Naslov
Associations of Psychological, Functional, and Biological Factors with Age Changes in the Self-Perceived Health of Old Persons

Autori
Despot Lucanin, Jasminka ; Lucanin, Damir

Izvornik
GeroPsych (Bern) (1662-9647) 25 (2012), 3; 135-143

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
self-perceived health; psychological factors; biological factors; old persons

Sažetak
This research investigates the associations of psychological and biological factors with the self-perceived health of old persons. Participants were 411 residents of 11 retirement homes in Zagreb, Croatia: 104 men, 307 women, aged 56–96 years (average 79) at baseline, mobile, and not diagnosed with dementia. The variables measured, at baseline and at 2-year follow-up, were sociodemographics, self-perceived health, functional ability, cognitive function, depression, and social participation. Biochemical variables were measured from vein blood sample at baseline. Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses explained 33%–38% of self-perceived health variance. Functional ability, depressive symptoms, and age were significant predictors of self-perceived health in all analyses. Two biological cardiovascular risk factors variables – glucose and urea – were significantly associated with self-perceived health.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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