Purpose in life over a five-year period: a longitudinal study in a very old population.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Few studies have specifically examined purpose in life among very old people, and we know of none that has used a prospective approach. The aim of this study was to examine changes in purpose in life over five years in very old men and women and to investigate whether depressed mood, malnutrition, inactivity in daily life, or cognitive impairment increased the risk for developing low purpose in life. METHODS:The study includes data from 51 participants (42 women and 9 men) living in northern Sweden who completed the Purpose in Life (PIL) Test once at baseline and again five years later. RESULTS:Purpose in life decreased over five years and the decrease was significantly associated with being a woman (p < 0.001) and having depressed mood (p = 0.009) or depression (p = 0.002) at baseline. There were no differences in baseline PIL scores between depressed and not depressed, but those who had depression had significantly decreased PIL scores after five years (p = 0.001). CONCLUSION:A strong purpose in life does not seem to prevent very old people from developing depression, and being depressed at baseline and living with depression over five years is associated with a loss of purpose in life.

journal_name

Int Psychogeriatr

authors

Hedberg P,Brulin C,Aléx L,Gustafson Y

doi

10.1017/S1041610210002279

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2011-06-01 00:00:00

pages

806-13

issue

5

eissn

1041-6102

issn

1741-203X

pii

S1041610210002279

journal_volume

23

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