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Koppner J, Lindelöf A, Iredahl F, Nilsson S, Thorsell A, Larsen HI, Faresjö Å. Sense of coherence, mental health, and hair cortisol concentrations among older people during the COVID -19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2024; 24:1502. [PMID: 38840150 PMCID: PMC11151583 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-19034-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND A person's sense of coherence (SoC) is likely to affect coping when exposed to a life changing event like the COVID -19 pandemic, which impacted the older population especially hard, an age group that already suffers from a lot of mental illness. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the associations between SoC and mental health in older adults using both screening scales and hair cortisol concentrations (HCC). METHOD A cross-sectional design studying a cohort of 70-80 years old, N = 260, set in Swedish primary care during the pandemic years 2021-2022. Instruments used are sense of coherence 13 (SoC-13), EQ-5D-3L, Geriatric depression scale 20 (GDS-20), Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS), and Perceived stress scale 10 (PSS-10). Sociodemography and factors concerning SoC, and mental health are explored. HCC are measured using radioimmunoassay. Outcome measures are factors independently associated with SoC. Linear regression models were performed with SoC as dependent variable, and priory path analyses explored whether associations with SoC were direct, or indirect via anxiety. RESULTS SoC was significantly associated with anxiety (p < 0.001), perceived economic status (p = 0.003), belief in the future (p = 0.001), and perceived negative mental effect from the COVID -19 pandemic (p = 0.002). The latter was 96% indirectly associated with SoC (p < 0.001), whereas perceived economic status together with belief in the future was 82% directly associated with SoC (p = 0.17). HCC and sex were not significantly associated with SoC, but, noticeably, high HCC was equally distributed between women and men. Women reported significantly lower quality of life (p = 0.03), and more symptoms of anxiety (p = 0.001) and depression (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Anxiety, belief in the future, perceived negative effect on mental health due to the pandemic, and perceived economic status were significantly associated with SoC. Anxiety is suggested to be important in explaining the association between perceived negative mental effect from the COVID-19 pandemic and SoC. Women reported significantly poorer mental health and life quality than men.
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- Jenny Koppner
- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Division of General practice, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
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- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Division of General practice, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Division of General practice, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Division of General practice, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences/Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience, Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Division of General practice, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Division of Society and Health/Public Health, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Zhang Y, Sun L. The health status, social support, and subjective well-being of older individuals: evidence from the Chinese General Social Survey. Front Public Health 2024; 12:1312841. [PMID: 38333739 PMCID: PMC10850324 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1312841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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Objectives This study aims to investigate the impact of health status and social support on the subjective well-being of older individuals. Methods Using data from the China General Social Survey 2017, this research analyzed 5,187 Chinese citizens aged 60 years and older. The predicted effect of each variable on subjective well-being was evaluated through hierarchical regression analysis. The direct and indirect effects of social support and health status on subjective well-being are examined based on a structural equation model. Results The mental health and social support positively impact subjective well-being. Mental health mediates the effect of physical health on subjective well-being, and social support mediates the relationship between physical and mental health and subjective well-being. Conclusion The findings provide strong evidence for the interrelationship mechanisms among the factors influencing subjective well-being. Consequently, improving mental health services and social support systems is advantageous for enhancing the well-being of Chinese seniors.
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- Yuchen Zhang
- Department of Sociology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- School of Foreign Languages, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan, China
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Seah B, Espnes GA, Hong WT, Wang W. Salutogenic Healthy Ageing Programme Embracement (SHAPE)- an upstream health resource intervention for older adults living alone and with their spouses only: complex intervention development and pilot randomized controlled trial. BMC Geriatr 2022; 22:932. [PMID: 36460959 PMCID: PMC9719210 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-022-03605-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In view of age-related health concerns and resource vulnerabilities challenging older adults to age in place, upstream health resource interventions can inform older adults about the availability, accessibility, and utility of resources and equip them with better coping behaviours to maintain health and independence. This paper described the development process and evaluated the feasibility of an upstream health resource intervention, titled Salutogenic Healthy Ageing Programme Embracement (SHAPE), for older adults living alone or with spouses only. METHODS A pilot randomised controlled trial design was adopted. SHAPE was designed to equip older adults with resource information and personal conviction to cope with stressors of healthy aging. This 12-week intervention comprised 12 weekly structured group sessions, at least two individual home visits and a resource book. Both the intervention and control groups received usual care provided in the community. Feasibility of SHAPE intervention was evaluated using recruitment rate, intervention adherence, data collection completion rate, satisfaction survey and post-intervention interview. Outcome measures (sense of coherence, health-promoting lifestyle behaviours, quality of life, self-efficacy, and self-rated health) were assessed at baseline and post-intervention. Paired t-tests were used to examine within-group changes in outcome measures. Content analysis was used to analysed qualitative data. RESULTS Thirty-four participants were recruited and randomised. While recruitment rate was low (8.9%), intervention adherence (93.75%) and data collection completion (100%) were high. Participants expressed high satisfaction towards SHAPE intervention and found it useful. Participants experienced mindset growth towards personal and ageing experiences, and they were more proactive in adopting healthful behaviours. Although the programme was tailored according to needs of older adults, it required refinement. Intention-to-treat analysis showed significant increase in overall health-promoting lifestyle behaviours, health responsibility, physical activity, spiritual growth, and stress management among intervention participants. However, they reported a significant drop in autonomy post-intervention. CONCLUSION Findings of this pilot trial suggested that with protocol modifications, SHAPE can be a feasible and beneficial health resource intervention for older adults. Modifications on recruitment strategies, eligibility criteria, selection of outcome measures, training of resource facilitators and strong collaboration bonds with community partners would be needed to increase feasibility robustness and scientific rigor of this complex intervention. TRIAL REGISTRATION This study has been registered with clinicaltrials.gov on 10/05/2017. The trial registration number is NCT03147625.
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- Betsy Seah
- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Clinical Research Centre, Block MD11, Level 3, 10 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117597, Singapore. .,Health Concepts and Measurements-HealthierSG, 116B Rivervale Drive, #12-30, Singapore, 542116, Singapore.
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- NTNU Center for Health Promotion Research, Department of Public Health and Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Postbox 8905, Trondheim, N-7491, Norway
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- Health Concepts and Measurements-HealthierSG, 116B Rivervale Drive, #12-30, Singapore, 542116, Singapore
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Clinical Research Centre, Block MD11, Level 3, 10 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117597, Singapore
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Schnell T, Spitzenstätter D, Krampe H. Compliance with COVID-19 public health guidelines: an attitude-behaviour gap bridged by personal concern and distance to conspiracy ideation. Psychol Health 2022; 37:1680-1701. [PMID: 34583589 DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2021.1974861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study examined predictors of compliance with public health guidelines to curb transmission of COVID-19. DESIGN Applying an exploratory longitudinal design, participants (N = 431) from Germany and Austria completed surveys in April/May 2020 (T1) and July/August 2020 (T2). MEASURES Three outcome measures operationalised compliance with public health guidelines at T2: self-reported adherence (behavioural), agreement and opposition (attitudinal). At T1, demographics, perceived distress (PHQ-4, crisis of meaning), resources (self-control, meaningfulness), locus of control, conspiracy mentality and social media use were assessed. At T2, situational variables were added (person at risk, infection of close person, fear of infection, COVID-19 stress). Temporal shifts from T1 to T2 were examined as complementary information. RESULTS An attitude-behaviour gap at T2 was identified, as agreement with and opposition to the guidelines were only modestly correlated with adherence to them. Measures of personal concern (fear of infection, person at risk) were associated with both adherence and positive attitudes towards the measures. COVID-19 stress and conspiracy mentality predicted negative attitudes, but not adherence. Age predicted adherence positively, social media use negatively. CONCLUSION The findings support the significance of personal concern for compliance with public health guidelines and suggest a critical impact of social media use and conspiracy mentality.
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- Tatjana Schnell
- Social Sciences, MF Specialized University, Oslo, Norway.,Existential Psychology Lab, Institute of Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Existential Psychology Lab, Institute of Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine (CCM, CVK), Charité - Universitätsmedizin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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OBJECTIVES This study examined the relationship between sense of coherence (SOC) and hope in older adults from a longitudinal perspective. METHOD 271 older adults completed self-reported questionnaires assessing hope and SOC at 3 time points: at intake, at a 6-month follow-up, and at a 12-month follow-up. A cross-lagged panel model was used to examine the relationship between SOC and hope. RESULTS The results showed that SOC was significantly associated with the level of hope in the older adults at all three time points. The cross-lagged analysis showed that the lagged effect of SOC on hope was significant, whereas the lagged effect of the level of hope on SOC was nonsignificant. CONCLUSION These results indicated that SOC predicted the level of hope 6 months later and may be helpful for guiding older adults to increase their hope for the future through strategies aimed at improving their SOC.
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- Yao Lin
- School of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China
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Hemberg J, Näsman M, Nyqvist F. Meaningfulness among frail older adults receiving home-based care in Finland. Health Promot Int 2021; 37:6335773. [PMID: 34339504 PMCID: PMC9053457 DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daab087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Meaningfulness is a fundamental aspect in the promotion of frail older adults’ health and well-being. From a salutogenic point of view, meaningfulness is a vital component of a sense of coherence (SOC), since having a strong SOC aids toward assembling the resources needed to cope with stressors and manage tensions with success. In order to respond to the challenges of population aging and the need to enable frail older adults to live at home for as long as possible, it is important to explore their meaningfulness in the context of home-based care. A salutogenic framework was used to study meaningfulness. The aim was to explore what promotes meaningfulness among frail older adults. The study uses a hermeneutical approach and has a qualitative design. In total, 17 frail older adults were interviewed. The data were analyzed by content analysis. The results uncovered four themes that the respondents considered important in enhancing meaningfulness in daily life: home care personnel, outdoor activities and green spaces, cultural activities and spirituality. Our study revealed the important role of home care personnel as a resource in promoting meaningfulness in the context of home-based care. Hence, this group should be given sufficient resources, knowledge and competence for enabling meaningfulness and thus a SOC amongst frail older adults.
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- Jessica Hemberg
- Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies, Department of Caring Sciences, Åbo Akademi University, PB 311, 65101 Vaasa, Finland
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- Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies, Social Policy Unit, Åbo Akademi University, PB 311, 65101 Vaasa, Finland
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- Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies, Social Policy Unit, Åbo Akademi University, PB 311, 65101 Vaasa, Finland
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van der Kaap-Deeder J, Vermote B, Waterschoot J, Soenens B, Morbée S, Vansteenkiste M. The role of ego integrity and despair in older adults' well-being during the COVID-19 crisis: the mediating role of need-based experiences. Eur J Ageing 2021; 19:117-129. [PMID: 33679277 PMCID: PMC7914386 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-021-00610-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected people across the world, with important heterogeneity among older adults in how they respond to the challenges associated with this crisis. Relying on a cross-fertilization between Erikson's personality theory and self-determination theory, this study aimed to examine possible sources of resilience (i.e., ego integrity and need satisfaction) and vulnerability (i.e., despair) in older adults' (mal) adjustment, thereby additionally considering the role of multiple risk and protective factors (e.g., gender and marital status). During the second month of the lockdown period in Belgium, 693 older adults (M age = 70.06, SD = 4.48, range: 65-89 years, 62.1% female) filled out online questionnaires concerning the study variables, while also completing assessments of several important sociodemographic factors. Structural equation modeling suggested that both ego integrity and despair related to indicators of well-being and psychological distress through experienced need satisfaction. Additionally, we found several factors to protect (e.g., higher perceived income) or diminish (e.g., being widowed) older adults' well-being during these challenging times, with little evidence for a moderating role of these factors in associations between the psychological variables. Theoretical and practical implications of these results are discussed.
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- Jolene van der Kaap-Deeder
- Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491 Dragvoll Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Developmental, Social, and Personality Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Developmental, Social, and Personality Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Developmental, Social, and Personality Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Developmental, Social, and Personality Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Developmental, Social, and Personality Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Seah B, Espnes GA, Ang ENK, Lim JY, Kowitlawakul Y, Wang W. Supporting the mobilization of health assets among older community dwellers residing in senior-only households in Singapore: a qualitative study. BMC Geriatr 2020; 20:411. [PMID: 33076833 PMCID: PMC7574307 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-020-01810-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Care activities provided by community health practitioners for older adults primarily focused on disease prevention and management. However, healthy longevity can go beyond disease prevention and management and promote greater well-being by tapping into the accrual of resources that older adults possess using the salutogenic approach. This study explored how health resources are used among older adults who are residing in senior-only households to promote and maintain health, with the intent of providing insights into how community health practitioners can support these older adults via asset-based strategies. METHODS We adopted a descriptive qualitative study design using focus group discussions. Twenty-seven older adults who either lived alone or with their spouses were purposively sampled from an elderly populated residential estate in Singapore. Six focus group discussions, conducted from December 2016 to May 2017, were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using thematic analysis. RESULTS The themes that emerged were 'tapping on internal self-care repository', 'maintaining and preserving informal social support', and 'enabling self by using environmental aids', and an eco-map of aging assets was used to capture an overview of internal and external resources. With the repository of personal strengths, knowledge, and experiences, these older adults were generally resourceful in navigating around their resource-rich environments to cope with everyday life stressors and promote health. However, they were occasionally limited by individual factors that affected their comprehension, access, maintenance, and utilization of resources. CONCLUSION The eco-map of aging assets can be used as an assessment framework by community health practitioners to recognize, consider, and build a repertoire of resources among these older adults. It serves as a gentle reminder to adopt an ecological approach in considering and tapping into older adults' wide-ranging personal, social, and environmental resources. Community health practitioners can support resource integration as resource facilitators via cognitive, behavioral, and motivational salutogenic pathways to overcome resource mobilization barriers faced by older adults. Such an approach helps older adults to find their internal capabilities and abilities to know who, where, what, and how to seek external resources to identify solutions, creating the intrinsic value to sustain their actions on resource utility.
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- Betsy Seah
- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Clinical Research Centre, Block MD11, Level 2, 10 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117597, Singapore.
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- Center for Health Promotion Research, Department of Public Health and Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Postbox 8905, N-7491, Trondheim, Norway
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Clinical Research Centre, Block MD11, Level 2, 10 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117597, Singapore
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Clinical Research Centre, Block MD11, Level 2, 10 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117597, Singapore
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Clinical Research Centre, Block MD11, Level 2, 10 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117597, Singapore
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Clinical Research Centre, Block MD11, Level 2, 10 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117597, Singapore
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Turró-Garriga O, Conde-Sala JL, Viñas V, Turon-Estrada A, Cullell-Juncà M, Calvó-Perxas L, Juvinyà-Canal D, Mioshi E, Garre-Olmo J. Antonovsky's sense of coherence and resistance resources reduce perception of burden in family carers of people with Alzheimer's disease. Aging Ment Health 2020; 24:1717-1725. [PMID: 31559837 DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2019.1667297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Objectives: Taking care of people with dementia (PWD) has been associated with some degree of burden. The variability of the carer's burden can be partially explained by their personal characteristics. Antonovsky's model of health defined the resistance resources (RRs) as essential mechanisms to cope with stressors, and to shape the personal sense of coherence (SOC). This study identifies the RRs related with carer's SOC, and their implications in the perception of burden in family dementia carers.Methods: A sample of 308 participants from the 'SOC & DEM study' (154 carers and 154 PWD) was recruited from two memory clinics. Carer's personal characteristics of burden, SOC, self-efficacy, coping strategies, perceived social support, and depression were evaluated using standardized instruments. PWD's degree of dependence and behaviour and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) were assessed too. A path analysis was used to test the relationship between caregiver burden and SOC including the personal RRs of the carers and clinical data of PWD.Results: The path model identified SOC as a major factor related to carer's burden perception (r = -.327). Self-efficacy (r = .285), two coping strategies, 'use instrumental support' (r = -.235) and 'behavioural disengagement' (r = -.219), and social support perceived (r = .304) were the main carer's personal characteristics directly related with SOC. Caring experience (r = -.281) was the main carer factor related with burden while dependence (r = .156) and BPSD (r = .157) were the dementia factors.Conclusion: The SOC has previously related with carer's burden. The results contributed to identify relevant and modifiable personal characteristics as RRs that could reduce this burden.
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- Oriol Turró-Garriga
- Aging, Disability and Health Research Group, Girona's Biomedical Research Institute (IdIBGI), Salt, Catalonia, Spain.,Registry of Dementias of Girona, Catalan Health System, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Aging, Disability and Health Research Group, Girona's Biomedical Research Institute (IdIBGI), Salt, Catalonia, Spain.,Faculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Faculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Registry of Dementias of Girona, Catalan Health System, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Aging, Disability and Health Research Group, Girona's Biomedical Research Institute (IdIBGI), Salt, Catalonia, Spain
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- School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Aging, Disability and Health Research Group, Girona's Biomedical Research Institute (IdIBGI), Salt, Catalonia, Spain.,Registry of Dementias of Girona, Catalan Health System, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.,Department of Medical Sciences, University of Girona, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Høy B, Hall EOC. "Take good care of yourself" An integrative review of older widows' self-care for health and well-being. J Women Aging 2020; 34:1-30. [PMID: 32339070 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2020.1753484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Take good care of yourself is a regard often said to older bereaved women. However, what does it mean? Though self-care is a well-known phenomenon within health, it is not well understood in the context of late life spousal bereavement and widowhood. We undertook an integrative review to synthesize knowledge of older women's self-care challenges, resources and activities when bereaved and in a healthy transition to widowhood. Good care refers to health-promoting self-care and can be explained as the older widows' ability to access and mobilize resources and activities that are significant for a healthy transition to widowhood.
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- Bente Høy
- Research Unit, Randers Regional Hospital, Randers, Denmark
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- Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Faculty of Natural and Health Sciences, University of Faroe Islands, Thorshavn, Faroe Islands
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Objectives: Based on a gero-salutogenic approach, we investigated the stability of the sense of coherence over a time span of four years in active older individuals and long-term effects of this life orientation on three different indicators of positive aging-subjective well-being, psychological health and physical health. This is the first study to explore associations between gain in sense of coherence and future positive aging. Methods: Our longitudinal sample consisted of 125 physically active individuals (73.5% women) at the mean age of 71 years at follow-up (range: 64 to 87 years; response rate: 73.5%), who completed our questionnaire twice. There were no systematic differences between the follow-up responders and non-responders. Results: The sense of coherence increased over four years, disclosing a small effect size. The baseline sense of coherence had a substantial predictive value for future subjective well-being and psychological health, but not for physical health. Stepwise hierarchical regression analyses showed that both the baseline sense of coherence and gain in sense of coherence predicted future subjective well-being and psychological health. With respect to future physical health, only gain in sense of coherence was significant. Conclusion: Consistent with gero-salutogenic theory, the baseline sense of coherence is an effective predictor of future positive aging, and growth in sense of coherence within a time span of four years is reflected in improved positive aging. It is important to encourage experiences in older age that cultivate the three components of the sense of coherence-feelings of comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness.
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- Ulrich Wiesmann
- Institute for Medical Psychology, University Medicine Greifswald , Greifswald , Germany
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- Institute for Medical Psychology, University Medicine Greifswald , Greifswald , Germany
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Obst P, Shakespeare-Finch J, Krosch DJ, Rogers EJ. Reliability and validity of the Brief 2-Way Social Support Scale: an investigation of social support in promoting older adult well-being. SAGE Open Med 2019; 7:2050312119836020. [PMID: 30886714 PMCID: PMC6415481 DOI: 10.1177/2050312119836020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objectives This study aimed to explore the relationship between well-being and perceived stress, and the functional dimensions of social support in older adults. Method Data from 306 older adults were obtained in a survey containing the two-way Social Support Scale (2-Way SSS). Also, a subset of the sample (N = 165) was filled out with measures of well-being and perceived stress, and a follow-up survey was completed 3 months later (N = 111). Results Confirmatory factor analyses and reliability analyses provide evidence for a 12-item Brief 2-Way SSS as a reliable and valid measure of the four domains of Social Support. Correlations and regression analyses indicated the scale displayed good concurrent and predictive validity across time points, with receiving emotional support positively associated with well-being at Time 1 (T1) and Time 2 (T2), and Receiving Instrumental Support negatively associated with perceived stress at TI and T2. Conclusions This study provides support for the importance of examining the influence of separable elements of social support on psychological outcomes in older adults. The Brief 2-Way SSS was found to have good psychometric properties in this sample of older adults.
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- Patricia Obst
- The School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia
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- The School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia
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- The School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia
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- The School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia
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Brett CE, Dykiert D, Starr JM, Deary IJ. Predicting change in quality of life from age 79 to 90 in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1921. Qual Life Res 2019; 28:737-749. [PMID: 30470969 PMCID: PMC6394510 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-018-2056-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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PURPOSE Quality of life (QoL) decreases in very old age, and is strongly related to health outcomes and mortality. Understanding the predictors of QoL and change in QoL amongst the oldest old may suggest potential targets for intervention. This study investigated change in QoL from age 79 to 90 years in a group of older adults in Scotland, and identified potential predictors of that change. METHOD Participants were members of the Lothian Birth Cohort 1921 who attended clinic visits at age 79 (n = 554) and 90 (n = 129). Measures at both time points included QoL (WHOQOL-BREF: four domains and two single items), anxiety and depression, objective health, functional ability, self-rated health, loneliness, and personality. RESULTS Mean QoL declined from age 79 to 90. Participants returning at 90 had scored significantly higher at 79 on most QoL measures, and exhibited better objective health and functional ability, and lower anxiety and depression than non-returners. Hierarchical multiple regression models accounted for 20.3-56.3% of the variance in QoL at age 90. Baseline QoL was the strongest predictor of domain scores (20.3-35.6% variance explained), suggesting that individual differences in QoL judgements remain largely stable. Additional predictors varied by the QoL domain and included self-rated health, loneliness, and functional and mood decline between age 79 and 90 years. CONCLUSIONS This study has identified potential targets for interventions to improve QoL in the oldest old. Further research should address causal pathways between QoL and functional and mood decline, perceived health and loneliness.
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- Caroline E Brett
- Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom Street, Liverpool, L3 3AF, England, UK.
- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
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- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families and University College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Fullen MC. Defining Wellness in Older Adulthood: Toward a Comprehensive Framework. JOURNAL OF COUNSELING AND DEVELOPMENT 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/jcad.12236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Seah B, Kowitlawakul Y, Chokkanathan S, Fong JJY, Espnes GA, Ang E, Wang W. Salutogenic Healthy Ageing Programme Embracement (SHAPE) for senior-only households: A study protocol. J Adv Nurs 2017; 74:946-956. [PMID: 29148074 DOI: 10.1111/jan.13502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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AIMS To evaluate the effectiveness of a multi-dimensional community-based health promotion and risk prevention programme, named Salutogenic Healthy Ageing Programme Embracement (SHAPE) for senior-only households in Singapore. BACKGROUND In view of ageing population and its significant impacts on economy, societal structure and policy-making, healthy ageing emerges as an important concept in maintaining health through the engagement of health-promoting behaviour and risk prevention actions in older people. DESIGN A stratified randomized control trial with process evaluation is proposed. METHODOLOGY The salutogenic model, which focuses on positive well-being and optimizing health outcomes, provides an underpinning theoretical framework for this study. SHAPE is a 12-week intervention programme comprising of both weekly group-based activity sessions and home visits. One hundred and fifty-four eligible participants will be stratified and randomly allocated to either the SHAPE intervention or the control group. Both outcome and process evaluation will be conducted. Outcome measures include sense of coherence, quality of life, health-promoting behaviours, self-efficacy and other health-related outcomes. These data will be collected at four time points: baseline, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months. Individual qualitative face-to-face interviews will be conducted for older people receiving SHAPE to explore their views on the programme. DISCUSSION The use of salutogenic model breaks away from the negatively connoted conventional biomedical model and addresses optimization of positive health, providing an overall holistic approach to care of older people. The intervention SHAPE seeks to identify, equip and strengthen resources for senior-only households, encouraging the adaption of health-promoting and risk-preventing actions to achieve better health outcomes and higher quality of life.
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- Betsy Seah
- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Social Work, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Boon Lay Constituency Office, People's Association, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Public Health and Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Świtaj P, Grygiel P, Chrostek A, Nowak I, Wciórka J, Anczewska M. The relationship between internalized stigma and quality of life among people with mental illness: are self-esteem and sense of coherence sequential mediators? Qual Life Res 2017; 26:2471-2478. [PMID: 28530015 PMCID: PMC5548824 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-017-1596-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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PURPOSE To elucidate the mechanism through which internalized stigma reduces the quality of life (QoL) of people with mental illness by exploring the mediating roles of self-esteem and sense of coherence (SOC). METHODS A cross-sectional analysis of 229 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia or affective disorders was undertaken to test a sequential mediation model assuming that more severe internalized stigma is related to lower self-esteem, which is associated with weaker SOC, which in turn relates to worse QoL. RESULTS The proposed model was supported by the data. A sequential indirect effect from internalized stigma to QoL via self-esteem and SOC turned out to be significant [beta = -0.06, SE = 0.02; 95% CI (-0.11, -0.03)]. Support was also found for simple mediation models with either self-esteem or SOC as single mediators between internalized stigma and QoL. CONCLUSIONS Self-esteem and SOC are personal resources that should be considered as potential targets of interventions aiming to prevent the harmful consequences of internalized stigma for the QoL of people receiving psychiatric treatment.
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- Piotr Świtaj
- First Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Sobieskiego 9, 02-957, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Educational Research Institute, Górczewska 8, 01-180, Warsaw, Poland
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- First Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Sobieskiego 9, 02-957, Warsaw, Poland
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- First Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Sobieskiego 9, 02-957, Warsaw, Poland
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- First Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Sobieskiego 9, 02-957, Warsaw, Poland
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- First Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Sobieskiego 9, 02-957, Warsaw, Poland
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Wiesmann U, Becker ML, Hannich HJ. Positive Aging in Nursing Home Residents. GEROPSYCH-THE JOURNAL OF GERONTOPSYCHOLOGY AND GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY 2017. [DOI: 10.1024/1662-9647/a000166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Abstract. The main objective of nursing homes is to enable their residents a good life despite their existing physical, mental, and social health problems. In this cross-sectional study, we explored the mechanisms of positive aging in nursing-home residents from a salutogenic perspective. We interviewed 190 individuals (155 women) with a mean age of M = 84.3 years (SD = 7.60) and assessed selected resistance resources (subjective age, social network characteristics), the sense of coherence, and positive aging (psychological health and subjective well-being). The sense of coherence fully mediated perceived availability of social support and a younger age identification effects on positive aging. In line with salutogenic theory, it represents a superordinate concept which pools resource influences on positive aging.
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- Ulrich Wiesmann
- Institute for Medical Psychology, University Medicine Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Psychology, University Medicine Greifswald, Germany
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Nilsson I, Häggström Lundevaller E, Fisher AG. The Reationship between Engagement in Leisure Activities and Self-Rated Health in Later Life. ACTIVITIES, ADAPTATION & AGING 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/01924788.2017.1306384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Ingeborg Nilsson
- Umeå University, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Occupational Therapy and the Center for Demographic and Aging Research (CEDAR), Umeå, Sweden
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- Umeå University, Department of Statistics and the Aging and the Center for Demographic and Aging Research (CEDAR), Umeå, Sweden
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- Umeå University, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Occupational Therapy, Umeå, Sweden
- Colorado State University, College of Applied Human Sciences, Department of Occupational Therapy, Fort Collins, CO
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Schulc E, Gothe RM, Them C, Tufan İ, Mueller G. Self-Reported Questionnaire of Functional Health of Home-Dwelling Elderly People Living in Austria: Based on the Patient Questionnaire of the Standardized Assessment of Elderly People in Primary Care. J Nurs Meas 2017; 25:238-256. [DOI: 10.1891/1061-3749.25.2.238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Aim: The aim was to review the construct validity and reliability of a functional health assessment questionnaire (Questionnaire on Functional Health 2 [Q-FH2]). Methods: The Q-FH2 was used to assess 344 elderly people in a home setting. A polychoric correlation matrix was applied to conduct a principal axis factor analysis with oblique rotation. The number of factors was determined using various procedures and calculated using theta coefficients to estimate ordinal reliability. Results: The exploratory factor analysis supported a 4-factor solution with an explained total variance of 82%. The internal consistency showed θ coefficients ranging from 0.758 to 0.854. Conclusion: The Q-FH2 appears to be a useful instrument to assess the multidimensionality of functional health as defined by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health to determine the resources and deficits regarding the independent living of older adults and to derive appropriate consulting measures.
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Sense of Coherence among Older Adult Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities in Taiwan: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0146912. [PMID: 26751949 PMCID: PMC4709091 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2015] [Accepted: 12/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Growing evidence shows that sense of coherence (SOC) is related to health promotion. Knowledge of SOC among older adults in Taiwan is limited. The present study aimed to investigate SOC status and its relationship to personal and environmental factors among older adult residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs) in northeastern Taiwan. Methods This cross-sectional study was performed in Yilan, Taiwan. With face-to-face interviews, we obtained data from 104 LTCF residents (aged 65 years and older) using the Chinese version of Antonovsky's short 13-item SOC scale. We also collected the information on personal characteristics, physical and social environmental resources. Multiple linear regression was used to analyze factors potentially influencing SOC. Results Of the participants, the mean score (±standard deviation) of SOC was 58.3 (±8.8), while scores on SOC subscales (comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness) were 23.4 ±4.5, 17.9 ±3.8, and 17.0 ±3.2, respectively. Education level, activities of daily living and number of LTCF staff were found to be independently associated with SOC status after adjusting for demographic characteristics, health status, and environmental resources. In addition, interactions between personal and environmental factors had a crucial influence on SOC status. Conclusions Participants in this study had relatively low SOC scores compared to their counterparts in Western countries. In addition to personal factors, environmental factors can play a significant role in SOC status among older adult LTCF residents. Comprehensive evaluation of SOC status should consider person-environment interaction effects.
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Recent research has emphasized the relationships between environmental and individual factors that may influence population oral health and lead to health inequalities. However, little is known about the effect of interactions between environmental and individual factors on inequalities in clinical (e.g., decayed teeth) and subjective oral health outcomes (e.g., oral health–related quality of life [OHQoL]). This cohort study aimed to explore the direct and mediated longitudinal interrelationships between key environmental and individual factors on clinical and subjective oral health outcomes in adults. Self-reported measures of OHQoL and individual (sense of coherence [SOC], social support, stress, oral health beliefs, dental behaviors, and subjective socioeconomic status [SES]) and environmental factors (SES and social network) were collected at baseline and 3-mo follow-up, together with a baseline clinical examination of 495 adult employees of an automobile parts manufacturer in India. Lagged structural equation modeling was guided by the adapted Wilson and Cleary/Brunner and Marmot model linking clinical, individual, and environmental variables to quality of life. The study provides tentative evidence that SES may influence levels of resources such as social support and SOC, which mediate stress and in turn may influence subjective oral health outcomes. Accordingly, the present findings and the adapted Wilson and Cleary/Brunner and Marmot model on which they are predicted provide support for the psychosocial pathway being key in the SES–oral health relationship. The pathways through which environmental factors interact with individual factors to impact subjective oral health outcomes identified here may bring opportunities for more targeted oral health promotion strategies.
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- E. Gupta
- School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Sudha Rastogi Dental College, Faridabad, India
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- School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Trap R, Rejkjær L, Hansen EH. Empirical relations between sense of coherence and self-efficacy, National Danish Survey. Health Promot Int 2015; 31:635-43. [PMID: 26069296 DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dav052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Salutogenic orientation is a health promotion paradigm focusing on the resources of the individual. This study analyzed the relationship between sense of coherence (SOC) and self-efficacy (SE) based on population data. By conducting an empirical analysis of the two models, we wanted to see whether we could make a valid judgement as to whether both SOC and SE could be utilized in health promotion practice, or whether one is preferable to the other. The study population was randomly selected from the Danish Central Population Register and consisted of five birth-year cohorts (1920, 1930, 1940, 1965 and 1975). The study used the 13-item SOC scale and the general SE scale. The main findings were that SOC score increased by age cohort (p = 0.0004), and there is a positive and graded correlation between SOC and SE (r = 0.39; p < 0.0001) and adjusted OR = 10.3 (CI = 6.7-15.4). We found the strongest association at the lowest level of SOC. For health promotion practice, this finding signifies the importance of focusing on improving SOC in people with a low SOC score, as they are most in need and most likely to increase their SOC level. The finding of higher SOC scores in the older age cohorts indicates that SOC changes over lifetime. Public health work focusing on lifestyle change by increasing SOC can be effective throughout life, however early intervention is important. The finding of a positive correlation between SOC and SE indicates that health promotion altering one of the constructs is paralleled in the other.
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- Rete Trap
- Department of Social Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Social Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section for Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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von Humboldt S, Leal I, Pimenta F. Sense of Coherence, Sociodemographic, Lifestyle, and Health-related Factors in Older Adults' Subjective Well-being. INT J GERONTOL 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijge.2014.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Association of the selected dimensions of eudaimonic well-being with healthy survival to 85 years of age in older women. Int Psychogeriatr 2014; 26:2081-91. [PMID: 25162287 DOI: 10.1017/s1041610214001768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Aspects of eudaimonic well-being, such as personal growth (PG) and purpose in life (PL), have been highlighted as important to older adults' health. We investigated the relationship of PG and PL with patterns of survival to the age of 85 years and older. METHODS The sample included 8,880 women from the Women's Health Initiative cohort who reached 85 years of age by December 1, 2013, and for whom data on the PG and PL constructs were available. Women were classified into mutually exclusive outcomes: Healthy, Prevalent, Incident, Disabled, and Deceased. PG and PL were each assessed using a modified seven-item measure derived from the Psychological Well-Being scale. RESULTS Women were most commonly classified as Healthy (38.2%, n = 3,395), followed by Incident (24.4%, n = 2,163), Disabled (19.0%, n = 1,685), Prevalent (14.3%, 1,273), and Deceased (4.1%, n = 364). Women with low PL and PG levels were more likely to have prevalent mobility disability and disease or incident death before the age of 85 years. Specifically, those who reported low levels of PG and PL had a 2.1- and 3.6-fold higher risk, respectively, of death. CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate that even among the oldest old, experience of purposeful life engagement and continuing PG may contribute to better health outcomes.
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Dezutter J, Wiesmann U, Apers S, Luyckx K. Sense of coherence, depressive feelings and life satisfaction in older persons: a closer look at the role of integrity and despair. Aging Ment Health 2014; 17:839-43. [PMID: 23627677 DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2013.792780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The present study investigated the relationship between Antonovsky's sense of coherence (SOC) and well-being in a sample of Flemish elderly. In addition, the mediating role of Erikson's developmental task of integrity versus despair was examined in the relationship between SOC, depression, and life satisfaction. METHOD Data on sociodemographic variables, SOC, depressive symptoms, life satisfaction, ego-integrity, and despair were collected. In total, 100 older persons with a mean age of 76.5 years participated. Mplus was used to test the mediating role of integrity and despair in the relationship between SOC and both life satisfaction and depression. RESULTS A positive relationship between SOC and well-being was found. More precisely, elderly individuals with a strong SOC experienced less depressive symptoms and higher levels of satisfaction with their life. In addition, mediation analysis indicated that the relationship between SOC and depressive symptoms was partially mediated by the positive resolution of the integrity-despair crisis, whereas the relationship between SOC and life satisfaction was fully mediated by integrity and despair. CONCLUSION Our findings indicate that SOC might be a resource for greater well-being in the elderly. Furthermore, our study offers a partial explanation for the relations found and points to the importance of finding integrity and resolving despair in this stage of life.
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium.
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Janssen BM, Van Regenmortel T, Abma TA. Balancing risk prevention and health promotion: towards a harmonizing approach in care for older people in the community. HEALTH CARE ANALYSIS 2014; 22:82-102. [PMID: 22228192 PMCID: PMC3921446 DOI: 10.1007/s10728-011-0200-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Many older people in western countries express a desire to live independently and stay in control of their lives for as long as possible in spite of the afflictions that may accompany old age. Consequently, older people require care at home and additional support. In some care situations, tension and ambiguity may arise between professionals and clients whose views on risk prevention or health promotion may differ. Following Antonovsky's salutogenic framework, different perspectives between professionals and clients on the pathways that lead to health promotion might lead to mechanisms that explain the origin of these tensions and how they may ultimately lead to reduced responsiveness of older clients to engage in care. This is illustrated with a case study of an older woman living in the community, Mrs Jansen, and her health and social care professionals. The study shows that despite good intentions, engagement, clear division of tasks and tailored care, the responsiveness to receive care can indeed not always be taken for granted. We conclude that to harmonize differences in perspectives between professionals and older people, attention should be given to the way older people endow meaning to the demanding circumstances they encounter (comprehensibility), their perceived feelings of control (manageability), as well as their motivation to comprehend and manage events (meaningfulness). Therefore, it is important that both clients and professionals have an open mind and attempt to understand each others' perspective, and have a dialogue with each other, taking the life narrative of clients into account.
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- Bienke M. Janssen
- Department of Social Studies, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, P.O. Box 347, 5600 AH Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Social Studies, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, P.O. Box 347, 5600 AH Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Research Institute for Labour and Society (HIVA), Catholic University Leuven, Parkstraat 47, 5300, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Humanities, EMGO Institute, VU Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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BACKGROUND We investigate to what extent pain in older individuals is predicted by on the one hand chronic morbidity as a resistance deficit, and on the other hand psychological resistance resources and the sense of coherence. For the first time, we tested the salutogenic hypothesis that the sense of coherence mediates the relationship between resources/deficits and pain. METHODS In our questionnaire study, we assessed selected psychological resistance resources (self-esteem, generalized self-efficacy, optimism, and social support), the number of self-reported medical diagnoses of chronic illness, the sense of coherence, and pain (SF-36 Bodily Pain subscale) in a sample of 387 older persons (at the mean age of 73.8 years). RESULTS Using hierarchical regression, we found that morbidity and sense of coherence were the only significant predictors of pain, with morbidity showing the strongest effect. Using path analysis, the sense of coherence was a mediator of the relationship between resistance resources/deficits and pain. CONCLUSIONS With respect to our analytical model, in which pain experience was the criterion variable, morbidity and the sense of coherence are important predictors of pain. Moreover, we found evidence for the salutogenic idea that the sense of coherence represents a mediator variable as it pools resistance/deficits influences on pain. We recommend a prospective design to explore these assumed causal chains in future research.
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Narushima M, Liu J, Diestelkamp N. The Association Between Lifelong Learning and Psychological Well-Being Among Older Adults: Implications for Interdisciplinary Health Promotion in an Aging Society. ACTIVITIES, ADAPTATION & AGING 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/01924788.2013.816834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Tsuno YS, Yamazaki Y. Relationships among sense of coherence, resources, and mental health in urban and rural residents in Japan. BMC Public Health 2012; 12:1107. [PMID: 23259917 PMCID: PMC3552666 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-1107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2012] [Accepted: 12/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background The salutogenic model states that coping resources are defined within sociocultural and historical contexts and that various social and historical factors influence the availability of such resources. Though previous studies have suggested the need for an interregional comparison of psychological and social resources, few studies have undertaken such an investigation. The aim of this study is to investigate the associations among coping resources, sense of coherence (SOC), and health status in a comparison of urban and rural residents. Methods General residents (aged 30–69 years) in two areas were targeted for the current study. Through a random sampling selection, 1,000 residents from each area were picked, and an anonymous questionnaire was mailed to each resident. Ultimately, 269 and 363 valid responses from the urban and rural areas, respectively, were analyzed. SOC, both social and psychological resources, and mental health were assessed. To examine relationships between SOC and resources associated with mental health, mental health was defined as a dependent variable. Hierarchical multiple regression was conducted with variables entered from sociodemographic characteristics, social and psychological resources, and SOC. Results Regarding regional characteristics, social capital and participation in community activities were significantly greater in the rural area than in the urban area. Urban residents reported significantly higher self-esteem and optimism than rural residents. SOC showed the most significant association with mental health in both areas. Mental health was significantly associated with physical activity limitations and life stressors in both areas. However, the associations were weakened when social and psychological resources and SOC were added, which demonstrated their buffering effect on the negative influence of life stressors on health. When SOC was added, the association of self-esteem with mental health disappeared in both areas, but optimism in the urban area and humor in the rural area were directly and independently associated with mental health. Conclusions Our findings indicate that resources available to urban and rural residents are characteristic of the area where they live, and that social and psychological resources as well as SOC are associated with better mental health. Possible directions for health support strategies, reflecting regional characteristics, are suggested.
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Sherman H, Forsberg C, Karp A, Törnkvist L. The 75-year-old persons' self-reported health conditions: a knowledge base in the field of preventive home visits. J Clin Nurs 2012; 21:3170-82. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04314.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Helena Sherman
- Centre for Family Medicine (CeFAM), Karolinska Institutet; Huddinge; Sweden
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- Division of Nursing, Department of Neurobiology, Care Science and Society (NVS); Karolinska Institutet; Huddinge; Sweden
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- Aging Research Centre (ARC); Stockholm; Sweden
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- Centre for Family Medicine (CeFAM), Karolinska Institutet; Huddinge; Sweden
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Lövheim H, Graneheim UH, Jonsén E, Strandberg G, Lundman B. Changes in sense of coherence in old age - a 5-year follow-up of the Umeå 85+ study. Scand J Caring Sci 2012; 27:13-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2012.00988.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Srensen T, Klungsyr O, Kleiner R, Klepp OM. Social Support and Sense of Coherence: Independent, Shared and Interaction Relationships with Life Stress and Mental Health. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION 2011. [DOI: 10.1080/14623730.2011.9715648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Riedel J, Wiesmann U, Hannich HJ. An integrative theoretical framework of acculturation and salutogenesis. Int Rev Psychiatry 2011; 23:555-64. [PMID: 22272594 DOI: 10.3109/09540261.2011.637912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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During the last two decades, the number of international migrants worldwide has constantly risen. In this context, cross-cultural dimensions of psychological disorders receive increased attention, especially depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders among the migrant population. In this paper we propose a theoretical framework for the understanding of migrant mental health. This framework combines elements from Berry's acculturation model and Antonovsky's salutogenic theory. The former illustrates the main factors that affect an individual's adaptation in a new cultural context. The term acculturative stress denotes unresolved problems resulting from intercultural contact that cannot be overcome easily by simply adjusting or assimilating. The latter specifies the relationship between culturally associated stress and mental health more distinctive, introducing the concepts of generalized resistance resources and sense of coherence that determine mental health outcomes of migrants during acculturative stress periods. Specifically, we provide an integrative framework of acculturation and salutogenesis that helps to integrate inconsistent findings in the migrant mental health literature. The current paper focuses on the effect of resource factors for positive mental health outcomes in the migrant population and summarises some implications for future research activities.
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- Jeannette Riedel
- Institute for Medical Psychology, University Medicine Greifswald, Germany.
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Wiktorsson S, Marlow T, Runeson B, Skoog I, Waern M. Prospective cohort study of suicide attempters aged 70 and above: one-year outcomes. J Affect Disord 2011; 134:333-40. [PMID: 21737142 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2011] [Revised: 06/09/2011] [Accepted: 06/09/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Most elderly persons who attempt suicide suffer from depression. This study aimed to investigate one-year outcomes in suicide attempters aged 70+, and to identify predictors of these outcomes. METHODS 101 persons (mean age 80) who were hospitalized after a suicide attempt were interviewed at baseline and followed for one year by record linkage. Face-to-face interviews were carried out with 71% of those who were alive after one year (60 out of 85). Outcome measures included major/minor depression, Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) score, repeat non-fatal/fatal suicidal behavior and all-cause mortality. RESULTS One half (52%) of all those who were interviewed scored <10 on the MADRS at follow-up. Among those with major depression at baseline, two thirds (26 out of 39) no longer fulfilled criteria for this disorder. Factors associated with non-remission of major depression (MADRS ≥ 10) included higher baseline depression and anxiety scores, higher suicide intent and lower Sense of Coherence. There were two suicides and six non-fatal repeat attempts. The relative risk of death (any cause) was 2.53 (95% CI = 1.45-4.10, p<0.001). LIMITATIONS This is a naturalistic study; participants received non-uniform treatment as usual. The proportion with repeat suicidal behavior was lower than anticipated and the study was thus underpowered with regard to this outcome. CONCLUSIONS Half of the surviving attempters were free from depressive symptoms at one-year follow-up and there were relatively few repeat attempts. However, all cause mortality remained high in this elderly cohort.
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- Stefan Wiktorsson
- Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Wiesmann U, Hannich HJ. Salutogenic Perspectives on Health Maintenance. GEROPSYCH-THE JOURNAL OF GERONTOPSYCHOLOGY AND GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY 2011. [DOI: 10.1024/1662-9647/a000040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In this article we explore the impact of resistance resources and the sense of meaningfulness – the central component of the sense of coherence (SOC) – on retaining a health maintenance orientation. In this cross-sectional study, 170 rather healthy individuals of a mean age of 67 years filled out a questionnaire assessing resources (self-esteem, self-efficacy, physical health), SOC components (comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness), and multiple health behaviors. Holding resources constant, the SOC components significantly accounted for additional variance in multiple health behaviors. Meaningfulness as the strongest predictor mediated the influence of both self-esteem and self-efficacy on multiple health behaviors. Feeling that one’s life is meaningful helps an older individual to take responsibility for his or her health and to practice multiple healthful behaviors.
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- Ulrich Wiesmann
- Institute for Medical Psychology, Greifswald University Medicine, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Psychology, Greifswald University Medicine, Greifswald, Germany
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BACKGROUND An association between sense of coherence (SOC) and suicidal behavior has been suggested. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with low SOC in elderly suicide attempters. METHODS Eighty non-demented hospital-treated suicide attempters aged 70 years and older (38 men, 42 women, mean age 79.4 years) took part in an interview with a research psychologist and completed the 29-item SOC questionnaire. The interview included questions regarding social situation and health-related factors. The Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale (CPRS) provided symptom ratings that were used in a diagnostic algorithm for DSM-IV major depression. The Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics (CIRS-G) was used to identify individuals with serious physical illness. RESULTS There was a strong relationship between major depression and SOC. While we could show no relationship between severe physical illness and SOC, associations were demonstrated with social variables including too little time spent with children, too little time spent with grandchildren and having moved within the past five years. These associations remained significant in regression models adjusted for sex, age and major depression. CONCLUSIONS A number of social variables were independently related to SOC in elderly suicide attempters. Prospective studies are needed in order to determine whether SOC-strengthening interventions can reduce the risk of suicidal behavior in seniors.
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Naaldenberg J, Tobi H, van den Esker F, Vaandrager L. Psychometric properties of the OLQ-13 scale to measure Sense of Coherence in a community-dwelling older population. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2011; 9:37. [PMID: 21605392 PMCID: PMC3120634 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-9-37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2010] [Accepted: 05/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND With the ongoing demographic shift, the quality of life and health promotion among older individuals are becoming increasingly important. Recent research suggests that Sense of Coherence positively affects quality of life. Hence, a valid and reliable measurement of Sense of Coherence is pivotal. The 13-item Orientation to Life Questionnaire (OLQ-13) can be used to measure Sense of Coherence. The purpose of the present study is to assess the psychometric properties, validity, and reliability, of the OLQ-13 in community-dwelling individuals, aged 65 and older. METHODS The OLQ-13 scale was administered as part of a healthy aging project for non-institutionalized people aged 65 years and older. Internal consistency and reliability were assessed by means of inter-item and test-halves correlations and Cronbach's alpha. Construct validity was explored using cluster analysis and exploratory factor analysis (n = 703) and tested using confirmatory factor analysis on a separate subset of individuals (n = 658). Item face validity was investigated by means of 12 semi-structured interviews. RESULTS The reliability and the validity of the OLQ-13 in this population of non-institutionalized individuals aged 65 years and older was ambiguous, at least partly due to the poor performance of two items (b and d), which was confirmed by results from the qualitative part of this study. The psychometric properties of the proposed OLQ-11, obtained by deleting the two items, were better. In particular, the interpretation of exploratory factor solution improved. Whereas the underlying theoretical constructs could not be linked to the exploratory analyses of OLQ-13, this was to some extent possible in OLQ-11. The superior validity of OLQ-11 over OLQ-13 was supported by the better model fit in the confirmatory factor analysis. CONCLUSIONS The present mixed-method study suggests the proposed OLQ-11 as a more suitable instrument for measuring Sense of Coherence than the OLQ-13 in a population of ageing individuals. This study confirms that the validity and reliability of OLQ-13 may differ substantially in different populations.
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Lezwijn J, Vaandrager L, Naaldenberg J, Wagemakers A, Koelen M, van Woerkum C. Healthy ageing in a salutogenic way: building the HP 2.0 framework. HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY 2011; 19:43-51. [PMID: 20880102 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2010.00947.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Healthy ageing is influenced by a variety of interacting determinants. Because no one agency can tackle all these determinants, the promotion of healthy ageing requires an intersectoral approach. The aim of this article is to describe a theoretical basis, the development and possible applications of a framework within a municipality in the Netherlands. This framework supports intersectoral collaboration by guiding and stimulating the development, implementation and evaluation of health promotion activities for healthy ageing. It is based on the principles of health promotion and on the theory of salutogenesis and built upon three interrelated central concepts: (1) sense of coherence, (2) resources for health, and (3) health. The framework visualises the interrelationships of the three concepts within health promotion and salutogenesis. This visualisation makes explicit the value and the contribution with respect to content of intersectoral collaboration and the participation of older people in health promotion. The relationships between the concepts of the framework also indicate the need to undertake different types of research and gather different kinds of data to develop, implement and evaluate healthy ageing strategies.
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- Jeanette Lezwijn
- GGD Gelre-IJssel (Community Health Service), AGORA Academic Collaborative Centre, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands.
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