Do Social Resources Explain the Relationship Between Optimism and Life Satisfaction in Community-Dwelling Older People? Testing a Multiple Mediation Model

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 633-654 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina G. Dumitrache ◽  
Gill Windle ◽  
Ramona Rubio Herrera
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Older People ◽  
Social Resources ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Multiple Mediation ◽  
Community Dwelling Older People ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Nutritional Status and Risk Factors for Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older People: A Cross-Sectional Study

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pilar Pérez-Ros ◽  
Rafael Vila-Candel ◽  
Lourdes López-Hernández ◽  
Francisco Miguel Martínez-Arnau
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Older People ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Community Dwelling Older People ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: This study aims to assess the relationship that frailty has with nutritional status and functional risk factors in community-dwelling older adults. Methods: Cross-sectional study in community-dwelling older people, independent for walking and without impaired cognition. Frailty was assessed by Fried criteria. Nutritional status was analyzed by the Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form (MNA-SF), biochemical markers (albumin, total proteins, cholesterol, lymphocytes, and hemoglobin); and anthropometric parameters (body mass index [BMI], body fat percentage, handgrip, and perimeters). A comprehensive geriatric assessment analyzed other risk factors: functionality, cognition, falls, comorbidity, polypharmacy, physical activity, and quality of life (QoL). Results: We included 564 elderly people with a mean age of 76.05 (standard deviation 3.97) years; 63.1% (n = 356) were women, and 83.9% (n = 473) were prefrail, and frail. The sample presented high functionality and a nutritional status with a predominance of overweight and obesity. Factors associated with frailty (R2 = 0.43) were age over 75 years (odds ratio [OR] 3.31, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.76, 6.21; p < 0.001), female gender (OR 2.37, 95% CI 1.24, 4.52; p = 0.009), anemia (OR 2.45, 95% CI 1.19, 5.02; p = 0.015), falls (OR 1.94, 95% CI 1.12, 3.25; p = 0.016) and the fear of falling (OR 4.01: 95% CI 1.76, 9.16; p = 0.001). Performing more than 3 weekly hours of physical activity was found to be a protective factor (OR 0.23, 95% CI 0.15, 0.35; p < 0.001). Conclusions: The relationship between frailty and malnutrition in functionally independent community-dwelling older people is unclear. More studies are needed to know what nutritional markers are related to frailty, cognition, and functionality in order to discriminate the risk factors for community-dwelling older people at risk of malnutrition and dependency.

scholarly journals Pain in older people with frailty

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 159-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley Brown ◽  
John Young ◽  
Andrew Clegg ◽  
Anne Heaven
Keyword(s):  
Pain Management ◽  
Older People ◽  
Pain Perception ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Limited Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Prospective Data ◽  
Community Dwelling Older People ◽  
The Relationship

SummaryIn this review we identified cohort and cross-sectional studies that assessed pain in community-dwelling older people (>65 years) reliably characterized as frail. Secondly, we considered biologically plausible mechanisms that may alter pain perception, or contribute to, or exacerbate pain in an older person with frailty. Thirdly, we considered specific implications of pain management for this group of people. From the limited data from the seven included studies, it would appear that the presence of pain is higher in older people with frailty compared with people characterized as pre-frail or not frail. Thus older people reporting pain are more likely to be frail. However, a lack of prospective data precludes inferences about the direction of the relationship: that is whether pain or frailty is the antecedent. Further research is needed to understand the direction of the relationship, and to identify appropriate pain management strategies for older people with frailty.

Trunk deformity is associated with a reduction in outdoor activities of daily living and life satisfaction in community-dwelling older people

2004 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshiaki Takahashi ◽  
Kenji Ishida ◽  
Daisuke Hirose ◽  
Yasunori Nagano ◽  
Kiyoto Okumiya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Older People ◽  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Outdoor Activities ◽  
Trunk Deformity ◽  
Community Dwelling Older People

scholarly journals 43 * THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENTS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN COMMUNITY DWELLING OLDER PEOPLE

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. i11-i11
Author(s):  
S. M. Perera ◽  
T. Vadiveloo ◽  
P. T. Donnan ◽  
F. F. Sniehotta ◽  
I. K. Crombie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older People ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Objective Measurements ◽  
Community Dwelling Older People ◽  
The Relationship
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