The Sense of Coherence, Self-Perception of Aging and the Occurrence of Depression Among the Participants of the University of the Third Age Depending on Socio-Demographic Factors
| Autor: | Halina Zielińska-Więczkowska, Katarzyna Sas |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Aging Sense of Coherence Socio demographics Third age Personal Satisfaction self-perception of aging University of the Third Age behavioral disciplines and activities Surveys and Questionnaires socio-demographic factors Medicine Elderly people Humans SOC Students Depression (differential diagnoses) Original Research Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry Depression General Medicine Middle Aged Self perception Self Concept Cross-Sectional Studies Clinical Interventions in Aging Scale (social sciences) Quality of Life Educational Status Geriatric Depression Scale Female Poland Geriatrics and Gerontology business psychological phenomena and processes U3A Demography Sense of coherence |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Interventions in Aging |
| ISSN: | 1178-1998 1176-9092 |
| Popis: | Halina ZieliÅska-WiÄczkowska, Katarzyna Sas Department of Social and Medical Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz, PolandCorrespondence: Katarzyna SasDepartment of Social and Medical Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, ul ÅwiÄtojaÅska 20, Bydgoszcz 85077, PolandEmail katarzyna.sas@hotmail.comPurpose: The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between the sense of coherence and self-perception of aging and the risk of depression among attendees of the University of the Third Age (U3A). The influence of socio-demographic factors was studied.Participants and Methods: The study involved 315 attendees of the U3A aged on average 68.4 years, age range 60– 82 years old. The overwhelming majority were women (91.7%). Cross-sectional research was conducted using standardized questionnaires – the SOC-29 scale, the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS – brief version) and the author’s own questionnaire regarding self-perception of aging.Results: The study participants showed an average level of sense of coherence (130.7± 23.2). The highest number of people obtained average results of sense of coherence, both in terms of global SOC (75.2%) and its components. The highest scores on the SOC-29 scale were found for the sense of comprehensibility (41.3%). The mean value of the self-perception of aging was 69.0± 16.0 and indicates the lower range of results for positive attitude. Nearly ¾ (72.1%) of the respondents had a positive self-perception of aging. The values of the scale of self-perception of aging showed a statistically significant relation to the global level of sense of coherence and its components (p< 0.001). In people without depression, positive self-perception of aging was significantly more frequent than among participants with depression of increasing intensity. Education was significantly correlated with the results of the SOC-29 scale, the self-perception of aging scale and the GDS scale.Conclusion: From the U3A research group, better educated elderly people have a higher sense of coherence and show a more positive self-perception of aging. Moreover, these people are less likely to show signs of senile depression.Keywords: sense of coherence, SOC, self-perception of aging, depression, socio-demographic factors, University of the Third Age, U3A |
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