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Fulltext Attachment: the mediating role of hope, religiosity, and life satisfaction in older adults

Pahlevan Sharif S, Amiri M, Allen KA, Sharif Nia H, Khoshnavay Fomani F, Hatef Matbue Y, et al.

Health Qual Life Outcomes, 2021 Feb 15;19(1):57.
PMID: 33588858 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-021-01695-y

BACKGROUND: Attachment and support from family and friends are core to the experiences of ageing for older adults. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between attachment styles and hope, religiosity, and life satisfaction and provide new knowledge that may assist future planning for a rapidly ageing global population.
METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 504 Iranian older adult participants from Qazvin province were recruited between December 2015 and April 2016. They completed a questionnaire that included the Revised Adult Attachment Scale, the Life Satisfaction Index-Z, and the Herth Hope Index.
RESULTS: Participants in the study had a mean age of 66.20 years (SD: 5.76) and most of them were women (57.5%). A mediation model testing the direct relationships between attachment, hope, religiosity, and life satisfaction showed a positive relationship between close attachment and religiosity (β = .226, p hope (β = .384, p hope was related to life satisfaction (β = .448, p hope mediated the relationship between close attachment (β = .119, p hope fully mediated the relationship between close attachment and life satisfaction, they partially mediated the attachment anxiety-life satisfaction link.
CONCLUSIONS: Findings of the study provide insight into only a narrow perspective of life satisfaction and attachment given the many and varied variables that influence these constructs. Future research is needed whereby other related variables are introduced into the model to be examined further.

Matched MeSH terms: Hope*
Asia Pacific Society of Human Genetics (APSHG) from conception to 2019: 13 years of collaboration to tackle congenital malformation and genetic disorders in Asia

Wasant P, Padilla C, Lam S, Thong MK, Lai PS

Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet, 2019 06;181(2):155-165.
PMID: 31050142 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31701

Putting together the reports in this issue that come from a representation of the different countries in Asia presents an opportunity to share the unique story of the Asia Pacific Society of Human Genetics (APSHG), which has provided the authors of many of these articles. This paper, authored by the Past Presidents of the Society, shares glimpses of how medical genetics activities were first organized in the Asia Pacific region and provides interesting corollaries on how under-developed and developing countries in this part of the world had developed a unique network for exchange and sharing of expertise and resources. Although APSHG was formally registered as a Society in Singapore in 2006, the Society has its origins as far back as in the 1990s with members from different countries meeting informally, exchanging ideas, and collaborating. This treatise documents the story of the experiences of the Society and hopes it will provide inspiration on how members of a genetics community can foster and build a thriving environment to promote this field.

Matched MeSH terms: Hope
Aligning Islamic Spirituality to Medical Imaging

Zainuddin ZI

J Relig Health, 2017 Oct;56(5):1605-1619.
PMID: 26058599 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-015-0074-x

This paper attempts to conceptualize Islamic spirituality in medical imaging that deals with the humanistic and technical dimensions. It begins with establishing an understanding concerning spirituality, an area that now accepted as part of patient-centred care. This is followed by discussions pertaining to Islamic spirituality, related to the practitioner, patient care and the practice. Possible avenues towards applying Islamic spirituality in medical imaging are proposed. It is hoped that the resultant harmonization between Islamic spirituality and the practice will trigger awareness and interests pertaining to the role of a Muslim practitioner in advocating and enhancing Islamic spirituality.

Matched MeSH terms: Hope
A study on recurrent cutaneous abscesses in children, Hospital Kuala Lumpur 1989 1992

Lokman Mohd Noh, Zulkifli Ismail, Farida Jamal, Rahim Md Noah, Sabiha Pit, Hina Isahak, et al.

Malaysian Journal of Child Health, 1993;5(1):40-44.
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Recurrent boils are troublesome enough to children and their parents to be finally referred to the paediatricians. This study attempts to provide local data on epidemiology, pattern of infections of offending organism especially Staphylococcus aureus and underlying immunological abnormality. This condition does not appear to be related to socio economic status nor is staphylococcal nasal cariage a direct contributing factor. Defect in neutrophil function especially the respiratory burst assayed via chemiluminescence response to Staphylococcus aureus is closely associated with this condition. It is hoped that this data would be a further impetus for further research into this exciting field.

Matched MeSH terms: Hope
A Model of Aging Perception in Iranian Elders With Effects of Hope, Life Satisfaction, and Socioeconomic Status: A Path Analysis

Yaghoobzadeh A, Gorgulu O, Yee BL, Wibisono AH, Pahlevan Sharif S, Sharif Nia H, et al.

J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc, 2018 01 22;24(6):522-530.
PMID: 29357723 DOI: 10.1177/1078390317753676

BACKGROUND: Aging perception plays a central role in the experience of healthy aging by older people. Research identified that factors such as hope, life satisfaction, and socioeconomic status influence the perception of aging in older populations.
OBJECTIVE: This study sought to test a hypothetical model to quantitatively evaluate the relationship between hope, life satisfaction, and socioeconomic status with aging perception.
DESIGN: A cross-sectional design was used with 504 older aged participants who live in Qazvin, Iran. Data were collected using the Barker's Aging Perception Questionnaire, Life Satisfaction Index-Z, and Herth Hope Index.
RESULTS: The results of path analysis showed that hope was the most important factor affecting aging perception. Results drawn from correlation analysis indicated that there was a positive significant correlation ( r = .383, p < .001) between hope and aging perception. Further analysis found that hope had the strongest impact on aging perception compared with the other variables analyzed (e.g., life satisfaction and socioeconomic status).
CONCLUSIONS: A model of aging perception in Iranian elders is presented. The findings suggested that hope had a significant and positive impact on aging perception. Implications for clinical practice and research are discussed.

Matched MeSH terms: Hope*