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Kwag, Kyung Hwa; Martin, Peter; Russell, Daniel; Franke, Warren; Kohut, Marian – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2011
This study investigated how perceived stress, social support, and home-based physical activity affected older adults' fatigue, loneliness, and depression. We also explored whether social support and physical activity mediated the relationships between stress and mental health problems. The data of 163 older participants were analyzed in this…
Descriptors: Fatigue (Biology), Physical Activities, Structural Equation Models, Physical Activity Level
Martin, Peter – 1988
In recent years there has been an increased awareness about the growing number of the oldest old. A structural model for the study of the oldest old was introduced by Lehr (1987) and was built on experience with data from the Bonn Longitudinal Study of Aging. In the Lehr model, genetic, environmental, and ecological factors affect longevity…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Frail Elderly, Models, Older Adults