TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Older and feeling unsafe? Differences in underlying vulnerability, anxiety and life satisfaction among older adults
JO  - Aging and mental health
A1  - Golovchanova, Nadezhda
A1  - Evans, Brittany
A1  - Hellfeldt, Karin
A1  - Andershed, Henrik
A1  - Boersma, Katja
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVES: Feeling safe in the daily environment is important in late life. However, research on configuration of vulnerability factors for perceived unsafety in older adults is scarce. The current study aimed to identify latent subgroups of older adults based on their vulnerability for perceived unsafety.<br><br>METHOD: We analyzed the data from a cross-sectional survey of residents in senior apartments in a mid-sized Swedish municipality (N = 622).<br><br>RESULTS: The results of the latent profile analysis based on frailty, fear of falling, social support, perceived neighborhood problems, and trust in others in the neighborhood indicated the presence of three profiles. These profiles were labelled as compromised body and social networks (7.2%), compromised context (17.9%) and non-vulnerable (74.9%). Profile membership was statistically predicted by age, gender, and family status and profiles differed in perceived unsafety, anxiety and life satisfaction.<br><br>CONCLUSION: Overall, the study findings suggested the existence of latent subgroups of older people based on patterns of vulnerability.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1360-7863
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2023.2177255
ID  - ref1
ER  -