TY - GEN N2 - This handbook presents an overview of studies on the relationship of active ageing and quality of life. It addresses the new challenges of ageing from the paradigm of positive ageing (active, healthy and successful) for a better quality of life. It provides theoretical perspectives and empirical studies, including scientific knowledge as well as practical experiences about the good ageing and the quality of later life around the world, in order to respond to the challenges of an aged population. The handbook is structured in 4 sections covering theoretical and conceptual perspectives, social policy issues and research agenda, methods, measurement instrument-scales and evaluations, and lastly application studies including domains and geographical contexts. Chapter 5 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com. DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-58031-5 DO - doi AB - This handbook presents an overview of studies on the relationship of active ageing and quality of life. It addresses the new challenges of ageing from the paradigm of positive ageing (active, healthy and successful) for a better quality of life. It provides theoretical perspectives and empirical studies, including scientific knowledge as well as practical experiences about the good ageing and the quality of later life around the world, in order to respond to the challenges of an aged population. The handbook is structured in 4 sections covering theoretical and conceptual perspectives, social policy issues and research agenda, methods, measurement instrument-scales and evaluations, and lastly application studies including domains and geographical contexts. Chapter 5 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com. T1 - Handbook of active ageing and quality of life :from concepts to applications / AU - Rojo Pérez, Fermina, AU - Fernández-Mayoralas, Gloria, CN - HQ1061 ID - 1435856 KW - Aging. KW - Aging KW - Older people. KW - Quality of life. KW - Vieillissement. KW - Vieillissement KW - Personnes âgées. KW - Qualité de la vie. SN - 9783030580315 SN - 3030580318 SN - 303058030X SN - 9783030580308 TI - Handbook of active ageing and quality of life :from concepts to applications / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-030-58031-5 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-030-58031-5 ER -