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Contribution of Residential Relocation and Lifestyle to the Structure of Health Trajectories

Song-Iee Hong, MA, PhD1* and Li-Mei Chen, MSW, PhD2

1 Department of Social Work, National University of Singapore
2 School of Human Welfare Studies

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: swkhs{at}nus.edu.sg.


  Abstract
Objectives: Underlining ecological theories of aging, we assessed the impact of relocation, residential type, and individual lifestyle factors on the structure of health status overtime. Methods: From the data of Longitudinal Study on Aging II, we included older adults aged 70 and older (N = 5,294). To analyze individual longitudinal trajectories of health outcomes, Latent Growth Curve Modeling (LGCM) was employed. Results: LGCMs supported that older adults’ residential relocation and healthrelated lifestyles were important in preserving better health outcomes. Multiple structural equations corroborated the causal chains in the multidimensionality of health structure. Discussion: These findings suggest a necessity to design policies for older adults to create a synergy between housing and health care and to translate meaningful healthrelated lifestyles into diverse longterm care settings.

First published on December 29, 2008, doi:10.1177/0898264308328960

Journal of Aging and Health 2009;21:244.

A more recent version of this article appeared on April 1, 2009

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