The subjective experience of ageism: the Perceived Ageism Questionnaire (PAQ)

LP Brinkhof, S de Wit, JMJ Murre, HJ Krugers… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ageism as perceived by older individuals has been recognized as a potential risk factor for
physical and mental health. We aimed to develop a comprehensive scale that can quantify …

Resilience among older individuals in the face of adversity: How demographic and trait factors affect mental-health constructs and their temporal dynamics

LP Brinkhof, M Chambon… - Clinical …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Resilience can be conceptualized as a network of interacting mental-health constructs
characterized by weak autoconnections and/or interconnections. We investigated whether …

Efficacy of resilience‐related psychological interventions in patients with long‐term diseases: A meta‐analysis of randomised controlled trials

FE Janitra, R Chen, HC Lin, CM Sung… - … Journal of Mental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Patients with long‐term disease experience low resilience, emphasising the importance of
psychological interventions to improve resilience. However, there is no comprehensive …

Quality of life and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: associations with loneliness and social isolation in a cross-sectional, online survey of 2,207 community …

J Briere, SH Wang, UA Khanam, J Lawson… - BMC geriatrics, 2023 - Springer
Background The far-reaching health and social sequelae of the COVID-19 pandemic among
older adults have the potential to negatively impact both quality of life (QoL) and well-being …

Are older individuals predisposed to habitual control more resilient?

LP Brinkhof, KR Ridderinkhof, M Bieleke, JMJ Murre… - Current …, 2024 - Springer
Based on evidence for age-related impairments in flexible, goal-directed control, the
formation of habits has been recognized as an opportune route for behavioural adjustment …

Quality of life during COVID-19 pandemic: a community-based study in Dakahlia governorate, Egypt

S Mohsen, R El-Masry, OF Ali… - Global Health Research …, 2022 - Springer
Background The sudden transmission of the novel coronavirus along with instant measures
taken in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused many …

Educational Quality of the University of the Third Age and Subjective Well-being: Based on a Perspective of Self-determination

Z Zhang, Y Zhao, H Du, M Adelijiang… - Applied Research in …, 2024 - Springer
Objective Developing education for older adults is considered a major initiative to actively
cope with issues of aging issue and improve the quality of later life. The quality of education …

Fragility and Resilience: Stories of Recovering From Hip Fractures in the Oldest-Old Age

B Tveit - Qualitative Health Research, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This study uses a narrative approach to explore the experiences of adults in the oldest stage
of old age after they suffered a hip fracture. The focus was on participants' perceptions and …

Chronic illness and well-being: Promoting quality of life with a broadened concept of recovery

J Beckmann, M Huber… - Fostering Recovery and …, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
Despite illness, some people report good well-being and a satisfying quality of life (QOL). It
is proposed that recovery plays a crucial role for chronically ill people to achieve well-being …

Improving goal striving and resilience in older adults through a personalized metacognitive self-help intervention: a protocol paper

LP Brinkhof, KR Ridderinkhof, JMJ Murre, HJ Krugers… - BMC psychology, 2023 - Springer
Background Successful aging is often linked to individual's ability to demonstrate resilience:
the maintenance or quick recovery of functional ability, well-being, and quality of life despite …