title: Satisfaction with aging and use of preventive health services.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Preventive health service use is relatively low among older age groups. We hypothesized that aging satisfaction would be associated with increased use of preventive health services four years later.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted multiple logistic regression analyses on a sample of 6177 people from the Health and Retirement Study, a nationally representative study of U.S. adults over the age of 50 (M age=70.6; women n=3648; men n=2529).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Aging satisfaction was not associated with obtaining flu shots. However, in fully-adjusted models, each standard deviation increase in aging satisfaction was associated with higher odds of reporting service use for cholesterol tests (OR=1.10, 95% CI=1.00-1.20). Further, women with higher aging satisfaction were more likely to obtain a mammogram/x-ray (OR=1.17, 95% CI=1.06-1.29) or Pap smear (OR=1.10, 95% CI=1.00-1.21). Among men, the odds of obtaining a prostate exam increased with higher aging satisfaction (OR=1.20 95% CI=1.09-1.34).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results suggest that aging satisfaction potentially influences preventive health service use after age 50.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, USA. Electronic address: kimeric@umich.edu.
authors.forename: Eric S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, USA.
authors.forename: Kyle D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Moored
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, USA.
authors.forename: Hannah L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Giasson
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, USA; Institute for Social Research University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
authors.forename: Jacqui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008327:Mammography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014626:Vaginal Smears / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines
keywords: Aging satisfaction; Health care utilization; Health screening; Personal beliefs and attitudes; Preventive health service; Self-perceptions of aging