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American Psychological Association, Psychology and Aging, 2(29), p. 351-358, 2014

DOI: 10.1037/a0036248

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Primary Care Supply Moderates the Impact of Diseases on Self-Perceptions of Aging

Journal article published in 2014 by Susanne Wurm, Julia K. Wolff, Benjamin Schüz ORCID
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Abstract

Self-perceptions of aging, important indicators of successful aging, are closely linked to health. Previous research has mainly examined the role of individual factors on self-perceptions of aging, but health is partly dependent on contextual factors such as primary care supply. This study therefore examined whether the impact of diseases on self-perceptions of aging is buffered by primary care supply in the district, as it ensures sustained health care continuity. Nationally representative German survey data on health and self-perceptions of aging (N = 4,442, 40-85 years) were linked to primary care supply (general practitioner density in regional districts). Multilevel modeling shows that the impact of disease burden (multiple illnesses) was buffered by primary care supply: Disease burden was less strongly associated with negative self-perceptions of aging in districts with good primary health care supply. This underlines the importance of health care resources for successful aging. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved).