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This study used a cross-sectional quantitative design, with questionnaires administered face-to-face to older adults living in nursing homes. A total of 242 older adults from 22 Flemish (Belgian) nursing homes completed questionnaires on bodily disconnection, depressive symptoms, and MIL. Data were analysed using multiple linear regressions and a mediation model. Bodily disconnection was negatively predictive of MIL and positively predictive of depressive symptoms. A more exploratory analysis further suggested that MIL may mediate the relationship between bodily disconnection and depressive symptoms. 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Bodily Disconnection in Older Adults Residing in Nursing Homes: The Relationship between Bodily Disconnection, Depressive Symptoms and Meaning in Life
To examine the relationship between bodily disconnection and two indicators of late life well-being – depressive symptoms and meaning in life (MIL) – among older adults residing in nursing homes. Psycho-gerontological research has begun to show increased interest in the physical dimension of ageing – the ageing body – and has focused on older adults’ subjective experiences of their bodies. These studies indicate that some older adults experience bodily disconnection as a reaction towards an ageing body that feels unfamiliar and strange. Theoretical arguments have suggested possible links between bodily disconnection, depressive symptoms, and MIL; however, these relationships have not yet been empirically investigated among older adults in nursing homes. This study used a cross-sectional quantitative design, with questionnaires administered face-to-face to older adults living in nursing homes. A total of 242 older adults from 22 Flemish (Belgian) nursing homes completed questionnaires on bodily disconnection, depressive symptoms, and MIL. Data were analysed using multiple linear regressions and a mediation model. Bodily disconnection was negatively predictive of MIL and positively predictive of depressive symptoms. A more exploratory analysis further suggested that MIL may mediate the relationship between bodily disconnection and depressive symptoms. These results show that bodily disconnection may play an important role in the psychological well-being of older adults residing in nursing homes, which shows the potential importance of moving beyond a purely physical perspective when approaching and treating the ageing body.
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As a quarterly peer-reviewed journal that has existed for over three decades, Ageing International serves all professionals who deal with complex ageing issues. The journal is dedicated to improving the life of ageing populations worldwide through providing an intellectual forum for communicating common concerns, exchanging analyses and discoveries in scientific research, crystallizing significant issues, and offering recommendations in ageing-related service delivery and policy making. Besides encouraging the submission of high-quality research and review papers, Ageing International seeks to bring together researchers, policy analysts, and service program administrators who are committed to reducing the ''implementation gap'' between good science and effective service, between evidence-based protocol and culturally suitable programs, and between unique innovative solutions and generalizable policies. For significant issues that are common across countries, Ageing International will organize special forums for scholars and investigators from different disciplines to present their regional perspectives as well as to provide more comprehensive analysis. The editors strongly believe that such discourse has the potential to foster a wide range of coordinated efforts that will lead to improvements in the quality of life of older persons worldwide. Abstracted and Indexed in:
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