Jan Nilsson
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Jan Nilsson has a total of 2 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
A. K. M. Masud Rana
Karolinska Institutet, Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee
1 shared publication- Zarina Nahar Kabir
Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- 1 June 2006
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Aging and Health
- Vol. 18 (3) , 419-434
Social Capital and Quality of Life in Old Age
The objective of this article is to identify determinants of quality of life (QoL) and investigate their association with individual- and community-level social capital among older people in rural Bangladesh. A cross-sectional study of 1,135 elderly persons (aged ≥ 60 years) was conducted in a rural district in Bangladesh. Independent variables included age, sex, education, economic status of the elderly person, and individual- and community-level social capital. Self-rated QoL was the dependent variable. Descriptive analyses were done to show group differences in QoL and logistic regression analyses to identify determinants of QoL. Advanced age, poor household economic status, and low social capital at individual and community levels were significant determinants of poor QoL among the elderly. This population-based study provided empirical evidence that social capital both at individual and community levels was directly associated with the QoL of elderly people in rural Bangladesh.
- 1 June 2006
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Aging and Health
- Vol. 18 (3) , 419-434
Social Capital and Quality of Life in Old Age
The objective of this article is to identify determinants of quality of life (QoL) and investigate their association with individual- and community-level social capital among older people in rural Bangladesh. A cross-sectional study of 1,135 elderly persons (aged ≥ 60 years) was conducted in a rural district in Bangladesh. Independent variables included age, sex, education, economic status of the elderly person, and individual- and community-level social capital. Self-rated QoL was the dependent variable. Descriptive analyses were done to show group differences in QoL and logistic regression analyses to identify determinants of QoL. Advanced age, poor household economic status, and low social capital at individual and community levels were significant determinants of poor QoL among the elderly. This population-based study provided empirical evidence that social capital both at individual and community levels was directly associated with the QoL of elderly people in rural Bangladesh.