1st Edition

Last Years of Long Lives The Larvik Study

By Tor Inge Romoren Copyright 2001
224 Pages
by Routledge

220 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

The Last Years of Long Lives is a unique account of that period of old age which precedes death. Based on 400 complete individual histories and covering a twenty-year period, it looks at the experiences of people over eighty years old in three important areas: disability, family life and health care. Using the life-course approach to research, it reveals rich data about the contributions of... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Larvick: Context and Case 3. Research Design, Data and Key Concepts 4. The Study Population: Basic Characteristics 5. Courses of Disability 6. Courses of Family Care 7. Courses of Formal Service Use 8. Looking Back and Summing Up

Biography

Romoren, Tor Inge