Meaning in life matters for older adults with Alzheimer's disease in residential care: associations with life satisfaction and depressive symptoms.
Int Psychogeriatr
; 31(5): 607-615, 2019 05.
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| ID: mdl-30722804
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACTObjectives:
To examine whether previously established associations between experiences of meaning in life on the one hand and life satisfaction and depressive symptoms on the other hand are transferable to a population of older residential care residents with Alzheimer's disease (AD).DESIGN:
Cross-sectional study using questionnaires administered in a structured interview format.SETTING:
Nine residential care settings in Flanders, Belgium.PARTICIPANTS:
Convenience sample of 138 older adults (+65) living in residential care with a diagnosis of AD. MEASUREMENTS Meaning in life was measured using the Presence of Meaning (PoM) subscale of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire-Short Form, life satisfaction was measured using the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), depressive symptoms were measured using a five-item short form of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), and general cognitive status was measured using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).RESULTS:
Controlling for demographic variables (age, sex, and marital status) and cognitive status, meaning in life scores were positively predictive of life satisfaction scores and negatively predictive of depressive symptoms. Post-hoc analyses suggested a possible interaction between meaning in life and cognitive status in predicting both outcomes of psychological functioning (GDS and SWLS).CONCLUSION:
The presence of meaning in life is related to important well-being outcomes for older adults with AD living in residential care. More awareness for the importance of existential themes and interventions fostering meaning might be warranted for this population.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Satisfação Pessoal
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Qualidade de Vida
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Autoimagem
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Depressão
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Doença de Alzheimer
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article