Aïda Solé-Auró
Biographic Data
| ID | 366395 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aïda Solé-Auró |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aïda |
| FAMILY NAME | Solé-Auró |
| SIGNATURE | SOLÉ-AURÓ A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universitat Pompeu Fabra |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3726-2509 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 76 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Health across Generations in Europe. The role of Age, Gender, and Education
Health inequalities among older adults remain a major concern in ageing European populations. While shaped by age, gender, and education, how these health inequalities evolve across generations is less clear. This study examines six European birth cohorts from age 50 to advanced old age using 18 years of longitudinal data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Poor self-perceived health (SPH) and multimorbidity (three…
Age-Related Trajectories of Health Decline Among Immigrants and Natives in Europe: The Effect of Education
Background: The ability to age healthily is highly dependent on individual characteristics that include gender, social class, a range of biological and contextual factors, and migrant background. Indeed, immigration has changed the demographic composition and social structure of many European countries, generating an increasing interest in how societies, and immigrants in particular, are aging. Research Design: This paper compares the age-related…
Is Transition to Retirement Associated With Volunteering? Longitudinal Evidence from Europe
Studies have shown that retired older adults are more likely to volunteer than their working counterparts. However, whether the transition to retirement is associated with increased volunteering frequency and whether this varies according to material and time resources of participants is unclear. We used four waves of data from the longitudinal Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, collected between 2011–2018 across 19 countries ( n …
Gender inequalities in social club participation in Europe: The role of women’s empowerment at the country level
This study examines gender inequalities in the degree of engagement in social clubs of older people and how women’s participation relates to their empowerment at the country level. Combined individual-level data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) and country-level data from the Women’s Political Empowerment Index (WPEI) are used in analyzing 41,185 non-working individuals aged 65–84 across 19 countries. Multilevel …
The partner in the plate: The association between changes in partnership status and protein consumption among older people in Europe
Experiencing a change in partnership status at older ages might have detrimental effects on an individual's habits, including eating behaviours. Prior studies presented evidence that widowhood is related to altered diets with a decrease in the amount of protein consumed, which is considered to be an important risk factor of frailty among older people. Using data from Waves 4–8 of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (N = 134,313)…
(Healthy) Aging Patterns in Europe: A Multistate Health Transition Approach
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12062-022-09403-4
Happiness and life expectancy by main occupational position among older workers: Who will live longer and happy
Current concerns about aging populations are being translated into legislations to postpone the statutory age at retirement. However, if this is done without considering inequalities in longevity across occupational groups, some may face higher vulnerabilities than others. We examine differences in life expectancy and happiness by occupational position for the Spanish population aged 50 and over. We use happiness as a measure of subjective wellbe…
When I Retire, I’ll Move Out of the City”: Mental Well-being of the Elderly in Rural vs. Urban Settings
This study examines the influence of risk factors on mental well-being at older ages focusing on the level of rurality of the living environment. We used cross-sectional, nationally representative survey data for Catalonia (Spain) from 2015 to 2017 to explain the mental well-being of the population aged 65 years and over. Based on a sample of 2621 individuals, we created a score of current mental well-being using the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Menta…
Educational Inequalities in Life and Healthy Life Expectancies among the 50-Plus in Spain
This study computes educational inequalities in life expectancy (LE), healthy life expectancy (HLE), and unhealthy life expectancy (ULE) by gender and education level in Spain in 2012. Death registrations and vital status by level of education were obtained from Spain's National Institute of Statistics. Health prevalences were estimated from the National Health Survey for Spain. We used Sullivan's method to compute HLE, ULE, and the proportion of…
Examining social determinants of health: The role of education, household arrangements and country groups by gender
Health differences in European populations seem to be defined, first, by education and, second, by living or not living with a partner. Additionally, different social contexts (gender inequalities, educational profile, etc.) in European countries change the influences on health of both the SDHs for both women and men
Gender Differences in Disability and Economic Hardship in Older Europeans
Inequalities in Longevity by Education Level in Spain: A Life Satisfaction Approach
Education Inequalities in Health Among Older European Men and Women: The Role of Active Aging
Policies devoted at stimulating an active participation in society among older people should be particularly focused on lower educated groups
Educational attainment, gender and health inequalities among older adults in Catalonia (Spain)
Less-educated females constitute the most disadvantaged group in terms of health and personal autonomy, though there are encouraging signs that the gap is closing both in terms of gender and level of education. Health policymakers need to devote particular attention to the aging population with low SES, especially to women. Public programmes promoting greater protection and equity, while fostering preventive and healthy practices, need to target …
Economic Hardship and Educational Differentials in Disability in 26 European Countries
Associations between poverty, education, and disability are complex. In general, large EH goes along with increased disability differentials. Actions to reduce poverty are needed in Europe to reduce the levels and differentials in disability
Educational differentials in disability vary across and within welfare regimes: A comparison of 26 European countries in 2009
BACKGROUND: Social differentials in disability prevalence exist in all European countries, but their scale varies markedly. To improve understanding of this variation, the article focuses on each end of the social gradient. It compares the extent of the higher disability prevalence in low social groups (referred to as disability disadvantage) and of the lower prevalence in high social groups (disability advantage); country-specific advantages/dis…
Are Differences in Disability-Free Life Expectancy by Gender, Race, and Education Widening at Older Ages
Disease Incidence and Mortality Among Older Americans and Europeans
Recent research has shown a widening gap in life expectancy at age 50 between the United States and Europe as well as large differences in the prevalence of diseases at older ages. Little is known about the processes determining international differences in the prevalence of chronic diseases. Higher prevalence of disease could result from either higher incidence or longer disease-specific survival. This article uses comparable longitudinal data f…
Risk of dependence associated with health, social support, and lifestyle
OBJECTIVE To analyze the prevalence of individuals at risk of dependence and its associated factors.METHODS The study was based on data from the Catalan Health Survey, Spain conducted in 2010 and 2011. Logistic regression models from a random sample of 3,842 individuals aged ≥ 15 years were used to classify individuals according to the state of their personal autonomy. Predictive models were proposed to identify indicators that helped distinguish…
Who cares? A comparison of informal and formal care provision in Spain, England and the USA
This paper investigates the prevalence of incapacity in performing daily activities and the associations between household composition and availability of family members and receipt of care among older adults with functioning problems in Spain, England and the United States of America (USA). We examine how living arrangements, marital status, child availability, limitations in functioning ability, age and gender affect the probability of receivin…
Gender differences in health: Results from SHARE, Elsa and HRS
BACKGROUND: We examine gender differences in health at ages 50 years and older in 11 European countries, England and the USA. METHODS: We use the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement (SHARE) for 11 Continental European countries; the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) and the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) for the USA to examine gender differences in health behaviours, functioning problems, disability, disease prevalence and self-r…
Health of Immigrants in European Countries
The health of older immigrants can have important consequences for needed social support and demands placed on health systems. This paper examines health differences between immigrants and the native-born populations aged 50 years and older in 11 European countries. We examine differences in functional ability, disability, disease presence, and behavioral risk factors for immigrants and nonimmigrants using data from the Survey of Health, Aging an…
Health of Immigrants in European Countries
The health of older immigrants can have important consequences for needed social support and demands placed on health systems. This paper examines health differences between immigrants and the native-born populations aged 50 years and older in 11 European countries. We examine differences in functional ability, disability, disease presence, and behavioral risk factors for immigrants and nonimmigrants using data from the Survey of Health, Aging an…
Are Differences in Disability-Free Life Expectancy by Gender, Race, and Education Widening at Older Ages
Who cares? A comparison of informal and formal care provision in Spain, England and the USA
This paper investigates the prevalence of incapacity in performing daily activities and the associations between household composition and availability of family members and receipt of care among older adults with functioning problems in Spain, England and the United States of America (USA). We examine how living arrangements, marital status, child availability, limitations in functioning ability, age and gender affect the probability of receivin…
Economic Hardship and Educational Differentials in Disability in 26 European Countries
Associations between poverty, education, and disability are complex. In general, large EH goes along with increased disability differentials. Actions to reduce poverty are needed in Europe to reduce the levels and differentials in disability
Educational differentials in disability vary across and within welfare regimes: A comparison of 26 European countries in 2009
BACKGROUND: Social differentials in disability prevalence exist in all European countries, but their scale varies markedly. To improve understanding of this variation, the article focuses on each end of the social gradient. It compares the extent of the higher disability prevalence in low social groups (referred to as disability disadvantage) and of the lower prevalence in high social groups (disability advantage); country-specific advantages/dis…
Disease Incidence and Mortality Among Older Americans and Europeans
Recent research has shown a widening gap in life expectancy at age 50 between the United States and Europe as well as large differences in the prevalence of diseases at older ages. Little is known about the processes determining international differences in the prevalence of chronic diseases. Higher prevalence of disease could result from either higher incidence or longer disease-specific survival. This article uses comparable longitudinal data f…
Gender Differences in Disability and Economic Hardship in Older Europeans
Inequalities in Longevity by Education Level in Spain: A Life Satisfaction Approach
Education Inequalities in Health Among Older European Men and Women: The Role of Active Aging
Policies devoted at stimulating an active participation in society among older people should be particularly focused on lower educated groups
(Healthy) Aging Patterns in Europe: A Multistate Health Transition Approach
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12062-022-09403-4
Health of Immigrants in European Countries
The health of older immigrants can have important consequences for needed social support and demands placed on health systems. This paper examines health differences between immigrants and the native-born populations aged 50 years and older in 11 European countries. We examine differences in functional ability, disability, disease presence, and behavioral risk factors for immigrants and nonimmigrants using data from the Survey of Health, Aging an…
Gender differences in health: Results from SHARE, Elsa and HRS
BACKGROUND: We examine gender differences in health at ages 50 years and older in 11 European countries, England and the USA. METHODS: We use the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement (SHARE) for 11 Continental European countries; the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) and the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) for the USA to examine gender differences in health behaviours, functioning problems, disability, disease prevalence and self-r…
Who cares? A comparison of informal and formal care provision in Spain, England and the USA
This paper investigates the prevalence of incapacity in performing daily activities and the associations between household composition and availability of family members and receipt of care among older adults with functioning problems in Spain, England and the United States of America (USA). We examine how living arrangements, marital status, child availability, limitations in functioning ability, age and gender affect the probability of receivin…
Are Differences in Disability-Free Life Expectancy by Gender, Race, and Education Widening at Older Ages
Disease Incidence and Mortality Among Older Americans and Europeans
Recent research has shown a widening gap in life expectancy at age 50 between the United States and Europe as well as large differences in the prevalence of diseases at older ages. Little is known about the processes determining international differences in the prevalence of chronic diseases. Higher prevalence of disease could result from either higher incidence or longer disease-specific survival. This article uses comparable longitudinal data f…
Risk of dependence associated with health, social support, and lifestyle
OBJECTIVE To analyze the prevalence of individuals at risk of dependence and its associated factors.METHODS The study was based on data from the Catalan Health Survey, Spain conducted in 2010 and 2011. Logistic regression models from a random sample of 3,842 individuals aged ≥ 15 years were used to classify individuals according to the state of their personal autonomy. Predictive models were proposed to identify indicators that helped distinguish…
Educational attainment, gender and health inequalities among older adults in Catalonia (Spain)
Less-educated females constitute the most disadvantaged group in terms of health and personal autonomy, though there are encouraging signs that the gap is closing both in terms of gender and level of education. Health policymakers need to devote particular attention to the aging population with low SES, especially to women. Public programmes promoting greater protection and equity, while fostering preventive and healthy practices, need to target …
Economic Hardship and Educational Differentials in Disability in 26 European Countries
Associations between poverty, education, and disability are complex. In general, large EH goes along with increased disability differentials. Actions to reduce poverty are needed in Europe to reduce the levels and differentials in disability
Educational differentials in disability vary across and within welfare regimes: A comparison of 26 European countries in 2009
BACKGROUND: Social differentials in disability prevalence exist in all European countries, but their scale varies markedly. To improve understanding of this variation, the article focuses on each end of the social gradient. It compares the extent of the higher disability prevalence in low social groups (referred to as disability disadvantage) and of the lower prevalence in high social groups (disability advantage); country-specific advantages/dis…
Education Inequalities in Health Among Older European Men and Women: The Role of Active Aging
Policies devoted at stimulating an active participation in society among older people should be particularly focused on lower educated groups
Examining social determinants of health: The role of education, household arrangements and country groups by gender
Health differences in European populations seem to be defined, first, by education and, second, by living or not living with a partner. Additionally, different social contexts (gender inequalities, educational profile, etc.) in European countries change the influences on health of both the SDHs for both women and men
Gender Differences in Disability and Economic Hardship in Older Europeans
Inequalities in Longevity by Education Level in Spain: A Life Satisfaction Approach
When I Retire, I’ll Move Out of the City”: Mental Well-being of the Elderly in Rural vs. Urban Settings
This study examines the influence of risk factors on mental well-being at older ages focusing on the level of rurality of the living environment. We used cross-sectional, nationally representative survey data for Catalonia (Spain) from 2015 to 2017 to explain the mental well-being of the population aged 65 years and over. Based on a sample of 2621 individuals, we created a score of current mental well-being using the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Menta…
Educational Inequalities in Life and Healthy Life Expectancies among the 50-Plus in Spain
This study computes educational inequalities in life expectancy (LE), healthy life expectancy (HLE), and unhealthy life expectancy (ULE) by gender and education level in Spain in 2012. Death registrations and vital status by level of education were obtained from Spain's National Institute of Statistics. Health prevalences were estimated from the National Health Survey for Spain. We used Sullivan's method to compute HLE, ULE, and the proportion of…
Happiness and life expectancy by main occupational position among older workers: Who will live longer and happy
Current concerns about aging populations are being translated into legislations to postpone the statutory age at retirement. However, if this is done without considering inequalities in longevity across occupational groups, some may face higher vulnerabilities than others. We examine differences in life expectancy and happiness by occupational position for the Spanish population aged 50 and over. We use happiness as a measure of subjective wellbe…
(Healthy) Aging Patterns in Europe: A Multistate Health Transition Approach
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12062-022-09403-4
Is Transition to Retirement Associated With Volunteering? Longitudinal Evidence from Europe
Studies have shown that retired older adults are more likely to volunteer than their working counterparts. However, whether the transition to retirement is associated with increased volunteering frequency and whether this varies according to material and time resources of participants is unclear. We used four waves of data from the longitudinal Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, collected between 2011–2018 across 19 countries ( n …
Gender inequalities in social club participation in Europe: The role of women’s empowerment at the country level
This study examines gender inequalities in the degree of engagement in social clubs of older people and how women’s participation relates to their empowerment at the country level. Combined individual-level data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) and country-level data from the Women’s Political Empowerment Index (WPEI) are used in analyzing 41,185 non-working individuals aged 65–84 across 19 countries. Multilevel …
The partner in the plate: The association between changes in partnership status and protein consumption among older people in Europe
Experiencing a change in partnership status at older ages might have detrimental effects on an individual's habits, including eating behaviours. Prior studies presented evidence that widowhood is related to altered diets with a decrease in the amount of protein consumed, which is considered to be an important risk factor of frailty among older people. Using data from Waves 4–8 of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (N = 134,313)…
Health across Generations in Europe. The role of Age, Gender, and Education
Health inequalities among older adults remain a major concern in ageing European populations. While shaped by age, gender, and education, how these health inequalities evolve across generations is less clear. This study examines six European birth cohorts from age 50 to advanced old age using 18 years of longitudinal data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Poor self-perceived health (SPH) and multimorbidity (three…
Age-Related Trajectories of Health Decline Among Immigrants and Natives in Europe: The Effect of Education
Background: The ability to age healthily is highly dependent on individual characteristics that include gender, social class, a range of biological and contextual factors, and migrant background. Indeed, immigration has changed the demographic composition and social structure of many European countries, generating an increasing interest in how societies, and immigrants in particular, are aging. Research Design: This paper compares the age-related…
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