Awareness of Age-Related Gains and Losses in a National Sample of Adults Aged 80 Years and Older: Cross-Sectional Associations With Health Correlates.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Advanced old age is a life stage with a high likelihood of age-related loss experiences. However, little is known about remaining gain experiences and their relation with perceived losses and health correlates in community-dwelling very old adults. Moreover, virtually nothing is known in this regard about the experiences of individuals in long-term care settings. First, we strived to establish the normative course of age-related gains and losses in advanced old age. Second, we examined whether such gain/loss perceptions in advanced aging moderated health correlates.

Research design and methods

Data came from the nationally representative survey "Old Age in Germany D80+" conducted in 2020/2021. The sample comprised 10 578 individuals aged 80-106 year

SUBMITTER: Kaspar R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10317143 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature