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Direct linkNolan, Brian; Winston, Nessa – Social Indicators Research, 2011
Housing is an important aspect of living standards and quality of life for older persons, but the housing-related problems they may face encompass rather different circumstances, relating to the condition of the dwelling, how well equipped it is, whether housing costs represent a serious burden, and whether the neighbourhood environment is…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Family Income, Living Standards, Quality of Life
Eakman, Aaron M.; Carlson, Mike E.; Clark, Florence A. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2010
The Meaningful Activity Participation Assessment (MAPA), a recently developed 28-item tool designed to measure the meaningfulness of activity, was tested in a sample of 154 older adults. The MAPA evidenced a sufficient level of internal consistency and test-retest reliability and correlated as theoretically predicted with the Life Satisfaction…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Quality of Life, Depression (Psychology), Older Adults
Wells, Margaret – Journal of Rural Health, 2009
Context: Identifying ways to meet the health care needs of older adults is important because their numbers are increasing and they often have more health care issues. High resilience level may be one factor that helps older adults adjust to the hardships associated with aging. Rural community-dwelling older adults often face unique challenges such…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Access to Health Care, Older Adults, Measures (Individuals)
