Naslov
Relationship of some psychosocial and biological factors with the life expectancy of older adults

Autori
Lučanin, Damir ; Despot Lučanin, Jasminka ; Bjelajac, Adrijana ; Delale, Eva Anđela

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
36th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society Abstracts / - : Easy Conferences Ltd., 2022, 716-716

Skup
36th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS 2022)

Mjesto i datum
Bratislava, Slovačka, 23.08.2022. - 27.08.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
older adults ; survival ; psychological factors ; biological factors ; follow-up study

Sažetak
Individualised approach to the organisation of care for older adults aims at providing for the longest possible life duration along with good quality of life. The question is which factors contribute, and to which extent in achieving this aim. The research aim was to explore the associations among biological and psychosocial factors in the prediction of survival in old adults residing in retirement homes. Methods: Participants were 534 residents of 11 retirement homes in Zagreb, Croatia, 376 (70, 4%) women, aged 56-96 years (average 79), ambulatory, and not diagnosed with dementia at the baseline. Variables were: Life status (alive/deceased), Biochemical (measured from the vein blood sample), collected at the baseline, and: Psychosocial - sociodemographic, self-perceived health, functional ability, cognitive function, depression, and social participation, collected at the baseline and at 2-year follow-up, individually, in the institution, by trained interviewers. Findings: Survival analysis confirmed significant effects of the observed variables set on the life duration (p<.01). Sociodemographic characteristics showed specific effects in the observed psychosocial variables, and in survival, e.g., sex. Among the psychosocial variables, self- perceived health was the strongest significant predictor of survival (Exp(B)= .77 ; p< .01), a finding in accordance with most other studies’ findings. Several biochemical factors (e.g., apolipoprotein and urea) contributed significantly in explaining and predicting the survival. The implications are in the planning of interventions to maintain the adequate health status (physical and physiological) and to enhance the positive health self-perceptions in older residents of institutions.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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