Being actively engaged in life in old age: determinants, temporal trends, and prognostic value

Article Gerontology

Loneliness is Associated With Lower Coping Self-Efficacy Among Older Adults

Ji W. Lee et al.

Summary: This study examines the negative association between coping self-efficacy and loneliness among community-dwelling older adults, suggesting that coping self-efficacy may be a target for intervention in addressing loneliness.

JOURNAL OF APPLIED GERONTOLOGY (2023)

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Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Secular trends in functional abilities, health and psychological well-being among community-dwelling 75-to 95-year-old cohorts over three decades in Helsinki, Finland

Hanna R. Ohman et al.

Summary: Independent cohorts of people aged 75-85 have shown improvements in functional abilities and health over the past three decades, particularly in mobility and psychological well-being. However, similar improvements were not found among those aged 90 and above.

SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (2022)

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Social Engagement and All-Cause Mortality: A Focus on Participants of the Minority Aging Research Study

Melissa Lamar et al.

Summary: Engaging in late-life social activity, especially group-and socially-based activities, was most consistently and robustly associated with reduced mortality risk in African Americans regardless of health.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE (2022)

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Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Active ageing profiles among older adults in Spain: A Multivariate analysis based on SHARE study

Fermina Rojo-Perez et al.

Summary: This study aims to classify older adults according to the active ageing model and explore the relationship between the classification, personal and contextual factors, well-being, and quality of life. The results reveal the existence of five profiles of older adults, with the first three characterized by poorer conditions and the latter two by better conditions.

PLOS ONE (2022)

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Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

The contribution of social participation to differences in life expectancy and healthy years among the older population: A comparison between Chile, Costa Rica and Spain

Sarahi Rueda-Salazar et al.

Summary: The study found that older Costa Ricans have the smallest gender gap in life expectancy, but women have a lower healthy life expectancy compared to those in Chile and Spain. Participation in social activities leads to higher healthy life expectancy among the elderly in Costa Rica and Spain, while there were no relevant educational differences observed in longevity in the analysed countries. Despite the different patterns observed in health transitions and survival across the three countries, social participation is associated with greater health and longevity among people of old age, with little effect coming from educational attainment.

PLOS ONE (2021)

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Gender-related differences in the relationship between social and activity participation and health and subjective well-being in later life

Sarah Dury et al.

Summary: Participating in social and activity engagement can benefit physical and mental deterioration, as well as subjective well-being, especially for older adults at risk of frailty. There are gender differences in the effects of various activities, with certain activities being more beneficial for women and others for men. The nature of the activity may be more important than the social involvement or interaction in terms of promoting health and well-being.

SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE (2021)

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Review Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Active Ageing across the Life Course: Towards a Comprehensive Approach to Prevention

Liam Foster et al.

Summary: Active ageing has been the leading scientific and policy conceptualization in the European Union over the past two decades, while in the United States, discussions around successful ageing have been more prevalent. The concept of active ageing, focusing on responding to demographic ageing, has been dominated by an economic interpretation that prioritizes extending working life in order to reduce the burden of population ageing.

BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL (2021)

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Article Cell Biology

Health trajectories after age 60: the role of individual behaviors and the social context

Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga et al.

Aging-US (2021)

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Article Geriatrics & Gerontology

Self-efficacy proxy predicts frailty incidence over time in non-institutionalized older adults

Melissa Hladek et al.

Summary: This study found that older adults with low self-efficacy have a higher risk of developing frailty over a 7-year period, suggesting that self-efficacy may be a key factor to consider in frailty research and interventions.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY (2021)

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Article Gerontology

Associations and correlates of general versus specific successful ageing components

Myriam V. Thoma et al.

Summary: The study aims to investigate the impact of various SA associations and correlates on both the general SA factor and specific factors. Factors such as age, education, and socioeconomic status were found to have a positive influence on SA, while factors like smoking and a specific gene were only related to the physiological facet of SA. This suggests the importance of lifestyle factors on successful aging.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING (2021)

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Article Cell Biology