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| Impact of psychosocial factors on health outcomes in the elderly: a prospective study | | Author(s) | Lee Willis, James Goodwin, Kyung-Ok Lee |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 9, no 3,, August 1997 |
| Pages | pp 396-414 |
| Keywords | Health [elderly] ; Personality ; Self esteem ; Social interaction ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | In this study, 135 initially healthy men and women aged 65 years and over were studied prospectively to identify factors associated with health outcomes. At study onset, measures of personality, social interaction, and health locus of control were obtained while participants were still healthy. A reliable health outcome measure was developed, based on the annual objective coding of morbidity. Correlations between variables showed significant associations between age, a less independent personality trait, and poor health outcomes. Anxiety and low levels of social interaction were associated with poor health after 8 years. Gender and health locus of control were not significantly related to health outcomes. A path analysis showed significant direct paths between age and trait anxiety and 8-year health outcomes, and indirect paths between anxiety and extroversion and 8-year health, by way of social interaction. The structure of psychosocial characteristics of the sample of healthy older people was revealed in the pattern of correlations between personality, social interaction, and locus of control. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980407227 A |
| Classmark | CC: DK: DPA: TMA: 3J: 7T |
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