Relationship of quality of life to dispositional optimism, health locus of control and self-efficacy in older subjects living in different environments

Kostka, Tomasz; Jachimowicz, Violetta

doi:10.1007/s11136-010-9601-0

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“…7 Furthermore, an individual's perception and establishment of goals and expectations are undoubtedly influenced by personal characteristics such as optimism, psychic stability, and confidence. 36 Not only were mental and personality functions identified as powerful determinants of HRQoL already in previous studies, [37][38][39] but the relationship between HRQoL and gait as well as activities of daily living (ADL), including housework, were also identified as determinants. 40,41 This association was in the chronic phase after stroke.…”

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Factors Associated With Health-Related Quality of Life After Stroke

Algurén

Fridlund

Cieza

et al. 2011

Neurorehabil Neural Repair

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Background. In line with patient-centered health care, it is necessary to understand patients’ perceptions of health. How stroke survivors perceive their health at different time points after stroke and which factors are associated with these feelings provide important information about relevant rehabilitation targets. Objective. This study aimed to identify the independent factors of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) from a biopsychosocial perspective using the methods of multivariate regression at 3 different time points poststroke. Methods. Included in the study were 99 patients from stroke units with diagnosed first-ever stroke. At admission and at 6 weeks, 3 months, and 1 year poststroke, HRQoL was assessed using the EuroQoL-5D Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-5D VAS). Consequences in Body Functions and Activities and Participation, and Environmental Factors were documented using 155 categories of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Core Set for Stroke. Results. For a period of 1 year, problems with recreation and leisure, personality functions, energy and drive functions, and gait pattern functions were repeatedly associated with worse HRQoL. Whereas Body Functions and Activities and Participation explained more than three-fourths of the variances of HRQoL at 6 weeks and 3 months (R2 = 0.80-0.93), the variation at 1 year was best explained by either Body Functions or Environmental Factors (R2 = 0.51). Conclusions. The results indicate the importance of Body Functions and Activities and Participation (mainly personality functions and recreation and leisure) on HRQoL within 3 months poststroke, but increased impact of Environmental Factors on HRQoL at 1 year.

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confidence: 96%

Factors Associated With Health-Related Quality of Life After Stroke

Algurén

Fridlund

Cieza

et al. 2011

Neurorehabil Neural Repair

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“…The well-known relationships between optimism and other healthy characteristics such as higher quality of life (Kostka & Jachimowicz, 2010), well-being (He et al, 2013), life satisfaction (Extremera et al, 2009;Jiang et al, 2014), emotional intelligence (Extremera et al, 2009), less drug consumption (Hamvai & Piko, 2010) and psychological problems (Sánchez-Hernández et al, 2010), combined with the new association with circadian typology, underline the morning-type as a healthier typology which could be considered as a protective factor for the development of psychological problems. By contrast, the evening-type could be considered as a risk factor, especially for the development of mood and substance use disorders.…”

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“…Studies examining the relationship between optimism and sex have found marginal or absent differences (Herzberg et al, 2006;Zenger et al, 2013). To date is well established that optimism is strongly related to quality of life (Kostka & Jachimowicz, 2010), well-being (He et al, 2013), life satisfaction (Extremera et al, 2009;Jiang et al, 2014), coping strategies (Nes & Segerstrom, 2006), emotional intelligence (Extremera et al, 2009), substance use (Hamvai & Piko, 2010) and to several psychological problems (Sánchez-Hernández et al, 2010).…”

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Circadian typology is related to resilience and optimism in healthy adults

Antúnez

Navarro

Adán

2015

Chronobiology International

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The relationships between circadian typology and several aspects related to mental health, such as satisfaction with life, emotional intelligence, perceived well-being and psychopathological symptomatology have been documented. However, their relationships with two psychological strengths such as resilience and optimism have not been examined yet. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to explore whether circadian typology is related to both measures, taking into consideration the possible influence of sex. A sample of 1922 participants (978 men), aged between 18 and 60 yrs (30.08 ± 10.53) completed the reduced Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (rMEQ), the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (10-item CD-RISC) and the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R). Circadian typology was associated with different values in resilience (F(2,1915) = 45.89; p < 0.001; [Formula: see text]( )= 0.046) and optimism (F(2,1915) = 37.74; p < 0.001; [Formula: see text]( )= 0.038), independently of the sex. Morning-type subjects showed the highest resilience and optimism scores while the lowest scores were shown by evening-type, exhibiting the neither-type subjects intermediate scores (p < 0.007, in all cases). These results suggest that evening-type subjects could display less capacity to face adversity and adapt positively, as well as less expectance of the occurrence of positive events compared to neither and morning-type individuals. In addition, these results provide new evidence that might improve our understanding about the relationships between circadian typology and psychological traits and disorders. Although future studies with longitudinal designs are needed, the obtained results emphasize that the evening-type could be a risk factor for the development of psychological problems and mental disorders, whereas the morning-type could be considered as a protective factor.

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“…the "self") factors influence health [17]. HLC has been associated with quality of life, subjective sense of well-being, psychological well-being and health-related behaviors such as diet and smoking [18-23]. As such, HLC seems to be a key element of general health and well-being that deserves to be investigated in different population settings.…”

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Gender differences in Greek centenarians. A cross-sectional nation-wide study, examining multiple socio-demographic and personality factors and health locus of control

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BackgroundCentenarians are exceptional ageing paradigms, offering valuable information on achieving longevity. Although, there are several studies examining different biomedical factors as determinants of longevity in centenarians, little is known about gender differences with respect to personality traits and health locus of control.MethodsNation -wide study carried out in Greece, between 2007 and 2010. Our final sample of analysis consisted of 400 centenarians who reported on sociodemographic, disease-related and personality factors and health locus of control (HLC). Gender differences were investigated by simple nonparametric comparisons. Bivariate correlations between personality factors and internal and external HLC were obtained.ResultsWomen centenarians outnumbered men by a ratio of 1.68 to 1. Significant gender sociodemographic differences were noted, with men reporting less often widowhood, more often centenarian 1st degree relatives and smoking. Higher BMI score was measured in males than females. Concerning personality variables, females were more reward-dependent and adaptable than men, while men were more optimistic than women. No differences were found on health locus of control profile between the genders. Positive correlations between self-directness and spirituality with internal locus of control in men and negative correlations between optimism and external locus of control in women emerged as the main gender disparities in the correlation analyses. Self-directness in men and optimism in women were consistently correlated with the two HLC subscales.ConclusionsGender differences should be incorporated in future basic research and epidemiological studies of longevity. Informed policies on ageing and wellbeing programs should also take into account gender issues to increase efficacy by targeting health locus of control.

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Relationship of quality of life to dispositional optimism, health locus of control and self-efficacy in older subjects living in different environments

Abstract: Data of this cross-sectional study suggests that the veteran home elderly, as a group 'in transition' between community and institution, should be the first target of psychological preventive and health-promoting measures aimed at improving QOL in older population.

Cited by 92 publications

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Factors Associated With Health-Related Quality of Life After Stroke

Factors Associated With Health-Related Quality of Life After Stroke

Circadian typology is related to resilience and optimism in healthy adults

Gender differences in Greek centenarians. A cross-sectional nation-wide study, examining multiple socio-demographic and personality factors and health locus of control

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