Everyday Competence in Old and Very Old Age: Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Findings

Baltes, Margret M.; Maas, Ineke; Wilms, Hans-Ulrich; Borchelt, Markus; Little, Todd D.

doi:10.1017/cbo9780511586545.015

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“…For detailed confirmatory factor analytic background on this construct, see M. M. Baltes et al (1999). Only a brief description of this work is provided here.…”

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“…Specifically, we operationalize this construct as the breadth of involvement and time invested in four broad categories of activities: instrumental activities beyond personal care activities, leisure activities, social activities, and work. Previous confirmatory factor analytic work in BASE (M. M. Baltes, Maas, Wilms, Borchelt, & Little, 1999) has provided support for the validity of this construct (see Measures for details). Because we are primarily interested in dynamic influences and changes within old and very old age rather than in time-lagged effects over long periods of the life span, we use sociobiographical status (SBS) as a time-invariant covariate rather than as an indicator of an engaged lifestyle construct.…”

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Social Participation Attenuates Decline in Perceptual Speed in Old and Very Old Age.

Lövdén¹,

Ghisletta²,

Lindenberger³

2005

Psychology and Aging

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Does an engaged and active lifestyle in old age alleviate cognitive decline, does high cognitive functioning in old age increase the possibility of maintaining an engaged and active lifestyle, or both? The authors approach this conundrum by applying a structural equation model for testing dynamic hypotheses, the dual change score model (J. J. , to 3-occasion longitudinal data from the Berlin Aging Study (Time 1: n ϭ 516, age range ϭ 70 -103 years). Results reveal that within a bivariate system of perceptual speed and social participation, with age and sociobiographical status as covariates, prior scores of social participation influence subsequent changes in perceptual speed, while the opposite does not hold. Results support the hypothesis that an engaged and active lifestyle in old and very old age may alleviate decline in perceptual speed.

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“…For detailed confirmatory factor analytic background on this construct, see M. M. Baltes et al (1999). Only a brief description of this work is provided here.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

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Social Participation Attenuates Decline in Perceptual Speed in Old and Very Old Age.

Lövdén¹,

Ghisletta²,

Lindenberger³

2005

Psychology and Aging

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“…Well known since long, the home environment provides the major context for aging (Baltes, Maas, Wilms, Borchelt, & Little, 1999) and the importance of the home environment increases with age. Previous research shows that perceived aspects of home influence life satisfaction, perceived health, independence in daily activities and well-being among very old people (Iwarsson, Horstmann, & Slaug, 2007;Oswald et al, 2007).…”

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Relationships between perceived aspects of home and symptoms in a cohort aged 67–70

Haak

Kylén

Ekström

et al. 2015

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

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“…As people grow older they spend relatively more time in their homes; very old people tend to spend on average 80% of their time at home. Consequently, in very old age daily activities are predominantly performed in the home and its close surroundings (Baltes, et al, 1999). This poses considerable challenges to community planning and housing development (Gitlin, 2003), however, housing issues are rarely considered in national and international social policy frameworks.…”

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The home is the hub of health in very old age: Findings from the ENABLE-AGE Project

Fänge

Ivanoff

2009

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

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The aim was to explore health in relation to the home as experienced by very old, singleliving Swedish people. Applying a grounded theory approach, 40 men and women aged 80-89 were interviewed in their own homes. Data analysis revealed the main theme "The home is the hub of health", comprising two categories, "The home as support for health", and "Having an inner driving force to maintain health". Health was described as being active and participating, and during the aging process the home became an increasingly important source of support. The older people were aware of their vulnerability, and knew that their life situation could change rapidly. Thus, health was always interpreted in relation to this. They had a strong inner driving force to maintain health, and within the home they challenged their capacity, and used different adaptive strategies targeting person-environment-activity transactions. Our findings imply the need for focusing on the opportunities for activity and participation in all interventions. They also challenge current national and international housing policy emphasizing the benefits of staying put, thus contributing to a more diverse view of what kind of housing arrangements are optimal for very old people.

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Everyday Competence in Old and Very Old Age: Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Findings

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Social Participation Attenuates Decline in Perceptual Speed in Old and Very Old Age.

Social Participation Attenuates Decline in Perceptual Speed in Old and Very Old Age.

Relationships between perceived aspects of home and symptoms in a cohort aged 67–70

The home is the hub of health in very old age: Findings from the ENABLE-AGE Project

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