Abstract

RODRIGUEZ, Erika Ortiz; FORERO QUINTANA, Luisa Fernanda; ARANA CLAVIJO, Laura Valentina  and  POLANCO VALENZUELA, Mauricio. Resilience, Optimism, Hope, and Sense of Life in Older Adults With and Without Chronic Diseases in Bogota. Divers.: Perspect. Psicol. [online]. 2021, vol.17, n.2, pp.219-231.  Epub July 01, 2021. ISSN 1794-9998.  https://doi.org/10.15332/22563067.7117.

Having a chronic disease impacts the quality of life, well-being, and functioning of older adults. Hence the need to potentiate the psychological qualities and resources that positively impact their quality of life. In this sense, the objective of this research was to describe the levels of resilience, optimism, hope, and sense of life in older adults with or without chronic diseases. The study design is descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional, with the use of surveys. A total of 200 people participated, 100 with a chronic disease and 100 without, selected through non-random sampling of available subjects residing in Bogota (Colombia). Instruments were used to assess resilience (Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale Questionnaire [CD-RISC 10]), optimism (Dispositional Optimism Scale [DIOP]), hope (Adult Hope Scale [AHS]), and vital purpose (Vital Purpose Test [PIL]). The results indicate that older adults with chronic diseases have lower levels of resilience, optimism, hope, and life purpose, compared to older adults without chronic diseases. This allows us to understand that having a disease impacts the psychological resources of a person, understood in this research as resilience, optimism, hope, and life purpose, which in turn function as protective factors of mental health. There is an opportunity to strengthen or reinforce these factors through the creation of intervention programs.

Keywords : resilience; optimism; hope; sense of life; emotions; well-being; quality of life.

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