Exploring constructs of well-being, happiness and quality of life

Medvedev, Oleg N.; Landhuis, C. Erik

doi:10.7717/peerj.4903

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“…Following the approach used by previous Rasch analysis research, sources of multi-dimensionality were explored through principal components analysis [56]. This revealed a two-factor solution with four items (MH3,7,18,20) heavily cross-loading on a second factor.…”

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Development of a mental health recovery module for the WHOQOL

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Purpose The WHOQOL tools are widely used, multi-faceted, patient-rated, quality of life (QoL) measures, developed by the World Health Organisation. The WHOQOL questionnaires are used to assess generic quality of life issues affected by all health problems. This study developed a module to use with the WHOQOL tools to improve their sensitivity to HRQoL issues relevant to mental health recovery.Methods Using a sequential mixed-methods approach, two research stages occurred. A qualitative stage invited 88 participants with experience of mental health recovery into focus groups and importance rating activities to identify candidate items for the new module. Following this, a quantitative stage involved 667 participants with, and without, mental health/addiction issues completing online or paper-based questionnaires to analyse which candidate items differentiated between those with and without mental health/addiction issues. Classical test theory and iterative Partial Credit Rasch Analysis were used to identify the most suitable candidate items for a reliable and valid mental health recovery module to be used with the WHOQOL tools.

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“…The following search terms were used: heritable thoracic aortic aneurysm dissection OR familiar thoracic aortic aneurysm dissection OR thoracic aortic aneurysm dissection OR genetic aortic disease OR MFS OR LDS OR vEDS OR EDS Or Rienhoff OR arterial tortuosity OR dissection OR aneurysm OR osteoarthritis syndrome OR HTAAD OR FTAAD OR TAAD OR the terms all 30 genes associated with HTAAD (14 982 hits). Another search was carried out in the same databases with the terms and operators related to Quality of life (QoL) with the following terms and operators: Health‐related quality of life OR Quality of life OR HRQoL OR QoL OR SF‐36 OR life satisfaction OR psychosocial OR psychological OR psychiatric OR social‐emotional functioning OR emotional‐well‐being OR satisfaction with life OR life satisfaction OR well‐being OR life happiness OR mental health (a total of 903 708 hits). Search 1 combined (AND) with search 2 resulted in 225 hits (after deleting duplicates and foreign language articles [ex.…”

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“…14,15 Although health providers strive to promote patients wellbeing, a problem is that the term QoL refers to a variety of related conceptually distinct decisions/understandings. 16 Authors often do not explicitly define QoL, but rather imply its meaning by the constructs measured. 14 Other similar terms used in the literature of QoL are "satisfaction with life," "well-being," "life-satisfaction," "healthrelated quality of life" (HRQoL) and "life-happiness."…”

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“…In recent years, QoL has increasingly been studied in genetic conditions and recognized as an important element of clinical decision making . Although health providers strive to promote patients well‐being, a problem is that the term QoL refers to a variety of related conceptually distinct decisions/understandings . Authors often do not explicitly define QoL, but rather imply its meaning by the constructs measured .…”

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Systematic review of quality of life in persons with hereditary thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection diagnoses

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The purpose of this study was to explore the literature on quality of life (QoL) in patients with hereditary thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (HTAAD); including Marfan syndrome (MFS), Loeys‐Dietz syndrome (LDS), vascular Ehlers‐Danlos syndrome (vEDS) and other HTAAD diagnoses, critically appraising and synthesizing the relevant literature. A systematic review was performed by searching the published literature using available medical, physical, psychological, social databases and other sources. Studies addressing QoL in persons with an HTAAD diagnosis, published in peer‐reviewed journals were assessed. Of 227 search results, 20 articles satisfied the eligibility criteria. No studies of QoL in LDS, vEDS, or other HTAAD were found, only on MFS. Most studies had been published in the last 3 years. All were cross‐sectional quantitative studies besides one pilot intervention study. Most studies were of small sample size, had low response rate or participants without verified diagnosis. Despite these limitations, most studies indicate that having an HTAAD diagnosis as MFS may negatively impact QoL, but few studies found any associations between the biomedical symptoms and decreased QoL. More research is needed on QoL in samples with verified HTAAD diagnosis to develop evidence‐based knowledge and appropriate guidelines for these diagnoses.

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“…5 Life satisfaction refers to subjective feelings of happiness and contentment regarding life and is therefore considered an important outcome of QoL. 6 Depression and anxiety are common in late life and are associated with considerable morbidity and decreased life satisfaction in older people. 7,8 There are currently mixed findings in relation to prevalence of depression in older people living in sheltered housing.…”

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Emotional distress mediates the relationship between cognitive failures, dysfunctional coping, and life satisfaction in older people living in sheltered housing: A structural equation modelling approach

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Objectives Little is known about the relationship between cognitive failures, emotional distress, and life satisfaction in late life. Experiencing cognitive failures is a known risk for declining life satisfaction in older people, although the mechanisms that may explain cognitive failures remain unclear. This study investigated the associations between psychosocial factors, cognitive failures, and coping strategies and their influence on life satisfaction in older people living in sheltered housing. Methods A total of 204 older people living in sheltered housing in London were recruited (mean age = 75.08 years). We used structural equation modelling path analysis to test several hypotheses based on theories of emotional distress (anxiety and depression) and cognitive failures and their influence on life satisfaction. Results Self‐reported depressive symptoms (29.5%), anxiety symptoms (33%), and cognitive failures (41%) were common. The final model had a good fit (X2 = 2.67; DF = 2; P = 0.26; NFI = 0.99, CFI = 0.99; RMSEA = 0.04); analyses showed that both cognitive failures and dysfunctional coping were significantly associated and exerted a moderate effect on emotional distress. Cognitive failures and dysfunctional coping had an indirect effect on life satisfaction through emotional distress which directly decreased levels of life satisfaction (β = −0.70, P ≤ 0.001). Conclusions This study found that experiencing emotional distress helped to explain the association and negative effects of cognitive failures and dysfunctional coping on life satisfaction in older people living in sheltered housing. These findings contribute to our understanding of the key mechanisms of experiencing cognitive failures in late life and can help guide future interventions of well‐being in later life.

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Exploring constructs of well-being, happiness and quality of life

Cited by 215 publications

References 64 publications

Development of a mental health recovery module for the WHOQOL

Development of a mental health recovery module for the WHOQOL

Systematic review of quality of life in persons with hereditary thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection diagnoses

Emotional distress mediates the relationship between cognitive failures, dysfunctional coping, and life satisfaction in older people living in sheltered housing: A structural equation modelling approach

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