Mortality and the attribution of health problems to aging among older adults

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11021566
AutoresWilliam Rakowski (Brown University), Tom Hickey (0000-0001-7618-6786)
Ano1992
Volume82
Fascículo8
Páginas1139-1141
Data de publicação1992-08-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditoraAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.82.8.1139
PMID1636837
OpenAlexW2003256446
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas12
Referências citadas4

This study examined the association between mortality and attributing health problems to aging among 1391 respondents from the Longitudinal Study of Aging who indicated difficulty with activities of daily living. Of this number, 72 persons attributed impairment primarily to "old age." Logistic regression controlling for demographics, physical health problems, self-rated health, and social involvements showed an association with mortality (adjusted odds ratio = 1.78, CI = 1.05, 3.00). Attributing health problems to aging may carry a risk of adverse health events

Association (psychology) · Attribution · Demographics · Environmental health · Healthy aging · Logistic regression · Odds · Odds ratio · Self-rated health · Aging and Gerontology Research · Demography · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology