Göran Holst

TL;DR: The Swedish National study on Aging and Care is expected to generate a rich data base relevant for future research on aging and care and to have a direct impact on the future Swedish system of care and services for the elderly.

TL;DR: In all national samples, overall health, self-esteem, and feeling worried, rather than ADL capacity, were significantly associated with life satisfaction, suggesting that personal rather than environmental factors are important for life satisfaction among people with reducedADL capacity living in Europe.

TL;DR: The findings indicate that many people with dementia feel shame, sorrow, and sadness when their life with the disease begins but also indicate prospects of a more manageable life.

TL;DR: There were both common and country-specific factors important for life satisfaction in the six European countries, however, the importance of satisfactory social contacts, financial resources, self-esteem and feeling hindered by health problems seems universal in theSix included countries and thus important to target in preventive interventions.

TL;DR: Investigation of feeling hindered by health problems among 1297 people aged 60-89 living at home in relation to ADL capacity, health problems, life satisfaction, self-esteem, and social and financial resources found people feeling greatly hindered byhealth problems rarely had anyone who could help when they needed support, had lower life satisfaction and self- esteem than those not feeling hindered.