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The role of meaning in life in community-dwelling older adults with depression and relationship to other risk factors. / Volkert, Jana; Härter, Martin; Dehoust, Maria Christina; Ausín, Berta; Canuto, Alessandra; Da Ronch, Chiara; Suling, Anna; Grassi, Luigi; Munoz, Manuel; Santos-Olmo, Ana Belén; Sehner, Susanne; Weber, Kerstin; Wegscheider, Karl; Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich; Schulz, Holger; Andreas, Sylke.

In: AGING MENT HEALTH, Vol. 23, No. 1, 01.2019, p. 100-106.

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Volkert, J, Härter, M, Dehoust, MC, Ausín, B, Canuto, A, Da Ronch, C, Suling, A, Grassi, L, Munoz, M, Santos-Olmo, AB, Sehner, S, Weber, K, Wegscheider, K, Wittchen, H-U, Schulz, H & Andreas, S 2019, 'The role of meaning in life in community-dwelling older adults with depression and relationship to other risk factors', AGING MENT HEALTH, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 100-106. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1396576

APA

Volkert, J., Härter, M., Dehoust, M. C., Ausín, B., Canuto, A., Da Ronch, C., Suling, A., Grassi, L., Munoz, M., Santos-Olmo, A. B., Sehner, S., Weber, K., Wegscheider, K., Wittchen, H-U., Schulz, H., & Andreas, S. (2019). The role of meaning in life in community-dwelling older adults with depression and relationship to other risk factors. AGING MENT HEALTH, 23(1), 100-106. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1396576

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Volkert J, Härter M, Dehoust MC, Ausín B, Canuto A, Da Ronch C et al. The role of meaning in life in community-dwelling older adults with depression and relationship to other risk factors. AGING MENT HEALTH. 2019 Jan;23(1):100-106. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1396576

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title = "The role of meaning in life in community-dwelling older adults with depression and relationship to other risk factors",
abstract = "OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to examine the association of Meaning in Life (MiL) with sociodemographic and physical factors, and its association with depression in older people.METHOD: A cross-sectional survey with a sample of N = 2104 older adults from communities of four European countries was conducted, using an age-appropriate interview for the diagnosis of depression and the Schedule for Meaning in Life Evaluation (SMiLE) questionnaire to assess MiL.RESULTS: Overall, MiL was particularly low in old male participants, in older people from Ferrara (Italy), those with a lower religious affiliation, fewer social contacts, and poorer physical health. Furthermore, younger old age (65-69 compared to 80-84 year olds), female gender, being married, living in Geneva and poorer physical health were significantly associated with a higher risk for depression. In addition, lower MiL significantly increased the likelihood to suffer from depression in older people. An interaction effect of study center and MiL also emerged: with decreasing MiL the risk for depression significantly increases in Hamburg compared to the other study centers.CONCLUSION: This study underlines the association of MiL and depression in old age. Integration of meaning-specific aspects in treatment for older adults with depression may be promising.",
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author = "Jana Volkert and Martin H{\"a}rter and Dehoust, {Maria Christina} and Berta Aus{\'i}n and Alessandra Canuto and {Da Ronch}, Chiara and Anna Suling and Luigi Grassi and Manuel Munoz and Santos-Olmo, {Ana Bel{\'e}n} and Susanne Sehner and Kerstin Weber and Karl Wegscheider and Hans-Ulrich Wittchen and Holger Schulz and Sylke Andreas",
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AU - Volkert, Jana

AU - Härter, Martin

AU - Dehoust, Maria Christina

AU - Ausín, Berta

AU - Canuto, Alessandra

AU - Da Ronch, Chiara

AU - Suling, Anna

AU - Grassi, Luigi

AU - Munoz, Manuel

AU - Santos-Olmo, Ana Belén

AU - Sehner, Susanne

AU - Weber, Kerstin

AU - Wegscheider, Karl

AU - Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich

AU - Schulz, Holger

AU - Andreas, Sylke

PY - 2019/1

Y1 - 2019/1

N2 - OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to examine the association of Meaning in Life (MiL) with sociodemographic and physical factors, and its association with depression in older people.METHOD: A cross-sectional survey with a sample of N = 2104 older adults from communities of four European countries was conducted, using an age-appropriate interview for the diagnosis of depression and the Schedule for Meaning in Life Evaluation (SMiLE) questionnaire to assess MiL.RESULTS: Overall, MiL was particularly low in old male participants, in older people from Ferrara (Italy), those with a lower religious affiliation, fewer social contacts, and poorer physical health. Furthermore, younger old age (65-69 compared to 80-84 year olds), female gender, being married, living in Geneva and poorer physical health were significantly associated with a higher risk for depression. In addition, lower MiL significantly increased the likelihood to suffer from depression in older people. An interaction effect of study center and MiL also emerged: with decreasing MiL the risk for depression significantly increases in Hamburg compared to the other study centers.CONCLUSION: This study underlines the association of MiL and depression in old age. Integration of meaning-specific aspects in treatment for older adults with depression may be promising.

AB - OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to examine the association of Meaning in Life (MiL) with sociodemographic and physical factors, and its association with depression in older people.METHOD: A cross-sectional survey with a sample of N = 2104 older adults from communities of four European countries was conducted, using an age-appropriate interview for the diagnosis of depression and the Schedule for Meaning in Life Evaluation (SMiLE) questionnaire to assess MiL.RESULTS: Overall, MiL was particularly low in old male participants, in older people from Ferrara (Italy), those with a lower religious affiliation, fewer social contacts, and poorer physical health. Furthermore, younger old age (65-69 compared to 80-84 year olds), female gender, being married, living in Geneva and poorer physical health were significantly associated with a higher risk for depression. In addition, lower MiL significantly increased the likelihood to suffer from depression in older people. An interaction effect of study center and MiL also emerged: with decreasing MiL the risk for depression significantly increases in Hamburg compared to the other study centers.CONCLUSION: This study underlines the association of MiL and depression in old age. Integration of meaning-specific aspects in treatment for older adults with depression may be promising.

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