University of AkureyriSigurðardóttir, Árún KristínSteingrimsson, Jon A.Kristófersson, Gísli KortGunnarsdóttir, Elín Díanna2025-11-142025-11-142022-12Sigurðardóttir, Á K, Steingrimsson, J A, Kristófersson, G K & Gunnarsdóttir, E D 2022, 'Resilience among older adults living at home : Urban-rural difference in a population-based study', Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics, vol. 70, no. 4, pp. 215-222. https://doi.org/10.36150/2499-6564-N4932499-65648264016574ee5d29-f5c8-4181-90a7-1b26a81d237385144080099https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/5847Funding Information: The research was funded with grants from the Icelandic Regional Development Institute, the University of Akureyri Research Fund, the Akureyri Hospital Research Fund, and the Icelandic Nurses´ Association Research Fund. None of these hold a specific grant number. Publisher Copyright: © by Società Italiana di Gerontologia e Geriatria (SIGG).Objective. We examined how individual and contextual factors affect resilience in community-dwelling older adults living in urban or rural areas in Northern Iceland. Methods. A cross-sectional study, conducted from 2017–2018, ran-domly sampled community-dwelling older adults (age ≥ 65) stratified by residency (urban/rural), age, and gender. Results. Compared with rural dwellers (n = 75), urban dwellers (n = 105) had more education (p < 0.001) and better access to organized physical (p < 0.001) and social activities (p < 0.001). Urban dwellers had higher resilience scores compared with rural dwellers (p < 0.001). A multivari-ate analysis showed that better health literacy and better mental health increased resilience (p > 0.001). Conclusions. We found a significant association between contextual and individual factors and resilience. To enable older adults to live lon-ger in their own homes, health care professionals should pay attention to health literacy and mental health factors that increase resilience.8145272215-222eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesscommunity dwellingolder adultsresiliencerural healthÖldrunÞéttbýliDreifbýliAgingGeriatrics and GerontologySDG 2 - Zero HungerSDG 6 - Clean Water and SanitationSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingSDG 4 - Quality EducationSDG 1 - No PovertySDG 5 - Gender EqualitySDG 10 - Reduced InequalitiesSDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and ProductionSDG 13 - Climate ActionSDG 14 - Life Below WaterSDG 15 - Life on LandSDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsSDG 17 - Partnerships for the GoalsSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean EnergySDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic GrowthSDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure/dk/atira/pure/researchoutput/researchoutputtypes/contributiontojournal/article10.36150/2499-6564-N493