Christine Hoffman
Biographic Data
| ID | 3801778 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christine Hoffman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christine |
| FAMILY NAME | Hoffman |
| SIGNATURE | HOFFMAN C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Philadelphia Corporation for Aging, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Affective Forecasting and Advance Care Planning
That sicker people evaluate quality of life in future health status more positively, compared to healthier people, is viewed as an instance of affective forecasting error and explained by Prospect Theory, which holds that two prospects (poor health vs death) are more distinguishable when they are imminent than when distant. In a sample of 230 elderly people, we tested whether life in nine health scenarios would be more acceptable to less healthy …
Changes Over 4 Years in Health, Quality of Life, Mental Health, and Valuation of Life
It is important for practitioners and clinicians to recognize that the way many old persons view their time use and their psychological well-being may be more salient than their physical health as old persons consider the value of their lives. As Lawton and colleagues suggested,"health is not the only determinant of VOL and decrement not the only direction of change
Valuation of Life
VOL is a cognitive-affective schema whose function as a mediator and moderator between health and end-of-life decisions deserves further research
Family Help to the Elderly
This article examines the consequences of parent care reported by the husbands (N = 150) of women who were principal caregivers of their elderly disabled mothers and compares the men's perceptions of the caregiving situation with those of their wives. Many of the husbands reported the personal effects of parent care often cited by principal caregivers. Those sharing households with their mothers-in-law were more likely to report consequences such…
Family Help to the Elderly
This article examines the consequences of parent care reported by the husbands (N = 150) of women who were principal caregivers of their elderly disabled mothers and compares the men's perceptions of the caregiving situation with those of their wives. Many of the husbands reported the personal effects of parent care often cited by principal caregivers. Those sharing households with their mothers-in-law were more likely to report consequences such…
Valuation of Life
VOL is a cognitive-affective schema whose function as a mediator and moderator between health and end-of-life decisions deserves further research
Affective Forecasting and Advance Care Planning
That sicker people evaluate quality of life in future health status more positively, compared to healthier people, is viewed as an instance of affective forecasting error and explained by Prospect Theory, which holds that two prospects (poor health vs death) are more distinguishable when they are imminent than when distant. In a sample of 230 elderly people, we tested whether life in nine health scenarios would be more acceptable to less healthy …
Changes Over 4 Years in Health, Quality of Life, Mental Health, and Valuation of Life
It is important for practitioners and clinicians to recognize that the way many old persons view their time use and their psychological well-being may be more salient than their physical health as old persons consider the value of their lives. As Lawton and colleagues suggested,"health is not the only determinant of VOL and decrement not the only direction of change
Family Help to the Elderly
This article examines the consequences of parent care reported by the husbands (N = 150) of women who were principal caregivers of their elderly disabled mothers and compares the men's perceptions of the caregiving situation with those of their wives. Many of the husbands reported the personal effects of parent care often cited by principal caregivers. Those sharing households with their mothers-in-law were more likely to report consequences such…
Valuation of Life
VOL is a cognitive-affective schema whose function as a mediator and moderator between health and end-of-life decisions deserves further research
Changes Over 4 Years in Health, Quality of Life, Mental Health, and Valuation of Life
It is important for practitioners and clinicians to recognize that the way many old persons view their time use and their psychological well-being may be more salient than their physical health as old persons consider the value of their lives. As Lawton and colleagues suggested,"health is not the only determinant of VOL and decrement not the only direction of change
Affective Forecasting and Advance Care Planning
That sicker people evaluate quality of life in future health status more positively, compared to healthier people, is viewed as an instance of affective forecasting error and explained by Prospect Theory, which holds that two prospects (poor health vs death) are more distinguishable when they are imminent than when distant. In a sample of 230 elderly people, we tested whether life in nine health scenarios would be more acceptable to less healthy …
Psychology (4 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Quality of life (healthcare (3 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (2 works) · Mental health (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)