Very-Old Rural Adults: Functional Status and Social Support
| Autor: | Michelle L. Stevenson, Christine H. Zwane, Vira R. Kivett |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Gerontology
Activities of daily living 030214 geriatrics media_common.quotation_subject Social environment Life satisfaction Independence Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences Social support 0302 clinical medicine Psychological well-being Functional status 030212 general & internal medicine Geriatrics and Gerontology Psychology Negroid media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Applied Gerontology. 19:58-77 |
| ISSN: | 1552-4523 0733-4648 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/073346480001900104 |
| Popis: | This 20-year follow-up study examined the physical, psychological, and social outcomes, and social supports of 49 survivors of an original sample of 418 rural adults who were aged 65 years and older in 1976. The majority of adults lived alone but received regular assistance. Families, especially adult children, were their primary social supports. Very few formal supports were used. Psychological well-being among the very-old was good as expressed through life satisfaction and morale, despite multiple health problems and moderate levels of dependence on others for activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living. Both the cross-sectional and the longitudinal data from this study support the need to rethink issues of social support, independence, and family relationships in very-old age. |
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