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Healthy ageing in a comparative perspective Reus Pons, Matias
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Publication date: 2018
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Reus Pons, M. (2018). Healthy ageing in a comparative perspective: A study of the health of older migrants and non-migrants across Europe. University of Groningen.
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Propositions
1. Because migrants face additional challenges before, during, and after migration, serious concerns exist whether migrants in Europe are ageing as healthily as non-migrants (this thesis).
2. Focusing on the older migrant population is essential to achieve an overall healthier population, especially in societies that are becoming older and more culturally diverse (this thesis).
3. Migrants in Europe, or at least in certain European countries, may expect to live longer than non-migrants. However, migrants can expect to live a smaller number of years and a smaller share of their remaining life expectancy in good health than non-migrants (this thesis).
4. Older migrants in Europe, and especially those of non-western origin, tend to be in poorer overall, physical, and mental health than older non-migrants. Moreover, older (non-western) migrants are at a higher risk of experiencing health deterioration than older non-migrants (this thesis).
5. Differences in socio-economic status and in lifestyles are partly responsible for the observed differences in health and in health transitions between older migrants and older non-migrants in Europe (this thesis).
6. The societal context in the country of residence, and in particular public attitudes towards migration and migrants, is relevant in explaining health differences between older migrants and older non-migrants across Europe (this thesis). 7. The cumulative disadvantage theory and acculturation theories are the main
theories explaining the relatively poor performance in terms of healthy ageing among migrants in Europe (this thesis).
8. Interventions addressing inequalities in healthy ageing between older migrants and non-migrants will need to be culturally tailored to the sensitivities of migrants and address the specific health and socio-economic needs of migrants (this thesis).
9. We should all strive to build a better world based on the values of respect and tolerance, a world where we welcome those who are different. Let’s live and let live (own reflection).
