Purpose in life over a five-year period: a longitudinal study in a very old population

2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 806-813 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pia Hedberg ◽  
Christine Brulin ◽  
Lena Aléx ◽  
Yngve Gustafson
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Depressed Mood ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Purpose In Life ◽  
Northern Sweden ◽  
Old People ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Very Old ◽  
Old Men

ABSTRACTBackground: Few studies have specifically examined purpose in life among very old people, and we know of none that has used a prospective approach. The aim of this study was to examine changes in purpose in life over five years in very old men and women and to investigate whether depressed mood, malnutrition, inactivity in daily life, or cognitive impairment increased the risk for developing low purpose in life.Methods: The study includes data from 51 participants (42 women and 9 men) living in northern Sweden who completed the Purpose in Life (PIL) Test once at baseline and again five years later.Results: Purpose in life decreased over five years and the decrease was significantly associated with being a woman (p < 0.001) and having depressed mood (p = 0.009) or depression (p = 0.002) at baseline. There were no differences in baseline PIL scores between depressed and not depressed, but those who had depression had significantly decreased PIL scores after five years (p = 0.001).Conclusion: A strong purpose in life does not seem to prevent very old people from developing depression, and being depressed at baseline and living with depression over five years is associated with a loss of purpose in life.

Muscle mass and fat mass in relation to bone mineral density in very old men and women: the Framingham Heart Study

1998 ◽  
Vol 49 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 745-747 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Visser ◽  
D.P. Kiel ◽  
J. Langlois ◽  
M.T. Hannan ◽  
D.T. Felson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Mineral Density ◽  
Muscle Mass ◽  
Bone Mineral ◽  
Fat Mass ◽  
Framingham Heart Study ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Very Old ◽  
Heart Study ◽  
Old Men

scholarly journals ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, PREVALENCE AND RISK FOR MORTALITY IN VERY OLD MEN AND WOMEN

2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (10) ◽  
pp. A465
Author(s):  
Bodil Lernfelt ◽  
Gustaf Lernfelt ◽  
Per O. Hansson
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Very Old ◽  
Old Men

Birth weight and musculoskeletal health in 36-year-old men and women: Results from the Amsterdam Growth and Health Longitudinal Study

2003 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 382-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saskia J. te Velde ◽  
Jos W. R. Twisk ◽  
Willem van Mechelen ◽  
Han C. G. Kemper
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Musculoskeletal Health ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Old Men

scholarly journals Usefulness of the Geriatric Depression Scale 15-item version among very old people with and without cognitive impairment

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 638-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mia Conradsson ◽  
Erik Rosendahl ◽  
Håkan Littbrand ◽  
Yngve Gustafson ◽  
Birgitta Olofsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Geriatric Depression Scale ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Geriatric Depression ◽  
Old People ◽  
Very Old

Lack of Resilience Among Very Old Men and Women: A Qualitative Gender Analysis

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 302-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lena Aléx ◽  
Berit Lundman
Keyword(s):  
Aging Process ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Gender Analysis ◽  
Old People ◽  
Very Old ◽  
The Past ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
Old Men ◽  
High Degree

High degree of resilience has been described as an enduring positive view of life despite difficult circumstances during the aging process. How to become old and being old with low resilience have not been studied. The aim of this study was to illuminate experiences about becoming old and being old among very old people with low resilience. Interviews from very old women and men were analyzed using content analysis with the following themes identified: being out of it, emphasizing life experiences from the past, religiousdoubting, and accepting age. Except for religious doubting, the themes contained both similarities and variations between women and men. Our study showed that in spite of scoring low on the Resilience Scale (RS), very old persons can experience integration and well-being. However, the women seemed to be more vulnerable compared to men, and for them, it is important to strengthen social and relational possibilities for contributing to resilience.

scholarly journals Staruszkowie w opowiadaniach Jurija Mamlejewa cykl „Koniec wieku”

2017 ◽  
Vol 163 ◽  
pp. 289-300
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Tyszkowska-Kasprzak
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Philosophical Tradition ◽  
Advaita Vedānta ◽  
Advaita Vedanta ◽  
Old People ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Immortal Soul ◽  
The World ◽  
The Dead ◽  
Old Men

Old people in novels of Yuri Mamleyev The End of the CenturyThe purpose of the article is an examination of the images of old men and women in The End of the Century — aseries of short stories by Yuri Mamleyev. Elderly characters in the series are almost always presented in the context of the end of their lives and are apretext to present the author’s philosophical views on the nature of existence, death and immortality. Images of reality in The End of the Century are combined with the mystique, the belief in the immortal soul and its journey. Mamleyev’s philosophical views are based on Vedanta and Advaita Vedanta. Hence, his considerations do not fit into the mainstream of the Russian religious-philosophical tradition. Old people in The End of the Century combine the world of the living with the world of the dead, they are capable of crossing the border — death — in both directions. The characters are often accompanied by acat — which in different beliefs is associated with the ability to communicate with other worlds — and achild, abeing close to the border separating the mortal world from the amorphous underworld, arecurring symbol of rebirth. Старики в рассказах Юрия Мамлеевацикл Конец векаВ статье анализируются образы пожилых людей в цикле рассказов Юрия Мамлеева Конец века. Старые люди почти всегда представлены здесь в контексте конца жизни, ивта­кой контекст вводятся философские рассуждения писателя о природе бытия, смерти ибес­смертия. При этом изображение реальности сочетается с мистикой, верой в бессмертие души и ее переселение. Поскольку свои философские взгляды писатель основал на учениях веданты и адвайта-веданты, то они не вписываются в русло русской религиозно-философ­ской традиции.Старики/старухи в произведениях Мамлеева объединяют мир живых и мир мертвых, они способны пересекать границу, которой является смерть, в обоих направлениях. Ча­сто этих персонажей сопровождают кошки, которым в разных верованиях приписывают способность общаться с другими мирами, а также дети, находящиеся близко к границе, разделяющей мир смертных и аморфную преисподнюю, и являющиеся символом повторя­ющегося возрождения.

Predictors of perceived togetherness in very old men and women: A 5-year follow-up study

2008 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 387-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Tiikkainen ◽  
E. Leskinen ◽  
R.-L. Heikkinen
Keyword(s):  
Men And Women ◽  
Very Old ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Old Men
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