scholarly journals Assistive Device Use in Visually Impaired Older Adults: Role of Control Beliefs

2005 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 739-746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefanie Becker ◽  
Hans-Werner Wahl ◽  
Oliver Schilling ◽  
David Burmedi
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Assistive Device ◽  
Control Beliefs ◽  
Device Use

The Role of Control in Depression, Anxiety, and Life Satisfaction among Visually Impaired Older Adults

1995 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia J. Kleinschmidt ◽  
Eric P. Trunnell ◽  
James C. Reading ◽  
George L. White ◽  
Glenn E. Richardson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Visually Impaired

scholarly journals The Impact of Assistive Device Use on Disability and Depression Among Older Adults With Age-Related Vision Impairments

2006 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. S274-S280 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Horowitz ◽  
M. Brennan ◽  
J. P. Reinhardt ◽  
T. MacMillan
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Assistive Device ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Device Use ◽  
The Impact

Assistive Device Use among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Profile of Canadians Using Hearing, Vision, and Mobility Devices in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Yoko Ishigami ◽  
Jeffrey Jutai ◽  
Susan Kirkland
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Assistive Devices ◽  
Assistive Device ◽  
Functional Impairments ◽  
Substantial Impact ◽  
Device Use

ABSTRACT There is increasing recognition that using assistive devices can support healthy aging. Minimizing discomfort and loss of function and increasing independence can have a substantial impact physically, psychologically, and financially on persons with functional impairments and resulting activity limitations, as well as on caregivers and communities. However, it remains unclear who uses assistive devices and how device use can influence social participation. The current analysis used CLSA baseline data from 51,338 older adults between the ages of 45 and 85. Measures of socio-demographic, health, and social characteristics were analyzed by sex and age groups. Weighted cross-tabulations were used to report correlations between independent variables and assistive device use for hearing, vision, and mobility. We found that assistive device use was higher among those who were of older age, had less education, were widowed, had lower income, and had poorer health. Assistive devices were used differently according to sex and social participation, providing insight into assistive device use for the well-being of older adults and their families.

scholarly journals Change in Psychological Control in Visually Impaired Older Adults Over 2 Years: Role of Functional Ability and Depressed Mood

2012 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 750-761 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. K. Schilling ◽  
H.-W. Wahl ◽  
K. Boerner ◽  
J. P. Reinhardt ◽  
M. Brennan-Ing ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressed Mood ◽  
Functional Ability ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Psychological Control

scholarly journals Perceiving More Age-Related Losses? The Role of General Control Beliefs and Daily Disturbance to Plans

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 286-287
Author(s):  
Xianghe Zhu ◽  
Shevaun Neupert
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Future Time Perspective ◽  
Control Beliefs ◽  
Future Time ◽  
Daily Stress ◽  
Daily Diary Study ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Future Plans

Abstract We examined daily fluctuations in future time perspective within the daily stress and awareness of aging processes. Awareness of age-related change (AARC) focuses on everyday experiences that highlight changes in behavior and functioning as a result of growing older. We integrated individual differences in control beliefs because those with higher control tend to be more resilient to stressors. We conducted a daily diary study of 112 older adults (aged 60-90) who completed measures of control beliefs at baseline and then daily measures of stressor exposure, appraisal (e.g., threats to future plans), and AARC for eight consecutive days. Increases in threats to future plans were associated with increases in AARC losses, and those with low control were especially vulnerable to increases in threats to future plans. With a constricted future time perspective, any threats to future plans may be especially harmful for older adults who are low in control beliefs.

scholarly journals Gait Speed Is Associated with Cognitive Function among Older Adults with HIV

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (10) ◽  
pp. 1510-1515
Author(s):  
Heather M. Derry ◽  
Carrie D. Johnston ◽  
Chelsie O. Burchett ◽  
Eugenia L. Siegler ◽  
Marshall J. Glesby
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Grip Strength ◽  
Gait Speed ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Assistive Device ◽  
Medical Outcomes ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Device Use

Objectives: To determine links between objectively and subjectively measured physical function and cognitive function among HIV-positive older adults, a growing yet understudied group with elevated risk for multimorbidity. Methods: At a biomedical research visit, 162 participants completed objective tests of gait speed (4-m walk), grip strength (dynamometer), and cognitive function (Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA) and reported their well-being (Medical Outcomes Study-HIV survey). Results: Those with faster gait speed had better overall cognitive function than those with slower gait speed ( b = 3.98, SE = 1.30, p = .003) in an adjusted regression model controlling for age, sex, race, height, preferred language, and assistive device use. Grip strength was not significantly associated with overall cognitive function. Self-rated cognitive function was weakly related to MoCA scores ( r = .26) and gait speed ( r = .14) but was strongly associated with emotional well-being ( r = .53). Discussion: These observed, expected connections between physical and cognitive function could inform intervention strategies to mitigate age-related declines for older adults with HIV.

Medical and Everyday Assistive Device Use among Older Adults with Arthritis

2002 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 535-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Sutton ◽  
Monique A.M. Gignac ◽  
Cheryl Cott
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Physical Disability ◽  
Assistive Devices ◽  
Assistive Device ◽  
Enabling Factors ◽  
Community Mobility ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Household Activities ◽  
Device Use ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

ABSTRACTThis research compared older adults' use of medical assistive devices (ADs) with their use of everyday ADs as a means of managing chronic physical disability. The study also examined whether predisposing, need, and enabling factors were associated with device use in three domains of activity: personal care / in-home mobility, household activities, and community mobility. Participants were 248 adults, aged 55 years and older, with a wide range of disability levels as a result of osteoarthritis. All participants were administered an in-depth, structured questionnaire, as part of a larger study examining older adults' independence and adaptation to chronic physical illness. The results revealed that respondents actively adapted to their disabilities and used a wide range of medical and everyday devices, with everyday devices being reported more than twice as often as medical ADs and the fewest devices overall being reported for community mobility. In general, medical devices were used when subjective and objective need for ADs was considerable. Everyday devices were reported earlier in the trajectory of the disease, at mild and moderate disability levels, and were associated with a broader pattern of adaptation that included planning to avoid problems, exercise, and pacing activities.

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