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dc.contributor.author | Gilhooly, M | - |
dc.contributor.author | Gilhooly, K | - |
dc.contributor.author | Phillips, LH | - |
dc.contributor.author | Harvey, D | - |
dc.contributor.author | Brady, A | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hanlon, P | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2007-11-06T11:50:01Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2007-11-06T11:50:01Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | British Journal of Health Psychology. 12(4): 587-600, Nov 2007 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/1258 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives. This study examined relationships between quality of life (QoL) in older people and cognitive functioning in both abstract and real-world problem solving. Design. Contributions of levels of mental, physical and social activities, self-rated and objective health status, self-rated cognitive functioning, socio-economic status, gender, real-world and abstract problem solving were examined in a regression study of factors related to QoL in older people. Method. Participants (N=145) were 70-91 years of age. The current cognitive functioning was assessed by psychometric tests and real-world problem-solving tasks. Prior functioning was indexed by crystallized ability measures. QoL was assessed using the Leiden-Padua questionnaire (LEIPAD), Faces scales and Hospital and Anxiety Depression Scale. A single QoL factor was derived. Results. Simultaneous multiple regressions indicated that QoL was related to real-world but not to abstract problem-solving ability. Separate contributions to QoL were also found for health and self-rated cognitive functioning. Conclusions. The present study replicates previous findings that abstract problem-solving ability is not related to QoL and supports the hypothesis that real-world or everyday problem-solving ability is associated with QoL in older people. | en |
dc.format.extent | 137778 bytes | - |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | British Psychological Society | en |
dc.subject | Older people | en |
dc.subject | Ageing | en |
dc.subject | Cognitive functioning | en |
dc.subject | Brunel Institute for Ageing Studies (BIAS) | - |
dc.title | Real world problem solving and quality of life in older people | en |
dc.type | Research Paper | en |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1348/135910706X154477 | - |
Appears in Collections: | Community Health and Public Health Dept of Health Sciences Research Papers |
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