Psychological resilience in older adults with type 2 diabetes from the Look AHEAD Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is growing interest in identifying factors associated with healthy aging. This cross-sectional study evaluated associations of psychological resilience with factors associated with aging in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Methods

Participants were 3199 adults (72.2 ± 6.2 years of age, 61% female, 61% White, body mass index [BMI] = 34.2 ± 8.2 kg/m² ) with T2DM enrolled in Look AHEAD (a multi-site randomized clinical trial comparing an intensive lifestyle intervention for weight loss to diabetes education and support). Participants were followed observationally after the 10-year intervention was discontinued. The following items were assessed approximately 14.4 years post-randomization in a cross-sectional analysis: Brief Resilien

SUBMITTER: Olson KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9944500 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature