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| Comparing the importance of different aspects of quality of life to older adults across diverse cultures | | Author(s) | Anita E Molzahn, Mary Kalfoss, Kara Schick Makaroff, Suzanne Skevington |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 40, no 2, March 2011 |
| Pages | pp 192-199 |
| Source | http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/ http://www.bgs.org.uk/ |
| Keywords | Quality of life ; Cross cultural surveys. |
| Annotation | The aim of the study was to examine the relative importance of 31 internationally agreed areas of quality of life (QOL) to older adults in 22 countries in relation to health status, age and level of economic development. There were significant differences in the importance given to various aspects of QOL for people living in medium and higher-development countries. Culture explained 16% of the variance in the importance ratings of QOL, although cultural differences were reduced once health status, gender and age were taken into account. Understanding the self-reported importance of diverse aspects of QOL for different cultures may assist national and international policy makers to decide on priorities for the development of programmes for the ageing population. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-110323005 A |
| Classmark | F:59: 3KA |
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