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The Environments of Ageing in the Context of the Global Quality of Life among Older People Living in Family Housing

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Quality of Life in Old Age

Part of the book series: Social Indicators Research Series ((SINS,volume 31))

Quality of life (QoL) has been defined in numerous ways from different disciplinary viewpoints and analysis objectives. Recent scientific work has again underscored the idea of the complexity of the concept, the multiple approaches to its study, definitions, and methods of measurement (Gilhooly et al., 2005; Martínez, 2006). One of the most widely considered definitions is the one established by the WHOQOL Group (1995), which emphasises both the subjective–objective dichotomous approach and the variety of domains to be considered.

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  1. Spanish Council for Scientific Research, Madrid, Spain

    Fermina Rojo-Pérez (Scientific Researcher)

  2. Spanish Council for Scientific Research, Madrid, Spain

    Gloria Fernández-Mayoralas (Scientific Researcher)

  3. Spanish Council for Scientific Research, Madrid, Spain

    Vicente Rodríguez-Rodríguez (Research Professor)

  4. Statistical Analysis Unit, Institute of Economics and Geography, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Madrid, Spain

    José-Manuel Rojo-Abuín (Statistician)

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Rojo-Pérez, F., Fernández-Mayoralas, G., Rodríguez-Rodríguez, V., Rojo-Abuín, JM. (2007). The Environments of Ageing in the Context of the Global Quality of Life among Older People Living in Family Housing. In: Mollenkopf, H., Walker, A. (eds) Quality of Life in Old Age. Social Indicators Research Series, vol 31. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5682-6_8

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