The stability of life satisfaction in a 15-year follow-up of adult Finns healthy at baseline

Koivumaa‐Honkanen, Heli; Kaprio, Jaakko; Honkanen, Risto; Viinamäki, Heimo; Koskenvuo, Markku

doi:10.1186/1471-244x-5-4

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“…Moreover, the physical health and functional capacity of Finns has improved (31), which might have affected work ability considering that health along with work is the main determinant of work ability. However, although subjective wellbeing at the population level has been found to be fairly stable (32), the share of mental healthrelated work disability has increased (33).…”

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“…The range of the summative index is 7-49. Originally (12), the cut-off points for the levels of work ability were based on the 15 th percentile, median, and 85 th percentile of the distribution of the index in the total population at baseline: (i) poor , (ii) moderate (28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36), (iii) good (37-43), and (iv) excellent (44-49). For the analyses here, we combined good and excellent work ability into one category.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Work ability index and perceived work ability as predictors of disability pension: a prospective study among Finnish municipal employees

Jääskeläinen

Kausto²,

Seitsamo³

et al. 2016

Scand J Work Environ Health

101

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Work ability index and perceived work ability as predictors of disability pension: a prospective study among Finnish municipal employees

Jääskeläinen

Kausto²,

Seitsamo³

et al. 2016

Scand J Work Environ Health

101

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“…Nevertheless, a slight fluctuation in life satisfaction scores was observed during the follow up. The mean life satisfaction score among healthy adult Finns has been found to be 8.2 [23], whereas that of our study patients at the 2-year postoperative phase reached 8.4. While life satisfaction has been shown to be highly stable in the general population [23], this was not the case with LSS patients receiving surgical treatment, but no previous longitudinal data on LSS patients exist.…”

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“…The assessment of subjective well being among LSS patients should be encouraged in clinical practice. The 4-item LS scale is an easily administered and well-accepted [23] tool for this. As life dissatisfaction is strongly associated with concurrent and future depressive symptoms, our results also call for practices to detect and treat depression among postoperative LSS patients.…”

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Life dissatisfaction is associated with a poorer surgery outcome and depression among lumbar spinal stenosis patients: a 2-year prospective study

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The aim of this study was to examine the life satisfaction of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) patients up to the 2-year postoperative phase. Patients (N = 102, mean age, 62 years) with symptomatic LSS underwent decompressive surgery. Data collection took place with the same set of questionnaires before surgery and 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and 2 years postoperatively. Life satisfaction was assessed with the four-item Life Satisfaction scale and depression symptoms with the 21-item Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). In addition, a depression burden variable was included, comprising the sum of preoperative, 3-and 6-month BDI scores. Physical functioning and pain were assessed with the Oswestry disability index, Stucki questionnaire, self-reported walking ability, visual analogy scale and pain drawing. Two years postoperatively, 18% of the LSS patients was dissatisfied with their lives. As a whole, the life satisfaction of the LSS patients improved during the postoperative follow-up, reaching the level of the healthy adult Finnish population. However, 2 years postoperatively, dissatisfied patients reported significantly more pain, a poorer functional ability and more depressive symptoms and depression than the patients who were satisfied with life. This difference was seen throughout the postoperative follow up. In regression analyses, the only significant associations were between the depression burden and postoperative life dissatisfaction. Thus, subjective well-being as well as depression among LSS patients should be assessed pre-and postoperatively in order to enable early intervention for those at risk of poorer life satisfaction.

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“…Life satisfaction denotes cognitive and conscious assessment by the individual of his/her quality of life as a whole which is based on personal criteria [4]. Accordingly, life satisfaction reflects the positive attitude of the individual towards the world in which he/she lives and indeed it is the same sense of joy which he/she spent a lot of time to achieve.…”

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Effectiveness Life Review on Life Satisfaction among Adolescents under the Supervision of Qazvin Well-Being Center

Esmaeili¹,

Usefynezhad²

2016

OJPsych

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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine Effectiveness Life Review on Life Satisfaction among Adolescents under the Supervision of Qazvin Well-being Center 2012-2013. Method: This study was a quasi-experimental research including experimental and control groups with a pretest-posttest design. The statistical population consisted of all 12 -18 years old male students who were nurtured in Qazvin Well-being Center, among whom 16 individuals were selected through applying purposive sampling method and were randomly divided into experimental and control groups with equal number of subjects. The investigation was done using Diener's (1985) Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) Questionnaire. The experimental group received life review therapy in 6 sessions (90 minutes per session). Data were analyzed by using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA), using SPSS software. Results: Results indicated that life review therapy was effective in increasing male adolescents' life satisfaction living in the welfare center. Conclusion: Life review therapy improves quality of life and life satisfaction; therefore, this treatment can be used as an effective method to improve the living conditions of young people.

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The stability of life satisfaction in a 15-year follow-up of adult Finns healthy at baseline

Cited by 58 publications

References 38 publications

Work ability index and perceived work ability as predictors of disability pension: a prospective study among Finnish municipal employees

Work ability index and perceived work ability as predictors of disability pension: a prospective study among Finnish municipal employees

Life dissatisfaction is associated with a poorer surgery outcome and depression among lumbar spinal stenosis patients: a 2-year prospective study

Effectiveness Life Review on Life Satisfaction among Adolescents under the Supervision of Qazvin Well-Being Center

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