Exceptional Longevity: An Introduction to the Iowa Centenarian Study

Autor/inn/en	Martin, Peter; Deshpande-Kamat, Neha; Margrett, Jennifer A.; Franke, Warren; Garasky, Steven
Titel	Exceptional Longevity: An Introduction to the Iowa Centenarian Study
Quelle	In: International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 75 (2012) 4, S.297-316 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0091-4150
Schlagwörter	Mental Health; Age; Physical Health; Genetics; Research Methodology; Nutrition; Social Support Groups; Coping; Economic Status; Daily Living Skills; Fatigue (Biology); Longitudinal Studies; Older Adults; Affective Behavior; Iowa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychohygiene; Alter; Lebensalter; Gesundheitszustand; Humangenetik; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Ernährung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Bewältigung; Alltagsfertigkeit; Fatigue; Ermüdung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Älterer Erwachsener; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung
Abstract	The primary objective of the Iowa Centenarian Study is to further our understanding of determinants of exceptional longevity above and beyond health outcomes, particularly in rural environments. This introductory article provides a general overview of the study, its methodology and basic descriptive results. One hundred and fifty-two centenarians from a rural state participated in the study (average age was 101.6 years). Baseline data collection included questions on demographics, cognitive representation of being a centenarian, mental status, past family history, life events, activities of daily living, coping, physical health and health history, nutrition, exercise, personality, social support, mental health, economic status and perceptions, and fatigue. A subset of the baseline sample (n = 28) participated in a short-term longitudinal study that assessed stability and change in mental status, mental health, and activity. Four additional papers in this issue (Franke, Margrett, Heinz, & Martin, 2012; Garasky, Martin, Margrett, & Cho, 2012; Margrett, Hsieh, Heinz, & Martin, 2012; Martin, da Rosa, Margrett, Garasky, & Franke, 2012) will highlight substantive findings, including longitudinal analyses, in activities of daily living, economic status, mental status, and positive and negative affect. (Contains 2 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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