Activity, friendships and wellbeing in residential settings for older people
Activity, friendships and wellbeing in residential settings for older people
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DOI：
10.1080/13607869956307
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发表时间：
1999-05-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Lee, K
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作者：
McKee, KJ;Harrison, G;Lee, K
事实证明，友谊会影响一个人的心理健康。本文报告了一项关于友谊是否影响老年人长期护理环境中居民的心理健康的调查。这项研究包括对来自三个护理机构的居民的活动的观察性评估，以及评估友谊和心理健康的自我报告的简短的结构化访谈。结果表明，非亲密友谊比亲密友谊更常见。与没有好朋友的居民相比，有好朋友的居民的活动水平更高，但差异的程度取决于居民所住的家庭。无论是活动水平还是友谊都与居民的幸福感无关。对实地笔记的定性分析表明，居住环境中发现的友谊模式受到居民选择、普遍的护理制度和物理环境方面的影响。研究结果涉及脱离理论、回忆在晚年生活中的重要性以及测量老年人幸福感的方法论问题。
Friendships have been demonstrated to influence an individual's psychological wellbeing. This paper reports an investigation into whether friendships influence the psychological wellbeing of residents in long-stay care settings for older people. The study consisted of the observational assessment of activity in 64 residents drawn from three care settings, together with brief structured interviews assessing self-reports of friendships and psychological wellbeing. Results indicated that non-intimate friendships were more common than close friendships. Activity levels were higher in residents with good friends compared to residents without good friends, but the degree of difference was dependent on the home in which the resident lived. Neither activity levels nor friendships were associated with residents' wellbeing. Qualitative analysis of fieldnotes indicated that the pattern of friendships found in the residential settings was influenced by resident choice, the prevailing care regime and aspects of the physical environment. Results are discussed in relation to disengagement theory, the importance of reminiscence in later life, and methodological issues in the measurement of wellbeing in older people.