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| Contribution of residential relocation and lifestyle to the structure of health trajectories | | Author(s) | Song-Iee Hong, Li-Mei Chen |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 21, no 2, March 2009 |
| Pages | pp 244-265 |
| Source | http://www.sagepublications.com |
| Keywords | Health [elderly] ; House removal ; Living patterns ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Correlation ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | With a focus on ecological theories of ageing, the authors assessed the impact of relocation, residential type, and individual lifestyle factors on the structure of health status over time. Included in the study were 5294 older people aged 70+ from the US Longitudinal Study on Aging II (LSOA II). The authors used Latent Growth Curve Modelling (LGCM) to analyse individual longitudinal trajectories of health outcomes. LGCM supported that older people's residential relocation and health-related lifestyle were important in preserving better health outcomes. Multiple structural equations corroborated the causal chains in the multidimensionality of health structure. These findings suggest a necessity to design policies for older people to create a synergy between housing and health care and to translate meaningful health-related lifestyles into diverse long-term care settings. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090701208 A |
| Classmark | CC: TNH: K7: F: 49: 3J: 7T |
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