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| Author(s): |
Meire Cachioni
;
Flávia Silva Arbex Borim
;
Gabriela Cabett Cipolli
[3]
;
Vanessa Alonso
[4]
;
Mônica Sanches Yassuda
;
Anita Liberalesso Neri
Total Authors: 6
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol.; v. 25, n. 5 2022-03-25. |
| Abstract | |
Abstract Objective to analyze the direct and indirect associations between self-rated health, objective health indicators and neuroticism in older adults. Method Data were extracted from follow-up records (2016-2017) of the Study of Frailty in Brazilian Elderly (FIBRA Study), a population-based study of frailty and associated variables in old age. Three hundred and ninety-seven individuals aged 73 years and over at follow-up answered an item on self-rated health. Polimedication, chronic pain and multimorbidity were self-reported, fatigue was measured by CES-D, depression by GDS and neuroticism by NEO-PI-R. Path analysis was performed to verify direct and indirect associations between self-rated health, objective health indicators and neuroticism in the follow-up. Results Neuroticism mediated the relationship between sex and age with self-rated health, and between depression and self-rated health. More robust relationships were observed between depression and neuroticism, pain and neuroticism, and sex and neuroticism; the least robust occurred between age and fatigue. Conclusion Neuroticism is an important mediator of the relationship between self-rated health and objective health indicators. Longitudinal work is needed to (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 16/00084-8 - Longitudinal study of the Campinas and Ermelino Matarazzo cohorts of the FIBRA study: predictors and outcomes of frailty among the elderly in Brazil |
| Grantee: | Monica Sanches Yassuda |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |