The CASP-19 measure and the Longitudinal Analysis of the Quality of Life in Later Life

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 333-352
Author(s):  
Hyunju Park
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Longitudinal Analysis ◽  
Later Life

scholarly journals Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients: A Longitudinal Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dalifer Freites Nuñez ◽  
Alfredo Madrid-García ◽  
Leticia Leon ◽  
Gloria Candelas ◽  
Mercedes Núñez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psoriatic Arthritis ◽  
Longitudinal Analysis ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

The ESRC Growing Older research programme, 1999–2004

2004 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 657-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALAN WALKER
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Active Ageing ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Full Capacity ◽  
The Uk

This article introduces the seven specially commissioned papers in this special issue of Ageing & Society from the projects funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council's Growing Older Programme. The ESRC Programme has been the largest single investment in social sciences research on ageing in the United Kingdom. It comprised 24 projects and, when operating at full capacity, 96 researchers. The article details the background to the Programme, its commissioning process, its eventual structure and how it operated. Then a selection is made of some of the ways in which the Programme has contributed new knowledge to social gerontology. No attempt is made to achieve comprehensive coverage of the Programme's topics but rather a selection is presented of the new insights generated under its six themes: defining and measuring quality of life, inequalities in quality of life, technology and the built environment, healthy and active ageing, family and support networks, and participation and activities in later life. The projects were spread unevenly across these themes but important new knowledge has been produced under each theme. The conclusion emphasises the scientific contribution of the Programme and especially the extent to which older people's own attitudes, aspirations and preferences have been at the forefront, but it questions whether or not policy makers and practitioners will use this major evidence base.

Experience of Time and Subjective Age When Facing a Limited Lifetime: The Case of Older Adults with Advanced Cancer

2021 ◽  
pp. 089826432110631
Author(s):  
Katsiaryna Laryionava ◽  
Anton Schönstein ◽  
Pia Heußner ◽  
Wolfgang Hiddemann ◽  
Eva C. Winkler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Subjective Age ◽  
Perceived Quality Of Life ◽  
Experience Of Time ◽  
Finite Resource ◽  
Life Threatening

Objectives We addressed two questions: (1) Does advanced cancer in later life affect a person’s awareness of time and their subjective age? (2) Are awareness of time and subjective age associated with distress, perceived quality of life, and depression? Methods We assessed patients suffering terminal cancer (OAC, n = 91) and older adults free of any life-threatening disease (OA, n = 89), all subjects being aged 50 years or older. Results Older adults with advanced cancer perceived time more strongly as being a finite resource and felt significantly older than OA controls. Feeling younger was meaningfully related with better quality of life and less distress. In the OA group, feeling younger was also associated to reduced depression. Perceiving time as a finite resource was related to higher quality of life in the OA group. Discussion Major indicators of an older person’s awareness of time and subjective aging differ between those being confronted with advanced cancer versus controls.

Spirituality in Later Life: Effect on Quality of Life

2007 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita E. Molzahn
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Later Life

scholarly journals Scaling Down the PGCM Scale to Assess Views on Ageing More Efficiently: Finding a New Alternative

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (24) ◽  
pp. 9414
Author(s):  
Tomáš Doseděl ◽  
Tereza Menšíková ◽  
Lucie Vidovićová
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Subjective Age ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Important Quality ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Positive Outlook

The aim of the study is to present a new and efficient way of measuring the quality of life among older populations, with special attention to morale, positive outlook on life and ageing. The measure is based on the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale (PGCM), originally consisting of 22 items. The growing numbers and proportions of older people among European populations has increased the need to obtain more reliable data on their needs, values, life experiences and overall quality of life. Using data from six surveys conducted in the Czech Republic, we have formulated a three-item positive outlook on life and ageing (POLA) scale. Our analyses are divided into three steps: (1) constructing the scale and testing its internal consistency; (2) testing the scale’s external validity using mean comparisons and correlation coefficients; and (3) determining the factors affecting a positive outlook on later life, such as gender and education. We have confirmed that the three-item approach to measuring positive outlook on ageing as a part of morale is highly applicable to surveys, producing compelling results in assessing important quality-of-life sub-concepts, such as subjective health, subjective age, and loneliness.

scholarly journals Quality-of-life and surgical treatments for rectal cancer-a longitudinal analysis using the California Cancer Registry

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. 870-878 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Smith-Gagen ◽  
Rosemary D. Cress ◽  
Christiana M. Drake ◽  
Patrick S. Romano ◽  
Kathleen J. Yost ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rectal Cancer ◽  
Cancer Registry ◽  
Longitudinal Analysis ◽  
California Cancer Registry ◽  
Surgical Treatments

Life is for living: the contribution of the arts and gardens

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 140-143
Author(s):  
Alison E While
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Later Life ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Arts ◽  
District Nurses ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Healthcare Practice ◽  
Potential Benefits

Quality of life and life enrichment are important throughout the lifespan and no less during ill-health or later life. The role of the arts and gardens and their potential benefits are not prominent within healthcare practice. This paper outlines the evidence reported in two literature reviews, one addressing the arts and the other focusing on gardens and gardening so that district nurses can understand what art-based and gardening opportunities they may offer their clients and their carers.

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