The Prediction of Subjective Wellness Among the Old-Old: Implications for the "Fourth-Age" Conception

Dov Shmotkin, Amit Shrira, Nitza Eyal, Tzvia Blumstein and Aviva Shorek

The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2014, vol. 69, issue 5, 719-729

Abstract: Objectives. As the "fourth-age" conception suggests that the adaptability of psychosocial capabilities is disrupted at old-old age due to failures in maintaining balanced functions, this study examines the predictability of subjective wellness outcomes by factual dysfunction markers of health among old-old people across 12 years.

Date: 2014
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