Coping strategies in Spanish older adults: a MIMIC model of socio-demographic characteristics and activity level

Rubio, Laura; Dumitrache, Cristina; González, Alfonso Javier García; Pozo, Eulogio Cordón

doi:10.1080/13607863.2016.1247416

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“…Understanding the nature and causes of feelings and being competent in emotional regulation skills reduces the likelihood of collapse under pressure. Furthermore, EI facilitates the use of proactive measures to restore emotional balance (Fernández-Berrocal and Extremera, 2006), and it is a positive predictor of feelings associated with well-being (Sánchez-Álvarez et al, 2016;Zeidner et al, 2016) and a negative predictor of phenomena associated with mood disorders (Rubio et al, 2018).…”

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Emotional intelligence intervention in older adults to improve adaptation and reduce negative mood

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Meléndez

2020

Int. Psychogeriatr.

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Objectives: Emotional intelligence (EI) is a strong predictor of negative mood. Applying emotional skills correctly can help to increase positive emotional states and reduce negative ones. This study aims to implement EI intervention designed to improve clarity, repair EI dimensions and coping strategies, and reduce negative mood in older adults. Design: Participants were randomly assigned to the treatment or control group. Setting: Participants were evaluated individually before and after the intervention. Participants: Participants included 111 healthy older adults; 51 in the treatment group and 60 in the control group. Intervention: An EI program was implemented. The program was administered over 10 sessions lasting 90 min each. Measurements: EI dimension (attention, clarity, and repair), coping strategies, hopelessness, and mood were assessed. Results: Analysis of variance for repeated measures was applied. In the treatment group, scores on clarity and emotional repair increased and attention to emotions decreased; problem-focused coping (problem-solving, positive reappraisal, and seeking social support) showed significant increases, whereas emotion-focused coping (negative self-focused and overt emotional expression) obtained significant decreases; scores on negative mood measures declined significantly. Conclusions: An intervention based on EI is effective in older adults. After the EI intervention, the participants showed significant increases in their levels of clarity and emotional repair and intermediate levels of attention. In addition, the intervention was found to influence adaptation results, increasing the use of adaptive coping strategies and decreasing the use of maladaptive strategies, as well as reducing hopelessness and depressive symptoms.

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Emotional intelligence intervention in older adults to improve adaptation and reduce negative mood

Delhom

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Meléndez

2020

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“…Anxiety is a complex feeling of worry about future events associated with uncertainty and a lack of managing a situation [36]. Several studies have found an association between anxiety symptoms and bodily pain [6,22,37,38]. In addition, anxiety and bodily pain are strongly prevalent problems, which affect the HRQoL of the older population [36], specifically in regard to mobility problems and physical health [4,37].…”

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“…First, PA is associated with a higher level of social relations with other people, and the effects on health are obvious because anxiety is combated with social support and social events decrease the risk of experiencing chronic bodily pain (21). Secondly, previous studies have indicated that being physically active together, with healthy notions learned by older people, is associated with active coping strategies and, therefore, the reduction of bodily pain perception is evident [6,31,54]. Finally, PA and health education through specific social programs produce positive behavioral changes in psychological variables and HRQoL, such as bodily pain and physical components [55].…”

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“…Nowadays, more than two-thirds of people who need medical care have two or more chronic conditions and over 15% present more than six chronic conditions [1]. The group of older people is the most vulnerable because of their health care needs [2] and chronic conditions' effects are usually related to poor perceived health-related quality of life (HRQoL) [3][4][5], feelings of bodily pain feelings [4,6], and higher anxiety disorders [7]. 50% of the older population [9], and it is associated with a multitude of illnesses.…”

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“…The consequences of chronic pain within this sample population are significant to their health and the use of passive strategies to cope with chronic pain is more common in this population than others [24]. However, members of the older population who are more active in their daily lives show a higher level of active pain coping strategies [6].…”

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Anxiety and Bodily Pain in Older Women Participants in a Physical Education Program. A Multiple Moderated Mediation Analysis

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(1) Background: Bodily pain is normally associated with the consequences of ageing, whereas anxiety shows a high prevalence in elderly people, decreasing the health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Pain coping strategies are used to reduce the consequences of pain, specifically in older people. This study analyzed if the passive and active pain coping strategies were significant moderators in the link between anxiety and bodily pain with a physical component as a mediator. (2) Methods: This cross-sectional study consisted of older women between 60 and 90 years old from small villages with under 5000 inhabitants, of whom 53.8% of the total were participants of a physical education program. Participants of the present study completed all sociodemographic (living alone/accompanied, marital and educational status, number of illnesses, and level of physical activity (PA)) and clinical (anxiety, HRQoL, and pain coping strategies) questionnaires. Anxiety was assessed by the Hospitality Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD), passive and active strategies by the Vanderbilt Pain Management Inventory (VPMI), and bodily pain and the physical component by the SF-36 questionnaire. (3) Results: The physical component positively predicted bodily pain (p < 0.001) and passive strategies significantly moderated the effect of anxiety on the physical component (p = 0.034). (4) Conclusions: These outcomes help to understand the link between anxiety and bodily pain in older women and the moderation of pain coping strategies in this relationship. In addition, the physical component should be considered when physical education programs aimed at the reduction of bodily pain through the management of anxiety are designed.

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Las estrategias de afrontamiento: relación con la integridad y la desesperación en adultos mayores

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Coping strategies in Spanish older adults: a MIMIC model of socio-demographic characteristics and activity level

Cited by 8 publications

References 21 publications

Emotional intelligence intervention in older adults to improve adaptation and reduce negative mood

Emotional intelligence intervention in older adults to improve adaptation and reduce negative mood

Anxiety and Bodily Pain in Older Women Participants in a Physical Education Program. A Multiple Moderated Mediation Analysis

Las estrategias de afrontamiento: relación con la integridad y la desesperación en adultos mayores

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