Emily Grundy

Methods for economic evaluation of a factorial-design cluster randomised controlled trial of a nutrition supplement and an exercise programme among healthy older people living in Santiago, Chile: the CENEX study (2009)

Walker, Damian G, Aedo, Cristian, Albala, Cecilia, Allen, Elizabeth, Dangour, Alan D, Elbourne, Diana, ...

Abstract Background In an effort to promote healthy ageing and preserve health and function, the government of Chile has formulated a package of actions into the Programme for Complementary Food in...

Later-Life Mental Health in Europe: A Country-Level Comparison (2009)

Ploubidis, George B., Grundy, Emily

Objectives To investigate the influence of country of residence on depression and well-being among older Europeans, after establishing the between-country measurement invariance of both constructs. ...

Differentials in mortality up to 20 years after baseline interview among older people in East London and Essex (2009)

Bowling, Ann, Grundy, Emily

Objective: to identify socio-psychological predictors of mortality during a 20-year follow-up period among people aged 65 to

The Effects of an Aging Population on Society.,,--..mf,.n n. Number 22 (2008)

May Lo Iy, Emily Grundy, Jacob S. Siegel

Part 1 of this essay discussed the effects of aging on intelligence. I The most recent research indicates that aging has a minimal effect on the mental functioning of healthy adults. These findings...

Reproductive History and Mortality in Late Middle Age among Norwegian Men and Women (2008)

Grundy, Emily, Kravdal, Øystein

There is growing recognition that reproductive patterns may have long-term health implications, although most evidence is restricted to women. The authors used register data to derive fertility...

The increase in marital status differences in mortality up to the oldest age in seven European countries, 1990-99 (2007)

Murphy, Michael J., Grundy, Emily, Kalogirou, Stamatis

We investigate mortality differentials by marital status among older age groups using a database of mortality rates by marital status at ages 40 and over for seven European countries with 1 billion...

The increase in marital status differences in mortality up to the oldest age in seven European countries, 1990-99 (2007)

Murphy, Michael J., Grundy, Emily, Kalogirou, Stamatis

We investigate mortality differentials by marital status among older age groups using a database of mortality rates by marital status at ages 40 and over for seven European countries with 1 billion...

Socio-demographic variations in moves to institutional care 1991 2001: a record linkage study from England and Wales (2007)

Grundy, Emily, Jitlal, Mark

Background: Only a minority of older people in England and Wales live in institutional care, but among the older of the old, this minority is large. Disability is the major driver of admissions, but...

The association of cancer survival with four socioeconomic indicators: a longitudinal study of the older population of England and Wales 1981–2000 (2007)

Sloggett, Andrew, Young, Harriet, Grundy, Emily

Abstract Background Many studies have found socioeconomic differentials in cancer survival. Previous studies have generally demonstrated poorer cancer survival with decreasing socioeconomic status...

Demographic aspects of population ageing (2006)

Falkingham, Jane, Grundy, Emily

It is well known that the population is ageing but the implications for policy, and the statistics needed to inform policy, are the subject of current discussion amongst demographers. In June 2006...

Promoção da saúde, epidemiologia social e capital social: inter-relações e perspectivas para a saúde pública (2004)

Souza,Elza Maria De, Grundy,Emily

A idéia de promover saúde antecede o uso explícito do termo. No entanto, a incorporação dessa idéia e da prática no campo da saúde pública foi influenciado especialmente pela reforma de...

INSTITUTIONALIZATION AND THE ELDERLY: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS (1984)

GRUNDY, EMILY, ARIE, TOM

This paper is an exploratory attempt to examine international differences in the proportion of old people living in non-private households. The aim of the study was to provoke further discussion of...