The Many Faces of Health, Competence and Well-Being in Old Age

FOCUSING ON SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH-CONTRIBUTIONS TO HEALTH, COMPETENCE, AND WELL-BEING IN OLD AGE.- FOCUSING ON SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH-CONTRIBUTIONS TO HEALTH, COMPETENCE, AND WELL-BEING IN OLD AGE.- INTRODUCTION: THE PERSON-ENVIRONMENT PERSPECTIVE IN AGEING RESEARCH.- THE ROLE OF THE HOME ENVIRONMENT IN MIDDLE AND LATE ADULTHOOD.- COMMENTARY: A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME: BUT CAN IT BECOME ONE?.- OUTDOOR MOBILITY IN LATE LIFE: PERSONS, ENVIRONMENTS AND SOCIETY.- COMMENTARY: MOBILITY-A KEY TO UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR SENIORS AND OTHERS.- AGE-RELATED LOSS IN VISION: A CASE TO LEARN ABOUT AGEING IN CONTEXT.- COMMENTARY: AGE-RELATED LOSS IN VISION: A CASE TO LEARN ABOUT AGING IN CONTEXT.- FOCUSING ON PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH-CONTRIBUTIONS TO HEALTH, COMPETENCE, AND WELL-BEING IN OLD AGE.- FOCUSING ON PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH-CONTRIBUTIONS TO HEALTH, COMPETENCE, AND WELL-BEING IN OLD AGE.- INTRODUCTION: DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVES IN THE SECOND HALF OF LIFE.- THE INFLUENCE OF MARITAL SUPPORT ON MARITAL SATISFACTION: ARE THERE AGE AND GENDER DIFFERENCES?.- COMMENTARY: CHANGED GENDER ROLES AND THEIR IMPACT ON MARITAL SUPPORT AND SATISFACTION.- STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS, PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS IN MIDDLE ADULTHOOD.- COMMENTARY: STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS AND DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS: THE PARADIGM SHIFT.- PREDICTORS OF WELL-BEING IN VERY OLD AGE.- COMMENTARY: WELL-BEING IN VERY OLD AGE: OLD AND NEW ISSUES.- FOCUSING ON EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH-CONTRIBUTION TO HEALTH, COMPETENCE, AND WELL-BEING.- FOCUSING ON EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH-CONTRIBUTION TO HEALTH, COMPETENCE, AND WELL-BEING.- INTRODUCTION: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES IN AGEING RESEARCH.- CANCER AMONG OLDER ADULTS: INCIDENCE, PROGNOSIS AND NEW AVENUES OF PREVENTION.-COMMENTARY: CANCER IN THE ELDERLY: PREVENTION AND BETTER CARE NEEDED.- CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AMONG OLDER ADULTS: INCIDENCE, PROGNOSIS AND NEW AVENUES FOR PREVENTION.- COMMENTARY: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AMONG OLDER ADULTS: INCIDENCE, PROGNOSIS AND NEW AVENUES FOR PREVENTION.- MEDICAL CARE FOR NURSING HOME RESIDENTS: NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES IN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT.- COMMENTARY: MEDICAL CARE FOR NURSING HOME RESIDENTS: NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES IN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT.- SYNERGIES BETWEEN SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH.- SYNERGIES BETWEEN SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH.- THE IMPACT OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RESOURCES ON HEALTH, COMPETENCE AND WELL-BEING: LONGITUDINAL FINDINGS FROM THE ILSE.- DETERMINANTS, PROGNOSTIC RELEVANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY HEART DISEASE: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH WITHIN THE KAROLA STUDY.- COMMENTARY: INTERDISCIPLINARY LONGITUDINAL STUDIES OF AGEING.- APPLICATIONS AND SOCIAL POLICY IMPLICATIONS.- APPLICATIONS AND SOCIAL POLICY IMPLICATIONS.- AGEING EUROPE: CHALLENGES FOR POLICY AND RESEARCH.- ON THE RELEVANCE OF AGEING RESEARCH FOR POLICY AND PRACTICE.

Preface. Part 1: Focusing on Social-Ecological Research - Contributions to Health, Competence, and Well-Being in Old Age. Introduction: The Person-Environment Perspective in Ageing Research. The Role of the Home Environment in Middle and Late Adulthood. Commentary: A House is Not a Home: But Can it Become One?. Outdoor Mobility in Late Life: Persons, Environments and Society. Commentary: Mobility - A Key to Understanding and Improving Transportation Services for Seniors and Others. Age-Related Loss in Vision: A Case to Learn About Ageing in Context. Commentary: Age-Related Loss in Vision: A Case to Learn About Ageing in Context. Part 2: Focusing on Psychological Research - Contributions to Health, Competence, and Well-Being in Old Age. Introduction: Developmental Perspectives in the Second Half of Life. The Influence of Social Support on Marital Support: Age and Gender Differences?. Commentary: Changed Gender Roles and Their Impact on Marital Support and Satisfaction. Stressful Life Events, Protective Factors, and Depressive Disorders in Middle Adulthood. Commentary: Stressful Life Events, and Depressive Disorders: The Paradigm Shift. Predictors of Well-Being in Very Old Age. Commentary: Well-Being in Very Old Age - Old and New Issues. Part 3: Focusing on Epidemiological Research - Contribution to Health, Competence, and Well-Being. Introduction: Epidemiological Perspectives in Ageing Research. Cancer Among Older Adults. Incidence, Prognosis and New Avenues of Prevention. Commentary: Cancer in the elderly: prevention and better care needed. Cardiovascular Disease among Older Adults. Incidence, Prognosis and New Avenues for Prevention. Commentary: Cardiovascular Disease among Older Adults. Incidence, Prognosis and New Avenues for Prevention. Medical Care for Nursing Home Residents. National Perspectives in International Context. Commentary: Medical Care for Nursing Home Residents. National and International Perspectives. Part 4: Synergies betweenSocial-Ecological, Psychological and Epidemiological Research. The Impact of Internal and External Resources on Health, Competence, and Well-Being: Longitudinal Findings from the ILSE. Determinants and Prognostic Relevance of Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: An Interdisciplinary Approach within the KAROLA Study. Commentary: Interdisciplinary Longitudinal Studies of Ageing. Part 5: Applications and Social Policy Implications. Ageing Europe: Challenges for Policy and Research. On the Relevance of Ageing Research for Policy and Practise. Appendix. Abstracts of Poster session.