Session 56:
The Wellbeing of Older People: Measurement issues
Chair: Jane C. Falkingham, University of Southampton
Discussant: Chuks J Mba, University of Ghana
Assessment of the influence of socio-economic status on the quality of life and activities of daily living among the elderly • Akanni I. Akinyemi, Obafemi Awolowo University ; Joshua Aransiola, Obafemi Awolowo University ; Olusina Bamiwuye, Obafemi Awolowo University ; Lanre Ikuteyijo, Obafemi Awolowo University
The quality of life of households and therapeutic behaviour among the elderly in Cameroon. • Sebastien Mveing, Institut National de la Statistique du Cameroun ; Félicien Fomekong, Institut National de la Statistique du Cameroun
Living arrangements, socio-demographic and health conditions of Ghana’s elderly persons: results from 2006 focus group discussions • Chuks J Mba, University of Ghana ; Gifty Addico, University of Ghana ; Richard M.K. Adanu, University of Ghana
The care of the elderly in the measurement of poverty in Senegal • Seydou Touré, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar ; Abdoulaye Tall, Ministère du Plan et du Développement Durable
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