Kalfoss Mary H
Professor, Diakonova University College.
Br J Community Nurs. 2017 May 2;22(5):238-245. doi: 10.12968/bjcn.2017.22.5.238.
Attitudes toward ageing have powerful influences and impact older adults' own perception of health, quality of life and utilisation of health and social care services. This study describes attitudes to ageing among 490 Norwegian older adults living in the community who responded to The Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire. Results showed that in spite of physical changes and psychological losses, the attitudes of older adults support life acceptance with gained wisdom in feeling that there were many pleasant things about growing older and that their identity was not defined by their age. They demonstrated the ability to incorporate age-related changes within their identities and at the same time maintain a positive view of self. Although they acknowledged that old age represented a time of loss with decreasing physical independence, they meant that their lives had made a difference, they wanted to give a good example to younger persons and felt it was a privilege to grow old.
对衰老的态度具有强大的影响力，会影响老年人自身对健康、生活质量以及健康和社会护理服务利用情况的认知。本研究描述了490名居住在社区的挪威老年人对衰老的态度，这些老年人对《衰老态度问卷》做出了回应。结果显示，尽管存在身体变化和心理损失，但老年人的态度支持对生活的接纳，并因获得智慧而感到变老有许多令人愉快的事情，且他们的身份并不由年龄来定义。他们展示了将与年龄相关的变化融入自身身份认同的能力，同时保持积极的自我认知。虽然他们承认老年意味着身体独立性下降的失落时期，但他们表示自己的生活有意义，想给年轻人树立好榜样，并觉得变老也是一种荣幸。
