Kolanowski Ann M, Van Haitsma Kimberly, Meeks Suzanne, Litaker Mark
College of Nursing, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
Abramson Center for Jewish Life, Polisher Research Institute, North Wales, PA, USA.
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2014 Aug;29(5):457-62. doi: 10.1177/1533317513518657. Epub 2014 Jan 8.
The purpose of this exploratory study was to determine whether the balance of positive to negative affect can discriminate states of well-being in nursing home residents with dementia and whether affect balance is associated with activity engagement. Baseline data from a randomized clinical trial were used in this secondary analysis. Participants were 128 residents recruited from 9 nursing homes located in Pennsylvania. Participants were primarily female, Caucasian, and had a mean age of 86 years. Measures of agitation and affect were taken from video recordings of 10 observational sessions. Measures of engagement and self-reported mood were taken in real time. Ten percent of participants were categorized as having high well-being. These participants had a mean ratio of positive-negative affect of 2.21 (±0.50), a ratio significantly different than that of participants with moderate or low well-being. Affect balance was related to greater engagement in activity (r= .23;P= .008).
这项探索性研究的目的是确定积极情感与消极情感的平衡是否能够区分患有痴呆症的养老院居民的幸福状态，以及情感平衡是否与活动参与度相关。在这项二次分析中使用了一项随机临床试验的基线数据。参与者是从宾夕法尼亚州9家养老院招募的128名居民。参与者主要为女性、白种人，平均年龄86岁。躁动和情感的测量来自10次观察时段的视频记录。参与度和自我报告情绪的测量是实时进行的。10%的参与者被归类为具有高幸福感。这些参与者的正负情感平均比率为2.21（±0.50），该比率与中度或低幸福感参与者的比率有显著差异。情感平衡与更高的活动参与度相关（r = 0.23；P = 0.008）。
