pain

July 26, 2021July 26, 2021 Global Aging and Community Initiative Demography of Pain, News, Publications

Paper highlights pain should have a central role in sociological investigations of health

A new paper by Anna Zajacova, Hanna Grol-Prokopczyk and Zachary Zimmer titled “Sociology of Chronic Pain,” was published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, on July 20, 2021. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00221465211025962

April 19, 2021 Global Aging and Community Initiative Publications

Education and Duration of Life

"Education, wealth, and duration of life expected in various degrees of frailty," by Zachary Zimmer, Yasuhiko Saito, Olga Theou, Clove Haviva & Kenneth Rockwood was published April 8, 2021 in theEuropean Journal of Ageing (2021) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-020-00587-2

July 15, 2020July 21, 2020 Global Aging and Community Initiative Demography of Pain, Other GACI Activities

Can Pain Change Over Time?

"Disparities in Pain: How are they changing over time?" This presentation was given by GACI affiliate Anna Zajacova, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Western University at the 2020 TRENDS Annual Meeting.

June 29, 2020 Global Aging and Community Initiative Demography of Pain, Publications

Research Reveals Rising Trends in Pain Prevalence for Adults aged 50+ across Europe

New research at GACI documents a troubling rising trend in pain prevalence across a number of European countries." Read the article HERE