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Direct linkTredal, Ingrid; Soares, Joaquim J. F.; Sundin, Orjan; Viitasara, Eija; Melchiorre, Maria Gabriella; Torres-Gonzales, Francisco; Stankunas, Mindaugas; Lindert, Jutta; Ioannidi-Kapolou, Elisabeth; Barros, Henrique – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2013
Aims: Describing alcohol use by abuse type (e.g. psychological) and considering other factors (e.g. depression). Methods: The respondents were 4467 (2559 women, 57.3%) randomly selected elders (60-84 years) from seven European cities. The cross-sectional data were collected with scales covering various areas and examined with…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Drinking, Depression (Psychology), Foreign Countries
Pizzetti, Paola; Manfredini, Matteo – Social Indicators Research, 2008
The purpose of our study is to assess the influence of socio-demographic factors on overall and cause-specific mortality of elderly people of Parma aged 65. In particular, the paper aims at exploring the relation between mortality and living arrangement in association with marital status. Data were obtained from the General Registry Office of…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Death, Older Adults, Widowed
van Tilburg,Theo; Havens, Betty; de Jong-Gierveld, Jenny – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2004
Loneliness is experienced in many cultures. To properly assess cross-cultural differences, attention should be paid to the level, determinants, and measurement of loneliness. However, cross-cultural studies have rarely taken into account more than one of these. Differences in the level of loneliness were hypothesized on the basis of national…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns, Older Adults, Cultural Differences
