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29 september 2025: Bron: PLoS One 20(9)

Wanneer ouderen (60+) zich niet goed voelen en zowel lichamelijke als mentale klachten ervaren als pijn, sociale eenzaamheid, depressieve gevoelens enz. dan hoeven zij zich daar niet bij neer te leggen en kunnen met aanpassingen in leefstijl binnen drie jaar weer gezond worden zonder klachten en een optimaal welzijn bereiken. En de dingen die ze daarvoor hoeven te doen zijn helemaal niet moeilijk te realiseren. Zo blijkt uit een langjarige Canadese studie onder 8.000 mensen die bij aanvang van de studie zich niet goed voelden en klachten ervaarden zowel lichamelijk als mentaal.

Vooral de mentale gezondheid speelt daarin een grote rol. Mensen die zich eerder mentaal en emotioneel goed hadden gevoeld, dus niet depressief waren, zich gelukkig voelden en tevreden waren met hun leven, hadden meer dan vijf keer zo veel kans om weer helemaal gezond te worden. 

Zich echt weer goed voelen zoals de onderzoekers dit optimaal welzijn noemen was hoger onder de mensen die bij aanvang van het onderzoek jonger, getrouwd, fysiek actief, niet zwaarlijvig, niet-rokers, met een hoger inkomen, zonder slaapproblemen, en geen diabetes, artritis of osteoporose hadden. 

De onderzoekers noemen een aantal dingen die je zou kunnen doen om een optimaal welzijn te bereiken ook op oudere leeftijd:
  • Probeer een gezond lichaamsgewicht te bereiken en te behouden. Door regelmatig te bewegen en te sporten. Regelmatige beweging is onmisbaar voor een goede gezondheid. Bv maak dagelijks een wandeling, of beoefen paar keer per week een sport of bezoek de sportschool.
  • Wanneer je problemen hebt met slapen doe daar wat aan. Er zijn voldoende en eenvoudige manieren om beter te kunnen slapen. Niet later dan 19.00 uur eten en geen alcohol 's avonds kan al heel veel helpen.
  • Stoppen met roken is een tip die iedereen wel weet al is roken een verslaving en stoppen niet altijd gemakkelijk. 
  • Zoek hulp bij depressieve gevoelens of angstklachten. Je depressieve gedachten onder controle krijgen is volgens de onderzoekers heel belangrijk. 
  • Ga niet alleen op de bank thuis zitten maar probeer sociaal actief te zijn. Er zijn genoeg groepsactiviteiten voor ouderen waaraan iemand kan deelnemen. Van kaartclubjes tot ergens een maaltijd samen gebruiken met anderen. Er worden echt veel van dit samen eten georganiseerd.
  • Vrijwilligerswerk is ook een goede manier om in contact te komen en blijven met anderen. Of minimaal 2x per week afspreken met vrienden of familie.
  • Je kunt je ook aansluiten bij patiëntenverenigingen en cursussen volgen over het omgaan met chronische aandoeningen. 

De onderzoekers concluderen dan ook: Ouderdom leidt niet per se tot een slechte fysieke gezondheid, noch is een afname van welzijn onvermijdelijk. Bijna één op de vier respondenten die zich bij aanvang van het onderzoek minder dan optimaal voelden, herstelde zich in de daaropvolgende drie jaar.

Het volledige studierapport is gratis in te zien. Klik daarvoor op de titel van het abstract:

Reclaiming wellness: Key factors in restoring optimal well-being in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging


Abstract

Background

This study examines characteristics of older adults who have regained optimal well-being at the end of the three-year study. The definition of optimal well-being used in this study refers to having adequate social support, high levels of older adults’ subjective perception of their aging process, physical health, mental health, happiness and life satisfaction and being free of limitations in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs), disabling pain or discomfort, severe mental illness or cognitive decline in the preceding year.

Methods

A secondary data analysis was conducted using the first two waves of data from the comprehensive cohort of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), a large, national, longitudinal study on aging. The sample included 8332 older adults who were not in optimal well-being at baseline and aged 60+ at time 2. Bivariate and multivariable binary logistic regression analyses were used to examine which baseline characteristics were associated with achieving optimal well-being approximately three years later.

Results

The prevalence of optimal well-being at time 2 was higher among respondents who, at baseline, were younger, married, physically active, not obese, non-smokers, had higher income, without sleeping problems, diabetes, arthritis, osteoporosis, and achieved at least two of the four wellness domains (i.e., physical, psychological and emotional, social, and self-rated wellness) were more likely to be in optimal well-being at time 2 than their counterparts.

Conclusions

Old age does not necessarily result in poor physical health, nor is a decline in well-being inevitable. Almost one in four respondents who were in less than optimal well-being at baseline regained well-being over the ensuing approximately 3 years. Further research could investigate the association between policies and programs and their support for older adults in regaining optimal well-being in later life after a period of suboptimal well-being.

Citation: Ho M, Fuller-Thomson E (2025) Reclaiming wellness: Key factors in restoring optimal well-being in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. PLoS One 20(9): e0329800. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0329800

Editor: Isaac Akintoyese Oyekola, Landmark University, NIGERIA

Received: February 19, 2025; Accepted: July 21, 2025; Published: September 24, 2025

Copyright: © 2025 Ho, Fuller-Thomson. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Data Availability: Data are available from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (www.clsa-elcv.ca) for researchers who meet the criteria for access to de-identified CLSA data. Information on the procedure to apply for data access can be found in https://www.clsa-elcv.ca/data-access/.

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Acknowledgments

This research was made possible using the data/biospecimens collected by the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). Funding for the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) is provided by the Government of Canada through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) under grant reference: LSA 94473 and the Canada Foundation for Innovation, as well as the following provinces, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia. This research has been conducted using the CLSA Baseline Comprehensive Dataset version 4.1 and Follow up 1 Comprehensive Dataset version 3.0, under Application ID 1909014. The CLSA is led by Drs. Parminder Raina, Christina Wolfson and Susan Kirkland.

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this manuscript are the author’s own and do not reflect the views of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

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