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Coastal Flood Risk Governance in Newfoundland, Canada: A Multidimensional Analysis of Assessment, Management, and Communication.

Authors: Parvez MR, Akter S
Journal: Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis
mental health psychology open access

Abstract

Subjective well‐being (SWB) is a complex construct encompassing subjective happiness, hope, meaning in life, and life satisfaction., Loneliness is defined as a state in which an individual feels socially isolated due to deficiencies in the quantity or quality of social interactions. Recent evidence indicates differences in subjective well‐being (SWB) and loneliness between people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD) and people with focal/segmental craniocervical dystonia (PwFSCD)., Compared to healthy controls (HC), PwPD and PwFSCD reported significantly lower life satisfaction and meaning in life, but sought meaning in life more than HCs. Moreover, PwFSCD felt lonelier than HCs, but there were no differences in loneliness between PwPD and HCs or PwPD and PwFSCD. Evidence on the longitudinal changes of SWB and loneliness in PwPD and PwFSCD is scarce. A decline in life satisfaction over three years, predicted by walking difficulties and general self‐efficacy, has been demonstrated. In FSCD mood and health‐related quality of life often remain stable in short‐term follow‐ups. Therefore, we set out to explore the longitudinal changes in SWB and loneliness in PwPD and PwFSCD. This was a longitudinal, one year follow‐up comparative study on SWB and loneliness in PwPD and PwFSCD.,