Correlates of subjective health in older adults: A meta-analysis.

Pinquart, Martin

doi:10.1037/0882-7974.16.3.414

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“…As might be expected, those who initially had more chronic conditions were more likely to report worsening of health perceptions. In cross-sectional studies, the critical role of chronic conditions in subjective health has been well-documented [11][12][13]. Our findings add to the literature by showing that the existence of chronic diseases not only predicts concurrent health perception but also its subsequent deterioration.…”

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“…Recent studies on potential predictors of perceived health have focused their attention on the individuals' mood or emotional state, particularly depressive symptoms [7,[11][12][13]. Individuals with greater levels of depressive symptoms are likely to rate their health as poorer, and this association is sustained even after controlling for the effects of objective health indicators [7,8].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Changes in Perceived Health and Depressive Symptoms: A Longitudinal Analysis with Older Korean Americans

Jang

Kim

Cho

2007

J Immigrant Minority Health

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The present study examined changes in the perceived health of older Korean Americans (n = 141) over a 2-year period: 2003 (T1) and 2005 (T2). A hierarchical regression model of changes in perceived health was estimated with the following array of predictors: (1) background variables (age, gender, marital status, education, and length of stay in the United States), (2) initial perceived health (T1), (3) physical and mental health conditions at T1 (chronic conditions, functional disability, and depressive symptoms), and (4) changes in physical and mental health conditions (T2 -T1). When the effects of background variables and baseline perceived health were controlled, baseline chronic conditions and changes in both chronic conditions and depressive symptoms were found to predict changes in perceived health. Older individuals who initially had more chronic conditions and those who had experienced an increasing number of chronic conditions and depressive symptoms over 2 years viewed their health more negatively at follow-up. Findings highlight the importance of interventions for disease management and mental health promotion to enhance subjective health among older Korean immigrants.

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Changes in Perceived Health and Depressive Symptoms: A Longitudinal Analysis with Older Korean Americans

Jang

Kim

Cho

2007

J Immigrant Minority Health

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“…Therefore, an extensive medical assessment was carried out to measure physical disorders, chronic organic diseases and impairments of body functions and sensory functions. Because there is also a signiWcant relation between activities of daily living and subjective health (Pinquart 2001), the medical assessment was completed by the participants' self rating of their health status. All medical assessments and the subjective health rating were transformed to z-scores and summarized to a composite measure of "health status".…”

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Differential effects of single versus combined cognitive and physical training with older adults: the SimA study in a 5-year perspective

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The present study evaluates the eVect of cognitive training, of psychoeducational training and of physical training on cognitive functioning, physical functioning, physical health, independent living and wellbeing in older people. Also the combination of physical training with cognitive training or psychoeducational training, respectively, was evaluated. In contrast to most training studies with older people, training eVects were evaluated in a longitudinal perspective over 5 years to analyse long-term-results of cognitive and physical activity on older adults. Training eVects were evaluated compared to a no-treatment-control group. Subjects were 375 community residents aged 75-93 years. Up to 5 years after baseline examination, signiWcant training eVects were observed in the group exposed to the combined cognitive and physical training. The physical and cognitive status in the participants of this group could be preserved on a higher level compared to baseline, and the participants displayed fewer depressive symptoms than the notreatment-control group. The results are discussed in the light of recent research regarding the eVects of mental and physical activity on brain function in older adults.

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“…Older caregivers, people of low socioeconomic status, and those with limited support networks report poorer psychological and physical health than caregivers who are younger and have more economic and interpersonal resources. [1][2][3] …”

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Physical and Mental Health Effects of Family Caregiving

Schulz

Sherwood

2008

Journal of Social Work Education

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Adverse-and even positive-outcomes in a chronic stress experience.The associations between physical and psychological health and being an informal caregiver are well established. 1,7 In this article, caregiving denotes care that is provided by a family member or friend rather than by a professional who is reimbursed for services.Clinical observation and early empirical research showed that assuming a caregiving role can be stressful and burdensome. 8,9 Caregiving has all the features of a chronic stress experience: It creates physical and psychological strain over extended periods of time, is accompanied by high levels of unpredictability and uncontrollability, has the capacity to create secondary stress in multiple life domains such as work and family relationships, and frequently requires high levels of vigilance. Caregiving fits the formula for chronic stress so well that it is used as a model for studying the health effects of chronic stress. 2

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Correlates of subjective health in older adults: A meta-analysis.

Cited by 372 publications

References 174 publications

Changes in Perceived Health and Depressive Symptoms: A Longitudinal Analysis with Older Korean Americans

Changes in Perceived Health and Depressive Symptoms: A Longitudinal Analysis with Older Korean Americans

Differential effects of single versus combined cognitive and physical training with older adults: the SimA study in a 5-year perspective

Physical and Mental Health Effects of Family Caregiving

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