THE ASSOCIATION OF RESILIENCE WITH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AMONG OLDER AMERICAN INDIANS: THE NATIVE ELDER CARE STUDY.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Schure, Marc B., ; Odden, Michelle, ; Goins, R. Turner,
- Source
- American Indian & Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center; 2013, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p27-41, 15p
- Subject
- Health of Native Americans
Older Native Americans
Health of older people
Mental health of older people
Depression in old age
Chronic pain
Mental health
United States
- Language
- ISSN
- 08935394
We examined the association of resilience with measures of mental and physical health in a sample of older American Indians (AIs). A validated scale measuring resilience was administered to 185 noninstitutionalized AIs aged = 55 years. Unadjusted analyses revealed that higher levels of resilience were associated with lower levels of depressive symptomatology and chronic pain, and with higher levels of mental and physical health. Resilience remained significantly associated with depressive symptomatology after controlling for demographic and other health measures. Our findings suggest that resilience among older AIs has important implications for some aspects of mental and physical health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]