Population-based norms of the Life Orientation Test–Revised (LOT-R)

Schou-Bredal, Inger; Heir, Trond; Skogstad, Laila; Bonsaksen, Tore; Lerdal, Anners; Grimholt, Tine K.; Ekeberg, Øivind

doi:10.1016/j.ijchp.2017.07.005

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“…The sample size was considered appropriate for the performed analyses, whereas the response rate (32 %) was rather low. It was, however, similar to the response rate obtained in a previous member survey (Hagby et al, 2014;Horghagen et al, 2015), and it is the response rate that is generally hoped for in large population surveys (Schou-Bredal et al, 2017).…”

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Involvement in Research and Development Projects Among Community-working Occupational Therapists in Norway

Bonsaksen

Dolva

Hagby

et al. 2018

Occupational Therapy In Health Care

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A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted (n = 561). Almost half of the participants took part in research and development projects. Being involved in research and development was associated with lower age, having further education, and higher levels of work experience. The current and prioritized research topics were reablement and assistive technology. The study implies that community-working occupational therapists are largely involved in research and development, or eager to become involved.

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confidence: 83%

Involvement in Research and Development Projects Among Community-working Occupational Therapists in Norway

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Dolva

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et al. 2018

Occupational Therapy In Health Care

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“…The review found that a cutoff of greater than or equal to 8 has a sensitivity and specificity of about .8, as measured by Cronbach's alpha . The HADS has been translated into Norwegian according to currently valid principles and has been used in a Norwegian population …”

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Pessimism predicts anxiety and depression in breast cancer survivors: A 5‐year follow‐up study

Faye-Schjøll

Schou-Bredal

2019

Psycho-Oncology

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Objective We investigated the prevalence of anxiety and depression at diagnosis and at 1, 3, and 5 years after breast cancer diagnosis. We hypothesized that a low level of optimism (pessimism) at diagnosis could predict change in anxiety and depression 5 years later. Methods Three hundred sixty‐seven women with operable breast cancer were included, and data were collected at all five‐time points for 293 of these. Anxiety and depression were measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Dispositional optimism/pessimism was measured using the Life Orientation Test–Revised (LOT–R). Frequency analysis was used to determine the prevalence of anxiety and depression. Logistic regression was used to examine dispositional optimism/pessimism as a predictor of change in anxiety and depression 5 years after diagnosis. Results The prevalence rates of anxiety and depression 5 years after diagnosis were 26.3% and 9.6%, respectively. Predictors of change in anxiety 5 years after diagnosis were pessimism (odds ratio [OR] = 0.82; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.76‐0.89, P < .001); younger age (OR = 0.96; 95% CI: 0.93‐0.99, P = .005); and anxiety at diagnosis (OR = 2.41; 95% CI: 1.33‐4.37, P = .004). Predictors of change in depression 5 years after diagnosis were pessimism (OR = 0.84; 95% CI: 0.77‐0.94, P < .001) and comorbidity (OR = 1.51, 95% CI: 1.10‐2.06, P = 0.01). Conclusion Anxiety and depression did not decrease after the first postoperative year. Pessimism was a predictor of change in both anxiety and depression 5 years after breast cancer diagnosis.

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“…The collected data reflect a wide variety of health conditions in the general population and provide national norm scores from several questionnaires used for assessing symptoms, attitudes and behaviors. For a detailed description of the survey methodology, see Schou-Bredal et al (2017).…”

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“…However, lower response rates do not necessarily produce more nonresponse errors (Holbrook et al, 2008). We consider our sample to be representative of the general Norwegian population (Schou-Bredal et al, 2017).…”

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Optimists report fewer physical and mental health conditions than pessimists in the general Norwegian population

Bredal¹,

Bonsaksen²,

Heir³

et al. 2019

Health Psychology Report

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health psychology report • volume 7(1), 9 original article background Several studies have found that optimism is associated with better health. However, all those studies have investigated the subject in a specific context: gender, age group, diagnosis, situation, or population segment. Given the association found between optimism and physical health, mental health and well-being in previous studies, one would expect optimistic individuals in the general population to report fewer physical and mental health conditions during their lifetimes than pessimists. The aim of the present study was to test this hypothesis. participants and procedure A random sample of 1792 people participated in a survey on a broad variety of mental and physical health conditions. In addition they filled out the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R). Optimism was defined as a score of ≥ 17 on the LOT-R. results Optimists reported a lower prevalence of a wide range of mental and physical health conditions compared with pessimists. The associations between optimism and better health conditions persisted for the majority of health conditions investigated, even after adjustment for age, gender and education. Overall, pessimists had a greater estimated risk of disease in general. In addition 11.30% of the pessimists reported having had five or more different diseases during their lifetimes, compared with 3.90% of the optimists. conclusions Our results add to growing evidence that optimism plays an important role in health and support the view that fostering optimism is an appropriate strategy for promoting health.

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Population-based norms of the Life Orientation Test–Revised (LOT-R)

Cited by 73 publications

References 41 publications

Involvement in Research and Development Projects Among Community-working Occupational Therapists in Norway

Involvement in Research and Development Projects Among Community-working Occupational Therapists in Norway

Pessimism predicts anxiety and depression in breast cancer survivors: A 5‐year follow‐up study

Optimists report fewer physical and mental health conditions than pessimists in the general Norwegian population

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