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Successful ageing
— the case of Taiwan | | Author(s) | Yeong-Tsyr Wang, Wan-I Lin |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 31, no 3, September 2012 |
| Pages | pp 141-146 |
| Source | www.wileyonlinelibrary.com |
| Keywords | Health [elderly] ; Mental health [elderly] ; Financial services [older people] ; Quality of life ; Cross sectional surveys ; Taiwan. |
| Annotation | A cross-sectional survey conducted in 2007 in Taiwan investigated the conditions of successful ageing in 1143 Taiwanese aged 45-64 and 1309 aged 65+. Older people faced more problems that cause depression than their younger counterparts. 11% of older people were in the labour market; neither age group were actively involved in volunteer services. Those who lived longer had less social support. Over 50% felt their financial preparations for later life were not adequate. Educational levels and family income were the significant factors affecting the levels of successful ageing. Improvement in the four dimensions of successful ageing (physical health, mental health, social/productive engagement, and economic security) must be re-emphasised for both age groups. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-121102210 A |
| Classmark | CC: D: J: F:59: 3KB: 7DP |
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