Understanding the Critical Role of Alcohol Consumption in the Linkages Among Older Adults' Depressive Symptoms, Leisure Activities, and Physical Health Outcomes

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Rueggeberg ◽  
Carsten Wrosch ◽  
Fatima Amari
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Physical Health Outcomes

scholarly journals Sleep and inflammation in resilient aging

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 20140009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. Irwin
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Biological Pathway ◽  
Chronic Disease Risk ◽  
Physical Health Outcomes ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Sleep quality is important to health, and increasingly viewed as critical in promoting successful, resilient aging. In this review, the interplay between sleep and mental and physical health is considered with a focus on the role of inflammation as a biological pathway that translates the effects of sleep on risk of depression, pain and chronic disease risk in aging. Given that sleep regulates inflammatory biologic mechanisms with effects on mental and physical health outcomes, the potential of interventions that target sleep to reduce inflammation and promote health in aging is also discussed.

scholarly journals Healthy retirement begins at school: educational differences in the health outcomes of early transitions into retirement

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kasim Allel ◽  
Ana Sofía León ◽  
Ursula M. Staudinger ◽  
Esteban Calvo
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Active Ageing ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Retirement Timing ◽  
Moderating Role

AbstractThe literature on socio-economic variations in the association between retirement timing and health is inconclusive and largely limited to the moderating role of occupation. By selecting the sample case of Mexico where a sizeable number of older adults have no or very little formal education, this study allows the moderating role of education to be tested properly. Drawing on panel data for 2,430 individuals age 50 and over from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS) and combining propensity score matching models with fixed-effects regressions, this article investigates differences in the health effects of retirement timing between older adults with varying years of education. Subjective health is measured using a self-reported assessment of respondents’ overall health and physical health as a reverse count of doctor-diagnosed chronic diseases. The results indicate that early transitions into retirement are associated with worse health outcomes, but education fully compensates for the detrimental association with subjective and physical health, while adjusting for baseline health, demographics and socio-economic characteristics. In conclusion, formal education during childhood and adolescence is associated with a long-term protective effect on health. It attenuates negative health consequences of early retirement transitions. Policies and programmes promoting healthy and active ageing would benefit from considering the influence of formal education in shaping older adults’ health after the transition into retirement.

Exploring the Role of Expectancies in the Mental and Physical Health Outcomes of Written Self-Disclosure

2007 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Candace L. Patterson ◽  
Jefferson A. Singer
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Emotional Expression ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Physical Health Outcomes ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Emotional self-disclosure yields mental and physical health benefits. Methods for enhancing this intervention have largely been ignored in the literature. Building from research that indicates that expectations play a role in self-disclosure's outcomes, the current research examined expectations and self-disclosure. Health outcomes were assessed in 40 female college students who participated in a written self-disclosure exercise for 15 minutes for 3 consecutive days. In order to determine the interactive influence of self-disclosure and expectancy on mental and physical health outcomes, participants self-disclosed a traumatic or trivial topic and the researchers attempted to manipulate participants' expectancies concerning the benefits produced by self-disclosure. Women who disclosed traumas and were given the expectancy that disclosure would yield benefits had decreased interpersonal sensitivity and interpersonal alienation 1 month after disclosure. Limitations and recommendations are discussed. Creating positive expectations may represent a method for enhancing the positive effects of emotional expression.

scholarly journals “This Too shall Pass”: Age-Based Perceptions of Changes in Routine, Coping and Stress

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Mamta Saxena ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Death Rate ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Medical Complications ◽  
Physical Health Outcomes

The spread of COVID-19 mandated several restrictions, mediated changes in routines, and impacted coping abilities and mental health outcomes. In terms of physical health outcomes, undoubtedly, adults 50 years and older were more severely affected by a higher death rate, medical complications and hospitalization. Nevertheless, how do older adults respond to the uncertainty and scare for life compared to other age groups within the context of COVID-19 remains partially unexplored.

scholarly journals Associations Between Sexual Assault Severity and Psychological and Physical Health Outcomes: Similarities and Differences Among African American and Caucasian Survivors

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (19) ◽  
pp. 4020-4040 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheri E. Pegram ◽  
Antonia Abbey
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Physical Health Outcomes ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Caucasian Women

There are well-established associations between sexual assault victimization and deleterious psychological and physical health outcomes. The present study contributes to the emerging health disparities literature by examining similarities and differences in relationships between the severity of the sexual assault and health in a community sample of African American and Caucasian survivors. Although the overall pattern of relationships was expected to be comparable for all survivors, some associations were hypothesized to be stronger for African American survivors as compared with Caucasian survivors based on theories of chronic stress. Single, African American, and Caucasian women were recruited for a study of dating experiences through random digit dialing in one large metropolitan area. Participants who experienced a sexual assault since age 14 were included in this study (121 African American and 100 Caucasian women). Multigroup path analyses indicated that for both African American and Caucasian survivors, sexual assault severity was significantly positively associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and depressive symptoms were significantly positively associated with physical health symptoms. Among African American survivors, sexual assault severity affected physical health symptoms indirectly through its impact on depressive symptoms, and assault severity indirectly affected drinking problems through its impact on PTSD symptoms; these relationships were not found for Caucasian survivors. These findings highlight the need for additional research that focuses on health disparities in sexual assault survivors’ recovery process, so that treatment programs address culturally relevant issues.

The Impact of Caring for Grandchildren on Grandparents’ Physical Health Outcomes: The Role of Intergenerational Support

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 612-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Zhou ◽  
Weiyu Mao ◽  
Yura Lee ◽  
Iris Chi
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Data ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Intergenerational Support ◽  
Grandparent Caregivers ◽  
Physical Health Outcomes ◽  
The Impact

Little longitudinal data exist on grandparent caregivers and few studies have examined their physical health outcomes. This study examined the effect of caring for grandchildren on grandparents’ physical health and the role of intergenerational support from adult children. Longitudinal data derived from a survey on the well-being of older adults in China were used to conduct path analysis of previous grandparent caregivers (vs. noncaregivers) and repeated grandparent caregivers (vs. noncaregivers). The final sample was 799 grandparents aged 60 or older living in rural China. Three aspects of intergenerational support were measured: financial, emotional, and instrumental support. Repeated grandparent caregivers had better self-rated health (SRH) and fewer limitations than noncaregivers. Previous grandparent caregivers had better SRH compared to noncaregivers. Emotional support mediated the relationship between caregiving and SRH among repeated caregivers. Findings suggest that any caregiving experience (previous or repeated) provides health benefits to grandparents.

scholarly journals The Impact of Low Back Pain and Physical Activity on Mental and Physical Health Outcomes in Older Adults With Arthritis

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 458-458
Author(s):  
Janiece Taylor ◽  
Natalie Regier ◽  
Minhui Liu ◽  
Sarah Szanton ◽  
Richard Skolasky
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Physical Health Outcomes ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Abstract Nearly 50% of Americans aged 65 and above have been diagnosed with arthritis at any point in time, and an estimated 80% of adults experience low back pain (LBP) at some point in their lives. However, little is known about the experience of LBP in older adults with arthritis and whether or not it is related to adverse mental and physical health outcomes over and above those linked to arthritis. This study examined the relationship between LBP and four associated physical and mental health conditions (depression, insomnia, mobility limitations, and self-rated health) in older adults with arthritis. We also examined whether physical activity mediated the relationships between LBP and these four conditions. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study. Descriptive analyses and chi-square tests assessed whether there were demographic differences between persons with and without LBP. Binary logistic regressions found that participants with LBP were 30% more likely to endorse insomnia (95% confidence interval (CI) =1.1 to 1.5, p<.001), had 40% higher odds of depression (95% CI=1.1 to 1.6, p<.001), and 70% higher odds of poor self-rated health (95% CI=1.5 to 1.9, p<.001) than those without LBP. Activity mediated the relationship between LBP and the four health outcomes in unadjusted models. Findings indicate that LBP may be associated with adverse mental and physical health in older adults with arthritis, and treatment for older adults with arthritis and comorbid LBP should include interventions targeting LBP and routine assessment of mental and physical health.

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