Healthy behavior at middle age is critical to ‘successful’ aging

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Successful Aging ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Healthy Behavior

Relation of Urinary Incontinence, Menopausal Symptoms, and Life Satisfaction in Middle-Age Korean Women

2005 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 203-204
Author(s):  
Hyun-Ja Lim ◽  
Myung-Suk Lee ◽  
Myeong Soo Lee
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Urinary Incontinence ◽  
Effective Treatment ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Menopausal Symptoms ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Korean Women ◽  
Healthy Behavior

Associations of urinary incontinence, menopausal symptoms and life satisfaction of 235 middle-age Korean women (40 to 59 years) were investigated, based on responses to a self-report questionnaire. Urinary incontinence was positively correlated with menopausal symptoms ( r = .24) and negatively correlated with life satisfaction ( r = –.11). Life satisfaction was negatively correlated with menopausal symptoms ( r = –.28). All rs indicate weak associations and account for small common variables. Even so, results suggest effective treatment of urinary incontinence and menopausal symptoms could enhance life satisfaction through promoting healthy behavior and emotional health in such middle-age women.

Successful Aging and Social Activity in Older Japanese Adults

2000 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiyuki Ohno ◽  
Rie Aoki ◽  
Akiko Tamakoshi ◽  
Takashi Kawamura ◽  
Kenji Wakai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Successful Aging ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Social Activities ◽  
Health Habits ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Physical Conditions ◽  
Japanese Adults ◽  
Varied Diet

To explore successful aging and high social activity in old age, data from a self-administered survey of 5,239 participants aged 65 years or more were analyzed. The questionnaire inquired about physical conditions and lifestyles of Japanese seniors during middle age and their present social activities in 4 regions of Japan in 1993. The authors first defined social activities and then developed a social-activity measure. Next, they examined the association between present social activity and physical conditions and lifestyles during middle age. Data analysis revealed that the most socially active seniors rated themselves as healthy and physically active during middle age. Socially active seniors differed from less active seniors: They had participated in more hobbies during middle age, had higher levels of education, and had had a more varied diet between the ages of 30 and 50. The data suggest that maintaining general health habits and lifestyles from middle age on is important for successful aging and high social activity in old age.

scholarly journals Cohort Differences in Self-Objectification

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 56-57
Author(s):  
Sydney Tran
Keyword(s):  
Older Women ◽  
Successful Aging ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Thin Ideal ◽  
Sexual Objectification ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
Younger Women ◽  
Cohort Differences ◽  
Self Objectification

Abstract Sexual objectification socializes women to engage in self-objectification—the tendency to view one’s body as an object to be used by others and evaluating one’s value in terms of attractiveness to others (Noll & Fredrickson, 1998)—and leads to negative psychological consequences. As women age, their bodies move further away from the thin ideal (Guo, Zeller, Chumlea, & Siervogel; 1999) potentially making them more susceptible to body i concerns and dissatisfaction. However, may also begin using selection, optimization, and compensation (SOC) strategies, countering the impacts of sexual objectification, and promoting successful aging. We compared self-objectification between women in early adulthood (N = 132, M = 20.93) and women in late middle age or late adulthood (N = 86, M = 67.83). Results showed that older women had significantly lower levels of self-objectification than younger women. Our findings support the idea the SOC strategies protect against the consequences of sexual objectification.

scholarly journals Cognitive Predictors of Everyday Problem Solving across the Lifespan

Gerontology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 372-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Chen ◽  
Christopher Hertzog ◽  
Denise C. Park
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Successful Aging ◽  
Fluid Intelligence ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Inductive Reasoning ◽  
Fluid Ability ◽  
Everyday Problem Solving ◽  
Everyday Problem ◽  
Everyday Problems

Background: An important aspect of successful aging is maintaining the ability to solve everyday problems encountered in daily life. The limited evidence today suggests that everyday problem solving ability increases from young adulthood to middle age, but decreases in older age. Objectives: The present study examined age differences in the relative contributions of fluid and crystallized abilities to solving problems on the Everyday Problems Test (EPT). We hypothesized that due to diminishing fluid resources available with advanced age, crystallized knowledge would become increasingly important in predicting everyday problem solving with greater age. Method: Two hundred and twenty-one healthy adults from the Dallas Lifespan Brain Study, aged 24-93 years, completed a cognitive battery that included measures of fluid ability (i.e., processing speed, working memory, inductive reasoning) and crystallized ability (i.e., multiple measures of vocabulary). These measures were used to predict performance on EPT. Results: Everyday problem solving showed an increase in performance from young to early middle age, with performance beginning to decrease at about age of 50 years. As hypothesized, fluid ability was the primary predictor of performance on everyday problem solving for young adults, but with increasing age, crystallized ability became the dominant predictor. Conclusion: This study provides evidence that everyday problem solving ability differs with age, and, more importantly, that the processes underlying it differ with age as well. The findings indicate that older adults increasingly rely on knowledge to support everyday problem solving, whereas young adults rely almost exclusively on fluid intelligence.

The blister of porphyria cutanea tarda: A Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopic study

1986 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 334-335
Author(s):  
Veronika Burmeister ◽  
R. Swaminathan
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Basement Membrane ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda ◽  
Minor Trauma ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopic Study ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopic

Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is a disorder of porphyrin metabolism which occurs most often during middle age. The disease is characterized by excessive production of uroporphyrin which causes photosensitivity and skin eruptions on hands and arms, due to minor trauma and exposure to sunlight. The pathology of the blister is well known, being subepidermal with epidermodermal separation, it is not always absolutely clear, whether the basal lamina is attached to the epidermis or the dermis. The purpose of our investigation was to study the attachment of the basement membrane in the blister by comparing scanning with transmission electron microscopy.

Use of a Mild-Gain Hearing Aid by Middle-Age Normal-Hearing Adults Who Do and Do Not Self-Report Trouble Hearing in Background Noise

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 419-428
Author(s):  
Jasleen Singh ◽  
Karen A. Doherty
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Background Noise ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Normal Hearing ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Hearing Aid Use ◽  
Hearing Handicap ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Hearing Problems

Purpose The aim of the study was to assess how the use of a mild-gain hearing aid can affect hearing handicap, motivation, and attitudes toward hearing aids for middle-age, normal-hearing adults who do and do not self-report trouble hearing in background noise. Method A total of 20 participants (45–60 years of age) with clinically normal-hearing thresholds (< 25 dB HL) were enrolled in this study. Ten self-reported difficulty hearing in background noise, and 10 did not self-report difficulty hearing in background noise. All participants were fit with mild-gain hearing aids, bilaterally, and were asked to wear them for 2 weeks. Hearing handicap, attitudes toward hearing aids and hearing loss, and motivation to address hearing problems were evaluated before and after participants wore the hearing aids. Participants were also asked if they would consider purchasing a hearing aid before and after 2 weeks of hearing aid use. Results After wearing the hearing aids for 2 weeks, hearing handicap scores decreased for the participants who self-reported difficulty hearing in background noise. No changes in hearing handicap scores were observed for the participants who did not self-report trouble hearing in background noise. The participants who self-reported difficulty hearing in background noise also reported greater personal distress from their hearing problems, were more motivated to address their hearing problems, and had higher levels of hearing handicap compared to the participants who did not self-report trouble hearing in background noise. Only 20% (2/10) of the participants who self-reported trouble hearing in background noise reported that they would consider purchasing a hearing aid after 2 weeks of hearing aid use. Conclusions The use of mild-gain hearing aids has the potential to reduce hearing handicap for normal-hearing, middle-age adults who self-report difficulty hearing in background noise. However, this may not be the most appropriate treatment option for their current hearing problems given that only 20% of these participants would consider purchasing a hearing aid after wearing hearing aids for 2 weeks.

Lifestyle Changes in Middle Age Keep Disease at Bay

2007 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
PATRICE WENDLING
Keyword(s):  
Middle Age ◽  
Lifestyle Changes
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