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Staying well in old age: Predicting older adults’ wellness

von Humboldt, Sofia; Leal, Isabel Pereira; Pimenta, Filipa

In an ageing world, the potential for ageing well in older people is still relatively unexplored. Literature has suggested that a sense of coherence (SOC) is an important factor with regard to retaining a good quality of life in old age. To explore whether satisfaction with life (SWL), as well as sociodemographic, health- and lifestyle-related variables, are predictors of SOC in a community-dwelling sample of o...


Aging with diabetes: Sense of coherence and satisfaction with life in european ...

von Humboldt, Sofia; Leal, Isabel Pereira; Santos, Susana; Niculescu, Georgeta

ABSTRACT -- Objectives: The population’s increased longevity is leading to a worldwide concern about older adults’ well-being and about the incidence of chronic diseases such as diabetes. The present research intends to: (a) determine significant differences among three groups of older adults with diverse diabetes diagnosis, namely, participants with only type 2 diabetes, participants with diabetes and other c...


The promotion of older adults' sense of coherence through person-centered thera...

von Humboldt, Sofia; Leal, Isabel Pereira

El objetivo del estudio que se informa fue explorar si una intervención individual de terapia centrada en la persona (TCP) en personas adultas mayores puede promover su sentido de cohe - rencia, en comparación con un grupo control (lis ta de espera). Se plantea que los participantes asignados al azar a TCP informarían mejoras en SDC de pre y post-intervención en com paración con el grupo control. Un grupo de 87...


Assessing subjective age and adjustment to aging in a portuguese and german old...

von Humboldt, Sofia; Leal, Isabel Pereira; Pimenta, Filipa

Purpose: This study aims at examining the contributors to adjustment to aging (AtA) and subjective age (SA) identified by older adults and to investigate the latent constructs that can work as major determinants in AtA and SA in an older Portuguese and German population. Method: Measures were completed, using a variety of appropriate methods, including demographics and interviews. Complete data were available f...


Latent constructs of adjustment to aging and subjective age in Portugal and Rom...

von Humboldt, Sofia; Leal, Isabel Pereira; Pimenta, Filipa; Niculescu, Georgeta

Objective: To analyze the determinants of adjustment to aging (AtA) and subjective age (SA) identified by older adults and to investigate the differences of latent constructs that can work as major determinants in AtA and SA in an older Portuguese and Romanian population. Method: Measures were completed, including demographics and interviews. Complete data were available for 38 older adults aged between 74-90 y...


Adjustment to aging, subjective age and age representation: Assessing a nationa...

von Humboldt, Sofia; Leal, Isabel Pereira; Pimenta, Filipa; Niculescu, Georgeta

Aim: This research sought to analyse older adults’ conceptualization of adjustment to aging (AtA), subjective age (SA) and age representation (AR), adding a cross-national comparative perspective to aging well. Method: Questionnaires were completed, assessing participants’ background information. Semi-structured interviews were performed, addressing three core areas: SA, AtA and AR. Complete information on 231 ...


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