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Morale in the oldest old
— the Umea 85+ study | | Author(s) | Petra von Heideken Wagert, Brigitta Rönnmark, Erk Rosendahl |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 34, no 3, May 2005 |
| Pages | pp 249-255 |
| Source | http://www.ageing.oupjournals.org |
| Keywords | Octogenarians ; Nonagenarians ; Centenarians ; Morale ; Cross sectional surveys ; Sweden. |
| Annotation | Half of the 85-year-olds, all 90-year-olds and all aged 95+ (95-103) in Umeå, Sweden were asked to participate in this study, and 218 (out of 319) were interviewed. The 17-item Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale (PGCMS) was used to measure morale. Participants were also assessed with the Barthel Activities of Daily Living (ALD) Index (BI), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15), Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) and a symptom questionnaire. 199 (84%) of those interviewed answered the PGCMS. Three-quarters had middle range to high morale. GDS score, type of housing, previous stroke, loneliness and number of symptoms, adjusted for age group and sex explained 49.3% of the variance of total PGCMS score. The morale of the oldest old able to respond the PGCMS is at least as high as that shown in previous studies for younger age groups. Depressive symptoms have the strongest association with low morale. The PGCMS seems to be applicable in assessing morale among the oldest old. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050520208 A |
| Classmark | BBM: BBR: BBT: DQ: 3KB: 76P |
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