Self-Rated Activity Levels and Longevity: Evidence from a 20 Year Longitudinal Study
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The study reports on factors predicting the longevity of 328 people over the age of 65 drawn from an English city and followed over 20 years. Both the reported activities score and the individual's comparative evaluation of their own level of activity independently reduced the risk of death, even when health and cognitive status were taken into account. The analysis has provided a strong test of the relevance of measures of reported activity and measures of self-perception to longevity. The study confirms the important predictive role of reported activity levels even when detailed health measures are taken into account. But in addition personal perception of one's own relative level of activity, and to a lesser extent subjective assessment of health, also predicted longevity.
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A second mediating factor was the value ascribed to or satisfaction found in activity or social participation, which was measured and noted for its role in several studies.
“A second mediating factor, again broadly defined, was the value ascribed to or satisfaction found in activity or social participation, measured and noted for its role in several studies (Katz and Yelin 2001;Mullee et al. 2008 ;Neugebauer, Katz and Pasch 2003;Nimrod and Adoni 2006).”
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- Authors
- Mullee, M. A., Coleman, P. G., Briggs, R. S. J., Stevenson, J. E., & Turnbull, J. C.
- Affiliations
- University of Southampton (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Mullee, Mark A.
- ORCID
- Turnbull, Joanne C.
- Venue
- The International Journal of Aging and Human Development
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2008-07-09
- Volume
- 67
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 171-186
- ISSN
- 0091-4150 (ISSN-L)
- 1541-3535
- OpenAlex
- W2006127453
- Cited by
- 12
- References
- 29
- Citations by year
- 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 0.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The International Journal of Aging and Human Development (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Keywords
- longevity, mortality prediction, older adults, subjective health assessment, physical activity, cognitive status, health status
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Female, Humans, Longevity, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Motor Activity, Predictive Value of Tests, Registries, Risk Factors, Proportional Hazards Models, Age Distribution, Sex Distribution, Kaplan-Meier Estimate
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