RACIAL AND DISPOSITIONAL DIFFERENCES IN FUTURE CARE PLANNING AMONG COMMUNITY DWELLING OLDER ADULTS

Although many older adults fear loss of autonomy in late life, relatively few make plans for their future care. Given the benefits of future care planning (FCP), it is important to understand factors that facilitate or hamper FCP in late life. Our study explored racial and dispositional influences o...

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Published in:Innovation in aging 2017-07, Vol.1 (suppl_1), p.1093-1093
Main Authors: Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Bhatta, T., Langendoerfer, K.B., Lekhak, N.
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Language:English
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Summary:Although many older adults fear loss of autonomy in late life, relatively few make plans for their future care. Given the benefits of future care planning (FCP), it is important to understand factors that facilitate or hamper FCP in late life. Our study explored racial and dispositional influences on thinking about and engagement in FCP among 409 community dwelling older adults in Cleveland, OH (Mean age=78.47; SD=5.88). Logistic regression estimates suggest that racial and dispositional characteristics not only play a role in who thinks about FCP, but also who executes FCP. In terms of executing FCP, blacks had significantly lower odds of FCP (β=0.36, p
ISSN:2399-5300
2399-5300
DOI:10.1093/geroni/igx004.4008