dc.contributor.author | Lamont, R | |
dc.contributor.author | Nelis, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Quinn, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Martyr, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Rippon, I | |
dc.contributor.author | Kopelman, MD | |
dc.contributor.author | Hindle, JV | |
dc.contributor.author | Jones, RW | |
dc.contributor.author | Litherland, R | |
dc.contributor.author | Clare, L | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-01-14T11:01:08Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-03-05 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives
Increasingly, research has explored how psychological resources enable adaptation to illness. However, it is unclear whether psychological resources protect against the potential negative effects on living well with a progressive and life-limiting condition such as dementia. This paper examines the association between psychological resources and the ability to ‘live well’ with dementia.
Method
Data from 1547 people with mild to moderate dementia in the Improving the experience of Dementia and Enhancing Active Life (IDEAL) cohort were used. Multivariate linear regression was employed to examine the association between self-reported measures of psychological resources (self-efficacy, optimism and self-esteem) and indices of capability to ‘live well’ (quality of life, well-being and life satisfaction).
Results
All three measures of psychological resources had positive and independent associations with indices of living well and the effect sizes were similar. Effect sizes reduced when accounting for shared variance between psychological resources, showing some overlap in these constructs.
Conclusion
Self-efficacy, optimism and self-esteem were each associated with capability to ‘live well’. Overlap between these three resources is evident and when combined they may provide greater resilience when dealing with the challenges of living with dementia. Interventions for people with dementia could seek to improve levels of these potentially-modifiable psychological resources. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | National Institute for Health Research (UK) | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Published online 05 March 2019. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/13607863.2019.1566811 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | ES/L001853/1 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/35448 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | |
dc.subject | self-esteem | en_GB |
dc.subject | self-efficacy | en_GB |
dc.subject | optimism | en_GB |
dc.subject | well-being | en_GB |
dc.subject | life satisfaction | en_GB |
dc.title | Psychological predictors of ‘living well’ with dementia: findings from the IDEAL study | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2019-01-14T11:01:08Z | |
dc.description | This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Taylor & Francis (Routledge) via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.description | Data availability: The IDEAL data will be deposited with the UK Data Archive upon completion of the study in March 2019. Details on how the data can be accessed after this date will be made available on the project website www.idealproject.org.uk. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Aging & Mental Health | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2018-12-24 | |
exeter.funder | ::Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | en_GB |
rioxxterms.version | AM | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2018-12-24 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2019-01-11T15:20:26Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | AM | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2019-03-20T10:53:04Z | |
refterms.panel | A | en_GB |