Individual and country-level factors associated with self-reported and accelerometer-based physical activity in old age: a cross-national analysis of European countries
This study aimed to investigate associations between individual-level (personality traits, quality of life) and country-level (gross domestic product per capita, number of policies and action plans for physical activity) factors with self-reported and accelerometer-based physical activity and cross-level interactions among European countries. Based on the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) from 2019 –2020, self-reported physical activity (N = 46,617 from 27 countries) and accelerometer-based average acceleration and intensity gradient (N = 855 from 10 countries) were analyzed. Mixed-model r...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - December 1, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Age-period-cohort analysis of depression trends: are depressive symptoms increasing across generations in Germany?
AbstractSeveral studies have examined trends in depression, but only few have explicitly considered possible generational differences. I examined changes in the burden of depressive symptoms between 2002 and 2017 according to age, time period and birth cohort in Germany. I used population-based data drawn from the German Aging Survey (N = 33,723, 54% female, ages 40 +) from 2002, 2008, 2011, 2014, and 2017. Depressive symptoms were measured via the CES-D 15. Hierarchical age-period-cohort models were used to examine trends in depression. I found that depressive symptoms changed across age, time period and birth cohor...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - December 1, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Age integration in later life social networks and self-perceptions of aging: examining their reciprocal associations
AbstractRelying on the age segregation theory (limited contact between age groups), this study examined the temporal reciprocal associations between age integration —the inclusion of older and younger people in one’s personal network—and one's self-perceptions of aging (SPA). Data came from the 2014 and 2017 waves of the German Ageing Survey and focused on adults aged 60 and above (N = 5239). Age composition of the network was assessed as the number of kin and non-kin in the social network who are either more than 10 years older or more than 10 years younger than the respondent. A latent change score model asse...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - December 1, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
A conceptual framework addressing the complex labour market dynamics of the work-to-retirement process
AbstractThe way in which retirement is conceptualized and measured is likely to influence the research findings. The previous literature has addressed a wide range of elements related to the complex work-to-retirement process, such as early, late and partial retirement, statutory retirement, work disability and unemployment paths to retirement, or different types of bridge employment. However, conceptual clarity in terms of connections between the different elements is called for. We introduce a conceptual framework of the work-to-retirement process to guide its future measurement. Together with information on the statutor...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - December 1, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Perceived neighbourhood environment and falls among community-dwelling adults: cross-sectional and prospective findings from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)
In conclusion, adverse neighbourhood environments may account for inequality in falls risk among middle-aged and older adults and could be added to fall risk stratification tools. (Source: European Journal of Ageing)
Source: European Journal of Ageing - December 1, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Occupation and working outcomes during the Coronavirus Pandemic
AbstractUsing data from the first wave of the SHARE COVID-19 Survey and additional information collected from the previous waves of SHARE (Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe), we explore the effects of job characteristics on two outcomes: (i) the probability of work interruptions and (ii) the length of such interruptions during the first phase of the Coronavirus Pandemic. In order to assess the relationship between job features and labour market outcomes, we define two indexes proxying the pre-COVID-19 technicalremote work feasibility as well as the level ofsocial interaction with other people while working. ...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - December 1, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Childhood experiences and frailty trajectory among middle-aged and older adults in China
This study examined the associations between childhood experiences and frailty trajectory among middle-aged and older Chinese adults. Data were derived from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. We used data from all four waves (i.e., 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018) and the life history survey in 2014. Data for 10,963 respondents were included. Latent growth curve models were conducted to examine the proposed model. The results show that adverse childhood experiences, self-rated childhood socioeconomic status, and the objective indicators of childhood health and health care were associated with both the baseline leve...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - December 1, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Healthcare utilisation, physical activity and mental health during COVID-19 lockdown: an interrupted time-series analysis of older adults in England
AbstractCOVID-19 measures which reduce interpersonal contact may be effective in containing the transmission, but their impacts on peoples ’ well-being and daily lives overtime remain unclear. Older adults are more vulnerable to both the virus and social isolation. It is therefore imperative to understand how they were affected during this period. Major concerns arising from the pandemic cover the aspects of mental health, healthcare utilisation and individual behavioural changes. Complementing the existing before-and-after analyses, we explore the impacts of easing and re-introducing COVID-19 measures by using a time-se...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - December 1, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Pet ownership and survival of European older adults
In conclusion, bird ownership may be negatively associated with survival of older women in Europe. (Source: European Journal of Ageing)
Source: European Journal of Ageing - December 1, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
The brief case for everyday problems: a proposal of two brief alternate forms of the Everyday Problems Test
AbstractEveryday Problems Test (EPT; Willis and Marsiske, Manual for the everyday problems test, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, 1993) is an 84-item performance-based measure of older adults' everyday cognitive competencies in seven everyday domains (e.g., finance, reading prescription). Its length makes it disadvantageous in the typical time-constrained testing context. Due to the potential practice effects, it is also impractical for longitudinal and intervention studies which require repetitive testing. We have addressed these issues by adapting two brief forms of EPT, with 14 items each. The psychometric e...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - December 1, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Correction to: The concept of disability and its causal mechanisms in older people over time from a theoretical perspective: a literature review
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Source: European Journal of Ageing - December 1, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Healthcare utilisation, physical activity and mental health during COVID-19 lockdown: an interrupted time-series analysis of older adults in England
AbstractCOVID-19 measures which reduce interpersonal contact may be effective in containing the transmission, but their impacts on peoples ’ well-being and daily lives overtime remain unclear. Older adults are more vulnerable to both the virus and social isolation. It is therefore imperative to understand how they were affected during this period. Major concerns arising from the pandemic cover the aspects of mental health, healthcare utilisation and individual behavioural changes. Complementing the existing before-and-after analyses, we explore the impacts of easing and re-introducing COVID-19 measures by using a time-se...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - November 28, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Childhood experiences and frailty trajectory among middle-aged and older adults in China
This study examined the associations between childhood experiences and frailty trajectory among middle-aged and older Chinese adults. Data were derived from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. We used data from all four waves (i.e., 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018) and the life history survey in 2014. Data for 10,963 respondents were included. Latent growth curve models were conducted to examine the proposed model. The results show that adverse childhood experiences, self-rated childhood socioeconomic status, and the objective indicators of childhood health and health care were associated with both the baseline leve...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - November 24, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Changes in life satisfaction during the transition to retirement: findings from the FIREA cohort study
This study aimed to examine changes in total and domain-specific life satisfaction during the retirement transition and additionally examine whether those changes differ by gender, occupation, health and spousal working status. Aging public sector employees (n = 3543) from the Finnish Retirement and Aging Study cohort study were followed up annually before and after retirement. Total life satisfaction score (range 4–20) was computed by summing up the responses in four domains (interestingness, happiness, easiness and togetherness). The mean and mea n change estimates and their 95% CI were calculated by using the line...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - November 23, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Loneliness, social network size and mortality in older adults: a meta-analysis
In conclusion, both loneliness and small social network size in older adults are associated with increased mortality, although the effect siz e is small. Targeting subjective and objective aspects of older adults’ social contacts should be on the agenda of preventive as well as personalized medicine. In order to be able to compare the association between loneliness and network size and mortality, more studies are needed that include bot h these risk factors. (Source: European Journal of Ageing)
Source: European Journal of Ageing - November 21, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
