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Let's ask them — a national survey of definitions of quality of life and its enhancement among people aged 65 and over
Author(s)	Ann Bowling, Zahava Gabriel, Joanna Dykes
Journal title	International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 56, no 4, 2003
Pages	pp 269-306
Source	http://baywood.com
Keywords	Quality of life ; Attitude ; Indicators ; Social surveys.
Annotation	Data presented in this article are derived from the Quality of Life Survey of 999 people aged 65+ conducted as part of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Growing Older (GO) Programme. Of the priorities and definitions for a good quality of life identified, good social relations was the most commonly mentioned constituent (81%). Other important factors were social roles and activities, health, psychological outlook and well-being, home and neighbourhood. Poor health was most often mentioned as taking quality away from life (by 50%). Social relationships and health were judged to be the most important areas. Having health and enough money were the two most frequently mentioned things that would improve the quality of their own lives and those of their peers (though in different order of magnitude). The need for dynamic, multidimensional and integrated models of quality of life in older age is suggested by these results. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-040319204 A
Classmark	F:59: DP: 3RI: 3F
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