Depressive symptoms in elderly people participating in University of the Third Age and residents of Nursing Homes: the role of optimism and acceptance of passing

• Idczak-Paceś, Edyta ^[1] ; Kabat, Adrian ^[1] ; Krzywik, Adrianna ^[2] ; Nowakowska, Iwona ^[1]
  1. [1] Institute of Psychology

     Institute of Psychology

     Chequia

     
  2. [2] Institute of Philosophy and Sociology

     Institute of Philosophy and Sociology

     Warszawa, Polonia

     
• Localización: Research on Ageing and Social Policy: (RASP), ISSN-e 2014-671X, Vol. 9, Nº. 2, 2021, págs. 105-132
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.17583/rasp.2021.5782
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Síntomas Depresivos en Participantes de la Universidad de la Tercera Edad y en Residencias de Ancianos: el Optimismo y la Aceptación de la Muerte
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  • español

    Los mayores necesitan un apoyo especial para la prevención de síntomas depresivos, debido a la inevitable perspectiva de la muerte. Este grupo es heterogéneo en cuanto a las formas de pasar el tiempo libre, un aspecto importante de la vida diaria vinculado al bienestar y la calidad de relaciones interpersonales, así como un posible factor en el nivel de síntomas depresivos. El estudio pretende verificar si la participación en actividades de la Universidad de la Tercera Edad (UTE; tiempo libre dirigido al desarrollo personal) versus vivir en una Residencia de Ancianos (RA; tiempo libre orientado hacia aliviar las dificultades de la edad) puede ser elemento diferenciador del nivel de depresión en los ancianos, considerando su optimismo y aceptación de la muerte. La investigación se basa en encuestas papel-lápiz, realizadas en una muestra de mayores a los 59 años de edad: participantes UTE (N=48) e ingresados RA (N=54). En el grupo UTE, cuanto más alto el nivel de optimismo, más bajo el de los síntomas depresivos, para todas las franjas de aceptación de la muerte. Para el grupo RA, cuanto mayor la aceptación del paso del tiempo, menos influirá el optimismo en predicción de síntomas de depresión.

  • English

    The elderly age group needs particular support in preventing development of depressive symptoms, among others, due to the prospect of passing. This group is heterogenous in terms of characteristics of ways of spending leisure time, which, as an important aspect of everyday life affecting the quality of interpersonal relationships and well-being, might be related to the level of their depressive symptoms. The aim of this study was to find out whether participation in University of Third Age (UTA; leisure time spending directed at personal development) activities versus being a Nursing Home resident (NH; leisure time spending, directed at compensation of difficulties associated to the aging process) may differentiate elderly people in terms of the level of depression taking into account their optimism and acceptance of passing. The study was paper-pencil questionnaire-based, conducted on a sample of people above the age of 59: participants of UTA (N=48) and NH (N=54). In the UTA group, consistently for all levels of acceptance of passing, the higher the level of optimism, the lower the depressive symptoms. However, for the NH group, the higher the acceptance of passing, the lower the role of optimism in predicting depressive symptoms.

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