Self-reported Goal Pursuit and Purpose in Life Among People With Dementia
Self-reported Goal Pursuit and Purpose in Life Among People With Dementia
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DOI：
10.1093/geronb/gbq092
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发表时间：
2011-03-01
影响因子：
6.2
通讯作者：
Mak, Wingyun
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作者：
Mak, Wingyun
目标.幸福感的潜在方面很少在痴呆症患者中进行研究，尽管他们报告了重要性。自我报告的方法也很少使用，尽管越来越多的证据表明其用于轻度至中度痴呆症，并且自我报告和代理报告之间缺乏一致性。本研究的目的是探讨幸福感的一个方面，在生活中的目的，和它的预测，目标追求，而采用的个人与痴呆症的自我报告之间的关系。采用问卷调查和实验研究的方法，考察了目标追求与生活目的的关系。实验部分的结构围绕创造性的绘画活动，经常使用的成人日间服务中心。轻度至中度痴呆症患者能够提供可靠的自我报告数据。目标追求和生活目标之间存在很强的关联，但痴呆的严重程度并没有缓和这种关系。从事目标导向活动的痴呆症患者可能会体验到更大的目的感。这项研究的结果阐明了痴呆症患者的心理健康体验，并可能为该人群的活动规划提供信息。
Objectives. Existential aspects of well-being are rarely studied in people with dementia, despite their reported importance. Self-report methods are also rarely used, despite the growing evidence for its use in mild-to-moderate dementia and the lack of concordance between self-reports and proxy reports of well-being. The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between one aspect of well-being, purpose in life, and one of its predictors, goal pursuit, while employing the self-report of individuals with dementia.Methods. Questionnaire and experimental methods were used to gauge the relationship between goal pursuit and purpose in life. The experimental portion was structured around creative drawing activities that are often used in adult day service centers.Results. People with mild-to-moderate dementia were able to provide reliable self-report data on their well-being. A strong association between goal pursuit and purpose in life emerged, but dementia severity did not moderate this relationship.Discussion. People with dementia who engage in goal-directed activity may experience a greater sense of purpose. Results from this study illuminate the experience of psychological well-being in dementia and may inform activity programming for this population.