Journal article
Health and Social Antecedents of Relocation in Rural Elderly Persons
Journal of gerontology (Kirkwood), Vol.45(1), pp.32-S38
01/01/1990
DOI: 10.1093/geronj/45.1.S32
PMID: 2295784
Abstract
Sociodemographic, health, and psychobehavioral correlates of anticipated and actual relocation were examined in a geographically-defined rural elderly population (N = 3097). Intent to move was associated with higher levels of depressive symptoms. Of those responding, 4.8 percent moved between the baseline and one-year follow-up interviews. Disproportionally high numbers of women, persons over 84 years of age, those who lived alone, persons with lower incomes, and the less educated made noninstitutional moves. Actual noninstitutional relocation was associated with poorer physical functional status, poorer self-perceived health status, higher levels of depressive symptomatology and anxiety, and poorer life satisfaction at baseline. Death of spouse, marriage of offspring, and having someone move in with the respondent were associated with noninstitutional relocation, but retirement was not. The outcomes are generally consistent with Litwak and Longino's (1987) developmental model of relocation among elderly persons.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Health and Social Antecedents of Relocation in Rural Elderly Persons
- Creators
- PATRICIA Colsher - University of IowaRobert Wallace - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of gerontology (Kirkwood), Vol.45(1), pp.32-S38
- DOI
- 10.1093/geronj/45.1.S32
- PMID
- 2295784
- NLM abbreviation
- J Gerontol
- ISSN
- 0022-1422
- eISSN
- 2331-3323
- Publisher
- Gerontological Society
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/1990
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology; Injury Prevention Research Center; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984363637402771
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