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Nursing Home Residents Aged over 80—A Cross-Sectional Analysis on Which Activity Traits Correlate to Positive Affect

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  • Melanie Zirves

    (Gerontological Research on Well-Being—Graduate School GROW, Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Cologne, 50923 Cologne, Germany)

  • Holger Pfaff

    (Institute of Medical Sociology, Health Services Research, and Rehabilitation Science (IMVR), Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, 50933 Cologne, Germany)

Abstract

Admission to a care facility is assumed to enhance depressive symptoms and dependent behavior in old age. In this context, the relevance of participation in activities that make everyday life in a care facility more pleasant has been pointed out. This study examines if there is a relationship between participation in different activities as well as the frequency of this participation and the positive affect of nursing home residents aged over 80. Data from the unique cross-sectional representative study ‘Quality of life and subjective well-being of the very old in North Rhine-Westphalia’ in Germany ( n = 150, aged 90.15 years in average) were used. The data were collected between 08/2017 and 02/2018 using computer-assisted personal interviewing. The variability in and frequency of activity participation functioned as independent, and positive affect as dependent variable. Multiple regression analysis was performed. Residents’ predicted positive affect significantly increased with a higher variability in activity participation. There was no independent effect of frequency in participation. Our findings indicate that there is a significant and positive relationship between participating in a high number of different activities and the overall positive affect of residents aged over 80 years. This does not hold true for the frequency of participation.

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  • Melanie Zirves & Holger Pfaff, 2020. "Nursing Home Residents Aged over 80—A Cross-Sectional Analysis on Which Activity Traits Correlate to Positive Affect," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(24), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:24:p:9583-:d:465895
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    1. Melanie Zirves & Ibrahim Demirer & Holger Pfaff, 2021. "Everyday Life and Social Contacts of Dementia and Non-Dementia Residents over 80 Years in Long-Term Inpatient Care: A Multi-Level Analysis on the Effect of Staffing," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(21), pages 1-18, October.
    2. Reena Devi & Adam Gordon & Tom Dening, 2022. "Enhancing the Quality of Care in Long-Term Care Settings," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-3, January.

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