scholarly journals Social Isolation and Aging Out of Place Among Immigrants and Refugee Seniors in Canada

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 430-430
Author(s):  
Shanthi Johnson ◽  
Juanita-Dawne Bacsu ◽  
Tom McIntosh ◽  
Bonnie Jeffery ◽  
Nuelle Novik
Keyword(s):  
Social Isolation ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Active Participation ◽  
Aging Out ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
Active Aging ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Programs ◽  
Immigrant And Refugee ◽  
Participation Research

Abstract Immigrant and refugee seniors experience cultural barriers, discrimination, and limited networks which increase the risk of social isolation and thus hinder their active participation in the society. This paper explores social isolation among immigrant and refugee seniors in Canada based on an environmental scan of federal/provincial/territorial and community-based programs and a systematic scoping review. Findings revealed important gaps and regional disparities in opportuntiies to reduce social isolation and great active participation. Research was limited, often qualitative in nature, typically based on larger urban centres, with measurement issues related to the need for consideration beyond one's living arrangements. The results highlight the need for greater understanding Canada’s immigration and refugee system and policies, and collaboration across levels of government. Reducing issues of social isolation and enabling better active aging for vulnerable seniors require a more nuanced and multidimensional conceptualization with prioritization on addressing the unique factors of culture and geographical context.

Sampling and Recruiting Community-Based Programs Using Community-Partnered Participation Research

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 254-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan E. Stockdale ◽  
Lingqi Tang ◽  
Esmeralda Pudilo ◽  
Anna Lucas-Wright ◽  
Bowen Chung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Programs ◽  
Participation Research

scholarly journals Active Aging: Exploration into Self-Ratings of “Being Active,” Out-of-Home Physical Activity, and Participation among Older Australian Adults Living in Four Different Settings

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemary L. Aird ◽  
Laurie Buys
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older People ◽  
Gps Tracking ◽  
Built Environments ◽  
Active Aging ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Programs ◽  
Promotion Campaigns ◽  
Time Away

We examined whether self-ratings of “being active” among older people living in four different settings (major city high and lower density suburbs, a regional city, and a rural area) were associated with out-of-home participation and outdoor physical activity. A mixed-methods approach (survey, travel diary, and GPS tracking over a one-week period) was used to gather data from 48 individuals aged over 55 years. Self-ratings of “being active” were found to be positively correlated with the number of days older people spent time away from home but unrelated to time traveled by active means (walking and biking). No significant differences in active travel were found between the four study locations, despite differences in their respective built environments. The findings suggest that additional strategies to the creation of “age-friendly” environments are needed if older people are to increase their levels of outdoor physical activity. “Active aging” promotion campaigns may need to explicitly identify the benefits of walking outdoors to ambulatory older people as a means of maintaining their overall health, functional ability, and participation within society in the long-term and also encourage the development of community-based programs in order to facilitate regular walking for this group.

Social isolation and loneliness among immigrant and refugee seniors in Canada: a scoping review

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-190
Author(s):  
Shanthi Johnson ◽  
Juanita Bacsu ◽  
Tom McIntosh ◽  
Bonnie Jeffery ◽  
Nuelle Novik
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Health Database ◽  
Immigrant And Refugee

Purpose Social isolation and loneliness are global issues experienced by many seniors, especially immigrant and refugee seniors. Guided by the five-stage methodological framework proposed by Arksey and O’Malley and more recently Levac, Colquhoun and O’Brien, the purpose of this paper is to explore the existing literature on social isolation and loneliness among immigrant and refugee seniors in Canada. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted a literature search of several databases including: PubMed; MEDLINE; CINAHL; Web of Science; HealthStar Ovid; PschyInfo Ovid; Social Services Abstracts; AgeLine; Public Health Database, Google Scholar and Cochrane Library. In total, 17 articles met the inclusion criteria. Findings Based on the current literature five themes related to social isolation and loneliness emerged: loss; living arrangements; dependency; barriers and challenges; and family conflict. Research limitations/implications Given the increasing demographic of aging immigrants in Canada, it is useful to highlight existing knowledge on social isolation and loneliness to facilitate research, policy and programs to support this growing population. Practical implications The population is aging around the world and it is also becoming increasingly diverse particularly in the high-income country context. Understanding and addressing social isolation is important for immigrant and refugee seniors, given the sociocultural and other differences. Social implications Social isolation is a waste of human resource and value created by seniors in the communities. Originality/value The paper makes a unique contribution by focusing on immigrant and refugee seniors.

scholarly journals Does the Arc of Science Bend Towards Impact? Four Decades of Empirical Research Published in JADD Since the DSM-III

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Doehring
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Intervention Research ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Impact ◽  
Population Impact ◽  
Community Based Programs ◽  
Over 40 Years ◽  
Over Time

AbstractThe present study explored the shift from understanding to intervention to population impact in the empirical research published in this journal at five points of time over 40 years since the release of DSM-III. Two-thirds of the more than 600 original studies identified involved basic research, a pattern that is consistent with previous analyses of research funding allocations and that did not change over time. One of every eight studies involved intervention research, which occurred in community-based programs only about one-quarter of the time. These gaps in intervention research and community impact did not improve over time. The findings underscore the need to broaden the training and experience of researchers, and to re-consider priorities for research funding and publication.

Analysis of GLBTQ Youth Community-Based Programs in the United States

2012 ◽  
Vol 59 (9) ◽  
pp. 1289-1306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth D. Allen ◽  
Phillip L. Hammack ◽  
Heather L. Himes
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Programs ◽  
Youth Community ◽  
Glbtq Youth

Extreme Social Isolation, Use of Community-Based Senior Support Services, and Mortality Among African American Elderly Women

1997 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 721-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas A. LaVeist ◽  
Robert M. Sellers ◽  
Karin A. Elliott Brown ◽  
Kim J. Nickerson
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Community Based

Living Arrangements of Individuals with Schizophrenia in Japan: Impact of Community-Based Mental Health Services

2006 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iwao Oshima ◽  
Eri Kuno
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Psychiatric Service ◽  
Community Mental Health Services ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitals ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Age Cohorts ◽  
The Difference

Aims: In Japan psychiatric hospitals and family play the predominant roles in caring for people with serious mental illness. This study explored how the introduction of community-based care has changed this situation by examining living arrangements of individuals with schizophrenia who were treated in one of the most progressive systems in Japan (Kawasaki) compared with national norms. Methods: The proportion of clients with schizophrenia in the community versus hospital and living arrangements for those in the community were compared between the Kawasaki and national treated population, using data from the Kawasaki psychiatric service users survey in 1993 and two national surveys in 1993 and 1983. The variation in living arrangements was examined across five different age cohorts. Results: The estimated national population was 36.7, which was similar to 32.7 clients per 10,000 population in Kawasaki. Some 71% of the Kawasaki clients were treated in the community compared with 55% nationally. The difference between the Kawasaki and national populations was the largest among clients aged 40 to 59. The Kawasaki community clients had a higher proportion of clients living alone. Conclusions: The community mental health services available in Kawasaki appeared to reduce hospitalisation and help clients to live alone in the community.

Moving the Needle: Cultivating Systemic Change in Juvenile Services

2021 ◽  
pp. 89-100
Author(s):  
Kellie Rhodes ◽  
Aisland Rhodes ◽  
Wayne Bear ◽  
Larry Brendtro
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Clinical Services ◽  
Juvenile Courts ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Complex Needs ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Community Based Programs ◽  
The Us ◽  
National Partnership

Approximately 1.7 million delinquency cases are disposed in juvenile courts annually (Puzzanchera, Adams, & Sickmund, 2011). Of these youth, tens of thousands experience confinement in the US (Sawyer, 2019), while hundreds of thousands experience probation or are sentenced to community based programs (Harp, Muhlhausen, & Hockenberry, 2019). These youth are placed in the care of programs overseen by directors and clinicians. A survey of facility directors and clinicians from member agencies of the National Partnership for Juvenile Services (NPJS) Behavioral Health Clinical Services (BHCS) committee identified three primary concerns practitioners face in caring for these youth; 1) low resources to recruit and retain quality staff, 2) training that is often not a match for, and does not equip staff to effectively manage the complex needs of acute youth, and 3) the perspective of direct care as an unskilled entry-level position with limited impact on youth’s rehabilitation. This article seeks to address these issues and seeks to highlight potential best practices to re-solve for those obstacles within juvenile services.

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