Purpose in life over a five-year period: a longitudinal study in a very old population

Hedberg, Pia; Brulin, Christine; Aléx, Lena; Gustafson, Yngve

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“…Meaning is of particular importance to well‐being in the lives of many older adults (Knestrick & Lohri‐Posey , Wallace & O'Shea , Hedberg et al . ). Positive associations between meaning and physical/psychological health, mortality and well‐being have been described (Krause , , Nygren et al .…”

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“…, Hedberg et al . , ) and at the end of life (Touhy et al . , Van Nordennen & Ter Meulen , Hermann , Mount et al .…”

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“…The experience of meaning is fundamental to humans (Wong & Fry 1998, King et al 2006, Nassif et al 2010 and has become one of the core facets of the Positive Psychology movement (Nassif et al 2010) as well as in the health promotion field. Meaning is of particular importance to well-being in the lives of many older adults (Knestrick & Lohri-Posey 2005, Wallace & O'Shea 2007, Hedberg et al 2011. Positive associations between meaning and physical/ psychological health, mortality and well-being have been described (Krause 2004, Nygren et al 2005, Hjaltad ottir & G ustafsd ottir 2007, Drageset et al 2009, Fag-erstr€ om 2010 as well as negative associations between meaning and depression and anxiety (P€ ohlmann et al 2006, Melton & Schulenberg 2007, Nassif et al 2010.…”

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The relationship between nurse–patient interaction and meaning‐in‐life in cognitively intact nursing home patients

Haugan¹

2013

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Nurse-patient interaction significantly relates to meaning and purpose-in-life among cognitively intact nursing home patients and might be an important resource in relation to the patient's mental health and global well-being. High-quality nurse-patient interaction and in-house activities aiming to increase patients' meaning might increase psychological and physical health, well-being and psycho-spiritual functioning in this vulnerable population.

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“…, Hedberg et al . , ) and at the end of life (Touhy et al . , Van Nordennen & Ter Meulen , Hermann , Mount et al .…”

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“…They also experiencing institutionalised syndrome as a result of erosion in personal autonomy, lack of internal locus of control, loss of personal space, loss of meaning and sense of belonging in life (Choi, et al, 2008;Custers, et.al., 2012). Subsequently, there are many older residents who feel powerless, depressed, low selfefficacy, low self-esteem and decreased general well-being (Choi, et al, 2008;Boyce, et al, 2012), which subsequently affected their QoL (Hedberg, et al, 2010).…”

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An Activity Program for Older People

Dahlan

Ibrahim²

2017

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Older people in an institution live in a sedentary lifestyle. They lose their autonomy, seldom engage in activities and did not have a meaningful social relationship. These issues lead to decreased in quality of life (QoL). The aim of this randomised trial is to determine the effectiveness of a lifestyle redesign programme, i.e. the Lively Later Life Programme (3LP) on QoL. Eighty-two older people who fit the inclusion criteria were randomly assigned to the 3LP group and the control group. At the end of six months, there is a significant change in physical, psychological and social domains of QoL.

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“…We also hypothesized that existential factors (e.g. lack of meaningfulness in life) would be associated with SSD in very old persons, because such aspects have previously been reported to be associated with syndromal depression (Hedberg et al, 2011).…”

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Markers of subsyndromal depression in very old persons

Ludvigsson

Marcusson

Wressle

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Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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Objective To investigate factors associated with subsyndromal depression (SSD) in very old persons, and to develop a model for prediction of SSD among very old persons. Methods A cross‐sectional, population‐based study was undertaken on 85‐year‐old persons in Sweden. Data were collected from a postal questionnaire, assessments in the participants' homes and at reception visits. Depressiveness was screened with GDS‐15 (Geriatric Depression Scale), and the results were classified into three outcome categories: non‐depression (ND), SSD and syndromal depression. Data were analysed with binary logistic, ordinal logistic and linear regression. Results With univariate logistic regression 20 factors associated with SSD were identified in very old persons, and the four hypothesized domains—sociodemographic factors, declining physical functioning, neuropsychiatric factors and existential factors—significantly related to SSD. The multivariate logistic model included seven independent factors that increase the likelihood of SSD instead of ND (lower self‐perceived health, life not meaningful, problems with self‐care, use of tranquilizing medication, no contact with neighbours, history of affective disorder and history of stroke). The ordinal logistic and the linear regression models resulted in seven partly different factors for predicting SSD and depressiveness, in the very old. Conclusions The identified markers may help clinicians with the detection, prevention and treatment of SSD in very old persons. The findings indicate the importance of a comprehensive functional approach to diagnosing and treating depressiveness in this population, and the findings might be interpreted as offering support for the coexistence of a dimensional and a categorical view on depressive disorders. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Purpose in life over a five-year period: a longitudinal study in a very old population

Abstract: A strong purpose in life does not seem to prevent very old people from developing depression, and being depressed at baseline and living with depression over five years is associated with a loss of purpose in life.

Cited by 40 publications

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The relationship between nurse–patient interaction and meaning‐in‐life in cognitively intact nursing home patients

The relationship between nurse–patient interaction and meaning‐in‐life in cognitively intact nursing home patients

An Activity Program for Older People

Markers of subsyndromal depression in very old persons

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