TY  - JOUR
AU  - Gardner, Brandt
AU  - Bishop, Alex
AU  - Smith, Brenda
AU  - Struckmeyer, Kristopher
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2019/02/27
TI  - Exploring the Paradox of Care: Differences in Older Adult and Proxy Ratings of Health and Subjective Well-Being
JO  - OBM Geriatrics
SP  - 037
VL  - 03
IS  - 01
AB  - (1) Background: The purpose of this study was to examine discrepancies in self-proxy agreement of biopsychosocial factors and the influence of objective well-being and psychosocial resources influence self and proxy appraisals of subjective well-being in older care recipients.
(2) Methods: Seventy-two care recipient-proxy dyads rated the biopsychosocial health of non-cognitively impaired older adults.
(3) Results: Proxies underestimated functional ability, psychosocial factors, and overrated negative health outcomes compared to older care recipient’s. Older care recipient ratings of place attachment ( = .39, p < .01) and relationship quality ( = .39, p < .01) were significant predictors of their subjective well-being. Proxies focused on both objective well-being and psychosocial resources to rate the older care recipient’s well-being, especially in quality of life (R2 = .87, adj. R2 = .82).
(4) Conclusions: These findings indicate that discrepancies may exist between care recipient-proxy ratings of health due to focusing on different components of well-being.
SN  - 2638-1311
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.geriatr.1901037
DO  - 10.21926/obm.geriatr.1901037
ID  - Gardner2019
ER  -