P02-243 Life satisfaction, depression and spirituality for Korean elderly people

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 839-839
Author(s):  
S.B. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Korean Elderly ◽  
Elderly Living ◽  
Group 1

AimThe purpose of this study was to assess Korean elderly people's residential condition with or without cohabitants, spouse and children, and to analyze their depression, spirituality and life satisfaction depending on residential condition.Methods160 subjects were randomly selected from one of religious organizations, Suwon City, Kyounggi Do, South Korea. The participants were divided into Group 1 (the elderly living alone: n = 74, Mean Age = 72.45, SD = 6.78) and Group 2 (the elderly living with spouse and/or children: n = 86, Mean Age = 72.12, SD = 6.82). The subjects participated in the survey forms of spiritual well-being, life satisfaction, and depression. It was hypothesized that the elderly living alone (Group 1) had lower scale in the areas of spiritual well-being, life satisfaction and higher scale in depression.ResultsThe t-test on the mean of each scale for the Group 1 and Group 2 was significant: Korean elderly people, who were living alone without family support, were less satisfied (p < .001), more depressed (p < .0001) and their spiritual well-being scale was lower (p < .001). For the total participants (n = 160). there was a positive correlation between spiritual well-being and life satisfaction (rho = .56, p < .001). There was negative correlation between depression and spiritual wellbeing (rho = −.67, p < .0001); depression and life satisfaction (rho = −.78, p < .0001).ConclusionFor the mental health professionals, including psychiatrists and gerontologists, it is important to understand the elderly people's residential situation, emotional support as well as to assess their life satisfaction and spiritual well-being in terms of quality of life measurement.

scholarly journals Social Relationships and Suicidal Ideation Among the Elderly Who Live Alone in Republic of Korea: A Logistic Model

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. 004695801877417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun-Jung Kwon ◽  
Ji-Ung Jeong ◽  
Mihyang Choi
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Logistic Model ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Public System ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Korean Elderly ◽  
Elderly Living

With population aging and change in family structure, the number of the elderly who live alone is rapidly increasing in Korea. The aim of this study was to explore the association between social relationships—especially newly formed formal social relationships (FSRs)—and suicidal ideation among Korean elderly who live alone. The elderly who live alone (N = 2509) from the 2014 Survey of Living Conditions and Welfare Needs of Older Koreans were analyzed using logistic regression. This study found that informal social relationships (ISRs) (eg, children, friends and neighbors) of the elderly who live alone had statistically significant association with suicidal ideation, whereas FSRs (eg, formal helper and social participation) did not have significant association with suicidal ideation. The findings of this study suggest that the Korean Government needs to strengthen public system for alleviating social isolation of the elderly living alone. Therefore, this study proposed 2 strategic approaches to maintain and strengthen ISRs and to develop different types of FSRs (eg, the measures to combine FSRs with ISRs, gatekeepers, etc).

scholarly journals LEVANTAMENTO DE DADOS ACERCA DO USO RACIONAL DE MEDICAMENTOS PELOS IDOSOS QUE MORAM SOZINHOS NA CIDADE DE FRAIBURGO – SANTA CATARINA

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 220-232
Author(s):  
Andréa Cristina Dallazem Schweitzer ◽  
Bibiana Paula Dambrós ◽  
André Leonardo Correa ◽  
Monica Frighetto
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
High Standard ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
And Control ◽  
The City ◽  
Elderly Living

Os idosos representam o grupo etário com maior índice de utilização de fármacos na sociedade. O envelhecimento, sendo um processo biológico, acarreta o desenvolvimento de muitas doenças devido à suscetibilidade natural do organismo. Sendo assim, a terapia medicamentosa deve ser aplicada com cautela no idoso, devido alteração da metabolização dos fármacos comparada à de adultos jovens. O objetivo do estudo foi   identificar a forma, frequência e controle com que idosos que vivem sozinhos, no bairro São Miguel, no município de Fraiburgo, Santa Catarina, fazem uso de seus medicamentos. Para a coleta de dados, adotou-se a entrevista através da aplicação de um questionário contendo perguntas fechadas, e que foi aplicado para os 50 idosos nos meses de outubro e novembro de 2016. Todos os indivíduos da amostra faziam o uso de algum medicamento continuamente, incluindo medicamentos para o tratamento da hipertensão arterial sistêmica, hipercolesterolemia, insuficiência renal, tromboembolia e também medicamentos controlados para transtorno da ansiedade e/ou transtorno depressivo maior. Dos entrevistados, 60% (30) eram do gênero feminino, somente 4% (2) finalizaram o ensino médio. Em relação a automedicação 80% declararam que a fazem e 62% afirmaram já ter tomado algum medicamento por indicação de uma pessoa não especializada. Todos os entrevistados tomam entre 2-12 medicamentos diariamente. Constatou-se padrão elevado de uso de medicamentos entre os idosos que moram sozinhos, resultado preocupante levando em consideração o baixo grau de escolaridade, de entendimento e os problemas de interação medicamentosa, reações adversas que esses medicamentos podem causar quando tomados de maneira irracional.Palavras-chave: Idosos. Automedicação. Uso Racional de Medicamentos. ABSTRACT: The elderly represents the age group with the highest rate of drug use in society. Aging, being a biological process, causes the development of many diseases due to the natural susceptibility of the organism. Therefore, drug therapy should be applied cautiously in the elderly, due to altered drug metabolism compared to young adults. The objective of the study was to identify the form, frequency and control with which elderly people living alone in the São Miguel neighborhood in the city of Fraiburgo, Santa Catarina, use their medications. For the data collection, the interview was adopted through the application of a questionnaire containing closed questions, which was applied to the 50 elderly people in the months of October and November of 2016. All individuals in the sample used some medication continuously, including medicines for the treatment of systemic arterial hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, renal failure, thromboembolism and also controlled medications for anxiety disorder and / or major depressive disorder. Of the interviewees, 60% (30) were female, only 4% (2) finished high school. Regarding self-medication, 80% said they did it and 62% said they had already taken some medicine for the indication of a non-specialist. All respondents take between 2-12 medications daily. It was found a high standard of medication use among the elderly living alone, a worrying result considering the low level of schooling, understanding and problems of drug interaction, adverse reactions that these drugs can cause when taken in an irrational way.Keywords: Elderly. Self-medication. Rational Use of Medications.

Exploring elderly people's perspectives on successful ageing in Taiwan

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
HUI-CHUAN HSU
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Successful Ageing ◽  
Political Debates ◽  
Essential Components ◽  
Spiritual Well Being

The goal of this study was to explore the concepts of successful ageing held by elderly people in Taiwan. Data were obtained from the Successful Ageing of the Elderly in Taiwan survey of 2004. The sample was drawn from the population aged 65 or more years in one county in Taiwan by probability proportional-to-size sampling. The participants were asked: ‘What do you think are the essential components of an ideal and satisfactory life in old age?’ They were also asked to score the relative importance of 23 ‘successful ageing’ concepts. The replies to the initial open-ended question were grouped in six categories: physical health and independence, economic security, family and social support, engagement with life, spiritual well-being, and environment and social welfare policy. The most highly rated ‘successful ageing’ concepts were physical health, independence, living without chronic disease, living with family, and receiving emotional care. All the responses were subjected to a factor analysis, and five factors accounted for 58.7 per cent of the variance: family and social support, mastery over life, health, enjoyment of life, and autonomy. It is concluded that elderly people in Taiwan most value health and independence, and also place considerable importance on economic security and family support, which they see as inter-related. Many are also concerned about the social environment and social policy, indicating that their awareness of and participation in socio-political debates affects their quality of life.

scholarly journals Elderly people living alone

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raul De Paiva Santos ◽  
Aline Mara Gonçalves ◽  
Bárbara Caroliny Pereira ◽  
Tamires Marta Caliari ◽  
Wanessa Cristina Tavares Araujo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Motor Deficit ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Single Person ◽  
Elderly Living

Introduction: In the last decades, a social phenomenon has emerged: the number of elderly people residing in single-person households, that is, living alone. Among these individuals are those who accumulate losses in health, social and personal life during their lifespan. Objective: To integrate scientific knowledge about elderly people living alone. Methods: It is an integrative review performed on four international databases. The theoretical reference of the Quality of Life was chosen to categorize the results. Results: After critical reading and analysis of 16 selected articles, two main themes and four subthemes emerged. The first main theme was named by “Contextualization of the Elderly that Lives Alone”; the second main theme was called “The role of family in the life of the elderly living alone”. Conclusion: This age group needs a support network to maintain their quality of life; this network must encompass family members, friends, neighbors and health professionals and these must aid the elderly living alone in daily activities, travels and healthcare, among others; since the elderly living alone usually present chronic conditions, cognitive/motor deficit and higher risk of social isolation.Key-words: gerontology, geriatrics, nursing, Physical therapy.

scholarly journals Effects of sacred music on the spiritual well-being of bereaved relatives: a randomized clinical trial

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Araujo da Silva ◽  
Rita de Cássia Frederico Silva ◽  
Nubia Carla Ferreira Cabau ◽  
Eliseth Ribeiro Leão ◽  
Maria Júlia Paes da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Randomized Clinical Trial ◽  
Sacred Music ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Group 3 ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Group 1

Abstract OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of instrumental sacred music and sacred music with vocals on the spiritual well-being of bereaved relatives. METHOD This is a randomized clinical trial carried out with family members bereaving the death of loved ones to cancer. Participants were allocated into three groups: Group 1 (control), Group 2 (experimental using sacred music with vocals) or Group 3 (experimental using instrumental sacred music). Spiritual well-being was assessed through the Spiritual Well-Being Scale. RESULTS Sixty-nine (69) family members participated. Mean scores before and after the intervention indicated high levels of spiritual well-being (106.4 and 105.5 in Group 1; 103.2 and 105.2 in Group 2; 107.4 and 108.7 in Group 3) and religious well-being (57.9 and 56.9 in Group 1; 56.3 and 56.4 in Group 2; 57.4 and 58.1 in Group 3), and moderate levels of existential well-being (48.5 and 48.6 in Group 1; 46.9 and 48.9 in Group 2; 49.9 and 50.7 in Group 3), with the exception of Group 3 which presented a high level of existential well-being after the intervention. CONCLUSION The results show that there were no statistically significant differences in the spiritual well-being scores between the experimental groups and the control group. We evidence the need for further studies that use music therapy as a Nursing intervention for bereaved families. Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials: RBR-2wtwjz.

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