Wahl Hans-Werner, Deeg Dorly J H, Litwin Howard
Department of Psychological Ageing Research, Institute of Psychology, University of Heidelberg, Bergheimer Strasse 20, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany.
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Centre, EMGO-Institute for Health and Care Research, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Eur J Ageing. 2013 Nov 15;10(4):261-270. doi: 10.1007/s10433-013-0301-9. eCollection 2013 Dec.
At the 10th anniversary of the European Journal of Ageing in 2013, this article makes an attempt towards a comprehensive overview of European ageing research (EAR) from the three perspectives of this Journal: the social, behavioural and health related domains. First, we provide some general observations on the state of EAR, noting the difficulties of defining this field. Second, we provide a description of EAR and its current trends and characteristics in terms of research themes and theoretical directions. Towards this end, we use the 10 volumes of the European Journal of Ageing as well as other available information. Third, we address the infrastructure of EAR as reflected in major studies, looking at data availability, language, education and training. Given this background, we derive a set of six recommendations to further consolidate and expand EAR.
在《欧洲老龄化杂志》2013年创刊十周年之际，本文尝试从该杂志的三个视角，即社会、行为和健康相关领域，对欧洲老龄化研究（EAR）进行全面概述。首先，我们对EAR的现状给出一些总体观察，指出界定这一领域存在的困难。其次，我们根据研究主题和理论方向对EAR及其当前趋势与特征进行描述。为此，我们利用了《欧洲老龄化杂志》的十卷内容以及其他可得信息。第三，我们探讨重大研究中所反映的EAR基础设施，审视数据可得性、语言、教育与培训情况。基于这一背景，我们得出了六条建议，以进一步巩固和拓展EAR。
