Background Self-determination in old age is essential for people's experiences of good
subjective health and quality of life. The knowledge concerning how frail older people with …

Background Plenty of evidence has shown that self-perceived uselessness among older
adults is negatively associated with successful aging in terms of good health in Western …

Objectives: Functional impairment and social disconnection are risk factors for suicide in
later life. This paper examines associations between domains of functional impairment and …

Background: Maintaining independence in daily functioning is an important health outcome
in older adults. A key measure of functional independence in elders is the ability to do …

Background Globally, the population of oldest-old (those aged≥ 80 years) is rapidly
growing. This change is likely to have a deep impact on societies. Resilience is a key …

Using data from the first wave of a new longitudinal data set collected in the late fall and
winter of 1990–1991, the National Survey of Self-Care and Aging (NSSCA), we examined …

Objectives. This study examines the relationship between self-perception of aging and
vulnerability to adverse outcomes in adults aged 65–70 years using data from a cohort of …

Background. Functional difficulty is associated with increased frailty and poor life quality,
with the oldest old, women, African Americans, and less educated persons at greatest risk of …

Introduction With demographic changes, prioritizing effective care for geriatric patients to
maintain functionality, independence, and quality of life is crucial. Well-developed self …

Self-reports of the ability to engage in instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) among
older adults are known to be related to personality traits. However, self-reports are …