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Activity and well-being of older adults
— does cognitive impairment play a role? | | Author(s) | Justin D Johnson, Carol J Whitlatch, Heather L Menne |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 36, no 2, March 2014 |
| Publisher | Sage, March 2014 |
| Pages | pp 147-160 |
| Source | roa.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Mental health [elderly] ; Mental disorder ; Activities of older people ; Quality of life ; Correlation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Although the number of older adults with cognitive impairment continues to grow, few studies have examined the variation in activity and quality of life based on the older adults' cognitive status. This analysis assesses the activity level of 324 older American adults (aged 50+) and the relationship of activity to quality of life, with a specific emphasis on the role of cognitive ability. Results indicate that cognitively impaired older adults were less active than their non-impaired peers; however, correlations revealed that regardless of impairment status, more activity was related to a higher quality of life. There was no support for the hypothesis that impaired older adults who have more cognitive ability will have a higher rated quality of life. These results should be considered in the development of activities for older adults. Regardless of impairment level, activity is paramount to maintaining quality of life. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150626281 A |
| Classmark | D: E: G: F:59: 49: 7T |
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