Supporting well-being in retirement through meaningful social roles: Systematic review of intervention studies

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 222-287

  Heaven, Ben ^a   Brown, Laura J E ^b   White, Martin ^a,c   Errington, Linda ^d   Mathers, John C ^a   Moffatt, Suzanne ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UK   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health promotion; retirement; social role; systematic review

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WELLBEING;

AGED; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; NORTH AMERICA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84879026048     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: 14680009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/milq.12013     Document Type: Article

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