Future Time Perspective and End-of-Life Planning in Older Adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 178-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Luth
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Future Time Perspective ◽  
Future Time ◽  
Life Planning ◽  
End Of Life Planning

scholarly journals End-of-Life Plans for African American Older Adults With Dementia

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (10) ◽  
pp. 1314-1322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen O. Moss ◽  
Nancy L. Deutsch ◽  
Patricia J. Hollen ◽  
Virginia G. Rovnyak ◽  
Ishan C. Williams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
African American ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Life Planning ◽  
Care Recipients ◽  
Life Plans ◽  
End Of Life Planning

African Americans are perceived to be least likely of all racial and ethnic groups to prepare for the end of life. However, verbal plans for the end of life are of particular importance to this population and may help understand why they are less likely to possess a formal end-of-life care planning document. The purpose of this study was to determine the number of formal and/or informal end-of-life care plans that existed among a convenience sample of African American older adults with dementia. For this descriptive study, data were collected from African American family caregivers (N = 65) of older adults with dementia. Descriptive statistics were conducted. Caregivers in this sample reported high rates of formal and/or informal end-of-life plans for their care recipients. Agency forms (power of attorney, health-care surrogate, or guardianship forms) had been obtained by 74% of the care recipients, while 63% of them possessed a formal end-of-life care planning document. All combined, 88% of the caregivers possessed at least 1 document or verbal information concerning end-of-life care for their care recipient or at least there was an assigned surrogate. Although limited, these findings reflect more end-of-life planning in this population than previous studies reported and could improve the quality of end-of-life outcomes in this population by giving health-care providers increased understanding of African American end-of-life planning preferences. This may, in turn, help the providers to inform and educate these care recipients and their family caregivers.

scholarly journals The effects of work centrality on active ageing among the older adults

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 565-584
Author(s):  
Songhwa Doo ◽  
JaeYoon Chang ◽  
Juil Rie
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Role Theory ◽  
Future Time Perspective ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Active Ageing ◽  
Future Time ◽  
Work Centrality

This aimed to investigate the effect of work centrality during one’s entire career on the post-retirement adaptation(esp. active ageing) among older persons. Specifically, it was intended to study the mediating effect of generativity on the work centrality and active ageing and the moderating effect of future time perspective on the relationship between generativity and active ageing. By analysing the data from the retired older persons(55~70 yrs.), it was found in this study that generativity fully mediated the effect of work centrality on active ageing the following results. However, there was not significant moderating effect of future time perspective. These results did not support the role theory, but confirm the prediction based on the continuity theory which holds that older adults attempt to preserve and maintain existing internal and external structures and they prefer to accomplish this objective by using strategies tied to their past experiences.

The role of internet technology in social integration and end-of-life planning of LGBT older adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (s) ◽  
pp. 84-84
Author(s):  
G. Gutman ◽  
S. Mock ◽  
B. De Vries ◽  
A. Humble ◽  
J. Gahagan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Life Planning ◽  
End Of Life Planning

scholarly journals Motivations for advance care and end-of-life planning among lesbian, gay, and bisexual older adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 1002-1016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristie L Seelman ◽  
Terri Lewinson ◽  
Lily Engleman ◽  
Alex Allen
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Life Planning ◽  
End Of Life Planning ◽  
Advance Care ◽  
And Bisexual

scholarly journals FUTURE CARE PLANNING INTERVENTION WITH RURAL OLDER ADULTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S425-S425
Author(s):  
Jeong Eun Lee ◽  
Dahee L Kim ◽  
Louise Peitz ◽  
Eva Kahana ◽  
Boaz Kahana
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Care Planning ◽  
Life Planning ◽  
End Of Life Planning ◽  
Future Care

Abstract To address their needs for proactive self-care and end of life planning, we implemented a community based educational program that promotes future care planning (FCP) for community residing older adults. Extension specialists from Iowa State University implemented two brief FCP program sessions with older adults. Topics included both short-term and long-term future care planning activities and strategies. Baseline and post program surveys were completed by 216 community dwelling older adults (M=78.21). The program was successful in getting older Iowans in the rural area start end of life care preparation as well as helping them to make changes in their health care decisions. The majority of participants (89.6 %) reported high satisfaction with the programs. We also found a high rate of change (62%) in opinion regarding future care. The implication of future care planning for is discussed with recommendations for future research.

Psychometric Properties of the Future Time Perspective Scale for the Turkish Population: Age Differences in Predictors of Time Perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-106
Author(s):  
Cem Soylu ◽  
Banu C. Ozekes
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Future Time Perspective ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Future Time ◽  
The Future

The purpose of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Future Time Perspective Scale (FTPS-T) and examine age-group differences in the predictors of respondents’ future time perspective. Data were collected from a sample of 202 young adults (aged 18–28 years) and 127 community-dwelling older adults (aged 60–86 years). The internal consistency and test–retest methods were employed to assess the reliability of the FTPS-T, and the FTPS-T’s validity was assessed using construct- and criterion-related validity. The reliability and validity analyses demonstrated that the FTPS-T had satisfactory psychometric properties. Multiple regression analyses revealed that the strongest predictor of future time perspective in young adults was subjective psychological health, whereas chronological and subjective (i.e., physical) ages were stronger predictors among older adults. These findings indicate that subjective variables shape the perceptions of a lifetime, and the results are discussed in the context of socioemotional selectivity theory.

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