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As a concept, social exclusion has considerable potential to explain and respond to disadvantage in later life. However, in the context of ageing populations the construct remains ambiguous. A disjointed evidence-base, spread across disparate disciplines, compounds the challenge of developing a coherent understanding of exclusion in older age. This article addresses this research deficit by presenting the findings of a two-stage scoping review encompassing seven separate reviews of the international literature pertaining to old-age social exclusion. Stage one involved a review of conceptual frameworks on old-age exclusion, identifying conceptual understandings and key domains of later-life exclusion. Stage two involved scoping reviews on each domain (six in all). Stage one identified six conceptual frameworks on old-age exclusion and six common domains across these frameworks: neighbourhood and community; services, amenities and mobility; social relations; material and financial resources; socio-cultural aspects; and civic participation. International literature concentrated on the first four domains, but indicated a general lack of research knowledge and of theoretical development. Drawing on all seven scoping reviews and a knowledge synthesis, the article presents a new definition and conceptual framework relating to old-age exclusion.
Author(s): Walsh K, Scharf T, Keating N
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: European Journal of Ageing
Year: 2017
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Pages: 81-98
Print publication date: 01/03/2017
Online publication date: 11/10/2016
Acceptance date: 01/09/2016
Date deposited: 08/09/2016
ISSN (print): 1613-9372
ISSN (electronic): 1613-9380
Publisher: Springer
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10433-016-0398-8
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-016-0398-8
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