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High morale is associated with increased survival in the very old

Niklasson, Johan (författare)
Umeå universitet,Geriatrik
Hörnsten, Carl (författare)
Umeå universitet,Geriatrik
Conradsson, Mia (författare)
Umeå universitet,Geriatrik
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Nyqvist, Fredrica (författare)
Mental Health Promotion Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Vaasa, Finland
Olofsson, Birgitta (författare)
Umeå universitet,Institutionen för omvårdnad
Lövheim, Hugo (författare)
Umeå universitet,Geriatrik
Gustafson, Yngve (författare)
Umeå universitet,Geriatrik
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2015-03-15
2015
Engelska.
Ingår i: Age and Ageing. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 0002-0729 .- 1468-2834. ; 44:4, s. 630-636
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  • BACKGROUND: high morale is defined as future-oriented optimism. Previous research suggests that a high morale independently predicts increased survival among old people, though very old people have not been specifically studied.OBJECTIVE: to investigate whether high morale is associated with increased survival among very old people.SUBJECTS: the Umeå 85+/GErontological Regional DAtabase-study (GERDA) recruited participants aged 85 years and older in northern Sweden and western Finland during 2000-02 and 2005-07, of whom 646 were included in this study.METHODS: demographic, functional- and health-related data were collected in this population-based study through structured interviews and assessments carried out during home visits and from reviews of medical records. The 17-item Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale (PGCMS) was used to assess morale.RESULTS: the 5-year survival rate was 31.9% for participants with low morale, 39.4% for moderate and 55.6% for those with high morale. In an unadjusted Cox model, the relative risk (RR) of mortality was higher among participants with low morale (RR = 1.86, P < 0.001) and moderate morale (RR = 1.59, P < 0.001) compared with participants with high morale. Similar results were found after adjustment for age and gender. In a Cox model adjusted for several demographic, health- and function-related confounders, including age and gender, mortality was higher among participants with low morale (RR = 1.36, P = 0.032) than those with high morale. There was a similar but non-significant pattern towards increased mortality in participants with moderate morale (RR = 1.21, P value = 0.136).CONCLUSION: high morale is independently associated with increased survival among very old people.

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)

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aged
80 and older
longevity
morale
mortality
older people
survival

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