Well-Being for the Elderly: Primary Preventive Strategies. Thomas T.H. Wan. Lexington, Massachusetts/Toronto: Lexington Books, 1985, 191 pp., 48 p. annotated bibliography.

1987 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 248-250
Author(s):  
Ellen L. Idler
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Annotated Bibliography ◽  
Personnes Âgées ◽  
Preventive Strategies ◽  
Compte Rendu

RÉSUMÉCe livre nous offre un compte rendu d'une analyse secondaire basée sur les données recueillies par le U.S. Social Security Administration's Longitudinal Retirement History Study et tente d'identifier les principales causes déterminantes des diverses dimensions du bien-être chez les personnes du troisième âge. En dépit de l'ampleur et de la durée prolongée de ce travail, il comporte néanmoins deux défauts, communément retrouvés d'ailleurs dans les analyses secondaires. Premièrement, l'échantillon utilisé semble limité et ne représente pas exactement la population entière des personnes âgées aux États-Unis et deuxièment, certains facteurs importants au niveau du bien-être et de la condition de santé en particulier, ne sont pas adéquatement mesurés.

scholarly journals Spiritualité et bien-être chez des personnes âgées: le cas des résidents dans une institution en Suisse

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Zhargalma Dandarova ◽  
Karine Laubscher ◽  
Pierre-Yves Brandt
Keyword(s):  
Religious Faith ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Personnes Âgées ◽  
Religion And Spirituality ◽  
French Speaking ◽  
First Results ◽  
Potential Link ◽  
Perte D’Autonomie ◽  
Religious Systems

<p><strong>R</strong><strong>ésumé</strong></p><p>Cet article présente les premiers résultats d’une étude exploratoire sur la spiritualité</p><p>et le bien-être chez les personnes âgées résidant dans un établissement médico- social de Suisse romande. De nombreuses difficultés liées à l’adaptation à un nouveau cadre de vie, à la perte d’autonomie et de liberté, à l’isolement et à la solitude ont été rapportées par les sujets interrogés. Si pour certains résidents la religion  ne  présente  pas  d’intérêt,  pour  beaucoup  d’autres  la  foi  religieuse représente une importante source de réconfort et de force pour faire face aux problèmes de santé et aux autres adversités de la vie. Les mécanismes psychologiques du lien potentiel entre d’une part bien-être et santé et d’autre part spiritualité et foi religieuse sont discutés à l’aide d’une modélisation des systèmes religieux.</p><p> </p><p><strong>A</strong><strong>bstract</strong></p><p>This article presents the first results of an exploratory study on spirituality and well-</p><p>being among the elderly residing in care institution in the French-speaking part of Switzerland.   Various   kinds   of   difficulties   and   troubles   in   adapting   to   the institutional life like the loss of autonomy and sense of freedom, social isolation and loneliness were reported by subjects. If for some residents religion and spirituality do not matter, many others claimed that religious faith is an important source of comfort and strength while coping with health problems and other adversities of life. The psychological mechanisms of a potential link between on one side well- being and health, and on the other side spirituality and religious faith are discussed through a model of religious systems.</p>

Prospective Memory Development Across the Lifespan

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 162-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sascha Zuber ◽  
Matthias Kliegel
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Memory ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Present Model ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cognitive Factors ◽  
Everyday Functioning ◽  
Integrative Framework

Abstract. Prospective Memory (PM; i.e., the ability to remember to perform planned tasks) represents a key proxy of healthy aging, as it relates to older adults’ everyday functioning, autonomy, and personal well-being. The current review illustrates how PM performance develops across the lifespan and how multiple cognitive and non-cognitive factors influence this trajectory. Further, a new, integrative framework is presented, detailing how those processes interplay in retrieving and executing delayed intentions. Specifically, while most previous models have focused on memory processes, the present model focuses on the role of executive functioning in PM and its development across the lifespan. Finally, a practical outlook is presented, suggesting how the current knowledge can be applied in geriatrics and geropsychology to promote healthy aging by maintaining prospective abilities in the elderly.

Association Between Cognitive Resource and Psychological Well-Being in the Elderly

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasuyuki Gondo ◽  
Yukie Masui ◽  
Hiroki Inagaki ◽  
Takeshi Nakagawa
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Cognitive Resource

A REVIEW ON THE BENEFITS OF HORTICULTURAL THERAPY FOR RETIREMENT COMMUNITY IN MALAYSIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Amirul Amin Ismail ◽  
Ismail Samsuddin ◽  
Azman Zainonabidin ◽  
Harlina Mohd Ali
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Retirement Community ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Horticultural Therapy ◽  
Seamless Integration ◽  
Ageing Society ◽  
After Effects ◽  
Malaysian Population ◽  
The Impact

By the year 2030, Malaysian population will experience the after effects of the rapid growth of ageing society. This paper investigates the impact of seamless integration of horticultural activity in the new residential typology of retirement community. It is believed that horticultural therapy is not only beneficial for physical and psychological but also promotes socialisation opportunities among the elderly. Comparative analysis method on selected precedent studies has been carried out and analysed in accordance with Malaysian context. Initial findings indicate that a retirement community with horticultural activity gives therapy for healthier well-being. This therapeutic activity can be apositive change in elderly lifestyle and essential towards the establishment of retirement community in Malaysia. 

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