Relational aspects of meaning in life among older people – a group-interview gerontechnology study.
Earlier studies show that experiencing life as meaningful in old age promotes holistic wellbeing and health among older people. As more and more people are living with reduced capacities in their own homes, there is an urgent need to find new ways of promoting holistic wellbeing of the ageing popula...
| Publicado en: | Ageing & Society Vol. 42; no. 5; pp. 1035 - 1054 |
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Cambridge University Press
May2022
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