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Mental, Physical and Social Functioning in Independently Living Senior House Residents and Community-Dwelling Older Adults

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  • Anna-Maria Lahti

    (Gerontology Research Center and Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
    Folkhälsan Research Center, 00250 Helsinki, Finland)

  • Tuija M. Mikkola

    (Folkhälsan Research Center, 00250 Helsinki, Finland
    Clinicum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland)

  • Minna Salonen

    (Folkhälsan Research Center, 00250 Helsinki, Finland
    Public Health Promotion Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, 00271 Helsinki, Finland)

  • Niko Wasenius

    (Folkhälsan Research Center, 00250 Helsinki, Finland
    Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, 00014 Helsinki, Finland)

  • Anneli Sarvimäki

    (The Age Institute, 00520 Helsinki, Finland)

  • Johan G. Eriksson

    (Folkhälsan Research Center, 00250 Helsinki, Finland
    Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research, Singapore 117609, Singapore
    Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Human Potential Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, Singapore)

  • Mikaela B. von Bonsdorff

    (Gerontology Research Center and Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
    Folkhälsan Research Center, 00250 Helsinki, Finland)

Abstract

Senior houses provide social interaction and support, potentially supporting older people’s physical and mental functioning. Few studies have investigated functioning of senior house residents. The aim was to compare functioning between senior house residents and community-dwelling older adults in Finland. We compared senior house residents ( n = 336, 69% women, mean age 83 years) to community-dwelling older adults ( n = 1139, 56% women, mean age 74 years). Physical and mental functioning were assessed using the SF 36-Item Health Survey. Loneliness and frequency of social contacts were self-reported. The analyses were adjusted for age, socioeconomic factors and diseases. Physical functioning was lower among men in senior houses compared to community-dwelling men (mean 41.1 vs. 46.4, p = 0.003). Mental functioning or the frequency of social contacts did not differ between type of residence in either sex. Loneliness was higher among women in senior houses compared to community-dwelling women (OR = 1.67, p = 0.027). This was not observed in men. Results suggest that women in senior houses had similar physical and mental functioning compared to community-dwelling women. Male senior house residents had poorer physical functioning compared to community-dwelling men. Women living in senior houses were lonelier than community-dwelling women despite the social environment.

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  • Anna-Maria Lahti & Tuija M. Mikkola & Minna Salonen & Niko Wasenius & Anneli Sarvimäki & Johan G. Eriksson & Mikaela B. von Bonsdorff, 2021. "Mental, Physical and Social Functioning in Independently Living Senior House Residents and Community-Dwelling Older Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(23), pages 1-11, November.
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