Social Predictors of Recovery in Late Middle-Aged and Older Persons After Injury to the Extremities: A Prospective Study

Kempen, Gertrudis I. J. M.; Scaf-Klomp, Winnie; Ranchor, Adelita V.; Sanderman, Robbert; Ormel, Johan

doi:10.1093/geronb/56.4.s229

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“…A checklist of 19 chronic medical conditions was administered to assess chronic medical conditions at baseline (for detailed description see Kempen et al, 2001). The number of chronic medical conditions was used as an index of chronic morbidity.…”

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The role of depressive symptoms in recovery from injuries to the extremities in older persons. A prospective study

Kempen¹,

Sanderman²,

Scaf-Klomp

et al. 2002

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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The role of depressive symptoms in recovery from injuries to the extremities in older persons. A prospective study

Kempen¹,

Sanderman²,

Scaf-Klomp

et al. 2002

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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“…Previous research has found this variation to be related to, for example, differences in general health status (e.g. Broos et al, 1989;Mossey et al, 1989), social support (Magaziner et al, 1990;Kempen et al, 2001), and possibly perceived control (Furstenberg, 1988;.…”

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“…Earlier reports have found poor social support and perceived low control both to be related to higher risks of depression in the general population (e.g., Ross and Mirowsky, 1989;Kawachi and Berkman, 2001) and to be related to reduced physical functioning in people who have sustained fall-related injuries (e.g., Magaziner et al, 1990;Kempen et al, 2001. It may be expected that high control beliefs and/or high support may buffer the negative impact of a fall and thus reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety.…”

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Demographic, health-related and psychosocial predictors of changes in depressive symptoms and anxiety in late middle-aged and older persons with fall-related injuries

Bosma

Sanderman²,

Scaf-Klomp

et al. 2004

Psychology & Health

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Research on anxiety and depression after fall-related injuries to the extremities and its pre-fall determinants is scarce. The present study sought to examine change between pre-fall and post-fall anxiety and depression and its (pre-fall) predictors. Data were obtained from 181 Dutch persons, aged 57 and older, who sustained fall-related injuries between 1993 and 1997. Demographic (e.g. socio-economic status), health-related (e.g. number of chronic conditions), and psychosocial (e.g. social support, neuroticism) factors were determined in 1993 (prior to the fall). Depressive symptoms and anxiety were determined prior to the fall, and two, five and twelve months after the fall. Taking into account pre-fall anxiety and depression, pre-fall neuroticism was the most consistent, independent predictor of adverse changes in anxiety and depression. Other factors, including severity of the fall and age were not related to changes in anxiety and depression. Our prospective findings may be interpreted as support for the importance of personality for mental health outcomes in persons who have sustained fall-related injuries.

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“…Numerous studies provide support for this vision of a two-way linkage between relational resources and physical wellbeing. For example, we find that the availability of social support is associated with better health in general (Stroebe & Stroebe, 1996), and as well to the speed with which one recovers from injury (Kempen, et al, 2001). And, when social support is available, one is less likely to sink into alcoholism (Pierce, et al, 2000).…”

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Positive aging: New images for a new age

Gergen

2001

Ageing Int.

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The gerontological literature in the social sciences has typically characterized the aging process in terms of decline, degeneration, and decrepitude. Comparatively little attention has been paid to the possibility of growth, generativity, and development in the last decades of life. With the growing population of older people who enjoy increasing social, political and economic power, the willingness to accept the Dark Ages of aging has diminished; a more positive image of the aging person is invited. This paper explores the potential of gerontological inquiry to reconstruct aging in a positive mode. To illustrate the potentials, we show how a variety of research findings suggest that efforts to enhance physical health, emotional well-being, active engagement in life or meaningful relationships all work in a mutually reinforcing manner, with substantial positive consequences for aging people. To emphasize positive practices, we highlight the work being done with an approach called Appreciative Inquiry. Its impact on a large Florida health support system for elders is delineated. In addition, two case descriptions add qualitative weight to the emerging possibilities for positive aging. We conclude with a comparison of successful aging approaches to positive aging, finding common grounds, but also a significant difference in epistemological considerations.

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Social Predictors of Recovery in Late Middle-Aged and Older Persons After Injury to the Extremities: A Prospective Study

Cited by 37 publications

References 34 publications

The role of depressive symptoms in recovery from injuries to the extremities in older persons. A prospective study

The role of depressive symptoms in recovery from injuries to the extremities in older persons. A prospective study

Demographic, health-related and psychosocial predictors of changes in depressive symptoms and anxiety in late middle-aged and older persons with fall-related injuries

Positive aging: New images for a new age

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