Influence of psychological characteristics and social relations on receiving preventive home visits in older men and women
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The purpose was to analyze whether psychological characteristics and social relations in older men and women were related to accepting and receiving preventive home visits during 3 years, when offered as part of a national scheme. The study was based on secondary data from the Danish Intervention Study on Preventive Home Visits in 34 municipalities. The study population included 3,377 men and women who answered questions about psychological characteristics and social relations at baseline, survived and took part in the three year follow-up study. Number of preventive home visits was registered during 3 years in a specially designed software installed in the municipalities. Psychological characteristics were measured by questions on sadness, aggressiveness, life satisfaction, mood, loneliness and sense of coherence. Social relations were measured by questions on cohabitation status, diversity in social relations and social participation. Covariates included age and disability. Older men with poor psychological rating on most of the variables had larger odds ratios of accepting and receiving preventive home visits compared to older men with higher ratings. Older women with poor rating on the psychological characteristics and high social participation had larger odds of accepting and receiving preventive home visits, and women with a strong sense of coherence had larger odds of receiving many visits. It is concluded that psychological characteristics and social relations in older persons seem to influence whether they accept and receive preventive home visits, but patterns of associations are complex and vary for men and women.
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Lower levels of isolation and a supportive environment were predictive of receiving preventive home visits for older Danish women but not for their male counterparts.
“Lower levels of isolation and a supportive environment were predictive of receiving preventive home visits for older Danish women but not for their male counterparts (Avlund et al. 2008).”
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- Authors
- Avlund, K., Vass, M., Lund, R., Yamada, Y., & Hendriksen, C.
- Affiliations
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Corresponding author
- Avlund, Kirsten
- Venue
- European Journal of Ageing
- Published
- 2008-08-19
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 191-201
- ISSN
- 1613-9372 (ISSN-L)
- 1613-9380
- PMC
- PMC5546330
- OpenAlex
- W2063532486
- Cited by
- 13
- References
- 44
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 0.66
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- European Journal of Ageing (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Sundhed og Sygdom, Det Frie Forskningsråd
- Medical Research Council
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Keywords
- preventive home visits, older adults, psychological characteristics, interpersonal relationships, sense of coherence, loneliness, life satisfaction, social participation (health and rehabilitation), cohabitation, gender differences
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