Functional Disability and Neuroticism as Predictors of Late-Life Depression

Oldehinkel, Albertine J.; Bouhuys, Antoinette L.; Brilman, Els I.; Ormel, Johan

doi:10.1097/00019442-200108000-00007

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“…Individuals with higher levels of neuroticism, more received support, and less satisfaction with support reported more disability. Greater vulnerability to disability among individuals with high neuroticism has been found in other studies (Oldehinkel et al 2001) as well as in our previous article from the same project . The positive association between received social support and disability may indicate a greater need for support among older individuals with disability.…”

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The Role of Vision and Hearing in Physical, Social, and Emotional Functioning Among Older Adults

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The present study examined the comparative roles of vision and hearing in different aspects of older individuals' lives. The significance of vision and hearing on physical, social, and emotional functioning (disability, social activity, and depressive symptoms) was assessed along with the role of personality traits and social resources, using a stratified sample of 425 community-dwelling older individuals (M age = 72.2). Vision was a significant factor for disability, while hearing was significantly associated with social activity, implying the unique contribution of vision and hearing. The association between sensory performance and depressive symptoms became nonsignificant in multivariate analysis. After adjusting for vision and hearing, psychosocial factors increased the amount of explained variance in physical, social, and emotional outcomes. The findings demonstrate the important roles of personality and social resources along with vision and hearing and suggest a need to consider them when planning interventions.Sensory decline represents one of the most common problems faced in later life. A substantial portion of the older population suffers from

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Section: Significant Factors For Physical Functioningsupporting

confidence: 84%

The Role of Vision and Hearing in Physical, Social, and Emotional Functioning Among Older Adults

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“…It has been proved that especially high neuroticism is associated with changes in mental health [58]. The reasons for this relationship have not been fully understood so far [59].…”

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Effects of Socio-Demographic, Personality and Medical Factors on Quality of Life of Postmenopausal Women

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Jurczak

et al. 2014

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Numerous studies show that changes occurring in a woman’s organism during menopause may lower her quality of life. This study involved 630 healthy postmenopausal women from Poland. Its purpose was to assess their quality of life in relation to socio-demographic variables, medical data and personality profiles. The authors used the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) to assess quality of life, the NEO-Five Factor Inventory to measure personality traits, and the Blatt-Kupperman Menopausal Index to estimate severity of climacteric symptoms. The study demonstrated significant relationships between quality of life and variables such as: age, education, employment status, and the use of menopausal hormone therapy. An analysis of personality traits revealed correlations between the openness to experience scores and the quality of life within physical functioning, vitality, and mental health. Neuroticism, agreeableness and extroversion significantly correlated with all quality of life domains. Conclusions: (1) Age, education and employment status have significant effects on the selected quality of life domains after menopause. (2) Quality of life within the general health domain was assessed lower by MHT-users (Menopausal hormone theraphy (MHT)). (3) Health-related quality of life is also influenced by personality traits, which are relatively stable throughout life.

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“…N shares a common vulnerability with Axis I Mood and Anxiety disorders (Duberstein et al, 2001;Fanous et al, 2002;Kendler et al, 2002;Mulder, 2002;Petersen et al, 2001;Oldehinkel et al, 2001; Van et al, 2001). Consequently, a self-medication hypothesis may be a possible explanation for the relationship between N and sedatives.…”

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confidence: 99%