The association between resilience and survival among Chinese elderly

The association between resilience and survival among Chinese elderly

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Based on the unique longitudinal data of the elderly aged 65+ with a sufficiently large sub-sample of the oldest-old aged 85+ from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey, we construct a ngetikin.com resilience scale with 7 indicators for the Chinese elderly, based on the framework of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale.Cox proportional hazards regression model estimates show that, after controlling for socio-demographic characteristics and initial health status, the total resilience score and most factors of the read more resilience scale are significantly associated with reduced mortality risk among the young-old and oldest-old.Although the causal mechanisms remain to be investigated, effective measures to promote resilience are likely to have a positive effect on longevity of the elderly in China.