In this chapter, we are concerned with the well-being of people in old age, living at a residential care home (RCH), and how well-being can be supported in gerontological social work and care at the RCH. Based on empirical data consisting of well-being narratives with elderly residents (average age of 91), a dialogical performance analysis was undertaken about their experiences of well-being at...

Zusammenfassung Die ambulante psychoonkologische Versorgung von Krebs-Patienten hat sich in den vergangenen zwei Jahrzehnten zu einem fest integrierten Bestandteil der psychosozialen Betreuung von Tumor-Patienten entwickelt. Ambulante Versorgungsmöglichkeiten umfassen psychosoziale Krebsberatungsstellen, Institutsund Hochschulambulanzen sowie psychotherapeutische Versorgung. Das Angebotsspektru...

Quantum theory shares with classical probability theory many important properties. I show that this common core regards at least the following six areas, and I provide details on each of these: the logic of propositions, symmetry, probabilities, composition of systems, state preparation and reductionism. The essential distinction between classical and quantum theory, on the other hand, is shown...

The Chinese government aims to deal with poverty by 2020 for people living in ethnic and rural regions, including mountainous ethnic regions with the highest concentration of poverty and chronic poverty. Based on a sustainable livelihood Framework, five capitals and 33 evaluation indices of livelihood were built, and 13 counties’ resources of the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture were...

There is extensive empirical evidence that religion and spirituality are strongly linked with psychological wellbeing; however limited evidence exists for a sample of Muslim Asians. The present study investigated whether spirituality and religiosity are predictors of psychological wellbeing in residents of old homes. It was hypothesized that psychological wellbeing is predicted by spirituality ...

BACKGROUND The demographic and societal changes of the past decades, such as longevity and improvements in public health, have created new and often very distinct realities for men and women. However, these diversities have only marginally and fragmentally been the topic of research endeavours. There is a growing awareness of the societal phenomenon 'feminization of old age', yet the topic and ...

This article explores the convergence of consumer society and professional expertise in reinventing notions of maturity, aging, lifecourse, and senior citizenry. As positive ideals of aging buoyed by health agendas around independence, well being, and mobility replace negative stereotypes of decline and dependency, market and lifestyle industries create an idealized culture of ‘‘ageless’’ consu...

Additional Contributions:We are indebted to themycological laboratory staff of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-senMemorial Hospital, including Li Yan Xi, MD, PhD; ChangMing Lu, MD; Sha Lu, MD, PhD; and Ying Hui Liu, MD, without whose invaluable assistance this study could not have been performed. These persons received no payment for their contributions beyond that received in the normal course...

BACKGROUND The ELSA 85 project is a population-based study with the purpose to learn more about the "elderly elderly". The aim of this part of the ELSA 85 study is to explore the effects of childlessness on the psychological wellbeing, living situation and social support of 85-year old individuals. METHODS A postal questionnaire was sent to all (650) 85-year old men and women living in Linköp...

works relating to Public Health and Epidemiology; and, on the formation of the Epidemiological Society, he at once identified himself warmly with the work it had taken up. Having for many years given much attention to the subject of vaccination, he was appointed, together with Dr. Babington and others, as a member of the Small-pox and Vaccination Committee appointed by the Society, and it is we...