Death anxiety among Chinese elderly people in Hong Kong.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to analyze whether the associations between perceived environmental and individual characteristics and perceived walking limitations in older people differ between those with intact and those with poorer lower extremity performance. METHOD:Persons aged 75 to 90 ( N = 834) participat...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Sakari R,Rantakokko M,Portegijs E,Iwarsson S,Sipilä S,Viljanen A,Rantanen T

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: This paper analyzes the double jeopardy effect of age and double benefit of leisure activities in the incidence of disability. Methods: This study uses data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey between 2002 and 2014. Disability status is measured by activities of daily living. Leisure act...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Sun R

更新日期：2020-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examines the impact of indebtedness on depressive symptomatology, anxiety, and anger. METHOD:We use data from a two-wave panel study of adults in Miami-Dade County. The analytic sample consists of 1,463 mostly older respondents with valid data on all study measures, including education, income, oc...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Drentea P,Reynolds JR

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To examine cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between (a) activity-limiting fall worry (ALW) and (b) self-reported health-related restrictions and social engagement among older adults. Method: The National Health and Aging Trends Study Waves 5 (T1) and 6 (T2) provided data (n = 6,279). Binary and...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Choi NG,Bruce ML,DiNitto DM,Marti CN,Kunik ME

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from a survey of anglophone Canadian snowbirds wintering in Florida and one of U.S. snowbirds in the Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley are used to compare the two groups in terms of sociodemographics, chronic health conditions, and use of health services. The Canadians were younger and reported fewer chronic problems...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Martin HW,Hoppe SK,Marshall VW,Daciuk JF

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated nativity disparities in life satisfaction among ethnoracial groups of older adults in the United States and the factors associated with such disparities. METHOD:Cross-sectional data from 7,348 respondents aged 60 and older from the 2012/2014 waves of the Health and Retirement Study (H...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Calvo R,Carr DC,Matz-Costa C

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study assessed whether three commonly used self-rated health (SRH) items (global, age-comparative, and self-comparative) are equivalent measures of health perception for older adults. METHOD:Regression analyses were used to simultaneously contrast the associations between physical, psychological, and so...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Sargent-Cox KA,Anstey KJ,Luszcz MA

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Johnson, R. W., Mudrazija, S., and Wang, C. X. (2017): Hispanics' retirement transitions and differences by nativity. Journal of Aging and Health, 29, 1096-1115. Doi: 10.1177/0898264317711608 In the above article, pulished in the September issue (29:6), the order of authors is listed incorrectly. The correct order sho...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

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更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aims to identify social, psychological, and biomedical risk factors for current and future driving cessation in older adults. METHOD:Data from six waves (1998-2008) of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) were pooled. Participants aged 65 and above were included in the study (N = 17,349). RESULT...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Dugan E,Lee CM

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To use anchoring vignettes to evaluate reporting heterogeneity (RH) in self-rated mobility and cognition in older adults. METHOD:We analyzed vignettes and self-rated mobility and cognition in 2,558 individuals aged 50 years and above. We tested for assumptions of vignette equivalence (VE) and response consis...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Hirve S,Verdes E,Lele P,Juvekar S,Blomstedt Y,Tollman S,Wall S,Chatterji S,Ng N

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This aim of this study was to characterize trends in alcohol-related hospital admissions among middle-aged and older adults from 1993 to 2010 in relation to age, gender, race, and cohort membership. METHOD:This study utilized repeated cross-sectional data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Using alcohol-r...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Sacco P,Unick GJ,Kuerbis A,Koru AG,Moore AA

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A national sample of persons who died in 1986 was analyzed to obtain a valid estimate of the relationship between functional status and the provision of formal home care during the last year of life. Community-based care has become increasingly important as the size of the elderly population increases and the cost fo...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Grabbe L,Demi AS,Whittington F,Jones JM,Branch LG,Lambert R

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: The objective of study is to examine the relationships between health status and changes in cognition over time among middle to older aged Blacks. Method: Data come from the Baltimore Study of Black Aging-Patterns of Cognitive Aging. At baseline, 602 Black participants, ranging from ages 48 to 95 years, wer...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Byrd DR,Thorpe RJ Jr,Whitfield KE

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the development of the Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living, ADL tools have been used to describe older persons' status and to predict outcomes. It is suggested that this approach is grounded in an ADL research tradition. An alternative that is based upon Husserl's phenomenology is proposed. A ...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Porter EJ

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to increase our understanding of declining network size with aging by differentiating between processes of loss and gain and studying the associations with various health problems. METHODS:Six observations of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA) across a time period of 16 ye...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Broese van Groenou M,Hoogendijk EO,van Tilburg TG

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examine how statutory workweeks affect workers' provision of long-term care for their non-coresident elderly parents. METHOD:The Korean government reduced its statutory workweek from 44 to 40 hr, gradually from larger to smaller establishments, between 2004 and 2011. Using multiple regressions, we assess...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Kim EH,Lee C,Do YK

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present the bother subscales of the Nursing Home Vision-Targeted Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire (NHVQoL) and to examine their relationship to the original NHVQoL subscales and objective measures of visual function. METHOD:395 nursing home residents completed the bother subscales. Association...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Elliott AF,Dreer LE,McGwin G Jr,Scilley K,Owsley C

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: This study examined whether older patients' greater daily pain perceived by their spouses was associated with spouses' higher daily negative affect. We further investigated whether spouses' lower confidence in patients' ability to manage pain exacerbated the daily association between perceived patient pain...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Nah S,Martire LM,Zhaoyang R

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examined the longitudinal association between the severity of fatigue and falls in community-dwelling older adults. METHOD:Subjective fatigue was assessed using the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) Vitality subscale and classified into four categories by quartile (mildest, mild, moderate, severe). The ...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Kamitani T,Yamamoto Y,Kurita N,Yamazaki S,Fukuma S,Otani K,Sekiguchi M,Onishi Y,Takegami M,Ono R,Konno S,Kikuchi S,Fukuhara S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Emotional competence (EC) has been found to be an important predictor of individuals' health. While it is well known that EC predicts important outcomes in young adults, its importance is less clear in the elderly. We aimed to address this gap: Is the structure of EC the same in older as in younger adults? Ho...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Fantini-Hauwel C,Mikolajczak M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Lack of social support is linked to lower cognitive function and cognitive decline. We investigated the effects of a specific type of social relationship, family ties, on cognitive trajectories in non-Hispanic whites, non-Hispanic blacks, and Hispanics. Methods: Using multiple-group latent growth curve mode...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Ying G,Vonk JMJ,Sol K,Brickman AM,Manly JJ,Zahodne LB

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the general persistence and even increase of strong socioeconomic status (SES) differentials in health in the United States, research suggests that SES differentials in health may diminish or become nonexistent at older ages. However, most research has used only limited measures of SES (e.g. education, income...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Robert S,House JS

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This article explores psychosocial variables associated with illness and age-related losses during old age. METHOD:The study is cross-sectional and comprised 999 people aged 65 and older. The variables included health problems and limitations, self-perceptions of health, optimism, and quality of life. RESUL...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Paúl C,Ayis S,Ebrahim S

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: This study aimed to examine the longitudinal relationship between two central concepts in aging research-self-perceptions of aging (SPA) and perceived control of life (COL). Method: The data came from three measurement points over a 9-year period in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). A random intercept...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Luo MS,Li LW,Chui EWT

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cognitive training has been shown to improve both cognitive and everyday abilities in older adults; however, little is known concerning the amount of training needed or the characteristics of those who benefit. These analyses examined the longitudinal impact of dosage (number of training sessions) on the imp...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Ball KK,Ross LA,Roth DL,Edwards JD

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is a retrospective case-control study of patients from a Veteran's Affairs Medical Center and an urban public hospital. Patients (53) older than 55 at the time of their HIV diagnosis were age- and gender-matched to 106 HIV-negative controls. Potential predictors of HIV-infection were abstracted from the m...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Szerlip MA,DeSalvo KB,Szerlip HM

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to describe behavioral change trajectories for healthful eating and exercise in a group of community-dwelling older adults. A secondary aim was to determine predictors of maintenance and resilience. METHOD:Subjects were participants in the Study of Exercise and Nutrition in Older Rhode Isla...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Clark PG,Greene GW,Blissmer BJ,Lees FD,Riebe DA,Stamm KE

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: This study places the self-perceptions of aging (SPA)-health link in the couple context and examines how changes in one's own and spouse's SPA influence multiple health domains and how such associations differ by gender. Methods: Fixed-effects regression models were estimated. Data were drawn from the Heal...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Luo MS,Li LW,Hu RX

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was designed to investigate the benefits of a short-term intervention for older adults that targeted cognitive functioning and quality of life issues important for independent living. METHOD:One hundred twenty-four community-dwelling participants (aged 60 to 86) took part in one of three study con...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Noice H,Noice T,Staines G

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study sought to evaluate the relationship between baseline depression and prospective engagement in walking and exercise behavior after enrollment in an exercise intervention. METHODS:The study used baseline, 1-month, 12-month, and 24-month in-person interview and pedometer data collected from Latinos a...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Hernandez R,Prohaska TR,Wang PC,Sarkisian CA

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00