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Table 1 Baseline successful ageing+ by follow-up OPQOL++

From: Psychological approach to successful ageing predicts future quality of life in older adults

Successful ageing+++:

OPQOL: Quality of life is:

 

So bad could not be worse scores <99

Middle scores 100-119

So good could not be better scores 120+

 

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

Successful ageing biomedical (health)

   

Not successfully aged

81 (13)

70 (64)

60 (75)ns

Successfully aged on all 3/3 indicators

19 (3)

30 (27)

40 (50)

Successful ageing broader biomedical (health and social engagement)

   

Not successfully aged

88 (14)

73 (66)

62 (77)*

Successfully aged on all 4/4 indicators

13 (2)

28 (25)

38 (48)

Successful ageing psychological

   

Not successfully aged

100 (16)

85 (78)

72 (90)**

Successfully aged on all 7/7 indicators

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15 (14)

28 (35)

Successful ageing social

   

Not successfully aged

81 (13)

57 (53)

38 (47)***

Successfully aged on all 3/3 indicators

19 (3)

43 (40)

62 (78)

Successful ageing lay

   

Not successfully aged (<10)

100 (13)

81 (70)

50 (61)***

Successfully aged on 10-13 indicators

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19 (16)

50 (60)

No. of responders

13-14

91-93

125

  1. NS not statistically significant using Chi-square tests at least at 0.050; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001; Caution in interpretation is required where there are less then 5 counts per cell
  2. +Recoded baseline scores; ++OPQOL scores grouped at follow-up
  3. +++ Biomedical (health): sum of (1 problem, 0 no problem) no diagnosed, chronic medical conditions, no problems with activities of daily living, no psychiatric morbidity (GHQ-12 with 5+ cut-off); broader biomedical model (health and social engagement): sum of: the above plus number of different social activities engaged in during past month (3+), as an index of social engagement; social functioning model: sum number of different social activities engaged in during past month (as above 3+), frequency of social contacts score (1-8), helped/supported in all 5 areas of life asked about.; psychological resources model: sum of self-efficacy score (best <11), best optimism score (<6), plus best ratings on single GHQ items (3, 6, 8, 10, 11) on: sense of purpose: playing useful part; coping: facing up to problems, overcoming difficulties; self-esteem: feels has self-confidence, has self-worth. Lay model: sum of all the above (note: duplicated items between above models counted once) plus gross annual income (>£7280), and optimal perceived social capital scores (ratings of area facilities, e.g. transport, closeness to shops, services;, area problems, e.g. crime, vandalism, graffiti, speed and volume of traffic, air quality;, somewhere nice to go for a walk, feels safe walking alone during the day or night).