Successful Aging in Older US Veterans: Results From the 2019-2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry
; 29(3): 251-256, 2021 03.
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| ID: mdl-32917477
OBJECTIVE: To identify the current prevalence, and sociodemographic, military, health, and psychosocial correlates of successful aging in older US veterans. METHODS: Data were analyzed from the 2019-2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study, which surveyed a nationally representative sample of 3,001 US veterans aged greater than or equal to 60 years (meanâ¯=â¯73). Multiple regression and relative importance analyses were conducted to identify key factors associated with successful aging. RESULTS: A total 79% of older veterans rated themselves as aging successfully. Physical and mental health difficulties emerged as the strongest correlates of successful aging (71% variance explained), while psychosocial factors, most notably perceived resilience, purpose in life, and positive expectations about emotional aging, explained 29% of the variance in this outcome. CONCLUSIONS: Nearly 4 of 5 US veterans rate themselves as successful agers. Prevention and treatment efforts designed to mitigate physical and mental health difficulties, and promote protective psychosocial factors may help bolster successful aging in this population.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Veteranos
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Resiliencia Psicológica
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Envejecimiento Saludable
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry
Asunto de la revista:
GERIATRIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article