"Attributing heart attack and stroke to "Old Age

Implications for subsequent health outcomes among older adults

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4229472
AutoresTara L Stewart (Idaho State University), Judith G Chipperfield (0000-0001-5047-9206, University of Manitoba), Raymond P Perry (0000-0002-1684-5628, University of Manitoba), Jeremy M Hamm (0000-0002-1672-0868, University of Manitoba)
Ano2016
Volume21
Fascículo1
Páginas40-49
Data de publicação2016-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105314521477
PMID24567303
OpenAlexW2041478135
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas48

This study assessed the extent to which older adults attribute a recent heart attack/stroke to "old age," and examined consequences for subsequent lifestyle behavior and health-care service utilization. Community-dwelling adults ( N = 57, ages 73-98 years) were interviewed about their heart attack/stroke, and an objective health registry provided data on health-care utilization over a 3-year period. Endorsement of "old age" as a cause of heart attack/stroke negatively predicted lifestyle behavior change, and positively predicted frequency of physician visits and likelihood of hospitalization over the subsequent 3 years. Findings suggest the importance of considering "old age" attributions in the context of cardiovascular health events

Context (archaeology · Health and Retirement Study · Health care · Stroke (engine · Aging and Gerontology Research · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Gerontology