Having Plans for the Future in Very Old People

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of having plans for the future among very old people and the factors associated with having such plans. A longitudinal population-based study with home visits for 85-, 90-, and ≥95-year-old participants in Sweden and Finland was used. Multivariate logistic regression and Cox proportional-hazards regression models with a maximum 5-year follow-up period were used. The prevalence of having plans for the future was 18.6% (174/936). More men than women and more people living in Sweden than in Finland had plans for the future. In multivariate models, having plans for the future was associated with speaking Swedish, being dentate, and living in the community in the total sample; speaking Swedish and being dentate among women; and speaking Swedish, having a lower Geriatric Depression Scale score, and urban residence among men. Having plans for the future was associated univariately, but not multivariately, with increased survival.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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International journal of aging & human development - (2024) vom: 11. Feb., Seite 914150241231189

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bergfrid, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Gustafson, Yngve [VerfasserIn]
Littbrand, Håkan [VerfasserIn]
Olofsson, Birgitta [VerfasserIn]
Weidung, Bodil [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aged 80 and over
Future perception
Gerontology
Journal Article
Optimism
Plans for the future
Survival

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Date Revised 12.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1177/00914150241231189

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368331407