Measurement and Predictors of Resilience Among Community-Dwelling Elderly in Kashan, Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study

The relationship between meaning in life and resilience in older adults: a cross-sectional study

“…The mean level of resilience in this study was consistent with the results of another study in Iran (Izadi-Avanji, Kondabi, Reza Afazel, Akbari, & Zeraati-Nasrabady, 2017). In contrast, Phillips et al reported a similar level of resilience in elderly men and women (Phillips, Auais, Belanger, Alvarado, & Zunzunegui, 2016).…”

“…People with higher education also reported higher levels of resilience. In a similar study in Iran, a significant relationship was observed between educational status and resilience (Izadi-Avanji et al, 2017). This consistency may be due to higher education and enough knowledge about aging problems which can facilitate the process of self-care and selfreliance, the power of judgment and decision making to adapt appropriate behaviors, and the coping strategies could increase the level of resilience.…”

Psychological Resilience and Adaptation Difficulties in Older Adults

“…This result shows that there is a decrease in the positive view of the future in line with increasing age. Similarly, previous studies have found that different age groups show a significant difference in respect of the psychological resilience of the elderly, and the resilience of the 60-69-year age group has been found to be higher 9,23 . This can be interpreted as a decrease in goals and dreams for the future due to decreasing life expectancy with increasing age, and because of increasing functional dependence on others, a negative perception of the future is formed.…”

“…The total of the item points is divided by the number of items to give an average score for the scale from 0 to 3, with points approaching 3 indicating a low level of adaptation to ageing and points approaching 0 indicating better adaptation. The scale has 4 sub-dimensions of "Role and Self-actualization" (items 1,5,9,12,13,14,15,16,24), "Interdependence" (items 17,18,19,20,21,22,23), "Physiological State" (items 2, 4, 10, 11) and "Self-Concept" (items 3, 6, 7, 8).…”