Regarding sadness, the initial hypothesis was that distortions are related to more frequent perceptions of objects in ruins, damaged or spoiled, captured by the code MOR, but the negative correlation indicated that the relationship took place in the opposite direction.
The value of the prognostic factors was also drawn from data through the same participants regarding sadness, stress, loneliness and medication.
They expressed their fear, sadness, and anxiety regarding parental palliative disease and death [ 18], and their adjustment seems to be influenced by disease and treatment burden [ 19].
This asks physicians to evaluate older patients regarding: Sadness (depression); Cholesterol levels; Albumin (serum levels <40 g/L); Loss of weight; Eating problems (cognitive and/or physical determinants); and Shopping problems or inability to prepare a meal.
Our findings regarding sadness as a rational response to health problems, functional impairment, loneliness and poor care align with previous research on how institutionalized older people perceive their situation and what they value, highlighting priorities for patient-centred care [ 37].
Regarding depression, sadness and fear, between 35-78% of the TG and 28-55% of the CG suffered from these terms at 6 months following RT which might explain the high frequency of sexual problems in the TG at this point in time.
Our findings regarding strategies for keeping sadness away can be interpreted in the light of Antonovsky's theory.
