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| Environmental mastery and depression in older adults in residential care | | Author(s) | Tess Knight, Tanya Ellen Davison, Marita Patricia McCabe, David Mellor |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 31, part 5, July 2011 |
| Pages | pp 870-884 |
| Source | http://www.journals.cambridge.org/aso |
| Keywords | Care homes ; Residents [care homes] ; Physical environment ; Competence ; Depression ; Australia. |
| Annotation | Environmental mastery, reflecting a sense of control, is thought to be an important predictor of mental health in older people. The study examined this association in 96 older people, aged 64 to 98 years, in residential care homes in Melbourne, Australia. Participants completed an assessment to measure risk factors for depression. Analysis revealed that 49% of the variance in participants' scores in depression could be attributed to their self-reported level of environmental mastery. It was hence concluded that environmental mastery may be one of the more important factors affecting the mental health of older adults living in residential care and that strategies for increasing their environmental mastery are important to their psychological well-being. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-110721008 A |
| Classmark | KW: KX: R: DPB: ENR: 7YA |
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