Humor coping, health status, and life satisfaction among older adults residing in assisted living facilities

Celso, Brian G.; Ebener, Deborah J.; Burkhead, E. Jane

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“…In a review of studies of the benefits of a sense of humor in mediating symptoms of physical illness, Martin (2001) reported few significant correlations between trait measures of humor and immunity, pain tolerance or self-reported illness symptoms. In contrast, Celso, Ebener and Burkhead (2003) reported a statistically significant relationship between health status and coping humor. Similarly, studies have shown associations between having a sense of humor and coping with life stress (Kuiper & Martin, 1993;Kuiper, Martin, & Dance, 1992;Lefcourt & Thomas, 1998;Newman & Stone, 1996;Overholser, 1992;Thorson & Powell, 1994;Thorson, Powell, Sarmany-Schuller, & Hampes, 1997).…”

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The role of coping humor in the physical and mental health of older adults

Marziali

McDonald

Donahue

2008

Aging & Mental Health

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The importance of social support, self-efficacy and spirituality in determining the quality of life of older adults is well supported in the literature. Coping humor as a mechanism for managing the inevitable health stresses of aging has received less attention. This study shows that coping humor and self efficacy are important factors for explaining health status in older adults. Correlations among coping humor, self efficacy and social support suggest that a sense of humor may play an important role in reinforcing self-efficacious approaches to the management of health issues.

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Section: Sense Of Humor and Agingmentioning

confidence: 57%

The role of coping humor in the physical and mental health of older adults

Marziali

McDonald

Donahue

2008

Aging & Mental Health

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“…In the current study, Humor was one of predictors of systolic blood pressure. Humor is an emotion-oriented coping mechanism that is used to regulate emotional distress for unchangeable problematic situations (Celso et al 2003). Humor has the effect of modifying (Fry 1994) and reappraising (McCrae 1984) stressors.…”

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Presentation of Coping Strategies Associated with Physical and Mental Health During Health Check-ups

Ito

Matsushima

2016

Community Ment Health J

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We identified coping behaviors during regular health check-ups and examined whether they were related to physical and mental health. We assessed coping strategies with the Brief COPE scale in 201 people who underwent a regular health check-up in a clinic. We found several significant relationships between coping and physical/psychological conditions presented in health check-up: Humor and systolic blood pressure, Substance use and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, Venting and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, Self-blame and depression, and Behavioral disengagement and sleep disorder. By evaluating coping strategies and screening depression as part of a regular health check-up, General practitioner can provide psychological intervention such as cognitive behavioral therapy which may improve both mental and physical health of the people.

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“…A cursory review of some of the relevant literature on the relationship between emotion-focused coping and health indicates that humor, often used to reappraise a stressful situation [16], had good potential for being related to older women's health outcomes, based on findings on other populations. Indeed, researchers have related humor to better physical health among both cancer patients [17] and older adults residing in assisted living facilities [16].…”

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A cross-sectional study on health and physical functioning in relation to coping strategies among community-dwelling, ethnically diverse older women

Laganá

Zarankin

2010

BMC Women's Health

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BackgroundAlthough empirical evidence is available on the coping-health link in older age, research on this topic is needed with non-clinical samples of ethnically diverse older women. To contribute to filling such a research gap, we tested whether these women's general health and functional limitations were associated with specific coping strategies (selected for their particular relevance to health issues) and with known health-related demographics, i.e., age, ethnicity, income, and married status.MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, respondents were recruited at community facilities including stores and senior centers. The sample consisted of 180 community-dwelling women (age 52-98) screened for dementia; 64% of them reported having an ethnic minority status. The assessment battery contained the Mini-Cog, a demographics list, the Brief COPE, and the Medical Outcome Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey.ResultsHierarchical multiple regression analyses showed that older women who used behavioral disengagement and, to a smaller degree, self-distraction as a form of coping reported lower levels of general health. The opposite was the case for positive reframing and, to a lesser degree, substance use. Moreover, lower income was related to worse general health and (together with more advanced age) physical functioning. None of the coping strategies achieved significance in the physical functioning model.ConclusionsThese cross-sectional findings need corroboration by longitudinal research prior to developing related clinical interventions. Based on the initial evidence provided herein, clinicians working with this population should consider establishing the therapeutic goal of increasing the use of positive reframing while diminishing behavioral disengagement.

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Humor coping, health status, and life satisfaction among older adults residing in assisted living facilities

Cited by 74 publications

References 31 publications

The role of coping humor in the physical and mental health of older adults

The role of coping humor in the physical and mental health of older adults

Presentation of Coping Strategies Associated with Physical and Mental Health During Health Check-ups

A cross-sectional study on health and physical functioning in relation to coping strategies among community-dwelling, ethnically diverse older women

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