scholarly journals Does Familial Educational Attainment Predict Sleep Quality Trajectories for Older Adults in Mexico?

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 594-594
Author(s):  
Margarita Osuna ◽  
Connor Sheehan
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Mixed Effects ◽  
Children's Education ◽  
Quality Sleep ◽  
Aging Study ◽  
Children’S Education

Abstract Researchers have stressed the importance of sleep for healthy aging and longevity. However, there are few population-level studies of sleep quality focusing on older adults in Latin America and Mexico in particular. The objective of this study is to examine the associations between personal and familial educational attainment on sleep quality. We utilized data from the 2001-2015 Mexican Health and Aging Study (N=4,164; MHAS). Our sample consisted of older adults (aged 50+), married with children. We predicted longitudinal reports of restless sleep across four waves of MHAS using mixed-effects logistic regression. We found that lower levels of respondents’ education, their spouses’ education, and their children’s’ education were associated with lower levels of sleep quality. When the measures of education were included in the same model, one’s own education and children’s education remained significantly associated with quality sleep. Our results stress the importance of familial educational attainment for sleep in Mexico.

Determining the Long-Term Effectiveness of a Group-Based Physical Activity Program

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 401-408
Author(s):  
Anamica Batra ◽  
Richard C. Palmer ◽  
Elena Bastida ◽  
H. Virginia McCoy ◽  
Hafiz M. R. Khan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Population Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Evidence Based Programs ◽  
The Impact

Objective. In 2015, only half (48%) of older adults in the United States (≥60 years) reported engaging in any kind of physical activity. Few studies examine the impact of evidence-based programs when adopted in community-based settings. The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of EnhanceFitness (EF) upto 12-months. Method. EF was offered to older adults in South Florida. A total of 222 EF classes were offered between October 2008 and December 2014. Program consisted of a 1-hour session held three times a week. Even though participation was required for 4 months, 1,295 participants continued the program for at least 1 year. Results. All participants showed significant improvement in outcome measures. A mean change of 1.5, 1.7, and 1.9 was seen in number of chair stands at 4, 8, and 12 months (p < .001), respectively. The number of arm curls performed improved from 16.8 at baseline to 18.8, 18.8, and 19.2 at 4-, 8-, and 12-months, respectively. Participants improved their up-and-go time by decreasing from 9.1 (baseline) to 8.7 (4 months) to 8.6 (12 months; p = .001). Discussion. Randomized controlled trials are commonly used to determine the efficacy of an intervention. These interventions when disseminated at the population level have the potential to benefit large masses. EF is currently offered at more than 700 locations. This tremendous success of EF brings attention to an important question of continuous monitoring of these programs to ensure program consistency and intended outcomes. The model used by the Healthy Aging Regional Collaborative could be replicated by other communities.

IS POOR QUALITY SLEEP PRESENT IN OLDER ADULTS WITH WORSE SOCIAL AND HEALTH STATUS?

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Gonçalves da Mota ◽  
Isabela Thaís Machado de Jesus ◽  
Keika Inouye ◽  
Marcela Naiara Graciani Fumagale Macedo ◽  
Tábatta Renata Pereira de Brito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Sleep Disorders ◽  
Geriatric Depression Scale ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Frailty Phenotype ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Quality Sleep

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the relationship among sleep and sociodemographic aspects, health, frailty, performance in activities of daily living, cognitive performance and depressive symptoms of older residents in the community. Method: a cross-sectional, quantitative study was conducted with 81 older adults residents in the area covered by a Family Health Unit in the city of São Carlos (SP), Brazil. Data collection occurred in 2019, through the application of the following instruments: questionnaire for socioeconomic and health characterization of the older adult, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Frailty Phenotype proposed by Linda Fried, Mini Mental State Examination, Geriatric Depression Scale, Katz Index and Lawton Scale. Participants were divided into comparative groups according to sleep quality scores. Fisher's exact and Pearson's χ2 were used. A significance level of 5% was adopted. Results: 50.6% of the older adults had poor quality sleep (n=41), followed by 33.3% of older adults with good quality sleep (n=27) and 16.1% had sleep disorders (n=13). There was a relationship between sleep quality and sex (p=0.008), work status (p=0.001), self-assessment of health (p=0.013), falls (p=0.034), pain (p=0.012), frailty level (p=0.026) and the slow gait criterion (p<0.001). Conclusion: there was a higher prevalence of poor quality sleep and sleep disorders in older patients, who do not work outside the home, who evaluated their health as regular or poor, who suffered falls in the last year and who complained of pain, frailty and slow gait.

Parental Incarceration and Children's Educational Attainment

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-45
Author(s):  
Carolina Arteaga
Keyword(s):  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Parental Incarceration ◽  
Random Assignment ◽  
Criminal Records ◽  
Children's Education ◽  
Children’S Education ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
Standard Framework

Abstract This paper presents new evidence showing that parental incarceration increases children's education. I collect criminal records for 90,000 low-income parents who have been convicted of a crime in Colombia, and link the educational attainment of their children. I exploit exogenous variation resulting from the random assignment of judges, and extend the standard framework to incorporate both conviction and incarceration decisions. I show that the effect of incarceration for a given conviction threshold can be identified. My results indicate that parental incarceration increases educational attainment by 0.78 years for the children of convicted parents on the margin of incarceration.

scholarly journals The Association Between Social Resources and Cognitive Change in Older Adults: Evidence From the Charlotte County Healthy Aging Study

2008 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. P241-P244 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. F. Hughes ◽  
R. Andel ◽  
B. J. Small ◽  
A. R. Borenstein ◽  
J. A. Mortimer
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Cognitive Change ◽  
Social Resources ◽  
Aging Study

scholarly journals Educational Attainment and Self-Rated Oral Health among American Older Adults: Hispanics’ Diminished Returns

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shervin Assari ◽  
Mohsen Bazargan
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
University Of Michigan ◽  
Single Item ◽  
National Poll ◽  
The Us ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
The University

Background: Minorities’ diminished returns (MDRs) refer to systemically weaker effects of socioeconomic status (SES), particularly educational attainment, on the health of non-Whites compared to Whites. Aim: Using a nationally representative sample, we aimed to investigate ethnic differences in the effect of SES (educational attainment) on the self-rated oral health of Hispanic older adults in the US. Methods: This study analyzed the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging (UM-NPHA) 2017 data, which included 2131 older adults who were 50 to 80 years old (202 Hispanics and 1929 non-Hispanics). Ethnicity, race, educational attainment (SES), age, gender, employment, retirement, and self-rated oral health (single item) were measured. Logistic regressions were applied for data analysis. Results: High educational attainment was associated with lower odds of poor oral health in the pooled sample, net of all covariates. The effect of educational attainment on poor self-rated oral health was found to be weaker for Hispanics than for non-Hispanics. Conclusion: We observed MDRs of educational attainment (SES) on oral health for Hispanic older adults. In other words, compared to non-Hispanics, Hispanics gain less oral health from their educational attainment (SES).

scholarly journals The effect of educational attainment on cognition of older adults: results from the Mexican Health and Aging Study 2001 and 2012

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (11) ◽  
pp. 1586-1594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Díaz-Venegas ◽  
Rafael Samper-Ternent ◽  
Alejandra Michaels-Obregón ◽  
Rebeca Wong
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Aging Study

scholarly journals Using Concept Mapping Methods to Define “Healthy Aging” in Anchorage, Alaska

2020 ◽  
pp. 073346481989864 ◽  
Author(s):  
Britteny M. Howell ◽  
Mariah Seater ◽  
Daniel McLinden
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Concept Mapping ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Community Capacity Building ◽  
Research Partnerships ◽  
Aging Study

This exploratory research project captured a multidimensional model of healthy aging in Anchorage, Alaska, by utilizing the Concept Mapping (CM) methodology with a sample of 53 older adults (aged 55+), aging advocates, public health professionals, and senior service providers. Multidimensional scaling and cluster analyses were conducted to map the relationship between 100 aspects of healthy aging, resulting in 12 distinct concepts of healthy aging. Study participants identified both lifestyle factors and aspects of their environment, providing results that can inform future research and policy development. The perspectives of older adults are scarce in the literature, but how they conceptualize the factors that contribute to healthy aging can have profound influence on behaviors and health outcomes. In addition, CM is a little-used methodology in gerontology that fosters community capacity building, meaningful contributions, and trusting research partnerships. We also provide recommendations for using these methods with older adults.

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