The Role of Coping Resources on Change in Well-Being During Persistent Health Decline

Jonker, Angèle; Comijs, Hannie C.; Knipscheer, Kees; Deeg, Dorly J. H.

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“…Individuals may bring to their older adulthood a lifetime of coping strategies that can be applied to support them through difficult times. Previous studies had shown that psychosocial resilience such as perceived sense of wellbeing, sense of control, self-esteem, positive outlooks, and self-perceptions of aging can buffer against the negative effects of declining physical functioning and improve wellbeing (Jonker, Comijs, Knipscheer, & Deeg, 2009;Sargent-Cox, Anstey, & Luszcz, 2012). Another study found that for the very old (aged 85 years and over), perceptions of autonomy (independence) were associated with less social contact, but not for the "young-old" (aged 65-84 years) (Baltes, 1997).…”

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Age, Gender, Social Contacts, and Psychological Distress

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“…The development of appropriate coping mechanisms is thought to be part of a healthy growth process and fundamental to social-emotional functioning [68] and overall well-being [68][69][70]. Like resilience, coping changes developmentally and experientially across one's lifespan [71].…”

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Personal resilience and coping with implications for work. Part I: A review

Rice

Liu

2016

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Abstract. BACKGROUND:Interest in resilience has increased in recent years. The U.S. military focus is on personal health and adaptation following exposure to battle, while the civilian interest centers on adjustments subsequent to disastrous events. Coping skills are also relevant, yet the relationships between coping and resilience are unclear. OBJECTIVE: This brief review examines personal resilience and individual coping strategies, exploring definitions of each, along with their potential relationships to one another. Their potential contributions within a work setting are described. METHODS: A literature review was conducted using search terms of resilience, resiliency, personal resilience, coping and resilient coping. RESULTS: Coping refers to one's using purposeful actions to handle life situations. Coping techniques can be functional or dysfunctional and the situations one copes with may be acute or long term, severe or minor. Resilience refers to positive and functional handling of oneself and ones' life, referring to the ability to recover, recuperate, and regenerate following tragic events. CONCLUSIONS: While coping and resilience are related to one another, they are distinct concepts. Positive coping techniques may contribute to resilience. However, which coping techniques improve resilience, and in what circumstances, are questions for future research.

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“…Moreover, Pearlin, Nguyen, Schieman, and Milkie (2007) noticed that extended education would indirectly influence the lifecourse mastery of older people 'through the greater occupational and financial opportunities' provided by education after high school (p. 173). Other authors indicated that although mastery is responsive to circumstances, it can also operate as a capacity (Skaff et al, 1996): it might buffer the impact of decrease in physical health on older people's well-being (Jonker, Comijs, Knipscheer, & Deeg, 2009), and it could buffer against the anxiety related to disability problems (Krokavcova et al, 2008). Furthermore, it was frequently reported that higher mastery levels are positively associated to physical and mental health outcomes, for example to lower risks of decline in functional ability (Kempen, Ranchor, Van Sonderen, Van Jaarsveld, & Sanderman, 2006), or to less depression (Krokavcova et al, 2008).…”

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Perceived control in health care: A conceptual model based on experiences of frail older adults

Claassens

Widdershoven

Rhijn

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Journal of Aging Studies

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Frail older adults are increasingly encouraged to be in control of their health care, in Western societies. However, little is known about how they themselves perceive control in health care. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the concept of health care-related perceived control from the viewpoint of frail older adults. A qualitative interview study was conducted following a Grounded Theory approach. Thirty-two Dutch frail older adults, aged 65 and over, participated in 20 in-depth interviews (n = 20) and three focus group discussions (n = 12). Data were analysed according to techniques of coding and constant comparison. From this analysis constituting factors of perceived control emerged, providing elements of a conceptual model. Perceived control reflects the feeling or belief that health care is under control, which is constituted by five, either internal or external, factors: (I) self-confidence in organising professional and/or informal care, (II) self-confidence in health management in the home setting, (III) perceived support from people in the social network, (IV) perceived support from health care professionals and organisations, and (V) perceived support from (health care) infrastructure and services. Therefore, the concept does not only consist of people's own perceived efforts, but also includes the influence of external sources. Our conceptual model points out what external factors should be taken into consideration by health care professionals and policy makers when enhancing older people's perceived control. Moreover, it can serve as the basis for the development of a measurement instrument, to enable future quantitative research on health care-related perceived control among older adults.

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The Role of Coping Resources on Change in Well-Being During Persistent Health Decline

Cited by 59 publications

References 38 publications

Age, Gender, Social Contacts, and Psychological Distress

Age, Gender, Social Contacts, and Psychological Distress

Personal resilience and coping with implications for work. Part I: A review

Perceived control in health care: A conceptual model based on experiences of frail older adults

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