Understanding Centenarians’ Psychosocial Dynamics and Their Contributions to Health and Quality of Life

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dc.contributor.authorPoon, Leonard W.
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Peter
dc.contributor.authorBishop, Alex
dc.contributor.authorCho, Jinmyoung
dc.contributor.authorda Rosa, Grace
dc.contributor.authorDeshpande, Neha
dc.contributor.authorHensley, Robert
dc.contributor.authorMacDonald, Maurice
dc.contributor.authorMargrett, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorRandall, G. Kevin
dc.contributor.authorWoodard, John L.
dc.contributor.authorMiller, L. Stephen
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-07T14:07:54Z
dc.date.available2022-04-07T14:07:54Z
dc.date.issued2010-06
dc.descriptionThis article was originally published in Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research
dc.description.abstractWhile it is understood that longevity and health are influenced by complex interactions among biological, psychological, and sociological factors, there is a general lack of understanding on how psychosocial factors impact longevity, health, and quality of life among the oldest old. One of the reasons for this paradox is that the amount of funded research on aging in the US is significantly larger in the biomedical compared to psychosocial domains. The goals of this paper are to highlight recent data to demonstrate the impact of four pertinent psychosocial domains on health and quality of life of the oldest old and supplement recommendations of the 2001 NIA Panel on Longevity for future research. The four domains highlighted in this paper are (1) demographics, life events, and personal history, (2) personality, (3) cognition, and (4) socioeconomic resources and support systems.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Georgia Centenarian Study is funded by the National Institute on Aging, P01-AG17553
dc.identifier.citationLeonard W. Poon, Peter Martin, Alex Bishop, Jinmyoung Cho, Grace da Rosa, Neha Deshpande, Robert Hensley, Maurice MacDonald, Jennifer Margrett, G. Kevin Randall, John L. Woodard, L. Stephen Miller, "Understanding Centenarians' Psychosocial Dynamics and Their Contributions to Health and Quality of Life", Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research, vol. 2010, Article ID 680657, 13 pages, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1155/2010/680657
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11875/3354
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherCurrent Gerontology and Geriatrics Research
dc.subjectpsychosocial factors
dc.subjectlongevity
dc.subjectquality of life
dc.subjectsocioeconomic resources
dc.titleUnderstanding Centenarians’ Psychosocial Dynamics and Their Contributions to Health and Quality of Life
dc.typeArticle

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