ArticleAging clinical and experimental research2021
Physical and mental health in the oldest-old: a mixed-methods study on a southern Italy sample.
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- The Expected Demand for Elderly Care Services and Anticipated Living Arrangements Among the Oldest Old in China Based on the Andersen Model.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Variation in depression's impact on dementia risk by age in adults aged ≥75 years.Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe world's aging population has been constantly increasing in the last decades, causing the number oldest-old individuals to increase.
aimsThe present study aims to explore the different variables that contribute to the oldest-old wellbeing using a mixed-methods approach, including self-reports, standardized measures, and semi-structured interviews.
methodsThirty-nine oldest-old (90-103) from southern Italy were involved in the study, together with a control sample of younger individuals (51-71) from the same families.
resultsData suggest that the oldest-old have better mental health, higher resilience, and more optimism than younger individuals. High resilience seems to be the key variable that promotes the overall wellbeing. DISCUSSION: The oldest-old tend to have better mental health, higher resilience and more optimism than younger individuals.
conclusionsWellbeing in the oldest-old appeared to be promoted by the sense of belonging and life purpose.
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