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| Howard LitwinSummaryAffiliation: The Hebrew University Country: Israel Publications
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Correlates of successful aging: are they universal?Howard Litwin
Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
Int J Aging Hum Dev 61:313-33. 2005..However, it also clarifies that the specific components of some of the general categories of predictors work in different ways among different population groups...- The path to well-being among elderly Arab IsraelisHoward Litwin
Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, The Hebrew University, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, 91905 IL, Israel
J Cross Cult Gerontol 21:25-40. 2006..In the case of older Arab Israelis, these included belonging to community- and family-oriented network structures and engaging in socially oriented activity... 
Social networks and well-being: a comparison of older people in Mediterranean and non-Mediterranean countriesHoward Litwin
Israel Gerontological Data Center, Paul Baerwald School of Social Work, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus 91905, Jerusalem, Israel
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 65:599-608. 2010..This study examined whether the social networks of older persons in Mediterranean and non-Mediterranean countries were appreciably different and whether they functioned in similar ways in relation to well-being outcomes...- Intergenerational financial transfers and mental health: an analysis using SHARE-Israel dataAnat Roll
Israel Gerontological Data Center, Paul Baerwald School of Social Work, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
Aging Ment Health 14:203-10. 2010..The analysis examined the act of transfer-giving, the extent of transfers given and the purpose of the transfer in relation to depressive symptoms... - Social networks and self-rated health: a cross-cultural examination among older IsraelisHoward Litwin
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
J Aging Health 18:335-58. 2006..DISCUSSION: The findings demonstrate that social networks impact health differently in different cultural groups and under conditions of social change, such as migration in later-life... - Physical activity, social network type, and depressive symptoms in late life: an analysis of data from the National Social Life, Health and Aging ProjectHoward Litwin
Israel Gerontological Data Center, Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91905 IL, Israel
Aging Ment Health 16:608-16. 2012..To clarify whether physical activity among older Americans is associated with depressive symptoms, beyond the effects of social network type, physical health, and sociodemographic characteristics... - Social network type and subjective well-being in a national sample of older AmericansHoward Litwin
Israel Gerontological Data Center, Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91905 IL, Israel
Gerontologist 51:379-88. 2011..It also examines associations between network types and well-being indicators: loneliness, anxiety, and happiness... - Understanding aging in a Middle Eastern context: the SHARE-Israel survey of persons aged 50 and olderHoward Litwin
Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, 91905 IL, Israel
J Cross Cult Gerontol 24:49-62. 2009..These trends point to several areas that will require attention in the formulation of public policy on behalf of the aging population in Israel... - Social network type and health-related behaviors: evidence from an American national surveySharon Shiovitz-Ezra
Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91905 IL, Israel
Soc Sci Med 75:901-4. 2012..The study underscores the importance of the construct of social network type for understanding healthy lifestyle in late life... - The association of disability, sociodemographic background, and social network type in later lifeHoward Litwin
The Hebrew University, Paul Baerwald School of Social Work
J Aging Health 15:391-408. 2003..DISCUSSION. The findings suggest that network stability is most jeopardized when the oldest old become disabled. The social care needs of this latter group will continue to demand public attention... - Self-reported functional status among the old-old: a comparison of two Israeli cohortsHoward Litwin
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
J Aging Health 24:846-62. 2012..To examine differences in functional status among two successive cohorts... - Perceived income adequacy among older adults in 12 countries: findings from the survey of health, ageing, and retirement in EuropeHoward Litwin
Israel Gerontological Data Center, Paul Baerwald School of Social Work, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel
Gerontologist 49:397-406. 2009..To validate a survey research measure of subjective income, as measured by perceived income adequacy, in an international context... - Network type and mortality risk in later lifeHoward Litwin
Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Hebrew University, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, 91905 IL, Israel
Gerontologist 46:735-43. 2006..The purpose of this study was to examine the association of baseline network type and 7-year mortality risk in later life... - Can burdened caregivers be effective facilitators of elder care-recipient health care?Haya Greenberger
Director, Department of Testing, Israel Ministry of Health, Nursing Division Director, School of Nursing, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
J Adv Nurs 41:332-41. 2003..Given the increase in the dependent older population, study of factors affecting informal caregiving is necessary...