Onset of Frailty in Older Adults and the Protective Role of Positive Affect.

Ostir, Glenn V.; Ottenbacher, Kenneth J.; Markides, Kyriakos S.

doi:10.1037/0882-7974.19.3.402

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“…Low positive affect is particularly problematic for individuals of this age group. Deficits in this state have been shown to be associated with poorer cognitive functioning (Hill et al, 2005) and poorer health outcomes (Ostir et al, 2004). The other significant difference between centres concerned higher negative affect among the participants in the other older sample at Grenoble.…”

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Positive and negative mood in the elderly: the ZENITH study

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Objective: To assess the quality of positive and negative affect (mood) in an ageing European sample. Background: Mood quality has important implications for both physical and mental wellbeing. Poor quality moods are associated with deficits in the diverse areas of cognitive function, health, and social relationships. The ageing process presents a number of potential challenges to successful mood regulation that could have wider implications. Design and participants: The current study examines the quality of positive and negative affect in 387 healthy participants from three European countries. Moods were measured four times a day for 4-7 d with the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) mood scales. Measures of zinc (Zn) status were taken also. Setting: Two centres concentrated on 55-70 yr olds (Coleraine, N.Ireland, n ¼ 93 and Clermont-Ferrand, France, n ¼ 95), and two centres concentrated on 70-87 yr olds (Rome, Italy, n ¼ 108, and Grenoble, France, n ¼ 91). Results: Positive affect scores for the centre in Rome were significantly (Po0.01) lower than for the other three centres, and the Grenoble centre had significantly (Po0.05) higher scores on negative affect than the other three centres. Mood was not related to measures of zinc status (all Ps40.05). Conclusions: The two centres with the oldest participants showed deficits in mood quality that may have implications for broader well-being.

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“…The benefits of increased levels of positive affect were also shown among elderly Mexican-Americans. Ostir et al (2004) reported higher levels of positive affect were associated with lower risk of physical decline across a 7-year period. Such findings are consistent with those for younger samples (Pettit et al, 2001).…”

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Positive and negative mood in the elderly: the ZENITH study

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“…A causa disso pode estar ligada às alterações neuromusculares como a sarcopenia com mudanças na qualidade de fibras musculares e nervosas, e diminuição do controle central das habilidades visuais, vestibulares e proprioceptivas prejudicando, por exemplo, o equilíbrio 26,27 . Em relação à perda de peso não-intencional, apenas 6,3% da amostra obteve esse critério.…”

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Avaliação do nível de fragilidade em idosos participantes de um grupo de convivência

Carmo¹,

Drummond²,

Arantes³

2011

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A Síndrome da Fragilidade é uma condição frequente em idosos e pode ser precursora de incapacidade e quedas. Os objetivos deste estudo foram avaliar o nível de fragilidade em idosos de um Grupo de Convivência (GC) e a relação entre fragilidade, incapacidade e quedas. Participaram do estudo 64 idosos, avaliados de acordo com o Fenótipo de Fragilidade, que é composto pelos indicadores: perda de peso não intencional, auto-relato de fadiga, diminuição da força de preensão, baixo nível de atividade física e redução da velocidade da marcha. Foi considerado frágil o idoso que apresentasse três ou mais critérios, pré-frágil quem apresentasse um ou dois e não-frágil nenhum. Foram utilizadas a escala de Atividades Instrumentais de Vida Diária (AIVD), a escala de Atividades Básicas de Vida Diária (ABVD) e questões sobre história de quedas e medo de cair. O teste Mann-Whitney U e o coeficiente de Spearman foram utilizados (a=0,05). Em relação ao nível de fragilidade, foram encontrados 21 idosos não-frágeis, 42 pré-frágeis e um frágil. Os idosos pré-frágeis apresentaram maior necessidade de assistência em ABVD (p=0,046) e AIVD (p=0,011), maior ocorrência de quedas (p=0,004) e medo de cair (p=0,007) que os não-frágeis. Foram encontradas associações significativas e fracas entre estas variáveis e o nível de fragilidade. Os resultados demonstram a importância de intervenções preventivas em idosos pré-frágeis e sugere que fragilidade e incapacidade são entidades distintas em idosos deste GC.

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“…Just as depression has been associated with negative health outcomes, positive emotions are associated with favourable health outcomes in several disease types (Keyes, 2004;Maruta, Colligan, Malinchoc, & Offord, 2000;Ostir, Markides, Black, & Goodwin, 2000;Ostir et al, 2001a;Ostir et al, 2002;Ostir, Ottenbacher, & Markides, 2004). The prevalence of cardiovascular disease was lowest among those who were mentally healthy (defined as flourishing), but highest among those who were depressed and languishing (devoid of well-being but not depressed), in a study of over 3000 adults (Keyes, 2004).…”

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confidence: 99%