Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2016
Description
We examined associations between trait hope and preparation for future care needs (PFCN) among 66 older adult primary care patients in western New York. Participants completed a questionnaire assessing PFCN (awareness, information gathering, decision-making, concrete planning, and avoidance), and the Adult Trait Hope Scale. In multivariate regressions, lower hope, particularly less agency, was associated with more awareness of needing care, whereas higher hopefulness, particularly pathways thinking, was associated with increased decision-making and concrete planning. Greater hopefulness appears to be linked to goal-directed planning behaviors, although those with lower hope may actually be more aware of the need for planning. Evidence-based programming that encourages learned hopefulness may contribute to enhanced health planning and decision-making among older adult primary care patients.
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Citation Information
Southerland, Jodi L.; Slawson, Deborah L.; Pack, Robert; Sörensen, Silvia; Lyness, Jeffrey M.; and Hirsch, Jameson K.. 2016. Trait Hope and Preparation for Future Care Needs among Older Adult Primary Care Patients. Clinical Gerontologist. Vol.39(2). 117-126. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2015.1120254 ISSN: 0731-7115
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This document is an author manuscript from PMC. The publisher's final edited version of this article is available at Clinical Gerontologist.