What influence do major events in life have on our later quality of life? A retrospective study on life events and associated emotions
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What influence do major events in life have on our later quality of life? A retrospective study on life events and associated emotions. / Ventegodt, Søren; Flensborg-Madsen, Trine; Andersen, Niels Jørgen; Merrick, Joav.
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T1 - What influence do major events in life have on our later quality of life? A retrospective study on life events and associated emotions
AU - Ventegodt, Søren
AU - Flensborg-Madsen, Trine
AU - Andersen, Niels Jørgen
AU - Merrick, Joav
PY - 2006/2
Y1 - 2006/2
N2 - Background: To examine associations between global quality of life (QOL) and major life events. Material/Methods: This was a retrospective study using the self-administrated expanded SEQOL questionnaire with questions on life events and connected emotions. Seven hundred forty-six people, 55-66 years old, from a representative sample of the Danish population participated. Global QOL was measured by SEQOL (self-evaluation of quality of life), containing eight global QOL measures: well-being, life-satisfaction, happiness, fulfillment of needs, experience of temporal and spatial domains, expression of life's potentials, and objective factors. Results: Life events related to health such as restraints of movement or psychological illness showed a major association with the quality of life. Most other associations between quality of life and life events were intermediate or minor. Conclusions: Quality of life cannot simply be determined by life events. Actual quality of life is determined by how all the events of life have been processed and integrated in the consciousness. The results seem to support the idea that global QOL can be efficiently improved by integrating the painful events of the past. Since several studies have shown correlations between QOL and health, it is likely that such an improvement in QOL will also cause improved health and ability.
AB - Background: To examine associations between global quality of life (QOL) and major life events. Material/Methods: This was a retrospective study using the self-administrated expanded SEQOL questionnaire with questions on life events and connected emotions. Seven hundred forty-six people, 55-66 years old, from a representative sample of the Danish population participated. Global QOL was measured by SEQOL (self-evaluation of quality of life), containing eight global QOL measures: well-being, life-satisfaction, happiness, fulfillment of needs, experience of temporal and spatial domains, expression of life's potentials, and objective factors. Results: Life events related to health such as restraints of movement or psychological illness showed a major association with the quality of life. Most other associations between quality of life and life events were intermediate or minor. Conclusions: Quality of life cannot simply be determined by life events. Actual quality of life is determined by how all the events of life have been processed and integrated in the consciousness. The results seem to support the idea that global QOL can be efficiently improved by integrating the painful events of the past. Since several studies have shown correlations between QOL and health, it is likely that such an improvement in QOL will also cause improved health and ability.
KW - Denmark
KW - Development
KW - Global quality of life
KW - Holistic medicine
KW - Longitudinal study
KW - Public health
KW - QOL
KW - SEQOL
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=32044433984&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 16449962
AN - SCOPUS:32044433984
VL - 12
SP - SR9-SR15
JO - Medical Science Monitor
JF - Medical Science Monitor
SN - 1234-1010
IS - 2
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