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Correlates of SuperAging in Two Population-Based Samples of Hispanic Older Adults

Doyle, Cassidy
Autor Doyle, Cassidy School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
Andel, Ross
Autor Andel, Ross Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, USA Memory Clinic, Department of Neurology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
Saenz, Joseph
Autor Saenz, Joseph ORCID Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Crowe, Michael
Autor Crowe, Michael ORCID Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences. 2024 ; 79 (6) : . [pub] 20240601

J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci
ISSN 1758-5368
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OBJECTIVES: "SuperAgers" are generally defined as people 80+ years old with episodic memory performance comparable to those 20 years younger. Limited knowledge exists to describe characteristics of SuperAgers, with even less known about Hispanic SuperAgers. METHODS: We examined indicators of cognitive, physical, and psychological resilience in relation to the likelihood of being a SuperAger using data from 2 population-based studies of Hispanic older adults (Puerto Rican Elderly: Health Conditions [PREHCO] Study; Health and Retirement Study [HRS]). SuperAgers were defined as (1) ≥80 years old, (2) recall scores ≥ the median for Hispanic respondents aged 55-64, and (3) no cognitive impairment during the observation period. Overall, 640 PREHCO participants and 180 HRS participants were eligible, of whom 45 (7%) and 31 (17%) met SuperAging criteria. RESULTS: Logistic regressions controlling for age and sex demonstrated that higher education (PREHCO: odds ratio [OR] = 1.20, p < .001; HRS: OR = 1.14, p = .044) and fewer instrumental activities of daily living limitations (PREHCO: OR = 0.79, p = .019; HRS: OR = 0.58, p = .077; cognitive resilience), fewer activities of daily living limitations (PREHCO: OR = 0.72, p = .031; HRS: OR = 0.67, p = .068; physical resilience), and fewer depressive symptoms (PREHCO: OR = 0.84, p = .015; HRS: OR = 0.69, p = .007; psychological resilience) were associated with SuperAging, although not all results reached threshold for statistical significance, presumably due to low statistical power. Additionally, known indicators of physical health (e.g., chronic conditions and self-rated health) did not relate to SuperAging. DISCUSSION: Increasing access to education and recognizing/treating depressive symptoms represent potential pathways to preserve episodic memory among older Hispanic adults.

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činnosti denního života psychologie MeSH
epizodická paměť MeSH
Hispánci a Latinoameričané * statistika a číselné údaje psychologie MeSH
lidé středního věku MeSH
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psychická odolnost * MeSH
senioři nad 80 let MeSH
senioři MeSH
stárnutí psychologie etnologie MeSH
stupeň vzdělání MeSH
zdravotní stav MeSH
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lidé středního věku MeSH
lidé MeSH
mužské pohlaví MeSH
senioři nad 80 let MeSH
senioři MeSH
ženské pohlaví MeSH
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časopisecké články MeSH
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural MeSH
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Generativity affects fear of death through ego integrity in German, Czech, and Cameroonian older adults

Archives of gerontology and geriatrics. 2018 ; 77 (-) : 89-95. [pub] 20180418

Arch Gerontol Geriatr
ISSN 1872-6976
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This cross-cultural study examined a potential direct effect of generativity and indirect effect through ego integrity on fear of death. In sum, 617 adults aged 60-86 from Germany, the Czech Republic, and Cameroon provided self-report information on their generative concern, ego integrity, and fear of death. Whereas it had no direct effect, generativity had an indirect effect on fear of death: It was associated with increased ego integrity which, in turn, was associated with reduced fear of death. This pattern was verified for the three cultural groups via structural equation modeling. Results suggest that generativity is not sufficient in coming to terms with one's mortality. Instead, generativity contributes to ego integrity which then helps to face death relatively unafraid.

Článek

Relationship Between Subjectively Evaluated Health and Fear of Death Among Elderly in Three Cultural Contexts

International journal of aging & human development. 2017 ; 84 (4) : 343-365. [pub] 20170110

Int J Aging Hum Dev
ISSN 1541-3535
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It is often argued that declining health in elderly people makes death more salient and threatening. However, we argue that health, optimism, and social support interact to predict fear of death in samples from Cameroon, the Czech Republic, and Germany. Low health was associated with enhanced fear of death for participants who received only little social support. As the measure of optimism did not comply with psychometric requirements in the Cameroonian sample, the three-way interaction was tested only in the Czech and German samples. It was found that the two-way interaction was further qualified by optimism in that low health was associated with enhanced fear of death for participants with little social support unless they reported pronounced optimism. Thus, internal and external resources, respectively, can serve to buffer the effect of declining health on the fear of death in the elderly.