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The promotion of local wellbeing: A primer for policymakers [PDF]

, 2012
There is growing interest among policymakers in the promotion of wellbeing as an objective of public policy. In particular, local authorities have been given powers to undertake action to promote wellbeing in their area. Recent advances in the academic
Bacon N, Bentham J, Cantril H, Carson RT, DCLG, DCLG, DCLG, DCLG, Diener E, Diener E, Dolan P, Dolan P, Frederick S, Frey BS, Green F, Harsanyi JC, Hewes S, Marmot M, Motl RW, Rawls J, Schwarz N, Sen A, Shizgal P, Snowdon D, Wilkinson R   +24 more
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Healthy ageing in place: perspectives on age-friendliness in ‘local’ communities

BMC Public Health
Background Age-friendly communities are designed to support older adults in staying healthy, active, and engaged in society as they age. While the built environment plays an important role in their wellbeing, little is known about what shapes older ...
Ragy Tadrous, Victoria J. Palmer, Jonathan R. Olsen, Martin Anderson, Benjamin P. Rigby, Meigan Thomson, Ruth Lewis, Kirstin Mitchell, Emily Long, Kathryn Skivington, Sharon A. Simpson   +10 more
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AI wellbeing

Asian Journal of Philosophy
Abstract Under what conditions would an artificially intelligent system have wellbeing? Despite its clear bearing on the ethics of human interactions with artificial systems, this question has received little direct attention. Because all major theories of wellbeing hold that an individual’s welfare level is partially determined by their ...
Simon Goldstein, Cameron Domenico Kirk-Giannini   +1 more
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What do we mean by 'wellbeing'? : and why might it matter? [PDF]

, 2008
There is significant ambiguity around the definition, usage and function of the word ‘wellbeing’, not only within DCSF but in the public policy realm, and in the wider world. This has implications for DCSF.
Ereaut, Gill, Whiting, Rebecca
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An observational analysis of frailty in combination with loneliness or social isolation and their association with socioeconomic deprivation, hospitalisation and mortality among UK Biobank participants

Scientific Reports
Frailty, social isolation, and loneliness have individually been associated with adverse health outcomes. This study examines how frailty in combination with loneliness or social isolation is associated with socioeconomic deprivation and with all-cause ...
Marina Politis, Lynsay Crawford, Bhautesh D. Jani, Barbara I. Nicholl, Jim Lewsey, David A. McAllister, Frances S. Mair, Peter Hanlon   +7 more
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Population-based cancer incidence and mortality rates and ratios among adults with intellectual disabilities in Scotland: a retrospective cohort study with record linkage

BMJ Open
Objective To provide contemporary data on cancer mortality rates within the context of incidence in the population with intellectual disabilities.Methods Scotland’s 2011 Census was used to identify adults with intellectual disabilities and controls with ...
Angela Henderson, Sally-Ann Cooper, Kirsty Dunn, Colin McCowan, Michael Fleming, David Morrison, David Conway, Gill Smith, Maria Truesdale, Filip Sosenko, Deborah Cairns, Laura Hughes-McCormack, Katie Robb, Laura McKernan Ward, Catherine R Hanna   +14 more
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Prevalence of mental health conditions and relationship with general health in a whole-country population of people with intellectual disabilities compared with the general population

BJPsych Open, 2017
Background There are no previous whole-country studies on mental health and relationships with general health in intellectual disability populations;
Laura A. Hughes-McCormack, Ewelina Rydzewska, Angela Henderson, Cecilia MacIntyre, Julie Rintoul, Sally-Ann Cooper   +5 more
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Frailty in randomised controlled trials for dementia or mild cognitive impairment measured via the frailty index: prevalence and prediction of serious adverse events and attrition

Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy, 2023
Background Frailty and dementia have a bidirectional relationship. However, frailty is rarely reported in clinical trials for dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) which limits assessment of trial applicability.
Heather Wightman, Terry J. Quinn, Frances S. Mair, Jim Lewsey, David A. McAllister, Peter Hanlon   +5 more
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The promotion of wellbeing: A primer for policymakers [PDF]

, 2010
There is growing international interest among policymakers in the promotion of wellbeing as an objective of public policy. Recent advances in the definition and measurement of wellbeing are giving rise to an increasingly detailed picture of the factors
Rablen, MD
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Places that Matter: Place Attachment and Wellbeing of Older Antillean Migrants in the Netherlands [PDF]

, 2012
It has been argued that attachment to place increases wellbeing in old age (Wiles et al., 2009). Feeling ‘in place’ can increase an older person's wellbeing. For older migrants it can be a challenge to live in-between cultures.
Lager, Debbie, Meijering, Louise, van Hoven, Bettina   +2 more
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