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ABSTRACT: Objectives
To assess changes in family residential proximity after a first cardiovascular (CV) event among older adults and to identify families most likely to experience such moves.Method
Using a nationally representative longitudinal study of older adults in the United States, we identified respondents with no prior diagnosis of CV disease (CVD). We examined subsequent development of stroke, heart attack, and/or heart failure among these older adults and examined changes in their residential proximity to their closest child before and after the CV event. We then compared the likelihood of changes in proximity between families with and without CV events. Finally, we determined which types of families are most likely to relocate following a CV event.Results
Having a first CV event increases the 2-year predicted probability of children and adult parents moving in with and closer to each other (relative risk ratio = 1.61 and 1.55, respectively). Families are especially likely to move after a first CV event if the older person experiencing the event is spouseless or has a daughter.Discussion
CVD is a leading cause of disability, which in turn creates a significant need for personal care among older adults. Assessment of changes in family residential proximity responding to CV events is important to fully understand the consequences of older adults' CV events including the cost of caregiving.
SUBMITTER: Choi H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4817072 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences 20140618 6
<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess changes in family residential proximity after a first cardiovascular (CV) event among older adults and to identify families most likely to experience such moves.<h4>Method</h4>Using a nationally representative longitudinal study of older adults in the United States, we identified respondents with no prior diagnosis of CV disease (CVD). We examined subsequent development of stroke, heart attack, and/or heart failure among these older adults and examined changes in the ...[more]