Sense of coherence and illness appraisal in older women's quality of life

Nesbitt, Bonnie J.; Heidrich, Susan M.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1098-240x(200002)23:1<25::aid-nur4>3.3.co;2-d

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“…In other studies, sense of coherence and illness appraisals mediated perceived health limitations among women (Nesbitt & Heidrich, 2000) and changes in physical disability over time (Schneider et al, 2006). Whereas others argue that chronic illness provides an impetus to plan for one's future, as well as to strive for and set new goals (Fife, 1994;Fryback & Reinert, 1999), and that meaningful activity preserves the sense of identity among old-olds in the midst of declining physical health (Walker, 2006), in this study, CDT did not mediate the effect of comorbidities as hypothesized.…”

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confidence: 73%

“…Coming to terms with past, present, and future life experiences might directly influence QOL in (Bowling & Gabriel, 2004;Power et al, 2005) and at the cusp of older age (Ventegodt, Flensborg-Madsen, Andersen, & Merrick, 2006). The sense of coherence and positive illness appraisals have also been found to mediate perceived health limitations, including comorbidities (Nesbitt & Heidrich, 2000) and changes in physical disability over time (Schneider, Driesch, Kruse, Nehen, & Heuft, 2006). Carr and colleagues (Carr, Gibson, & Robinson, 2001;Carr & Higginson, 2001) did, however, find differences in emotional and behavioral adjustment among persons with the same kinds of physical disability.…”

Section: Associations Among Qol and Concepts In The Elder Spherementioning

confidence: 99%

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Quality of Life of Older Adults in Canada and Norway

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Molzahn

Kalfoss³

2007

West J Nurs Res

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In this study, Glick and Tripp-Reimer's (1996) Iowa model for gerontological nursing serves as a guiding framework for a descriptive exploratory study of quality of life (QOL) of older adults. Using secondary data, the authors explored whether the effects of health appraisal, morbidities, social support transitions (SST), and the environment on QOL would be partly mediated by cognitive developmental transitions (CDT). Data sets were available from studies with random samples of community-dwelling older adults from Canada (n = 202) and Norway (n = 490). The partly and fully mediated effects found suggest positive CDT in older age might be significantly enhanced by the presence of intimate ties, positive perceptions of one's health limitations, and residence in a healthy, safe, and resource-rich physical environment. These findings represent a novel attempt at testing complex linkages between aspects of elder, environment, and nursing concepts within the Iowa model warranting further research.

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Section: Associations Among Qol and Concepts In The Elder Spherementioning

confidence: 99%

Quality of Life of Older Adults in Canada and Norway

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Molzahn

Kalfoss³

2007

West J Nurs Res

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“…Therefore, self-ranked life satisfaction explained (Nesbitt and Heidrich, 2000;Borglin et al, 2006;Eriksson and Lindström, 2007;Virués-Ortega et al, 2007;Martínez-Martín et al, 2012).…”

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“…This study adds to the existing literature on SOC in general, as well as SOC in older adults, by investigating this variable in a large sample, comparing it to a variety of health and sociodemographic variables, and shedding light on the state of the Spanish elderly. Of the studies that discuss older adults, findings include associations between SOC and functional status, depression, health, and social variables (Lundberg and Peck, 1995;Nesbitt and Heidrich, 2000;Sarvimäki and Stenbock-Hult, 2000;Suominen et al, 2001;Borglin et al, 2006;Virués-Ortega et al, 2007;Mellqvist et al, 2011;Kahana et al, 2012;Martínez-Martín et al, 2012;Tan et al, 2013).…”

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Sense of coherence and health of community-dwelling older adults in Spain

Giglio

Rodríguez‐Blázquez

Pedro‐Cuesta

et al. 2014

Int. Psychogeriatr.

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“…Level 2: symptom status as depressive symptoms; Level 3: functional status as physical function; Level 4: general health perception as health satisfaction; Level 5: QoL. In accordance with previous research (De Nesbitt and Heidrich, 2000;Halvorsrud and Kalfoss, 2007) we assumed no distinction between QoL and 'healthrelated quality of life'. These concepts were used interchangeably (Reeves et al, 2004).…”

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Quality of life in older Norwegian adults living at home: a cross-sectional survey

Halvorsrud

Kalfoss

Diseth

et al. 2010

Journal of Research in Nursing

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The term quality of life (QoL) has been used in nursing for several years despite having neither a common conceptual model nor a common definition. The Wilson and Cleary Model (WCM), defined in 1995, is used as a conceptual model to identify suitable variables important in planning nursing care in a study among Norwegian older adults. The objective of this study was to investigate how the relationships among depressive symptoms, physical function, health satisfaction, age and environment may predict QoL in a model based on the WCM. The overall model provides empirical evidence for linkages in the WCM. Results showed that QoL is likely to be influenced by the direct effects of environmental conditions, health satisfaction and age. In addition, environmental conditions and age had indirect effects on QoL, in particular via depressive symptoms. Environment had both a significant direct and an indirect effect on QoL. An indirect effect of environment on QoL was shown with depressive symptoms, physical function and perceived health as mediators. There was only a small amount of evidence for age predicting QoL. This model may help nurses and other health care workers to collect and assess information, to suggest suitable interventions and to guide decision making.

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Sense of coherence and illness appraisal in older women's quality of life

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Quality of Life of Older Adults in Canada and Norway

Quality of Life of Older Adults in Canada and Norway

Sense of coherence and health of community-dwelling older adults in Spain

Quality of life in older Norwegian adults living at home: a cross-sectional survey

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