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Challenges experienced at age 100
— findings from the Fordham Centenarian Study | | Author(s) | Daniela S Jopp, Kathrin Boerner, Verena Cimarolli |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Social Policy, vol 28, no 3, July-September 2016 |
| Publisher | Routledge, July-September 2016 |
| Pages | pp 187-207 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline,com |
| Keywords | Centenarians ; Health [elderly] ; Depression ; Longevity ; Quality of life ; Well being ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The challenges experienced by very old individuals and their consequences for well-being and mental health are examined. In order to capture unique issues experienced in very old age, 75 participants of the population-based Fordham Centenarian Study answered open-ended questions on everyday challenges. Theme-based coding was then used to categorise and quantify responses. The challenges mentioned most often were challenges faced in the functional (e.g. physical health or activities of daily living restrictions, mobility, sensory impairment), psychological (e.g. loss of well-liked activity, dependency, negative emotions, death), and social (e.g. family loss) life domains. Functional challenges were negatively associated with ageing satisfaction and positively associated with loneliness. Psychological challenges were positively linked to ageing satisfaction. Social challenges were marginally related to loneliness. Notably, challenges were not related to depression. In conclusion, the challenges experienced in very old age are multidimensional and multifaceted, unique in nature, and have differential relations to mental health. Functional, psychological and social challenges affect very old individuals' lives, and therefore need to be better understood and addressed. Given their consequences, it is imperative for policy makers to develop an awareness for the different types of challenges faced by centenarians, as there may be unique policy implications related to each. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160805229 A |
| Classmark | BBT: CC: ENR: BGA: F:59: D:F:5HH: 3F: 7T |
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