919 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:25:32 +0100 2248919 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2248918&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D4566756 Research ArticlesJOHN FRASER, SUSAN CLAYTON, JESSICA SICKLER, ANTHONY TAYLOR, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 03 , pp 351-368Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThe present study affirms previous research findings that volunteering satisfies personal needs but goes further by considering the factor of collective identity for volunteers and its consequences for them. The study specifically focused on older volunteers working at zoos. In the initial phase at Central Park Zoo 30 volunteers completed a short self-completion questionnaire. The second phase involved one-on-one interviews with 21 Bronx Zoo volunteers with a collective self-esteem scale. The responses indicated that the volunteers considered the collective identity of zoo volunteer to be important to their self-concept and belie... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2248918 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:25:32 +0100 2248918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2248917&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D4566732 Research ArticlesMARTHA DOYLE, VIRPI TIMONEN, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 03 , pp 337-350Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTAn increased demand for long-term care services coupled with the decreased availability of informal (family) carers in many industrialised countries has led to the employment of growing numbers of . Little is known about this heterogeneous group or of their experience of employment in long-term care. Providing an important insight into a hitherto little researched and poorly understood topic, this article presents the findings of a qualitative study in Ireland that sought greater understanding of migrant carers' experience of care work and of the intra-group differences among them. The findings suggest that some members of the long-term care workforce are more ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2248917 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:25:32 +0100 2248917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2248916&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D4566920 Miscellaneous Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 03 , pp b1-b2Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2248916 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:25:32 +0100 2248916 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2248915&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D4566912 Miscellaneous Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 03 , pp f1-f4Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2248915 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:25:32 +0100 2248915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2248914&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayIssue%3Fjid%3DASO%26volumeId%3D29%26issueId%3D03 Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 03 Ageing & Society is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to publishing papers on the understanding of human ageing and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts. It draws contributions and readers from many and diverse academic disciplines. In addition to original articles, Ageing & Society has an extensive book review section, and publishes occasional review symposia and special issues. (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2248914 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:25:32 +0100 2248914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089540&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D3311444 Book ReviewsJOHN KEADY, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 02 , pp 333-333Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089540 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:13:50 +0100 2089540 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089539&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D3311432 Book ReviewsMARGARETTA JOLLY, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 02 , pp 331-332Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089539 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:13:50 +0100 2089539 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089538&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D3311420 Book ReviewsBRYN DAVIES, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 02 , pp 330-331Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089538 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:13:50 +0100 2089538 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089537&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D3311408 Book ReviewsTHOMAS COLE, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 02 , pp 328-330Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089537 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:13:50 +0100 2089537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089536&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D3311396 Book ReviewsPAUL BRIDGEN, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 02 , pp 327-328Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089536 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:13:50 +0100 2089536 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089535&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D3311288 Research ArticlesKARIN SLEGERS, MARTIN P. J. VAN BOXTEL, JELLE JOLLES, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 02 , pp 309-325Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTOlder adults experience more problems than younger people when using everyday technological devices such as personal computers, automatic teller machines and microwave ovens. Such problems may have serious consequences for the autonomy of older adults since the ability to use technology is becoming essential in everyday life. One potential cause of these difficulties is age-related decline of cognitive functions. To test the role of cognitive abilities in performing technological tasks, we designed the Technological Transfer Test (TTT). This new and ecologically valid test comprises eight technological tasks that are common in modern li... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089535 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:13:50 +0100 2089535 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089534&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D3311300 Research ArticlesJEANNETTE KING, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 02 , pp 295-308Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper starts from the premise that novelists have to some extent filled the gap left by mainstream feminism's relative silence about gendered ageing. To develop the argument, it explores the representation of memory loss and its impact on identity and self-image in Norah Hoult's novel, There Were No Windows, which was first published in 1944. The novel is set in London during the Second World War, when the traumas of a city experiencing the Blitz and the blackout reflected the terror and inner darkness experienced by the principal character, Claire Temple, herself a minor novelist, under the onslaught of dementia. There Were No Windows constructs the character of Clair... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089534 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:13:50 +0100 2089534 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089533&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D3311372 Research ArticlesKRISTI RAHRIG JENKINS, MOHAMMED U. KABETO, KENNETH M. LANGA, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 02 , pp 277-293Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThe purpose of this article is to investigate the relationship between spousal care-giving and declines in functioning and self-rated health among older care-givers. The authors used data from the 2000 and 2002 waves of the United States Health and Retirement Study, a biennial longitudinal survey of a nationally representative cohort of adults aged 50 or more years. Two outcomes were examined, declines in functioning and declines in self-rated health. Care-givers were classified into three groups: no care-giving, less than 14 hours of care-giving per week, and 14 or m... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089533 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:13:50 +0100 2089533 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089532&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D3311348 This article analyses the strategies that older widowers used to assert their masculinity during in-depth research interviews by the author, a middle-aged woman. Twenty-six widowers living in Atlantic Canada and Florida in the United States and who were aged from 56 to 91 years participated in the study. The author analysed the interviews from a symbolic-interactionist perspective that looks at the world from the perspective of those being studied. The widowers used various strategies of impression management to reinforce their identity as during the interviews. These strategies included taking charge of the interview, using personal diminutives and endearments to assert control, lecturing the interviewer about various topics including differences between men and women, and bringing atten... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089532 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:13:50 +0100 2089532 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089531&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D3311324 Research ArticlesLIBBY BROOKE, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 02 , pp 237-256Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThe article explores the ways in which older workers' career trajectories influenced their exit from or continuity of employment in the Australian information technology (IT) industry. The data were collected through qualitative interviews with 71 employees of 10 small and medium-sized IT firms as part of the cross-country Workforce Ageing in the New Economy project (WANE), which was conducted in Canada, the United States, Australia and several European Union countries (the United Kingdom, Germany and The Netherlands). The analysis revealed that older IT workers' capacity to envisage careers beyond their fifties was constrained by age-based capability assumptions that result... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089531 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:13:50 +0100 2089531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089530&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D3311360 Research ArticlesPETER WALTERS, HELEN BARTLETT, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 02 , pp 217-236Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThe benefits of a strong proximal social network for people as they advance in age are well documented, but the continuation or development of social networks may be challenged when people relocate to a new home on retirement. This paper explores the personal network development of older residents who have moved to a new suburban (but not age-specific) residential development in a general urban setting. Drawing on a case study of a new outer-suburban in Brisbane, Queensland, the findings from interviews with 51 older residents and participant observations of a community group are presented. The study suggests that a traditional ideal of unreflexive community... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089530 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:13:50 +0100 2089530 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089529&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D3311312 Research ArticlesSIMON EVANS, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 02 , pp 199-216Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTRetirement villages have been slow to emerge as a housing model for older people in the United Kingdom (UK) but the sector is now growing rapidly, with an increasing number of both private and not-for-profit developers entering the market. Research findings to date have indicated high levels of satisfaction among residents, but commentators have criticised this form of provision on the grounds that they are only an option for the better off. This paper reports a study of a retirement village that has attempted to address this issue by integrating residents from a range of socio-economic backgrounds and by making various tenures available in the same development. The paper begi... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089529 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:13:50 +0100 2089529