Contextualizing health for older adults living in rural North Dakota.

摘要

The purpose of this study is to examine the interaction between aging, social context, stress, and health outcomes in a sample of German-Russian descendents, ages 55-92, living in rural North Dakota. Data was collected in the summer and fall of 2008; and includes survey questionnaires, anthropometric measurements, physiological measurements, and dried blood spots. Results from this community sample are compared to data gathered by The National Social Life Health and Aging Project (NSHAP); a nationally representative sample of older adults (age 58-85) in the United States, in order to contextualize regional patterns of variation for biological and social health measures as well as utilization of healthcare resources.