IS RELIGIOUSNESS REALLY HELPFUL TO REDUCE DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AT OLD AGE?
It is often found that religious individuals have better mental health outcomes. In our study, however, we find that praying [...]
ESTIMATING THE TRAJECTORIES OF DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND CO-MORBID CONDITIONS IN OLDER ADULTS
International comparisons of trajectories of depressive symptoms in older adults are scarce and longitudinal associations with co-morbid conditions not fully [...]
GENERATION 50+: ATTITUDES TOWARDS NEW COMMUNICATION AND HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES
The technologies can significantly facilitate the daily lives of an ageing population. We use data from SHARE in Austria to [...]
LIFE COURSE TRAUMATIC STRESS AND OLD-AGE DEPRESSION
Using novel data from ELSA on the accumulation of traumatic stress across the life course, we examined whether the risk [...]
EARLY-LIFE SOCIOECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES EXPLAIN HEALTH DIFFERENCES IN OLD AGE, BUT NOT THEIR EVOLUTION OVER AGEING
Do early-life socioeconomic circumstances influence the level and the trajectories of health in old age? Do material and cultural aspects [...]
DO OLDER PEOPLE WITH DIABETES IN EUROPE REALLY CONSUME MORE HEALTHCARE RESOURCES, BUT DIE LESS?
Diabetes has been found to be one of the largest factors increasing the risk of mortality, morbidity, and disability worldwide. [...]