Positive Attributes of Aging and Connections to Health: Evidence From the National Poll on Healthy Aging

Erica Solway,Julie Ober Allen,Matthias Kirch,Dianne Singer,Preeti Malani,Jeffrey Kullgren

doi:10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2557

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Abstract

This study explored the prevalence of positive attributes of aging among older adults in a nationally representative sample age 50-80 ((N=2,048, 52% female, 71% White). Nearly 70% of older adults reported that people sought their guidance because of their wisdom and experience. Older adults reported that, as they have gotten older, they have become more comfortable with themselves (88%), have a strong sense of purpose (80%), feel more positively about aging (67%), and have found their life to be better than they had thought it would be (65%). Over half (52%) of those who said their lives were better than they thought reported very good or excellent physical health. Among those who disagreed, only one out of four (25%) reported very good/excellent physical health; similar results were found for mental health (48% vs. 22%). This session will describe positive attributes of aging and their association to physical and mental health.

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POLICY SERIES: THE IMPACT OF AGEISM ON HEALTH AND EFFORTS TO ADDRESS IT THROUGH REFRAMING AGING Chair: Erica Solway
FEDERAL ADVISORY COUNCILS ESTABLISHED TO ASSIST WORKING CAREGIVING FAMILIES Ethlyn McQueen Gibson, Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia, United States. This presentation will describe the legislative charge of two advisory councils established in 2018 through the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage Family Caregivers Act and the Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act to support working family caregivers
The experiences of working family caregivers will be the foundation for these recommendations that are being developed over the two years to present to Congress

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This presentation will explore these findings and their implications on future state level adoption, implementation and awareness of Paid Family Leave. FEDERAL ADVISORY COUNCILS ESTABLISHED TO ASSIST WORKING CAREGIVING FAMILIES Ethlyn McQueen Gibson, Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia, United States This presentation will describe the legislative charge of two advisory councils established in 2018 through the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage Family Caregivers Act and the Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act to support working family caregivers.

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