The impact of social support and sense of coherence on health-related quality of life among nursing home residents—A questionnaire survey in Bergen, Norway

The association between the quality of life and depression of elderly in a nursing home institutional setting

“…The organization and comfort in the nursing home, provided by the personnel, can reduce the motivation of elderly to perform various activities that once used to be a part of their daily life. In a Norwegian study conducted by Drageset et al (17), which identified the relationship between social support, integrity and quality of health and life of elderlies in nursing homes, it was revealed that the relationship between elderly and social environment play an important role in their mental health (17). Our findings showed that the level of depression in elderly, between the first and last measurement during their 11-month stay in the nursing home, was significantly decreased.…”

The PASS-Q: The Perceived Available Support in Sport Questionnaire

“…The forced entry regression analyses found that dimensions of perceived available support may have differential effects; the effects on self-con dence and reduced sense of accomplishment were primarily attributable to esteem support, and the effects on sport devaluation and emotional and physical exhaustion were primarily attributable to informational support. Similarly, differential effects of perceived support dimensions have been noted on various outcomes in general social psychology (e.g., Drageset et al, 2009;King et al, 1993;Varvel et al, 2007). Future research could use the PASS-Q to examine the effect of all four dimensions on other cognitive, emotional, and behavioral outcomes in sporting contexts.…”

“…The PASS-Q could help understand which dimensions are most bene cial for various outcomes and contexts. The differential effects of perceived support dimensions have been noted on a range of outcomes including stress (Varvel et al, 2007), quality of life (Drageset et al, 2009), and recovery from surgery (King, Reis, Porter, & Norsen, 1993). The dimensions may also operate through different mechanisms.…”

Applications of Salutogenesis to Aged and Highly-Aged Persons: Residential Care and Community Settings

“…Residential aged care admission is often caused by multi-morbidity and dementia-related symptoms, accompanied by extensive impairments in basic activities of daily living (Drageset et al, 2009).…”