Healthy and active ageing: Social capital in health promotion

Health Education Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 627-641

  Koutsogeorgou, Eleni ^a   Davies, John Kenneth ^b   Aranda, Kay ^b   Zissi, Anastasia ^c   Chatzikou, Maria ^d   Cerniauskaite, Milda ^a   Quintas, Rui ^a   Raggi, Alberto ^a   Leonardi, Matilde ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^d SCHOOL OF PEDAGOGICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Active ageing; healthy ageing; networks; older adults; social capital; trust

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; EMPOWERMENT; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONELINESS; MENTAL HEALTH; MUTUAL HELP; PERSONAL VALUE; POLICY; POVERTY; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SELF ACTUALIZATION; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF CONFIDENCE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; TRUST; WELLBEING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84910063600     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: 17488176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896913509255     Document Type: Article

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