{"title":"The meaning of health to persons aging with longstanding multiple sclerosis.","authors":"Alexa K Stuifbergen, Heather Becker, Nani Kim","doi":"10.1002/nur.22409","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Understanding how persons aging with a chronic condition view their health is essential for planning and delivering person-centered care. The purpose of this study was to explore how persons aging with the chronic and disabling condition multiple sclerosis (MS) describe their health and how this has changed over time using data from Years 1 to 26 of an ongoing longitudinal survey study of health promotion and quality of life for persons with MS. The survey included measures of perceived meaning of health, self-rated health, health behaviors and quality of life outcomes. The sample included 168 persons with MS who returned the survey at Time 1 (1996) and again at Time 26 (2022). In 2022, participants had a mean age of 70.13 (SD = 8.19) and had been diagnosed with MS for an average of 34.47 years (SD = 6.27). Sixty percent of participants rated their overall health as good or excellent. Decreases in health self-ratings over time were not significant. Participants consistently agreed more strongly with items reflecting a wellness-oriented view of health than those reflecting a more clinical/biomedical model. At both time points, clinical definitions of health were negatively related and wellness definitions were positively related to reported frequency of health behaviors. Findings suggest that persons aging with the chronic condition of MS may be more responsive to health messages that emphasize function in daily living, carrying out normal responsibilities, and adjusting to changes in environment and demands. Patient or Public Contribution: Persons with MS provided study data, input on design, and construct measurement.</p>","PeriodicalId":54492,"journal":{"name":"Research in Nursing & Health","volume":" ","pages":"563-572"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11371513/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Research in Nursing & Health","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.22409","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/7/2 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"NURSING","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Understanding how persons aging with a chronic condition view their health is essential for planning and delivering person-centered care. The purpose of this study was to explore how persons aging with the chronic and disabling condition multiple sclerosis (MS) describe their health and how this has changed over time using data from Years 1 to 26 of an ongoing longitudinal survey study of health promotion and quality of life for persons with MS. The survey included measures of perceived meaning of health, self-rated health, health behaviors and quality of life outcomes. The sample included 168 persons with MS who returned the survey at Time 1 (1996) and again at Time 26 (2022). In 2022, participants had a mean age of 70.13 (SD = 8.19) and had been diagnosed with MS for an average of 34.47 years (SD = 6.27). Sixty percent of participants rated their overall health as good or excellent. Decreases in health self-ratings over time were not significant. Participants consistently agreed more strongly with items reflecting a wellness-oriented view of health than those reflecting a more clinical/biomedical model. At both time points, clinical definitions of health were negatively related and wellness definitions were positively related to reported frequency of health behaviors. Findings suggest that persons aging with the chronic condition of MS may be more responsive to health messages that emphasize function in daily living, carrying out normal responsibilities, and adjusting to changes in environment and demands. Patient or Public Contribution: Persons with MS provided study data, input on design, and construct measurement.
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Research in Nursing & Health ( RINAH ) is a peer-reviewed general research journal devoted to publication of a wide range of research that will inform the practice of nursing and other health disciplines. The editors invite reports of research describing problems and testing interventions related to health phenomena, health care and self-care, clinical organization and administration; and the testing of research findings in practice. Research protocols are considered if funded in a peer-reviewed process by an agency external to the authors’ home institution and if the work is in progress. Papers on research methods and techniques are appropriate if they go beyond what is already generally available in the literature and include description of successful use of the method. Theory papers are accepted if each proposition is supported by research evidence. Systematic reviews of the literature are reviewed if PRISMA guidelines are followed. Letters to the editor commenting on published articles are welcome.
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