Intimate personal violence and caregiving: Influences on physical and mental health in middle-aged women

The current study, using prospective data over 25 years (1991–2015; N = 245 couples), investigates life course dyadic patterns of positive and negative marital trajectories (i.e., marital strength and strain, respectively) in middle-aged husbands and wives and an array of physical and mental health outcomes associated with these patterns. Spousal warmth, spouse’s constructive conflict resolution, and couple’s joint participation were used as indicators of marital strength, whereas spousal hostility, spouse’s destructive conflict resolution, and marital instability were used as indicators of marital strain. Four dyadic latent classes with heterogeneous trajectory patterns were identified using husbands’ and wives’ concurrent strength and strain marital trajectories (1991–2001), including a couple stable and moderately favorable group, a couple stable and highly favorable group, a couple stable and husband more favorable than wife group, and a husband improving with wife slightly worsening group. The best health outcomes in 2015 were generally reported by members of the couple stable and highly favorable group, whereas the worst health outcomes were found, on average, for members of the husband improving with wife slightly worsening group. Based on these findings, interventions should promote and develop resiliency factors, thereby aiding in the redirection or improvement of middle-aged spouses’ marital trajectories, which can reduce detrimental positive–negative imbalances in marital strength and strain.

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The Association of Hearing Impairment and Its Severity with Physical and Mental Health among Chinese Middle-aged and Older Adults

10.21203/rs.2.22440/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Xin Ye ◽

Dawei Zhu ◽

Siyuan Chen ◽

Ping He

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Older Adults ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

Activities Of Daily Living ◽

Hearing Impairment ◽

Daily Living ◽

Hearing Impaired ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Middle Aged

Abstract Background: Hearing loss is a common chronic condition which can be closely related with people’s health. However, current studies on this topic are quite limited in developing countries, and few with standardized audiometric measurement and multiple health outcomes. Therefore, we aimed to explore the association between hearing impairment and its severity with physical and mental health among Chinese middle-aged and older adults. Methods: We obtained data from two sources: (1) China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) 2011, 2013, and 2015, in which hearing impairment was measured by asking whether participants aged 45 years old had hearing problems; and (2) Hearing Survey 2019, the baseline survey of a randomized controlled trial conducted in Shandong Province of China, including 376 middle-aged and older participants. The severity of hearing impairment was identified by pure tone average of hearing thresholds at 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz. Results: In CHARLS, 1248 (8.36%) participants suffered from hearing impairment at baseline, and hearing-impaired individuals were more likely to have chronic diseases, impaired activities of daily living (ADLs), impaired instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) and depressive symptoms. For the 376 hearing-impaired participants in Hearing Survey 2019, 30.32%, 38.30% and 31.38% of them had moderate, severe and profound hearing impairment, respectively. As the severity of hearing impairment increased, individuals were likely to have impaired ADLs, impaired IADLs and depressive symptoms. Conclusions: Hearing impairment and its severity were closely related to multiple physical and mental health outcomes among Chinese middle-aged and older adults. Actions should be taken to prevent and treat hearing impairment, so as to improve people’s health and well-being.

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The association of hearing impairment and its severity with physical and mental health among Chinese middle-aged and older adults

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes ◽

10.1186/s12955-020-01417-w ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Xin Ye ◽

Dawei Zhu ◽

Siyuan Chen ◽

Ping He

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Older Adults ◽

Hearing Impairment ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Middle Aged

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Experimental Study of the Impact of Shadowboxing on Mental Health Status of Middle-aged and Elderly People

Tobacco Regulatory Science ◽

10.18001/trs.7.5.2.31 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (5) ◽

pp. 4665-4671

Author(s):

Liu Datian

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

The Elderly ◽

Control Group ◽

Special Method ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Normal Transformation ◽

Set Up ◽

And Control ◽

The Impact

Objectives: Ageing of population in the society has brought people increasing survival pressure. To promote the development of the harmonious society, people must implement the normal transformation of ageing of population, and improve the physical and mental health of the elderly through a variety of means. Methods: In the paper, the impact of shadowboxing on the physical and mental health of the elderly was analyzed, and explored through related experiments. 100 experimental samples were selected as the research object. The experimental group and control group were set up for further analysis. Experiments were conducted with special method. Results: In the actual research, other conditions were consistent except the shadowboxing and conventional teaching mode. Conclusion: Finally, it was found that shadnwhnxing played positive roles in promoting the mental health of middle-aged and eldeMy people.

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Self-Rated Health by Sexual Orientation Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Canada

The Journals of Gerontology Series B ◽

10.1093/geronb/gbz067 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 75 (8) ◽

pp. 1747-1757 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Gajan Sivakumaran ◽

Rachel Margolis

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Older Adults ◽

Sexual Orientation ◽

Physical Health ◽

Gay Men ◽

Poor Health ◽

Future Research ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Bisexual Women ◽

Middle Aged

Abstract Objectives This article examines patterns of self-rated physical and mental health by sexual orientation among middle-aged and older adults in Canada, a rapidly growing subpopulation shown to be at risk of poor health. Method We use the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS 2015–2016) to estimate logit models predicting fair/poor self-rated physical and mental health by sexual orientation among middle-aged and older adults, stratifying by sex and age group. Results We find no differences in physical health for gay men and lesbian women compared with their heterosexual counterparts. However, middle-aged gay men are disadvantaged in terms of mental health, but not women. Bisexual women are disadvantaged in terms of physical health, and for mental health in some model specifications. Respondents who did not know their sexual orientation have poorer health across some measures of health and age groups. Discussion Our findings add to the paucity of research on older sexual minorities in Canada. They highlight the importance of separating out sexual minority groups because bisexual women have distinct health profiles. In addition, this is the first study to examine the health of respondents who “do not know” their sexual orientation, and future research should distinguish between different explanations for their poor health.

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Population Health Effects of Air Pollution: Fresh Evidence From China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey

Frontiers in Public Health ◽

10.3389/fpubh.2021.779552 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Wei-Teng Shen ◽

Xuan Yu ◽

Shun-Bin Zhong ◽

Hao-Ran Ge

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Air Pollution ◽

Adverse Effects ◽

Physical Health ◽

Health Effects ◽

Population Health ◽

Chinese Government ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Hospitalization Costs

The effects of air pollution on population health are currently a hot topic. However, few studies have examined the physical and mental health effects of air pollution jointly in China. Using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2015 and 2018, this study explores how air pollution affects the physical and mental health of middle-aged and elderly residents. The empirical results highlight that air pollution can negatively affect both physical and mental health. In terms of physical health, those exposed to chronic shock are likely to suffer more adverse effects from air pollution than those exposed to acute shock. In terms of mental health, those exposed to depression suffer greater adverse effects than those exposed to episodic memory and mental cognition. Besides, heterogeneity analysis also shows that air pollution affects the mental and physical health of males more than females. Furthermore, the increase in air pollution is expected to result in huge hospitalization costs. Therefore, the Chinese government should formulate differentiated public health policies to reduce the effects of air pollution on the health of middle-aged and elderly residents.

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