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

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

SUBMITTER: Zirves M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7767436 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature