Do Older Adults Expect to Age Successfully? The Association Between Expectations Regarding Aging and Beliefs Regarding Healthcare Seeking Among Older Adults

Sarkisian, Catherine A.; Hays, Ron D.; Mangione, Carol M.

doi:10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50513.x

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“…Yet, positive expectations have also been found in older people (Connidis 1989;Timmer et al 2002) and such a positive frame of mind was found to be related to subjective wellbeing ) and longevity (Levy et al 2002). By contrast, a negative frame of mind was found to be related to admission to a nursing home (Haken et al 2002;Steverink 2001), to problems in adapting to widowhood (Nieboer et al 1999) and to attaching low importance to seeking help for age-associated conditions, such as depression, memory impairment and urinary incontinence (Sarkisian et al 2002).…”

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How to understand and improve older people’s self-management of wellbeing

2005

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This paper addresses the question of how older people can be supported to actively self-manage their own process of ageing such that overall wellbeing is achieved and maintained for as long as possible. Starting from a resource-based approach, a new theory of selfmanagement of wellbeing (SMW theory) is proposed, and it is shown how it can be used as a basis for the design of self-management interventions for ageing successfully. The main aspects of the theory, i.e. six key self-management abilities and the core dimensions of wellbeing, are presented as well as the theory-based 'blueprint' for the design of interventions. Empirical results of two intervention studies are briefly presented and show that the SMW theory may be a useful tool for the design and evaluation of interventions for successful ageing.

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How to understand and improve older people’s self-management of wellbeing

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“…21,22 GPs and patients perceive it an accepted part of ageing to become depressed. 23 Late-life depression is viewed as 'justifiable' and understandable. 9 Low expectations of treatment and therapeutic nihilism have been documented.…”

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Long-term prescribing of antidepressants in the older population: a qualitative study

Dickinson

Knapp²,

House³

et al. 2010

Br J Gen Pract

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MethodThirty-six patients aged ≥75 years and 10 GPs were interviewed. Patients were sampled to ensure diversity in age, sex, antidepressant type, and home circumstances. ResultsParticipants perceived significant benefits and expressed little apprehension about taking long-term antidepressants, despite being aware of the psychological and social factors involved in onset and persistence of depression. Barriers to discontinuation were identified following four themes: pessimism about the course and curability of depression; negative expectations and experiences of ageing; medicine discontinuation perceived by patients as a threat to stability; and passive (therapeutic momentum) and active (therapeutic maintenance) decisions to accept the continuing need for medication. ConclusionThere is concern at a public health level about high rates of long-term antidepressant prescribing, but no evidence was found of a drive for change either from the patients or the doctors interviewed. Any apprehension was more than balanced by attitudes and behaviours supporting continuation. These findings will need to be incorporated into the planning of interventions aimed at reducing long-term antidepressant prescribing in older people. Keywordsantidepressants; prescribing; attitudes. INTRODUCTIONA previous study of antidepressant prescribing in the UK reported high rates of long-term prescribing. For patients aged ≥75 years, 14% were being prescribed an antidepressant, while the rate in those aged <75 years was less than half that (6%). 1Among patients aged ≥75 years prescribed an antidepressant, almost half (48%) had been in receipt of a prescription for more than 2 years. Few patients' records had evidence of medication review or discussion of possible withdrawal.Depression is common in later life, 2,3 but it is not clear why the rates of prescribing, and of long-term prescribing in particular, appear to be so much higher in patients aged ≥75 years. 4 Most older patients with depression are managed in primary care by their GP. Guidance regarding the management of depression in the UK is provided by the National Institute for Health and Clinical

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“…Seniority of human kind is a complicated and complex process which is replete with considerable issues which have always been brought to the light by different realms including psychology, medical and social realms (Sarkisian et al, 2002). Throughout the history, this period has always been considered as a failing period during which most of the psychosomatic functions are on the wane (Cheverie, 2008).…”

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The relationship between psychological wellbeing, optimism and existential anxiety in elderly men

Hatami¹,

Fadayi²,

Rezaei³

2015

IJAR

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The present research aimed to investigate the relationship between psychological wellbeing, optimism and existential anxiety in elderly men. Therefore, the research employs a descriptive and correlational method. The statistical population included all the elderly m en spending time at the parks of Karaj City. Our sample comprised 200 individuals who were randomly selected and responded to the anonymous questionnaires. The data gathering tools included Psychological Wellbeing Questionnaire, Optimism Questionnaire and Existential Anxiety Questionnaire. The findings indicate significant and negative relationship between psychological wellbeing and existential anxiety. This is to say that, with the increase of psychological wellbeing, existential anxiety decreases. Moreover, there is significant and negative relationship between optimism and existential anxiety. Put it differently, with the increase of optimism, existential anxiety decreases.The results of step-wise regression analysis indicate that, psychological wellbeing can be predicted by existential anxiety. That is to say that, 45 percent of existential anxiety can be predicted by psychological wellbeing. In the second step, results indicated that, optimism can be predicted by existential anxiety. That is to say that, 23 percent of existential anxiety can be predicted by psychological wellbeing and optimism.

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Do Older Adults Expect to Age Successfully? The Association Between Expectations Regarding Aging and Beliefs Regarding Healthcare Seeking Among Older Adults

Cited by 220 publications

References 28 publications

How to understand and improve older people’s self-management of wellbeing

How to understand and improve older people’s self-management of wellbeing

Long-term prescribing of antidepressants in the older population: a qualitative study

The relationship between psychological wellbeing, optimism and existential anxiety in elderly men

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