Handbook of Active Ageing and Quality of Life

Introduction. - Chapter 1. Introduction: Methodological and Empirical Advancements in Active Ageing and Quality of Life - Special Focuses of the Book (Gloria Fernández-Mayoralas, Fermina Rojo-Pérez). - Part I: Theoretical and Conceptual Perspectives. - Chapter 2. Active Aging and Quality of Life (Rocío Fernández-Ballesteros, Marta Santacreu, Macarena Sánchez-Izquierdo). - Chapter 3. Active Ageing and the Longevity Revolution (Alexandre Kalache, Ina Voelcker). - Chapter 4. Active Ageing and Quality of Life: A Systematized Literature Review (Fermina Rojo-Pérez, Gloria Fernández-Mayoralas, Vicente Rodríguez-Rodríguez). - Chapter 5. The Life Course Construction of Inequalities in Health and Wealth in Old Age (Michel Oris, Marie Baeriswyl, Andreas Ihle). - Chapter 6. Lifelong Learning and Quality of Life (Mª Ángeles Molina, Rocío Schettini). - Chapter 7. Aging at a Developmental Crossroad: The Case for Generativity in Later Life (Feliciano Villar, Rodrigo Serrat). - Chapter 8. Quality of Life ofOlder People with Dementia (Beatriz León Salas, Maria-João Forjaz, Carmen Rodríguez-Blázquez, Pablo Martínez-Martín). - Part II: Social Policy Issues and Research Agenda. - Chapter 9. Developmental Social Policy and Active Aging with High Quality of Life. A Preventative, Life-Course-Oriented Approach (Christian Aspalter). - Chapter 10. Active Ageing : Its Relevance from an Historical Perspective (Julio Pérez Díaz, Antonio Abellán García). - Chapter 11. Transnational Ageing and Quality of Life (Vincent Horn). - Chapter 12. What Should Guarantee Pensions Systems Designed with a Human Rights Based Approach? (Sol Minoldo, Enrique Peláez). - Chapter 13. Civil Society Organizations Discourse and Interventions to Promote Active Ageing in Relation with the Quality of Life in Latin-America (Vicente Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Verónica Montes De Oca Zavala, Mariana Paredes, Sagrario Garay-Villegas). - Chapter 14. Outdoor Green Spaces and Active Ageing from the Perspective of Environmental Gerontology (DiegoSánchez-González, Carmen Egea-Jiménez). - Chapter 15. Active Ageing and Quality of Life: An Agenda for Scientific Research (Alan Walker). - Part III: Methods, Measurement Instruments-Scales, Evaluations. - Chapter 16. Active Ageing and Quality of Life. Measures, Instruments, and Applications (Carmen Rodríguez-Blázquez, Maria João Forjaz). -Chapter 17. Measuring the Impact of Active and Assisted Living (Aal) Solutions: An Analysis of Research Practices (Birgit Aigner Walder, Albert Luger, Julia Himmelsbach). - Chapter 18. Quality of Later Life in Europe: An Econometric Analysis (Noelia Somarriba Arechavala, Pilar Zarzosa Espina, Patricia Gómez-Costilla). - Chapter 19. Proposals for Better Caring and Ageing: Results from Evaluation of Programmes (Mª Silveria Agulló-Tomás, Vanessa Zorrilla-Muñoz, Mª Victoria Gómez-García, Marian Blanco-Ruíz). - Chapter 20. Preventing Loneliness: Promising Insights for Achieving Active Aging and a Positive Quality of Life (José Buz, Jenny De Jong Giervel, DanielPerlman). - Part IV. Applications (Domains, Geographical Contexts). - Chapter 21. Gender Differences in Active Aging in Canada: The Roles of Insufficient Income and Violence (Maria Victoria Zunzunegui, Emmanuelle Belanger). - Chapter 22. Health and the Built Environment: Enhancing Healthy Aging through Environmental Interventions (Marcia G. Ory, Chanam Lee, Aya Yoshikawa). - Chapter 23. Cuba: Active Ageing and Quality of Life of Older Persons (Alina C. Alfonso León, Rolando. García Quiñones). - Chapter 24. Active Ageing for Quality of Later Life in México: The Role Of Physical and Social Environments (Sagrario Garay Villegas, Verónica Montes De Oca Zavala). - Chapter 25. Happiness as a Quality of Life Component for Active Ageing in Colombia (Doris Cardona A. , Alejandra Segura C. , Diana Isabel Muñoz R. , Ángela Segura C.). - Chapter 26. Satisfaction with Quality of Life Among Ex-Combatants During the Reintegration Process: Colombia (Carlos Robledo Marín, Doris Cardona A.). - Chapter 27. Successful Aging and Quality of Life. A Cross-Ethnic Comparison in Chile (Esteban Sánchez-Moreno, Lorena Gallardo-Peralta, Vicente Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Abel Soto Higuera). - Chapter 28. Growing Older with Dignity: The Nature and Determinants of Quality of Life Among Older People in South Africa (Pranita Maharaj, Benjamin Roberts). - Chapter 29. Staying Engaged: Experiences and Opportunities for Diverse Populations to Age Well in Australia (Jackie Liddle, Nancy A. Pachana). - Chapter 30. Age-Friendly Environments and Active Aging for Community-Based Older People Living in Beijing, China (Yang Cheng, Jing Xi, Mark Rosenberg). - Chapter 31. Successful Aging and Active Aging in Taiwan. From Concept to Application: Micro and Macro Perspectives (Hui-Chuan Hsu). - Chapter 32. Social Participation, Occupational Activities and Quality of Life in Older Europeans: A Focus on the Oldest Old (Lia Araujo, Laetitia Teixeira, Oscar Ribeiro, Constança Paul). - Chapter 33. Quality of Life of Older Swedes (Deborah Finkel, Gerdt Sundström). - Chapter 34. Active Ageing as Framework for a Quality of Life Enabling Environment in Nursing Homes in Flanders, Belgium (Ellen Gorus, Patricia De Vriendt, Lien Van Malderen). - Chapter 35. Activities to Address Quality of Life Between Urban and Rural Ageing People in the Czech Republic (Marcela Petrová Kafková). - Chapter 36. Active Ageing: Conceptual Developments, International Experiences and Recent Policy Strategies in Italy (Claudia Di Matteo, Giovanni Lamura, Andrea Principi). - Chapter 37. Multimorbidity, Social Networks and Health-Related Wellbeing at the End of the Life Course (Dolores Puga, Celia Fernández-Carro, Hermenegildo Fernández-Abascal). - Chapter 38. Care and Active Ageing (María Teresa Martín Palomo, María Pía Venturiello, Gloria Fernández-Mayoralas, María Eugenia Prieto-Flores). - Chapter 39. Residential Environment and Active Ageing: The Role of Physical Barriers in Leisure Participation (María-Eugenia Prieto-Flores, Raúl Lardiés-Bosque, Fermina Rojo-Pérez).