Childhood conditions and late‐life health: Introduction

ABSTRACTThe aim of the research presented is to determine the influence of socio-economic factors in childhood and mid-life on multiple tooth loss and chewing problems in mid- and late life in three Swedish birth cohorts (1903–1910, 1911–1920 and 1921–1925). Longitudinal national Swedish surveys were used for the analysis. Participants were interviewed in mid-life in 1968 and later in life (77–99 years of age) in 2002. Childhood socio-economic positions (SEP) did not result in different odds of multiple tooth loss and chewing problems in mid- and late life, but persons with higher mid-life SEP had lower odds. Persons born into the 1921–1925 birth cohort had significantly lower odds of multiple tooth loss in late life than the 1903–1910 birth cohort. Women had higher odds of losing multiple teeth than men in late life but not mid-life. Neither gender nor childhood and mid-life SEP predicted chewing problems late in life, but older people with multiple tooth loss had higher odds of chewing difficulty than those with mainly natural teeth. Childhood conditions may contribute to multiple tooth loss in mid-life, which subsequently contributes to multiple tooth loss in late life. Tooth loss in late life is strongly associated with difficulty chewing hard food. Prevalence of multiple tooth loss is higher in women than in men in late life but not in mid-life.

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Late-life cognition: Do childhood conditions play any role?

China Economic Review ◽

10.1016/j.chieco.2020.101541 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 63 ◽

pp. 101541

Author(s):

Yao Pan

Keyword(s):

Late Life ◽

Childhood Conditions

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Midlife Migraine/Aura Linked With Late-Life Brain Infarcts

Internal Medicine News ◽

10.1016/s1097-8690(07)71397-5 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 40 (23) ◽

pp. 13

Author(s):

DENISE NAPOLI

Keyword(s):

Late Life ◽

Migraine Aura ◽

Brain Infarcts

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Type 2 Diabetes Doesn't Affect Risk of Late-Life Alzheimer's

Internal Medicine News ◽

10.1016/s1097-8690(08)70633-4 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 41 (11) ◽

pp. 29

Author(s):

HEIDI SPLETE

Keyword(s):

Type 2 Diabetes ◽

Late Life

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Midlife HTN Tied to Late-Life Cortical Thinning

Internal Medicine News ◽

10.1016/s1097-8690(11)70286-4 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 44 (6) ◽

pp. 29

Author(s):

MICHELE G. SULLIVAN

Keyword(s):

Late Life ◽

Cortical Thinning

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Refining Evidence-Based Treatments for Late-Life Depression

GeroPsych ◽

10.1024/1662-9647/a000127 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 67-76

Author(s):

Grace C. Niu ◽

Patricia A. Arean

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Brain Plasticity ◽

Late Life ◽

Aging Population ◽

The United States ◽

Future Research ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Late Life Depression ◽

Evidence Based Treatments

The recent increase in the aging population, specifically in the United States, has raised concerns regarding treatment for mental illness among older adults. Late-life depression (LLD) is a complex condition that has become widespread among the aging population. Despite the availability of behavioral interventions and psychotherapies, few depressed older adults actually receive treatment. In this paper we review the research on refining treatments for LLD. We first identify evidence-based treatments (EBTs) for LLD and the problems associated with efficacy and dissemination, then review approaches to conceptualizing mental illness, specifically concepts related to brain plasticity and the Research Domain Criteria (RDoc). Finally, we introduce ENGAGE as a streamlined treatment for LLD and discuss implications for future research.

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