Supplemental Material for Poor Glucose Regulation Is Associated With Declines in Well-Being Among Older Men, but Not Women

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Glucose Regulation

scholarly journals Poor glucose regulation is associated with declines in well-being among older men, but not women.

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-211
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Mantantzis ◽  
Johanna Drewelies ◽  
Sandra Duezel ◽  
Nikolaus Buchmann ◽  
Elisabeth Steinhagen-Thiessen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Glucose Regulation

scholarly journals POOR GLUCOSE REGULATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER WELL-BEING AMONG OLDER MEN, BUT NOT WOMEN

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S435-S435
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Mantantzis ◽  
Johanna Drewelies ◽  
Gert G Wagner ◽  
Ilja Demuth ◽  
Elizabeth Steinhagen-Thiessen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Growth Models ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Glucose Regulation ◽  
Physical Factors ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Aging Study ◽  
Regulatory Capacity

Abstract Glucose regulation is a key aspect of healthy aging, but little is known about gluco-regulatory capacity and older adults’ well-being. In this study, we examine whether gluco-regulatory capacity is predictive of within-person age-related trajectories of three major well-being indicators. We applied growth models to multi-year longitudinal data obtained in the Berlin Aging Study II (N = 1437; age 60-89; 53% women) and used insulin resistance as an index of glucose regulation capacity. Poor glucose regulation was associated with lower levels of well-being in men, but not women. These associations among men emerged for two of the three well-being indicators, were maintained across old age, and were independent of the other cognitive and physical factors examined. We discuss how sexual dimorphism may have contributed to our findings, and conclude that our results provide initial evidence for the relevance of glucose regulation for quality of life among older men.

scholarly journals Sexual Health and Positive Subjective Well-Being in Partnered Older Men and Women

2016 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 698-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Lee ◽  
Bram Vanhoutte ◽  
James Nazroo ◽  
Neil Pendleton
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Older Men And Women

Home Support Workers and Older Men: The Implications of Masculinity for Later Life Care

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 618-635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Barken ◽  
Joanie Sims-Gould
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Home Support ◽  
Male Clients ◽  
Age Relations ◽  
The Life Course ◽  
Home Care Providers

With increased longevity, growing numbers of older men are using home support services. The provision of care by (mostly female) workers to male clients raises questions regarding the negotiation of gender and age relations in the private sphere of the home. In this article, we explore how home care providers confront and respond to masculinity when supporting older men. Our analysis is based on semistructured interviews with twenty-four home care providers in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. We present four themes that demonstrate how masculinity is constructed and modified at the intersections of age, gender, and care: women and men are same, care and sexuality, taking control and accepting help, and health and well-being. While old age and the need for care present challenges to some aspects of masculinity, we find that many older men continue to engage in practices consistent with hegemonic versions of masculinity developed over the life course. Based on these findings, we make recommendations to equip workers with the resources needed to safely and effectively care for older men.

scholarly journals “In the mood for ageing”: determinants of subjective well-being in older men and women of the population-based KORA-Age study

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karoline Lukaschek ◽  
Anushiya Vanajan ◽  
Hamimatunnisa Johar ◽  
Nina Weiland ◽  
Karl-Heinz Ladwig
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Older Men And Women

scholarly journals A Cross-Sectional Comparison of Quality of Life Between Physically Active and Underactive Older Men With Prostate Cancer

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 642-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samara Boisen ◽  
Chris Krägeloh ◽  
Daniel Shepherd ◽  
Clare Ryan ◽  
Jonathan Masters ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Specific Antigen ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Prostate Cancer Survivors

Men with prostate cancer experience many side effects and symptoms that may be improved by a physically active lifestyle. It was hypothesized that older men with prostate cancer who were physically active would report significantly higher levels of quality of life (QOL) as assessed by the WHOQOL-BREF and the WHOQOL-OLD. Of the 348 prostate cancer survivors who were invited to participate in the present postal survey, 137 men returned the questionnaires. Those who were physically active had significantly lower prostate specific antigen (PSA) scores and higher social participation than those insufficiently active. These findings offer some support for the benefits of physical activity (PA) within the prostate cancer population in managing the adverse side effects of their treatments on aspects of their QOL. Future research should more closely examine what types of PA best promote improvements in varying aspects of QOL and psychological well-being for prostate cancer survivors.

Employment Characteristics and Psychological Well-Being of Men in Two-Job Families

1981 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 975-978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pat M. Keith ◽  
Willis J. Goudy ◽  
Edward A. Powers
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Male Participation ◽  
Occupational Characteristics ◽  
Employment Characteristics ◽  
Life Evaluations

Research has neglected the well-being of men in two-job families and especially that of older men. This study of 213 older men in two-job families indicated that the occupational characteristics of their wives were as salient in the life evaluations of men as aspects of their own employment. Even so, occupational involvement of men and their wives and male participation in the household did not account for much of the variance in self-esteem or life satisfaction.

Sexual well-being of older men and women

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Santos-Iglesias ◽  
E. Sandra Byers ◽  
Ronald Moglia
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Older Men And Women

Forgotten Variables and Older Men in Custody: Negative Childhood Events, Forgiveness, and Religiosity

2021 ◽  
pp. 009141502110318
Author(s):  
George Kevin Randall ◽  
Alex J. Bishop
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Developmental Model ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Final Model ◽  
Mediational Model ◽  
Self Forgiveness ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Forgiveness Of Others

The study tested a mediational model linking negative childhood events through forgiveness of self and social support to religiosity using data from a convenience sample of 261 men aged 45–82 years residing behind prison walls. The Developmental Model of Adaptation provided the study's conceptual model for investigating the associations among the study variables. The study tested a mediational model linking the distal past (negative childhood events) to the outcome, religiosity, through forgiveness, and social support. The final model demonstrated the association of negative childhood events with religiosity through forgiveness of self (not forgiveness of others or situation) and social support. The study's findings suggest that at intake and during time in confinement, middle-aged and older men in prison should be assessed for and offered interventions aimed at helping them cope with the trauma of childhood events, achieve self-forgiveness, seek social support, and express religiosity as important for sustaining their well-being.

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