Open AccessDoes resilience affect illness perception and well-being in the elderly?
Author(s) -
Shipra Singh,
Pradeep Deshmukh,
Apurva Karmveer Ungratwar,
Alka A Subramanyam,
Ravindra Kamath
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of geriatric mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2395-3322
pISSN - 2348-9995
DOI - 10.4103/2348-9995.152429
Subject(s) - medicine , optimism , depression (economics) , psychological resilience , geriatric depression scale , population , life expectancy , clinical psychology , gerontology , psychology , psychiatry , depressive symptoms , anxiety , social psychology , environmental health , economics , psychotherapist , macroeconomics
Background: Increased life expectancy has increased many chronic illnesses in the elderly population, adding a phase of life affecting resilience, well-being, and perception of illness. Aims and Objectives: To assess resilience, well-being, and illness perception in the elderly and study the relation among them. Materials and Methods: A population of 90 (30 from the psycho-geriatric OPD, 30 from medical geriatric OPD and 30 normal elderly, accompanying patients in psycho geriatric OPD) patients age 60 years or more were taken, at a tertiary care center. Geriatric depression scale was applied and score <7 were selected for normal and rheumatoid arthritis. Patients with score >7 and fulfilling diagnostic and statistical manual-IV TR criteria were taken in depression group. Semi-structured proforma and scales (Connor Davidson resilience scale, Warwick Edinberg mental well-being scale, and brief illness perception scale) were applied, and statistical analysis was done using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Results: Results demonstrated resilience (P < 0.001) significantly differed in the three groups. Resilience was higher in normal (P < 0.001) than rheumatoid arthritis, which is higher (P < 0.02) than depression group. Well-being also significantly differ in all three group (P < 0.001), higher in normal elderly (P < 0.001) than affected elderly. We found strong positive correlation between resilience and well-being. Conclusion: Resilience is higher in those with a higher hardiness, optimism, purpose of life, and resourcefulness. Well-being gets significantly affected with mental and physical illness