The social life and attitudes of 80 year olds in Iceland and Sweden - A comparison of two city populations
To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field The 80+ Studies are collecting longitudinal data regarding medical, psychological, and sociological aspects of 80-year-old people in Lund, Sweden and Reykjavik, Iceland. Methods and Samples...
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ftlandspitaliuni:oai:www.hirsla.lsh.is:2336/21812 2023-05-15T16:46:51+02:00 The social life and attitudes of 80 year olds in Iceland and Sweden - A comparison of two city populations Samuelsson, G Svensson, T Jonson, J.E 2008-03-28 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/21812 https://doi.org/10.2190/85M2-443K-H211-7027 en eng Baywood Publishing Company http://www.metapress.com/content/85m2443kh2117027 Hallym international journal of aging 2005, 7(1):1-14 1535-6523 doi:10.2190/85M2-443K-H211-7027 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/21812 Hallym international journal of aging : HIJA Aged 80 and over Quality of Life Iceland Sweden Longitudinal Studies Attitude to Health Article 2008 ftlandspitaliuni https://doi.org/10.2190/85M2-443K-H211-7027 2022-05-29T08:21:07Z To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field The 80+ Studies are collecting longitudinal data regarding medical, psychological, and sociological aspects of 80-year-old people in Lund, Sweden and Reykjavik, Iceland. Methods and Samples: The research design and instruments were identical at the two cites. The number of participants was 139 and 151 respectively. Results: The Icelandic sample had a lower level of educational attainment, a higher ratio with working class back-ground, a higher retirement age, a higher level of single living participants, and more often received home health care. They also had fewer close friends, provided a lower level of support to their children, and, to a lower extent, thought their income met their needs. The Swedish participants reported a higher divorce rate, a lower number of children, siblings, and grandchildren, a higher level of satisfaction with family contacts, and a higher level of loneliness. Summary: Many significant differences concerning demographic and social network variables were found between the two samples. Possible macro-social and cultural explanations of the differences are discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Hirsla - Landspítali University Hospital research archive Hallym International Journal of Aging 7 1 1 14 |
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To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field The 80+ Studies are collecting longitudinal data regarding medical, psychological, and sociological aspects of 80-year-old people in Lund, Sweden and Reykjavik, Iceland. Methods and Samples: The research design and instruments were identical at the two cites. The number of participants was 139 and 151 respectively. Results: The Icelandic sample had a lower level of educational attainment, a higher ratio with working class back-ground, a higher retirement age, a higher level of single living participants, and more often received home health care. They also had fewer close friends, provided a lower level of support to their children, and, to a lower extent, thought their income met their needs. The Swedish participants reported a higher divorce rate, a lower number of children, siblings, and grandchildren, a higher level of satisfaction with family contacts, and a higher level of loneliness. Summary: Many significant differences concerning demographic and social network variables were found between the two samples. Possible macro-social and cultural explanations of the differences are discussed. |
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The social life and attitudes of 80 year olds in Iceland and Sweden - A comparison of two city populations |
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The social life and attitudes of 80 year olds in Iceland and Sweden - A comparison of two city populations |
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The social life and attitudes of 80 year olds in Iceland and Sweden - A comparison of two city populations |
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The social life and attitudes of 80 year olds in Iceland and Sweden - A comparison of two city populations |
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The social life and attitudes of 80 year olds in Iceland and Sweden - A comparison of two city populations |
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social life and attitudes of 80 year olds in iceland and sweden - a comparison of two city populations |
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