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Predictors of successful aging
— a twelve-year study of Manitoba elderly | | Author(s) | Noralou P Roos, Betty Havens |
| Journal title | American Journal of Public Health, vol 81, no 1, January 1991 |
| Pages | pp 63-68 |
| Keywords | Longevity ; Demography ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Health [elderly] ; Longitudinal surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | In Manitoba, Canada, a representative cohort of 3573 older people aged 65 to 84 were interviewed in 1971, and the survivors were reinterviewed in 1983. This analysis assesses the determinants of successful ageing: whether or not an individual will live to an advanced age, continue to function well at home, and remain mentally alert. Over 100 separate indicators of demographic and socio-economic status, social supports, health and mental status in 1971 were available as potential predictors of successful ageing. Indicators of access to health care over the period 1970-1982 and indicators of diseases over this period were also available as predictors. Those who aged successfully were shown to have greater satisfaction with life in 1983, and to have made fewer demands on the health care system than those who aged less well. Despite the large number of potential predictors of successful ageing which were examined, only age, four measures of health status, two measures of mental status, and not having one's spouse die or enter a nursing home were shown to be predictive of successful ageing. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981214004 A |
| Classmark | BGA: S8: F: CC: 3J: 7S * |
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