Factors associated with decline in physical functional health in a cohort of older women

Sibbritt, David; Byles, Julie; Regan, Cathy

doi:10.1093/ageing/afm017

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“…Our work has also demonstrated associations between weight and the increased likelihood of developing foot problems [32], arthritis [16] and incontinence [33]. Overweight or 13 of 19 obese women were also more likely to report declining physical functioning [34,35] and linked data showed increased incidence of acute adverse health events, including hospital admissions [30] and stroke [35]. In the entire body of work on weight and health in this cohort of women, the only positive health outcome of high BMI was reduced risk of osteoporosis [28].…”

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Weight Gain, Overweight, and Obesity: Determinants and Health Outcomes from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health

2013

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is a prospective study of women's health that commenced in Australia in 1996. The study recruited approximately 40,000 women in three birth cohorts, 1973-1978, 1946-1951 and 1921-1926, who have since been followed up approximately every three years using self-report surveys. Six surveys have been completed to date. This review aims to describe the changes in weight and weight status over time in the three ALSWH cohorts, and to review and summarise the published findings to date relating to the determinants and health consequences of weight gain, overweight and obesity.Future plans for the ALSWH include on-going surveys for all cohorts, with a seventh survey in 2013-2015, and establishment of a new cohort of women born in 1990-1995, which is currently being recruited.

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Weight Gain, Overweight, and Obesity: Determinants and Health Outcomes from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health

2013

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“…Older adults are more likely to experience declining physical health [93], bereavement [94], greater social isolation [95], and a loss of social support [96]. During such a pivotal time, anxious reactions to spousal loss are common [3–9], as the loss of one’s spouse often signifies the beginning of feeling socially isolated [32; 97].…”

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Perceived emotional social support in bereaved spouses mediates the relationship between anxiety and depression

Jacobson

Lord

Newman

2017

Journal of Affective Disorders

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Background Prior research has shown that anxiety symptoms predict later depression symptoms following bereavement. Nevertheless, no research has investigated mechanisms of the temporal relationship between anxiety and later depressive symptoms or examined the impact of depressive symptoms on later anxiety symptoms following bereavement. Methods The current study examined perceived emotional social support as a possible mediator between anxiety and depressive symptoms in a bereaved sample of older adults (N = 250). Anxiety and depressive symptoms were measured at Wave 1 (immediately after bereavement), social support was measured at Wave 2 (18 months after bereavement), and anxiety and depressive symptoms were also measured at Wave 3 (48 months after bereavement). Results Using Bayesian structural equation models, when controlling for baseline depression, anxiety symptoms significantly positively predicted depressive symptoms 48 months later, Further, perceived emotional social support significantly mediated the relationship between anxiety symptoms and later depressive symptoms, such that anxiety symptoms significantly negatively predicted later emotional social support, and emotional social support significantly negatively predicted later depressive symptoms. Also, when controlling for baseline anxiety, depressive symptoms positively predicted anxiety symptoms 48 months later. However, low emotional social support failed to mediate this relationship. Conclusions Low perceived emotional social support may be a mechanism by which anxiety symptoms predict depressive symptoms 48 months later for bereaved individuals.

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“…These health indicators have to some extent been reported to be associated with the QOL or domains of the QOL in elderly patients with medical problems (Borowiak & Kostka, 2004;Sibbritt, Byles, & Regan, 2007;Singh et al, 2005;Wu et al, 2000;Yohannes, Roomi, Baldwin, & Connolly, 1998). However, relatively few studies have explored how domains of the QOL are related to health indicators such as medical conditions and functional status in samples of medically hospitalised elderly patients with a wide range of diagnoses and difficulties.…”

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The quality of life and factors associated with it in the medically hospitalised elderly

Helvik

Engedal

Selbæk

2010

Aging & Mental Health

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Factors associated with decline in physical functional health in a cohort of older women

Abstract: This study identified a number of variables that may be useful in clinical screening for vulnerability to physical decline.

Cited by 27 publications

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Weight Gain, Overweight, and Obesity: Determinants and Health Outcomes from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health

Weight Gain, Overweight, and Obesity: Determinants and Health Outcomes from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health

Perceived emotional social support in bereaved spouses mediates the relationship between anxiety and depression

The quality of life and factors associated with it in the medically hospitalised elderly

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