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Living long and keeping well
— elderly Canadians account for success in aging | | Author(s) | Raewyn Bassett, Valérie Bourbonnais, Ian McDowell |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 26, no 2, Summer 2007 |
| Pages | pp 113-126 |
| Source | http://www.utpjournals.com |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Good Health ; Longevity ; Social surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Senescence is a time of decline, and many seniors remain active into very old age. How and why do some seniors live long and keep well? The authors report the responses to this question from a representative sample of 2783 people aged 65+ from the Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA). Overall, seniors placed primary responsibility for their long lives on their own individual practices, citing keeping active and maintaining good nutrition as the major themes. Physical illness was less significant than the will to adapt to illness and avoid further physical decline as long as possible. Francophone and anglophone respondents differed in the frequency with which they mentioned many of the themes. Francophones focused on life quality and family, while anglophones focused on the self. Systematic gender differences were also identified. Many responses validate existing theories of successful ageing, and indicate that Canadian seniors are well-informed, insightful participants in the process of growing old. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-071031203 A |
| Classmark | BG: CD: BGA: 3F: 7S |
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