Laura Corneliusson1, Anders Sköldunger1,2, Karin Sjögren1, Hugo Lövheim3, Marie Lindkvist4, Anders Wimo2, Bengt Winblad2, Per-Olof Sandman1,5, David Edvardsson1,6,7. 1. Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. 2. Division of Neurogeriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, KarolinskaInstitutet, Stockholm, Sweden. 3. Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation Geriatric Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. 4. Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health, Faculty of Social Sciences, Umeå School of Business and Economics (USBE), Statistics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. 5. Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Nursing, KarolinskaInstitutet, Stockholm, Sweden. 6. School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia. 7. Austin Health, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
Abstract
AIMS: To explore to what extent type of residence (sheltered housing or ageing in place) contributes to thriving and well-being in older adults, when controlling for age, sex, living alone, being a widow and adjusting for functional status, self-rated health, and depressive mood. DESIGN: A matched cohort study. METHODS: A self-report survey was sent out to a total population of residents in all sheltered housings in Sweden and a matched control group ageing in place (N = 3,805). The data collection took place between October 2016-January 2017. RESULTS: The interaction analyses related to thriving showed that with increasing level of depressive mood and decreasing levels of self-rated health and functional status, those residing in sheltered housing generally reported higher levels of thriving, as compared with those ageing in place. Well-being was not found to be significantly associated with type of accommodation. CONCLUSION: There may be features in sheltered housing that are associated with resident thriving especially among individuals with impairments of function, health or mood, although further studies are required to identify these specific features. IMPACT: This study informs staff and policymakers about thriving and well-being in sheltered housing accommodations. These findings may be used to further the development of sheltered housing accommodations.
AIMS: To explore to what extent type of residence (sheltered housing or ageing in place) contributes to thriving and well-being in older adults, when controlling for age, sex, living alone, being a widow and adjusting for functional status, self-rated health, and depressive mood. DESIGN: A matched cohort study. METHODS: A self-report survey was sent out to a total population of residents in all sheltered housings in Sweden and a matched control group ageing in place (N = 3,805). The data collection took place between October 2016-January 2017. RESULTS: The interaction analyses related to thriving showed that with increasing level of depressive mood and decreasing levels of self-rated health and functional status, those residing in sheltered housing generally reported higher levels of thriving, as compared with those ageing in place. Well-being was not found to be significantly associated with type of accommodation. CONCLUSION: There may be features in sheltered housing that are associated with resident thriving especially among individuals with impairments of function, health or mood, although further studies are required to identify these specific features. IMPACT: This study informs staff and policymakers about thriving and well-being in sheltered housing accommodations. These findings may be used to further the development of sheltered housing accommodations.
Keywords:
aged; cohort study; housing for the elderly; nursing; older people; quality of life; residence characteristics; social participation; thriving; well-being