Capturing Successful Aging in Daily Life: Exploring the Intensive Longitudinal Findings From a U.S. National Sample
Dwight C K Tse, Kelsey P Finley, Linzi F Crawford, Jeanne Nakamura · 2025
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Aging well is not a fixed state but a daily one, argues a study published in 2024 by Dwight Tse and co-authors. Eight day diaries from 716 older Americans in a national sample tracked symptoms, functioning, and engagement alongside the day's stressors and bright spots.
The measures swung widely within each person from day to day. Bad days for stress dragged them down, and good events lifted them. People whose averages ran high also scored better on one time health measures, though day to day swing size linked less neatly. The authors urge programs that help older adults stack good days, not just pass a yearly check.
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| CREATOR | Dwight C K Tse, Kelsey P Finley, Linzi F Crawford, Jeanne Nakamura |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |