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| Resilience, sense of coherence, purpose in life and self-transcendence in relation to perceived physical and mental health among the oldest old | | Author(s) | B Nygren, L Aléx, E Jonsén |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 9, no 4, July 2005 |
| Pages | pp 354-362 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Well being ; Attitude ; Health [elderly] ; Mental health [elderly] ; Sweden. |
| Annotation | Different concepts have been presented which denote driving forces and strengths that contribute to a person's ability to meet and handle adversities, and to keep or regain health. The 125 participants aged 85+ in this study, part of the Umeå 85+ study in northern Sweden, ranked themselves on the Resilience Scale, Sense of Coherence Scale, Purpose in Life Test, and Self-Transcendence Scale. They also answered the SF-36 Health Survey Questionnaire. The findings show significant correlations between scores on the Resilience Scale, the Sense of Coherence Scale, the Purpose in Life Test, and the Self-Transcendence Scale. Significant correlations were also found between these scales and the SF-36 Mental Health Summary among women but not men. There was no significant correlation between perceived physical and mental health. The mean values of the different scales showed that the oldest old have the same or higher scores than younger age groups. Regression analyses also revealed sex differences regarding mental health. Overall, the correlations between scores on different scales suggests that the the scales measure some dimension of inner strength and that the oldest old have the strength at least in the same extent as younger adults. Another conclusion is that the dimensions that constitute mental health differ between men and women. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060202223 A |
| Classmark | D:F:5HH: DP: CC: D: 76P |
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