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7.7. Health-related quality of life

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Anxiety and depression among older people in the community

Anxiety and depressive disorders are a serious problem among older people and their frequency is often underestimated. Theaim of this study was to record the frequency of anxiety and depression in a sample of elderly people, such as thosewho visit

Body-mass index and cause-specific mortality in 900 000 adults: collaborative analyses of 57 prospective studies.

The main associations of body-mass index (BMI) with overall and cause-specific mortality can best be assessed by long-term prospective follow-up studies of large numbers of people. The Prospective Studies Collaboration aimed to investigate these associations by sharing data from many

Investigating aspects of health among older Greeks: the development and utilisation of an Hellenic version of a multidimensional and functional assessment questionnaire

The purpose of the research reported in this thesis was to develop a Greek version of the OARS assessment instrument, to validate this instrument in a Greek setting and then use it to investigate gender and geographical differences in the

Measuring active and healthy ageing in Europe

The active and healthy ageing measure reported here is calculated for the 28 European Union countries, with a specific focus on the current generation of older people and by using the latest data from multiple surveys. It covers diverse aspects

The relationship between social support and health related quality of life: systematic review

AIM: This systematic review examines whether perceived social support by older people receive from various groups in their life is related to or affects their health and quality of life. METHODS: The electronic databases PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane were searched with