The Impact of Resilience among Older Adults

MacLeod, Stephanie; Hawkins, Kevin; Alsgaard, Kathleen; Wicker, Ellen

doi:10.1016/j.jagp.2016.02.029

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“…The impacts of psychological resilience on older adults' lives have been increasingly studied in recent years (Lamond et al, ; MacLeod, Musich, Hawkins, Alsgaard, & Wicker, ; Netuveli, Wiggins, Montgomery, Hildon, & Blane, ; Polk, ). Psychological resilience has been mainly defined in two different ways, either being a process of adapting well during stress or being a psychological ability or resource that moderates the negative effects of stress and contributes to individual adaptation (Connor & Davidson, ; Foster, ; MacLeod et al, ; Polk, ; Wild, Wiles, & Allen, ). In this research, we adopted the definition specified by Smith et al () and Lamond et al () that psychological resilience was the ability to adapt to or recover from stress or adversity.…”

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Mediating effects of psychological resilience on life satisfaction among older adults: A cross‐sectional study in China

Zheng

Huang

2020

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The mediating effects of psychological resilience on quality of life among older adults were rarely examined empirically. Based on the literature on the relationship between psychological resilience and quality of life and the factors associated with psychological resilience among older adults, a theoretical model was proposed with the hypothesis that psychological resilience would mediate the relationships between both filial support and sense of community and life satisfaction among older adults. The research used a cross‐sectional design. Non‐probability sampling method was applied to recruit 418 community‐dwelling older adults in two adjacent cities in Fujian, China in 2017. A face‐to‐face structured Chinese questionnaire was adopted to collect data. The structural equation modeling showed that psychological resilience mediated the relationships between both filial support and sense of community and life satisfaction. The findings confirmed the positive impacts of psychological resilience on older adults’ life satisfaction and highlighted the importance of family and community contexts to older adults’ psychological resilience and life satisfaction. Interventions and programmes that aim to promote filial support towards older adults and enhance their sense of community would contribute to both their psychological resilience and life satisfaction.

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Mediating effects of psychological resilience on life satisfaction among older adults: A cross‐sectional study in China

Zheng

Huang

2020

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“…This definition of a process versus a stable personality trait suggests that resilience is adaptive and that people have the capacity to build and improve resilience. In aging populations, high resilience has been associated with positive outcomes, such as better mood and lower mortality risk, longevity, as well as higher self‐rated successful aging, increased quality of life, and improved lifestyle behaviors . Importantly, resilience can occur in diverse populations regardless of socioeconomic factors such as income, educational attainment, and race.…”

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Resilience attenuates the association between neurocognitive functioning and everyday functioning in individuals aging with HIV in the Deep South

Fazeli

Moore

Vance

2018

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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“…Chronic disease is a long-term complication that causes physical, psychological, and functional problems (Roger et al 2012;Southwick et al 2011). Older adults are capable of high resilience despite socioeconomic backgrounds, personal experiences, and declining health (MacLeod et al 2016). Resilience is one of the predictive factors of positive adaptation to the negative events of life (Bonanno 2004).…”

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The Impact of Resilience on the Perception of Chronic Diseases From Older Adults' Perspective

Rezaei

Izadi-Avanji

Safa

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Background: Older adults with chronic illnesses face many challenges related to their diseases and need higher resilience capacities to overcome. Resilience, as a mediator among various dimensions of health, can lead to positive health outcomes in such people. The current study aimed at discovering the impact of resilience on the perception of chronic disease from older adults' perspective. Methods: The current qualitative study was conducted in specialized clinics of Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Kashan, Iran. A total of 25 older adults with chronic diseases were recruited by purposive sampling. Data were generated by semi-structured interviews and continued until data saturation. All interviews were transcribed verbatim and coded by MAXQDA7 software. Data were analyzed based on Graneheim and Lundman approach. Results: Three main themes were extracted from the data including achieving spiritual transcendence (approaching God, appreciate the beauty around); creating peace and balance (controlling the inner stress, maintaining solidarity of family); overcoming the disease (compliance with treatment, building effective interpersonal relationships). Conclusion: The themes indicated that effective interventions such as teaching stress management, communication skills, and adherence to treatment should be provided by healthcare providers and policy makers to improve the resilience of the older adults with chronic diseases.

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The Impact of Resilience among Older Adults

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Mediating effects of psychological resilience on life satisfaction among older adults: A cross‐sectional study in China

Mediating effects of psychological resilience on life satisfaction among older adults: A cross‐sectional study in China

Resilience attenuates the association between neurocognitive functioning and everyday functioning in individuals aging with HIV in the Deep South

The Impact of Resilience on the Perception of Chronic Diseases From Older Adults' Perspective

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