Correlates of Functional Capacity Among Centenarians

This study investigated correlates of functional capacity among participants of the Georgia Centenarian Study. Six domains (demographics and health, positive and negative affect, personality, social and economic support, life events and coping, distal influences) were related to functional capacity...

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Published in:Journal of applied gerontology 2013-04, Vol.32 (3), p.324-346
Main Authors: Martin, Peter, MacDonald, Maurice, Margrett, Jennifer, Siegler, Ilene, Poon, Leonard W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Adaptation
Adaptation, Psychological
Affect
Age Factors
Aged, 80 and over - statistics & numerical data
Biological and medical sciences
Centenarians
Coping
Correlation analysis
Female
Financial Support
Georgia - epidemiology
Geriatric Assessment
Health
Humans
Independent Living - psychology
Independent Living - statistics & numerical data
Life Style
Lifestyle
Lifestyles
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Personal health
Personality
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Religion
Social Support
Socioeconomic Factors
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Summary:This study investigated correlates of functional capacity among participants of the Georgia Centenarian Study. Six domains (demographics and health, positive and negative affect, personality, social and economic support, life events and coping, distal influences) were related to functional capacity for 234 centenarians and near centenarians (i.e., 98 years and older). Data were provided by proxy informants. Domain-specific multiple regression analyses suggested that younger centenarians, those living in the community and rated to be in better health were more likely to have higher functional capacity scores. Higher scores in positive affect, conscientiousness, social provisions, religious coping, and engaged lifestyle were also associated with higher levels of functional capacity. The results suggest that functional capacity levels continue to be associated with age after 100 years of life and that positive affect levels and past lifestyle activities as reported by proxies are salient factors of adaptation in very late life.
ISSN:0733-4648
1552-4523
DOI:10.1177/0733464811420563