Dear colleagues,
I would like to draw your attention to our October Policy Brief "Social
Well-being of Disabled Older Persons. An Evidence of Unequal Ageing in
Europe" written by Katrin Gasior and Asghar Zaidi
Abstract:
The Policy Brief examines the well-being of disabled older persons
living in European countries, by analyzing various social dimensions
such as satisfaction with present situation and living standards, future
optimism, respect and social contacts.
Multivariate modelling techniques are adopted so as to show how
disability alone affects social well-being of older persons. The
empirical results are derived from the 2006 European Social Survey.
Results show that disability has a strong negative impact on various
aspects of older people's social well-being, even after controlling for
other pertinent factors such as education, gender, marital status and
the income class.
The analyses provide insights about the heterogeneity of older
population in general, but particularly the fact that the experience of
ageing will be strongly influenced by disability factors. The strategies
to improve social well-being of older persons will entail building a
supportive environment in which older people have opportunities to
participate in the society even for those with a significant disability.
More: http://www.euro.centre.org/detail.php?xml_id=1793
Please feel free to forward the Policy Brief to colleagues who might be
interested.
Best regards,
Annette Hexelschneider, Dipl.-Ing.
Head of Knowledge and Information Management Support Unit
European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research
(Affiliated to the United Nations)
Berggasse 17
A-1090 Vienna (Austria)
Tel: +43-1-319 45 05-23
Fax: +43-1-319 45 05-19
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