TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of purpose in life in recovery from knee surgery
AU - Smith, Bruce W.
AU - Zautra, Alex J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by biomedical grants from the Arthritis Foundation, and the National Institute for Arthritis and Muscular-Skeletal Diseases, 5 RO1 AAR41687-03 (Alex J. Zautra, Principal Investigator).
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - This study examined the role of a sense of purpose in life (PIL) in recovery from knee replacement surgery in 64 surgery patients. Each of the surgery patients had been diagnosed with severe osteoarthritis of the knee. Regression analyses were conducted predicting changes in health 6 months after surgery. When considered alone, PIL was related to less anxiety, depression, negative affect, functional disability, stiffness, and more positive affect. When optimism, pessimism, and emotionality were controlled, PIL was still related to less negative affect, depression, and anxiety, and more positive affect. The results suggest that PIL may be an important positive personal characteristic and target for interventions.
AB - This study examined the role of a sense of purpose in life (PIL) in recovery from knee replacement surgery in 64 surgery patients. Each of the surgery patients had been diagnosed with severe osteoarthritis of the knee. Regression analyses were conducted predicting changes in health 6 months after surgery. When considered alone, PIL was related to less anxiety, depression, negative affect, functional disability, stiffness, and more positive affect. When optimism, pessimism, and emotionality were controlled, PIL was still related to less negative affect, depression, and anxiety, and more positive affect. The results suggest that PIL may be an important positive personal characteristic and target for interventions.
KW - Knee surgery
KW - Osteoarthritis
KW - Purpose in life
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U2 - 10.1207/s15327558ijbm1104_2
DO - 10.1207/s15327558ijbm1104_2
M3 - Article
C2 - 15657019
AN - SCOPUS:11444258217
SN - 1070-5503
VL - 11
SP - 197
EP - 202
JO - International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
JF - International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
IS - 4
ER -