Gail Low, Rn
nursing
University of Alberta
Canada
Biography
Degrees PhD (Nursing) University of Victoria (2006) MA (Gerontology), Simon Fraser University (2000) Selected Honours 2009 - Undergraduate Teaching Excellence, U of A 2007 - REACH Award, Regional Geriatric Program Council 2007 - Age Plus Prize, CIHR Institute of Ageing 2003 - Eatock Fellowship 2002 - Canadian Lung Association Research Fellowship Currently, I serve as a reviewer for a number of international journals including Quality of Life Research and Research in Nursing & Health, and for the International Society for Quality of Life and the Canadian Association on Gerontology.
Research Interest
program of research focuses on quality of life among older adults. Specialized interests in this area include determinants of COPD-specific and non-disease-specific quality of life. I am currently embarking on research projects pertaining to active aging and its relationship to quality of life, happiness, and life satisfaction, and attitudes to aging. I also examine the psychometrics of QOL- and ageing-related instruments for use with older people.
Publications
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Attitudes to aging mediate the relationship between older peoples' subjective health and quality of life in 20 countries.
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Attitudes to ageing among older people with COPD.
