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Mental health in the aged: prevalence, covariates and related neuroendocrine, cardiovascular and inflammatory factors of successful aging
BACKGROUND: Although aging is accompanied by diminished functioning, many elderly individuals preserve a sense of well-being. While the concept of "successful aging" has been popular for many decades, little is known about its psycho-physiologic and endocrine underpinnings. KORA-Age is a p...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2876177/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20433701 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-10-36 |
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author | Lacruz, Maria E Emeny, Rebecca T Bickel, Horst Cramer, Barbara Kurz, Alexander Bidlingmaier, Martin Huber, Dorothea Klug, Günther Peters, Annette Ladwig, Karl H |
author_facet | Lacruz, Maria E Emeny, Rebecca T Bickel, Horst Cramer, Barbara Kurz, Alexander Bidlingmaier, Martin Huber, Dorothea Klug, Günther Peters, Annette Ladwig, Karl H |
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description | BACKGROUND: Although aging is accompanied by diminished functioning, many elderly individuals preserve a sense of well-being. While the concept of "successful aging" has been popular for many decades, little is known about its psycho-physiologic and endocrine underpinnings. KORA-Age is a population-based, longitudinal study designed to determine the prevalence of successfully aged men and women between 65 and 94 years old in the MONICA/KORA Augsburg cohort of randomly selected inhabitants. Specifically, we aim to identify predictors of successful aging and to elucidate bio-psychosocial mechanisms that maintain mental health and successful adaptation despite adverse experiences of life and aging. METHODS/DESIGN: Components of successful aging were assessed in a telephone survey of 4,127 participants (2008-2009) enrolled in the MONICA/KORA cohort, on average, 13 years earlier. Psychosocial, somatic and behavioural predictors are used to determine factors that contribute to successful aging. An age-stratified random sub-sample (n = 1,079) participated in a personal interview where further psychological mechanisms that may underlie successful adaptation (resilience, social support, attachment) were examined. The interactions among neuroendocrine systems in the aging process are investigated by studying the cortisol/dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate ratio, the level of insulin-like growth factor I, and oxytocin. DISCUSSION: Longitudinal determinants of successful aging can be assessed based on a follow-up of an average of 13 years. A comprehensive analysis of biological as well as physio-psychological information provides a unique opportunity to investigate relevant outcomes such as resilience and frailty in the elderly population. |
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spelling | pubmed-28761772010-05-26 Mental health in the aged: prevalence, covariates and related neuroendocrine, cardiovascular and inflammatory factors of successful aging Lacruz, Maria E Emeny, Rebecca T Bickel, Horst Cramer, Barbara Kurz, Alexander Bidlingmaier, Martin Huber, Dorothea Klug, Günther Peters, Annette Ladwig, Karl H BMC Med Res Methodol Study Protocol BACKGROUND: Although aging is accompanied by diminished functioning, many elderly individuals preserve a sense of well-being. While the concept of "successful aging" has been popular for many decades, little is known about its psycho-physiologic and endocrine underpinnings. KORA-Age is a population-based, longitudinal study designed to determine the prevalence of successfully aged men and women between 65 and 94 years old in the MONICA/KORA Augsburg cohort of randomly selected inhabitants. Specifically, we aim to identify predictors of successful aging and to elucidate bio-psychosocial mechanisms that maintain mental health and successful adaptation despite adverse experiences of life and aging. METHODS/DESIGN: Components of successful aging were assessed in a telephone survey of 4,127 participants (2008-2009) enrolled in the MONICA/KORA cohort, on average, 13 years earlier. Psychosocial, somatic and behavioural predictors are used to determine factors that contribute to successful aging. An age-stratified random sub-sample (n = 1,079) participated in a personal interview where further psychological mechanisms that may underlie successful adaptation (resilience, social support, attachment) were examined. The interactions among neuroendocrine systems in the aging process are investigated by studying the cortisol/dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate ratio, the level of insulin-like growth factor I, and oxytocin. DISCUSSION: Longitudinal determinants of successful aging can be assessed based on a follow-up of an average of 13 years. A comprehensive analysis of biological as well as physio-psychological information provides a unique opportunity to investigate relevant outcomes such as resilience and frailty in the elderly population. BioMed Central 2010-04-30 /pmc/articles/PMC2876177/ /pubmed/20433701 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-10-36 Text en Copyright ©2010 Lacruz et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Study Protocol Lacruz, Maria E Emeny, Rebecca T Bickel, Horst Cramer, Barbara Kurz, Alexander Bidlingmaier, Martin Huber, Dorothea Klug, Günther Peters, Annette Ladwig, Karl H Mental health in the aged: prevalence, covariates and related neuroendocrine, cardiovascular and inflammatory factors of successful aging |
title | Mental health in the aged: prevalence, covariates and related neuroendocrine, cardiovascular and inflammatory factors of successful aging |
title_full | Mental health in the aged: prevalence, covariates and related neuroendocrine, cardiovascular and inflammatory factors of successful aging |
title_fullStr | Mental health in the aged: prevalence, covariates and related neuroendocrine, cardiovascular and inflammatory factors of successful aging |
title_full_unstemmed | Mental health in the aged: prevalence, covariates and related neuroendocrine, cardiovascular and inflammatory factors of successful aging |
title_short | Mental health in the aged: prevalence, covariates and related neuroendocrine, cardiovascular and inflammatory factors of successful aging |
title_sort | mental health in the aged: prevalence, covariates and related neuroendocrine, cardiovascular and inflammatory factors of successful aging |
topic | Study Protocol |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2876177/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20433701 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-10-36 |
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