Walking Up to One Hour Per Week Maintains Mobility as Older Women Age: Findings from an Australian Longitudinal Study

The aim of this study was to identify determinants of walking and whether walking maintained mobility among women as they transition from their mid-70s to their late 80s. We used 12 years of follow-up data (baseline 1999) from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (n = 10,322). Fifteen determinants of walking were included in the analysis and three indicators of mobility. Longitudinal data analyses techniques were employed. Thirteen of the 15 determinants were significant predictors of walking. Women in their mid-70s who walked up to 1 hr per week were less likely to experience loss of mobility in very old age, including reduced likelihood of using a mobility aid. Hence, older women who do no walking should be encouraged to walk to maintain their mobility and their independence as they age, particularly women in their 70s and 80s who smoke, are overweight, have arthritis, or who have had a recent fall.

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IC-P-100: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Study of Age-Related Shrinkage in the Superior,Middle and Inferior Frontal Gyrus in Old and Very Old Age

Alzheimer s & Dementia ◽

10.1016/j.jalz.2010.05.114 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. S40-S40

Author(s):

Olof E. Lindberg ◽

Carl-Henrik Ehrenkrona ◽

Linnea Engström ◽

Leif A. Svensson ◽

Eva Öhrndahl ◽

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Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Old Age ◽

Inferior Frontal Gyrus ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Very Old ◽

Age Related ◽

Very Old Age

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Bereavement in Very Old Age: Impact on Health and Relationships of the Loss of a Spouse, a Child, a Sibling, or a Close Friend

OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying ◽

10.2190/om.60.4.a ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 60 (4) ◽

pp. 301-325 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Christian J. Lalive d'Epinay ◽

Stefano Cavalli ◽

Luc A. Guillet

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Functional Status ◽

Old Age ◽

Oldest Old ◽

Great Majority ◽

Close Friend ◽

Short Term ◽

Very Old ◽

Very Old Age

This article deals with the following two questions: In very old age, which are the main sources of bereavement? And what are the consequences of such losses on health and on relationships? The findings are based on the complete set of data compiled in the course of the Swiss Interdisciplinary Longitudinal Study on the Oldest Old (SWILSOO), which provided a 10-year follow-up of a first cohort (1994–2004) and a 5-year follow-up of a second (1999–2004). The data revealed that, in very old age, the great majority of the dear ones who died were either siblings or close friends. Taken as a whole, the bereaved suffered a marked and lasting increase in depressive symptoms, together with a short-term deterioration in their functional status; those bereft of a spouse or a child saw their functional status worsen and exhibited enduring depressive symptoms but they also benefited from support in the form of increased interaction; those bereft of siblings only suffered from a mild, short-term deterioration in functional status; those who had lost a close friend suffered a very significant increase in depressive symptoms. In the medium term, most of these effects disappeared, lending weight to the claim that the survivors manage to cope with the misfortunes of life.

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Preclinical Symptoms of Major Depression in Very Old Age: A Prospective Longitudinal Study

American Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1176/ajp.155.8.1039 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 155 (8) ◽

pp. 1039-1043 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Anna-Karin Berger ◽

Brent J. Small ◽

Yvonne Forsell ◽

Bengt Winblad ◽

Lars Bäckman

Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Major Depression ◽

Old Age ◽

Prospective Longitudinal Study ◽

Very Old ◽

Very Old Age ◽

Prospective Longitudinal

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Within-person trial-to-trial variability precedes and predicts cognitive decline in old and very old age: Longitudinal data from the Berlin Aging Study

Neuropsychologia ◽

10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2007.05.005 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 45 (12) ◽

pp. 2827-2838 ◽

Cited By ~ 80

Author(s):

Martin Lövdén ◽

Shu-Chen Li ◽

Yee Lee Shing ◽

Ulman Lindenberger

Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Data ◽

Cognitive Decline ◽

Old Age ◽

Very Old ◽

Aging Study ◽

Very Old Age

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Risk factors for depressive disorders in very old age: a population-based cohort study with a 5-year follow-up

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology ◽

10.1007/s00127-013-0771-2 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 49 (5) ◽

pp. 831-839 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Sofia Petersson ◽

Johan Mathillas ◽

Karin Wallin ◽

Birgitta Olofsson ◽

Per Allard ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cohort Study ◽

Old Age ◽

Depressive Disorders ◽

Population Based ◽

Very Old ◽

Very Old Age

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The experience of transitions in care in very old age: implications for general practice

Family Practice ◽

10.1093/fampra/cmz014 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 36 (6) ◽

pp. 778-784

Author(s):

Fiona Scheibl ◽

Jane Fleming ◽

Jackie Buck ◽

Stephen Barclay ◽

Carol Brayne ◽

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Keyword(s):

Old Age ◽

Family Relationships ◽

Oldest Old ◽

Population Based ◽

Old Patients ◽

Very Old ◽

Complex Process ◽

Community Ties ◽

Very Old Age

Abstract Background It can be challenging for general practitioners to support their oldest old patients through the complex process of relocation. Objective To provide a typology of the experiences of moving in very old age that is clinically useful for practitioners navigating very old people’s relocation. Methods Qualitative analysis of data from a mixed-methods UK population-based longitudinal study, Cambridge City over-75s Cohort (CC75C), from Year 21 follow-up onwards. Interviews with participants aged ≥95 years old and proxy informants (Year 21: 44/48, 92%, subsequent attrition all deaths). Thematic analysis of qualitative data available from 26/32 participants who moved before they died. Results Individuals who moved voluntarily in with family experienced gratitude, and those who moved into sheltered house or care homes voluntarily had no regrets. One voluntary move into care was experienced with regret, loss and increased isolation as it severed life-long community ties. Regret and loss were key experiences for those making involuntary moves into care, but acceptance, relief and appreciation of increased company were also observed. The key experience of family members was trauma. Establishing connections with people or place ahead of moving, for example through previous respite care, eased moving. A checklist for practitioners based on the resulting typology of relocation is proposed. Conclusions Most of the sample moved into residential care. This study highlights the importance of connections to locality, people and place along with good family relationships as the key facilitators of a healthy transition into care for the oldest old. The proposed checklist may have clinical utility.

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