Title:	Ageing, Care Need and Quality of Life The Perspective of Care Givers and People in Need of Care
Authors:	Doblhammer, Gabriele Rembrandt Scholz
Keywords:	Ageing, Care Need and Quality of Life
Issue Date:	2010
Publisher:	VS Verlag
Description:	Steadily increasing life expectancy is one of the great achievements of industrialised societies over the last century. Life expectancy has not only been growing among the young and those reaching retirement age, but also, especially in recent decades, among people ages 80 and above. These improvements in life expectancy have led to the emergence of the so-called third age, when people retire, but are still youthful, healthy and able to participate in society. Nevertheless, closer to the end of life, a fourth age of decrepitude and dependence on others has to be anticipated. Despite the postponement of functional limitations and severe disabilities into higher ages, the debate continues over whether the additional years gained are healthy years, or years with severe care need, particularly among the oldest old, the fastest growing segment of the population.
URI:	http://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/20055
ISBN:	978-3-531-16626-1
Appears in Collections:	Gender

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