The environments of ageing in the context of the global quality of life among older people living in family housing

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 a...

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Autores: Rojo Pérez, Fermina, Fernández-Mayoralas, Gloria, Rodríguez Rodríguez, Vicente, Rojo Abuín, José Manuel
Tipo de recurso: otro
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/97115
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/97115
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Residential Environment
Older People
Residential Satisfaction
Habitual Residence
Basic Amenity
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Sumario: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.