Abstract
Objectives: Underlining ecological theories of aging, we assessed the impact of relocation, residential type, and individual lifestyle factors on the structure of health status overtime. Methods: From the data of Longitudinal Study on Aging II, we included older adults aged 70 and older (N = 5,294). To analyze individual longitudinal trajectories of health outcomes, Latent Growth Curve Modeling (LGCM) was employed. Results: LGCMs supported that older adults' residential relocation and health-related lifestyles were important in preserving better health outcomes. Multiple structural equations corroborated the causal chains in the multidimensionality of health structure. Discussion: These findings suggest a necessity to design policies for older adults to create a synergy between housing and health care and to translate meaningful health-related lifestyles into diverse long-term care settings.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 244-265 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Journal of Aging and Health |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - Apr 2009 |
Keywords
- Ecological theory
- Health structure
- Lifestyle
- Person-environment fit
- Residential relocation