Aging in community: the case of Hesperus village in Vaughan in Ontario, Canada

The promotion of active aging in community-dwelling older people with mental disorders is an under-researched area. Primary care providers play an important role in engaging older people with mental health disorders to optimize active aging and increase their quality of life. This study explored how primary care providers apply the concept of active aging in community-dwelling older people with mental disorders and to identify factors that facilitate or hinder such application for promoting active aging in this group. Two focus groups were conducted. Fourteen primary care providers were recruited by purposive sampling from two primary care units located in Ubonratchathani province, the northeast region of Thailand. Content analysis was used to analyse the data. The study found that the majority of primary care providers were unfamiliar with the notion of active aging and that older people with mental disorders were not encouraged to join the health promotion activities organised by the community centre. Thai primary care providers need to be supported with training to enhance skills for promoting active ageing in this group. They also lack resources from the national and local government. The findings of this study were used to help develop a new instrument to measure perspectives of primary care providers in a quantitative study.

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Measurement of arterial stiffness and vascular aging in community pharmacies—The ASINPHAR@2action project

Journal of Clinical Hypertension ◽

10.1111/jch.13554 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (6) ◽

pp. 813-821 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Telmo Pereira ◽

Ema Paulino ◽

Sofia Maximiano ◽

Mariana Rosa ◽

Ana Luísa Pinto ◽

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Keyword(s):

Arterial Stiffness ◽

Community Pharmacies ◽

Vascular Aging ◽

Aging In Community

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PROGRAM PLANNING STRATEGIES AMONG OLDER ADULTS PARTICIPATING IN THREE PROGRAMS PROMOTING AGING-IN-COMMUNITY

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igz038.1521 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S408-S409

Author(s):

Su-I Hou

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Health Information ◽

New Technology ◽

Program Planning ◽

Learning Program ◽

New Technology Adoption ◽

Aging In Community ◽

Planning Strategies ◽

Risk Takers ◽

Lunch Program

Abstract This study examines program planning strategies among older adults participating in programs promoting aging-in-community (AIC) programs. Older adults from three programs were recruited (n=290): a university-based lifelong learning program (LLP; n=110), a county neighborhood lunch program (NLP; n=84), and a village program (n=96). Mean age was 72.4 (SD=8.68) years and 78% female. Findings showed NLP participants were more likely to obtain health information from TV (p=.030), friends and neighbors (p=.016), family members (p<.001), or mailed advertisement (p<.001); while less likely to obtain health information online (p<.001). Village members preferred afternoon while NLP participants preferred morning programs (p=.025). Most desired frequency was weekly (45%) and delivered in small group modes (68%). NLP participants were more likely to report self as risk takers (29% vs. 17%) or old tradition (23% vs. 3-8%) towards new technology adoption (p<.001). Results have implications on tailored program planning for older adults in different AIC programs.

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