The Many Faces of Health, Competence and Well-Being in Old Age

Table of contents (26 chapters)

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-X

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2. FOCUSING ON SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH—CONTRIBUTIONS TO HEALTH, COMPETENCE, AND WELL-BEING IN OLD AGE

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      Chapter

      Pages 3-6

      INTRODUCTION: THE PERSON–ENVIRONMENT PERSPECTIVE IN AGEING RESEARCH

      HANS-WERNER WAHL

   2. 

      Chapter

      Pages 7-24

      THE ROLE OF THE HOME ENVIRONMENT IN MIDDLE AND LATE ADULTHOOD

      FRANK OSWALD, HANS-WERNER WAHL, DÖRTE NAUMANN, HEIDRUN MOLLENKOPF, ANNETTE HIEBER

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      Chapter

      Pages 25-32

      COMMENTARY: A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME: BUT CAN IT BECOME ONE?

      GRAHAM D. ROWLES

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      Chapter

      Pages 33-45

      OUTDOOR MOBILITY IN LATE LIFE: PERSONS, ENVIRONMENTS AND SOCIETY

      HEIDRUN MOLLENKOPF, STEPHAN BAAS, ROMAN KASPAR, FRANK OSWALD, HANS-WERNER WAHL

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      Chapter

      Pages 47-52

      COMMENTARY: MOBILITY—A KEY TO UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR SENIORS AND OTHERS

      JON E. BURKHARDT

   6. 

      Chapter

      Pages 53-64

      AGE-RELATED LOSS IN VISION: A CASE TO LEARN ABOUT AGEING IN CONTEXT

      HANS-WERNER WAHL, VERA HEYL, STEFANIE BECKER, OLIVER SCHILLING, HEIDRUN MOLLENKOPF

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      Chapter

      Pages 65-70

      COMMENTARY: AGE-RELATED LOSS IN VISION: A CASE TO LEARN ABOUT AGING IN CONTEXT

      AMY HOROWITZ

3. FOCUSING ON PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH—CONTRIBUTIONS TO HEALTH, COMPETENCE, AND WELL-BEING IN OLD AGE

   1. 

      Chapter

      Pages 73-79

      INTRODUCTION: DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVES IN THE SECOND HALF OF LIFE

      ANDREAS KRUSE

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      Chapter

      Pages 81-92

      THE INFLUENCE OF MARITAL SUPPORT ON MARITAL SATISFACTION: ARE THERE AGE AND GENDER DIFFERENCES?

      MARINA SCHMITT, MATTHIAS KLIEGEL

   3. 

      Chapter

      Pages 93-98

      COMMENTARY: CHANGED GENDER ROLES AND THEIR IMPACT ON MARITAL SUPPORT AND SATISFACTION

      PASQUALINA PERRIG-CHIELLO

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      Chapter

      Pages 99-113

      STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS, PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS IN MIDDLE ADULTHOOD

      ELKE VOSS, ANNE-KATRIN STEGMANN, JOHANNES SCHRÖDER2

   5. 

      Chapter

      Pages 115-118

      COMMENTARY: STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS AND DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS: THE PARADIGM SHIFT

      ELAINE WETHINGTON

   6. 

      Chapter

      Pages 119-129

      PREDICTORS OF WELL-BEING IN VERY OLD AGE

      CHRISTOPH ROTT, DANIELA JOPP, VERA D’HEUREUSE, GABRIELE BECKER

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      Chapter

      Pages 131-134

      COMMENTARY: WELL-BEING IN VERY OLD AGE: OLD AND NEW ISSUES

      BO HAGBERG

4. FOCUSING ON EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH—CONTRIBUTION TO HEALTH, COMPETENCE, AND WELL-BEING

   1. 

      Chapter

      Pages 137-138

      INTRODUCTION: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES IN AGEING RESEARCH

      HERMANN BRENNER

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      Chapter

      Pages 139-151

      CANCER AMONG OLDER ADULTS: INCIDENCE, PROGNOSIS AND NEW AVENUES OF PREVENTION

      HERMANN BRENNER, VOLKER ARNDT

   3. 

      Chapter

      Pages 153-158

      COMMENTARY: CANCER IN THE ELDERLY: PREVENTION AND BETTER CARE NEEDED

      JAN WILLEM COEBERGH

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      Chapter

      Pages 159-168

      CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AMONG OLDER ADULTS: INCIDENCE, PROGNOSIS AND NEW AVENUES FOR PREVENTION

      DIETRICH ROTHENBACHER, HERMANN BRENNER

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      Chapter

      Pages 169-174

      COMMENTARY: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AMONG OLDER ADULTS: INCIDENCE, PROGNOSIS AND NEW AVENUES FOR PREVENTION

      S. GOYA WANNAMETHEE

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      Chapter

      Pages 175-188

      MEDICAL CARE FOR NURSING HOME RESIDENTS: NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES IN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT

      HERIBERT RAMROTH, NORBERT SPECHT-LEIBLE, HANS-HELMUT KÖNIG, HERMANN BRENNER