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Changes in self-rated health during the transition to retired living among Medicare managed-care recipients
Author(s)Colby Lea, Ana Quinones, Heather Whitson
Journal titleJournal of Housing for the Elderly, vol 30, no 1, January-March 2016
PublisherTaylor and Francis, January-March 2016
Pagespp 75-87
Sourcewww.tandfonline.com
KeywordsRetirement communities ; House removal ; Attitude ; Health [elderly] ; Living patterns ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America.
AnnotationMoving into a retirement community may be precipitated by or bring about changes in health status. The authors hypothesised that moving into a retirement community would be associated with a decline in self-rated health (SRH), but that health-related factors would mitigate this association. They analysed data from 58,272 participants in Cohort 3 of the Medicare Health Outcome Survey. Individuals answered questions regarding living status in 2000 and 2002. Those who moved into a retirement community were compared with those who did not. The primary outcome was change in SRH. The authors created adjusted and unadjusted models. A total of 2,520 participants (4.4%) moved into retirement communities between 2000 and 2002. There were no substantial differences in the mean change in SRH between those who moved and those who did not. In adjusted and unadjusted models, moving was not significantly associated with changes in SRH. In an analysis stratified by SRH, only those with the best SRH had a significant decline in SRH during the move. SRH mainly remained stable for most people regardless of moving into a retirement community. These findings argue against environmental context being a main determinant of self-perceived health status among older adults. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-160429209 A
ClassmarkROA: TNH: DP: CC: K7: 3J: 7T

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