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ArticleBMC geriatrics2021

Life satisfaction and depressive symptoms of mentally active older adults in Poland: a cross-sectional study.

Katarzyna Van Damme-Ostapowicz, Mateusz Cybulski, Monika Galczyk, Elżbieta Krajewska-Kulak, Marek Sobolewski, Anna Zalewska

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Katarzyna Van Damme-OstapowiczDepartment of Health and Caring Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Førde, Norway. katarzyna.van.damme-ostapowicz@hvl.no.ORCID 0000-0001-9419-7091
Mateusz CybulskiDepartment of Integrated Medical Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5116-3497
Monika GalczykDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Lomza State University of Applied Sciences, Lomza, Poland.
Elżbieta Krajewska-KulakDepartment of Integrated Medical Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-9425-2430
Marek SobolewskiDepartment of Quantitative Methods, Faculty of Management, Rzeszow University of Technology, Rzeszow, Poland.
Anna ZalewskaDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Lomza State University of Applied Sciences, Lomza, Poland.

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Abstract

backgroundFor older adults, life satisfaction and depressive symptoms are related to quality of life. In this group of society, life satisfaction is particularly associated with the emotional area. The notion of life satisfaction is related to many factors, such as personality traits, moods and various life events, and poses challenges in various aspects of everyday life. Given that mental health is one of the determinants of the quality of life of older adults, it is reasonable to conduct research among this growing group of the population. The aim of this study was to assess life satisfaction and depressive symptoms in mentally active older adults in Poland.

methodsThe study covered 125 attendees at the University of Healthy Senior (UHS) and 125 auditing students at the University of Psychogeriatric Prophylaxis (UPP), organised by the Faculty of Health Sciences at the Medical University of Bialystok, of whom 78.3% were female and 21.7% male. The study was conducted using four standardised scales: the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Beck Depression Inventory, Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).

resultsSeniors who participated in the study were satisfied with their lives; the average SWLS score was 23 points. Men rated their level of satisfaction higher than women: the median score on the SWLS was 26 points for men and 23 points for women. Life satisfaction and mental disorders did not differ on the basis of sex, age, or education (the type of place of education attended). As the level of depression increased, life satisfaction decreased. Statistically significant correlations of average strength were found between the point values of the four measures of depression under consideration and were evenly distributed from 0.57 to 0.69.

conclusionsThe high level of life satisfaction and a low level of mental disorders should be maintained in this population, and additional educational activities should be organised among seniors on a large scale. There were no differences in the distribution of psychometric measure scores among the three compared age groups of respondents in this study. Each of the questionnaires used measured of different aspects of depressive conditions, and it is worth using them in parallel rather than interchangeably.

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DepressionPersonal SatisfactionAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMalePolandQuality of LifeBack depression inventoryDepressionGeriatric depression scaleHospital anxiety and depression scaleLife satisfactionMental disordersMental sphereOlder adultsSatisfaction with lifeSatisfaction with life scale

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