TY - JOUR T1 - Doing well: a SEM analysis of the relationships between various activities of daily living and geriatric well-being. JF - J Genet Psychol Y1 - 2009 A1 - James A Katt A1 - Speranza, Linda A1 - Shore, Wendy A1 - Karen H. Saenz A1 - E. Lea Witta KW - Activities of Daily Living KW - Adaptation, Psychological KW - Aged KW - Cognition KW - depression KW - Humans KW - Models, Psychological KW - Socioeconomic factors KW - United States AB -

An existing large data set, the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) with the subsequent addition of the Consumption and Activities Mail Survey (CAMS) data, provides a rich data set for the examination of the activities of older adults. In this study HRS and CAMS data are used to examine relationships between various activities of daily living (ADLs) and well-being in older adults. Using structural equation modeling, influences of direct and indirect factors that affect older individuals' cognitive and emotional well-being are analyzed. The data suggest ability to perform ADLs has little to do with cognitive well-being, but is an influential factor in determining emotional well-being.

PB - 170 VL - 170 IS - 3 U1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19928315?dopt=Abstract U3 - 19928315 U4 - ADL and IADL Impairments/Cognitive Function/Well Being ER -