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The mediating role of health perceptions in the relation between physical and mental health
— a study of older residents in assisted living facilities | | Author(s) | Yuri Jang, Elizabeth Bergman, Lawrence Schonfeld |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 19, no 3, June 2007 |
| Pages | pp 439-452 |
| Source | http://www.sagepublications.com |
| Keywords | Health [elderly] ; Mental health [elderly] ; Depression ; Symptoms ; Attitude ; Sheltered housing ; Correlation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Responding to the increased need for research on older residents in assisted living facilities (ALFs), this study assessed the connections between physical and mental health for 150 residents in ALF settings in Hillsborough County, Florida. The study's major focus was to explore whether individuals' subjective perceptions of their own health mediate the associations between health-related variables (chronic conditions and functional disability) and depressive symptoms. The analyses showed that the adverse effects of chronic conditions and functional disability on depressive symptoms were not only direct but also indirect through negative health perceptions. The findings that health perceptions serve as an intervening step between physical and mental health provide important implications for promotion of mental well-being in older residents of ALFs. In addition to disease or disability prevention and health promotion efforts, attention should be paid to ways to enhance older people's positive beliefs and attitudes toward their own health and to promote healthful behaviours. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-071126211 A |
| Classmark | CC: D: ENR: CT: DP: KLA: 49: 7T |
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