TY - JOUR
T1 - A comparison of life satisfaction and mood in nursing home residents and community-dwelling elders
AU - Gueldner, Sarah Hall
AU - Loeb, Susan
AU - Morris, Diana
AU - Penrod, Janice
AU - Bramlett, Martha
AU - Johnston, Linda
AU - Schlotzhauer, Patricia
N1 - Funding Information:
From the *Pennsylvania State University, School of Nursing, University Park, PA; the †University of South Carolina, College of Nursing, Columbia, SC; the ‡University of South Carolina, Aiken, SC; and §Orthopedics, St. Mary’s Hospital, Athens, GA. Supported by the Division of Nursing, Department of Health and Human Services, ref. 1R23, NU 00544. Address reprint requests to Sarah Hall Gueldner, DSN, FAAN, Professor and Director, School of Nursing, The Pennsylvania State University, 201 Health and Human Development East, University Park, PA 16802. Copyright 2001 by W.B. Saunders Company 0883-9417/01/1505-0005$35.00/0 doi:10.1053/apnu.2001.27020
PY - 2001/10
Y1 - 2001/10
N2 - This study compared life satisfaction and mood in a sample of 138 cognitively intact and ambulatory elders, including 70 who lived in nursing homes and 68 who lived independently in the community. Community-dwelling elders reported greater life satisfaction, and scored higher on the Vigor-Activity subscale of the Profile of Mood States (POMS) than those who lived in a nursing home. Nursing home residents scored higher on the Depression-Dejection, Tension-Anxiety, and Confusion-Bewilderment subscales of the POMS. No between group differences were shown on the Anger-Hostility and Fatigue-Inertia subscales of the POMS. The diminished life satisfaction and high depression found in the nursing home residents hold immediate implications for professionals who work in this area.
AB - This study compared life satisfaction and mood in a sample of 138 cognitively intact and ambulatory elders, including 70 who lived in nursing homes and 68 who lived independently in the community. Community-dwelling elders reported greater life satisfaction, and scored higher on the Vigor-Activity subscale of the Profile of Mood States (POMS) than those who lived in a nursing home. Nursing home residents scored higher on the Depression-Dejection, Tension-Anxiety, and Confusion-Bewilderment subscales of the POMS. No between group differences were shown on the Anger-Hostility and Fatigue-Inertia subscales of the POMS. The diminished life satisfaction and high depression found in the nursing home residents hold immediate implications for professionals who work in this area.
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U2 - 10.1053/apnu.2001.27020
DO - 10.1053/apnu.2001.27020
M3 - Article
C2 - 11584352
AN - SCOPUS:0035488985
SN - 0883-9417
VL - 15
SP - 232
EP - 240
JO - Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
JF - Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
IS - 5
ER -