Ageing International is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to improving the quality of life of ageing populations worldwide. The Journal provides an intellectual forum for communicating common concerns, exchanging discoveries and analyses in scientific research, and crystallizing significant social and health policy issues. It broadly welcomes papers that: Examine and evaluate the well-being of ageing populations Focus on improving the quality of life for older individuals in both regional and global contexts Offer recommendations in age-related service delivery and policy making The Journal seeks to bring together researchers, policy analysts, and service program administrators who are committed to reducing the implementation gap between good science and effective service, between evidence-based protocol and culturally suitable programs, and between innovative solutions and generalizable policies.
Ageing International
Description
Identifiers
ISSN | 0163-5158 |
e-ISSN | 1936-606X |
DOI | 10.1007/12126.1936-606X |
Publisher
Springer US
Additional information
Data set: Springer
Articles
Ageing International > 2019 > 44 > 4 > 331-351
This article examines dominant Chinese national policies on aging to assess the extent to which they attend to caregiving for the elderly by seniors. While seniors’ contributions to eldercare do receive scattered mention in such policies, the focus is on elders’ need for and traditional right to support and care, together with the obligation of younger adult sons and daughters to resist social decline...
Ageing International > 2019 > 44 > 4 > 385-398
The proportion of elderly has been increased gradually over the past years and this has created many causes for concerns particularly in individual’s health status. Relatively little is known about health status of older ethnic group across the world. The study aims to explore the health status of ethnic elderly among Tea Garden workers in Bangladesh. A total of 229 elderly were interviewed from different...
Ageing International > 2019 > 44 > 4 > 371-384
This study aimed to examine the relationship between social isolation, loneliness, health, social care and longevity of the ageing elderly in order to find out the factors, impact and the different kinds of approaches, care or interventions to reduce the negative impact of ageing. The data was collected through in-depth semi-structured interviews with 12 participants from Thailand and 12 from India,...