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Social Gerontology

41 methods
40 method families

MOST CONNECTED IN SOCIAL GERONTOLOGY

Fried Frailty Phenotype
11 connections in this field
Successful Aging Operationalization
11 connections in this field
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
9 connections in this field
Tilburg Frailty Indicator
7 connections in this field
Healthy Aging Index Construction
6 connections in this field
Biological Age Estimation
5 connections in this field
Characteristics Approach to Population Aging
5 connections in this field
Active Ageing Index
4 connections in this field
Attitudes to Aging Questionnaire
4 connections in this field
Deficit-Accumulation Frailty Index
4 connections in this field

Showing 41 of 41 methods

Geriatric assessment / frailty measurement2 methods
Deficit-Accumulation Frailty IndexFried Frailty Phenotype
Age beliefs / self-perceptions of aging1 method
Expectations Regarding Aging Survey
Biological aging / biomarker estimation1 method
Biological Age Estimation
Biological aging / molecular epigenetics1 method
Epigenetic Clock (DNA Methylation Age)
Caregiver burden / strain measurement1 method
Caregiver Strain Index
Cognitive screening / dementia assessment1 method
Clock Drawing Test
Demography / aging measurement1 method
Characteristics Approach to Population Aging
Demography / health expectancy1 method
Active Life Expectancy Estimation
Demography / population aging measures1 method
Prospective Old-Age Dependency Ratio
Elder mistreatment detection / case-finding1 method
Elder Abuse Suspicion Index
Environmental gerontology / person-environment fit1 method
Lawton Ecological Model of Aging
Frailty assessment / integral conceptual model1 method
Tilburg Frailty Indicator
Frailty assessment / multidomain deficit screen1 method
Groningen Frailty Indicator
Functional assessment / basic activities of daily living1 method
Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living
Geriatric assessment / biological aging measurement1 method
Healthy Aging Index Construction
Geriatric assessment / care management1 method
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Geriatric assessment / dementia staging1 method
Global Deterioration Scale
Geriatric assessment / muscle strength and sarcopenia measurement1 method
Grip Strength Assessment
Geriatric assessment / physical performance measurement1 method
Gait Speed Assessment
Geriatric nutritional screening1 method
Mini Nutritional Assessment Short-Form
Gerontology / composite indicators1 method
Active Ageing Index
Gerontology / theory & frameworks1 method
Successful Aging Operationalization
Health-related quality-of-life measurement in dementia1 method
DEMQOL Dementia Quality of Life Measure
Informal caregiving / caregiver outcomes1 method
Zarit Burden Interview
Life-course demography / survival analysis1 method
Retirement Transition Event-History Analysis
Positive aging / developmental psychology measurement1 method
Gerotranscendence Measurement
Prejudice / attitude measurement1 method
Fraboni Scale of Ageism
Psychological well-being in aging1 method
Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale
Quality of life / lay-model measurement1 method
Older People's Quality of Life Questionnaire
Quality of life / needs-satisfaction measurement1 method
CASP-19 Quality of Life Scale
Quality of life / WHOQOL measurement1 method
WHOQOL-OLD Module
Reminiscence / narrative gerontology1 method
Life Review and Reminiscence Method
Sarcopenia / muscle-function screening1 method
SARC-F Sarcopenia Screen
Self-perceptions of aging measurement1 method
Attitudes to Aging Questionnaire
Social connectedness / loneliness measurement1 method
Multidimensional Loneliness Assessment
Social engagement / social isolation measurement1 method
Lubben Social Network Scale
Social isolation / social networks measurement1 method
Social Isolation Index
Social support / personal network mapping1 method
Convoy Model Social Network Mapping
Successful aging / life-management strategies1 method
Selective Optimization with Compensation Measurement
Vulnerability / functional-decline risk screen1 method
Vulnerable Elders Survey-13

FIELD AT A GLANCE

Methods41
Method families40
Connected methods10+

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