Residential Environment and Health Conditions Among Older-Adults in Community-Dwelling in Spain: What Influences Quality of Life?
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Ageing in Place, which is also referred to as Ageing at Home (Callahan 1993; Andrews et al. 2007; Rojo-Pérez et al. 2001), living with autonomy and independence, is an expression which accurately summarises healthy (Bartlett and Peel 2005), active (World Health Organization 2002) and/or successful ageing (Rowe and Kahn 1997) of the population. These concepts require a broad definition and are found in the conceptual basis of quality of life in old age (Bartlett and Peel 2005).
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