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| Factors associated with successful ageing | | Author(s) | Anthony F Jorm, Helen Christensen, A Scott Henderson |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 17, no 1, February 1998 |
| Pages | pp 33-37 |
| Keywords | Longevity ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Mental health [elderly] ; Health [elderly] ; Independence ; Cross sectional surveys ; Australia. |
| Annotation | The prevalence of successful ageing and associated factors was assessed by means of a cross-sectional survey of 1,045 people aged 70 and over living in Canberra or Queanbeyan, Australia. Successful ageing was defined as living in the community without disability, with excellent or good self-rated health, and a high score on a cognitive screening test. The prevalence of successful ageing declined steeply from age 70-74 to age 80 and over. Men had a higher prevalence than women. In both men and women, successful ageing was associated with higher verbal intelligence. For women, there were also associations with lower neuroticism, not smoking, and lower frequency of strenuous activity earlier in life. While the ageing of the population may lead to a higher prevalence of age-related disease, increasing intelligence test scores in future cohorts of older people may lead to countervailing positive effects on successful ageing. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980511009 A |
| Classmark | BGA: F: D: CC: C3: 3KB: 7YA |
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