scholarly journals Mental Health Among the Korean Older Population: How is it Related to Asset-based Welfare?

2020 ◽  
pp. 073346482091729
Author(s):  
Gum-Ryeong Park ◽  
Bo Kyong Seo
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Housing Tenure ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Older Population ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
Income Status ◽  
The Social ◽  
Income Insecurity

Objective: This article aims to investigate how older adults’ income and housing tenure are concurrently associated with depression in Korea. Methods: Using the 2017 Survey of Living Conditions and Welfare Needs of Korean Older Persons, logistic regression was implemented to examine the association of housing tenure and income status with depression among 6,624 older adults. Also, the older adults’ satisfaction with their economic conditions was added to examine its mediation effects on this association. Results: Homeownership lowered the likelihood of depression, whereas lower income increased the likelihood of depression among older adults. Also, lack of income security was associated with depression even among older homeowners, being partially mediated through their satisfaction with economic conditions. Conclusion: This study contributes to articulating the mechanisms linking housing tenure, income insecurity, and mental health of the older population in Korea. Future studies are needed to investigate the social determinants of health among older adults.

scholarly journals Association of self-perceived income status with psychological distress and subjective well-being: a cross-sectional study among older adults in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Muhammad ◽  
Shobhit Srivastava ◽  
T. V. Sekher
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Basic Needs ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Older Population ◽  
Income Status

Abstract Background As the older population aged 65 and over worldwide, is estimated to increase from 9% in 2019 to 16% in 2050, rapid aging will transform the aspects such as economic security, employment status, and family structure. The effects of lower levels of perceived income and poor socioeconomic status on the mental health of older adults appear to be large and enduring. Therefore, the present study contributes to the literature on understanding the association of socioeconomic conditions and self-perceived income status in particular, with self-assessed mental health outcomes (psychological distress and subjective well-being) among older adults in India. Methods Data for the present study was derived from the Building Knowledge Base on Population Ageing (BKPAI) in India. Bivariate and binary logistic regression analyses were conducted to understand the relationship between socioeconomic status and outcome variables. Results About 43% of older adults had no income whereas 7% had income but perceived as not sufficient to fulfil their basic needs. Nearly, 9% of older adults were retired from regular employment. Almost 70% older adults had received no pension and nearly 18% of older adults had no asset ownership. It is revealed that older adults with income that is partially sufficient to fulfil their basic needs were 2.23 times [OR: 2.23, CI: 1.75–2.84] and 1.96 times [OR: 1.96, CI: 1.55–2.47] significantly more likely to suffer from psychological distress and low subjective well-being than those who had income which was sufficient to fulfil their basic needs. Conclusions By focusing on four target areas such as the income support, education, family oriented initiatives and local or regional policies, the current framework for assessing the mental health among older adults in India can be modified. A move towards a guaranteed pension for eligible older individuals by which they do not have to remain as a financial burden on their children, may reduce their self-perceived economic distress and result in higher levels of wellbeing in older ages. Also, strategies to address socioeconomic disadvantages and gender differentials related to mental health status among older population are urgently needed.

scholarly journals “Being all alone makes me sad”: loneliness in older adults with depressive symptoms

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 1541-1551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilse M. J. van Beljouw ◽  
Eric van Exel ◽  
Jenny de Jong Gierveld ◽  
Hannie C. Comijs ◽  
Marjolijn Heerings ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Emotional Distress ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Logical Consequence ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Health Consequences ◽  
Late Life Depression

ABSTRACTBackground:The consequences of co-occurring persistent loneliness and late life depression are yet unknown. The aim of this study was to get a deeper insight into the mental health consequences of loneliness in older persons with depressive symptoms and their perspectives of emotional distress by using a mixed-methods study design.Methods:Two hundred and forty nine community-dwelling older persons with depressive symptoms according to the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (≥6) were included. A validated cut-off score on the Loneliness Scale was used to distinguish lonely elders from elders who were not lonely. Quantitative and qualitative data were used to examine differences in mental health and perspectives on emotional distress between lonely and not lonely older persons with depressive symptoms.Results:Loneliness was highly prevalent among older persons with depressive symptoms (87.8%). Lonely people suffered from worse mental ill-health (e.g., more severe depressive symptoms, more often a depressive disorder and a lower quality of life) compared to not lonely individuals. Depressive symptoms were regarded as a logical consequence of loneliness. Lonely people perceived little command over their situation: causes of loneliness were attributed externally to perceived deficits in their social networks and they mainly expressed the need to be listened to.Conclusion:Our findings underline the importance of paying considerable attention to (severe) loneliness in older adults with depressive symptoms given its high prevalence and serious mental health consequences. Future studies should look into whether addressing loneliness when discussing depressive symptoms in clinical practice may provide an opportunity to better adjust to older persons’ depression perceptions and might therefore improve care utilization.

scholarly journals Decade Review of Social Support in Family Gerontology: Methods, Theories, and Directions for Future Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 563-563
Author(s):  
Amber Seidel ◽  
Jeremy Yorgason ◽  
Áine Humble ◽  
Roxanne Humphris
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Socioemotional Selectivity ◽  
The Social ◽  
Dyadic Analyses

Abstract Social support has a rich foundation in family gerontology benefiting older adults, such as bolstering mental health, decreasing social isolation, and connecting them in families and communities. This study draws from a decade review of 995 empirical articles focusing on family gerontology from 13 of the top journals in gerontology, family, and relationships. Of the 995 articles, 86 were coded as social support or social network. Of these 86 articles, less than 3% included dyadic analyses, 95% were quantitative with just over 30% longitudinal. Over 30 different theories were identified with many building their work off multiple theories. Two key theories appear in over 30% of the articles, social support and socioemotional selectivity. Only 4% did not cite any theoretical framework. Overall, this presentation will review the methods, theories, and key findings of the social network/social support subtheme of a decade review of family gerontology and identify related gaps.

Targeted poverty reduction under new structure

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 555-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuxin Wang ◽  
Luxia Wang ◽  
Huaqing Wu ◽  
Yangguang Zhu ◽  
Xing Shi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Health Improvement ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Variable Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of social capital on the mental health of older adults in rural China. The authors also examine potential heterogeneous effects and two possible pathways from social capital increase to mental health improvement. Design/methodology/approach Based on a panel data of China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, this paper employs a fixed effect model to examine the impact of social capital on health. A two-stage instrumental variable approach is adopted to alleviate the issue of endogeneity. Findings Results demonstrate that social capital has improved the mental health of older adults in rural China significantly. The beneficial effect is stronger for female, people with lower income, aged people and mainly observed in the central and western regions. Social capital affects the mental health of rural older adults through raising the awareness of healthy behavior and lowering the searching cost of health-related information. Practical implications Social capital plays a vital role in improving the mental health of older adults in rural China and is necessary for the construction of beautiful countryside in China. The authority should increase the investment in both the hard and soft infrastructure to improve the mental health of rural residents and narrow the inequality in health status. Originality/value This study enriches the empirical literature on the relationship between social capital and mental health by providing new evidence from China. Also, we choose the social activities and communications of individuals to construct a standardized index for social capital, which can better capture the social capital at the individual level.

scholarly journals The Effects of Grandchild Care on Mental Health Among Chinese Elderly: The Mediating Effects of Social Networks

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 349-349
Author(s):  
Dan Tang ◽  
Jie Qiu ◽  
Kun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Baseline Survey ◽  
Chinese Older Adults ◽  
Grandchild Care ◽  
The Social ◽  
Older Chinese

Abstract Using the data of 2014 baseline survey of the China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey (CLASS), which provides a sample of older Chinese who had grandchild younger than 18 years old, this study examines the associations among grandchild care, social networks, and depressive symptoms among Chinese older adults. The older adults are divided into three groups basing on the frequency of their behaviors of taking care of grandchildren. The three groups are ‘no care, providing care occasionally, providing care frequently’. The mediating and moderating effects of social networks between grandchild care and depressive symptoms are tested. Results show that older adults who provide grandchild care report superior social networks and better mental health than those who don’t provide grandchild (reference group). After controlling the related variables, the older adults who provide grandchild occasionally benefit more than those who take care of grandchild frequently. Grandchild care is related to larger social networks, and the social networks are fully mediating the association between grandchild care and depressive symptoms.

The Role of the Social Environment on Physical and Mental Health of Older Adults

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 290-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie A. Norstrand ◽  
Allen Glicksman ◽  
James Lubben ◽  
Morton Kleban
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals Influence of the Social Network on Married and Unmarried Older Adults’ Mental Health

2017 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
pp. 1109-1113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey E Stokes ◽  
Sara M Moorman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Network ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals UNRAQ—A Questionnaire for the Use of a Social Robot in Care for Older Persons. A Multi-Stakeholder Study and Psychometric Properties

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 6157
Author(s):  
Slawomir Tobis ◽  
Agnieszka Neumann-Podczaska ◽  
Sylwia Kropinska ◽  
Aleksandra Suwalska
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Older People ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Social Robot ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Social Functions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Excellent Internal Consistency ◽  
Multi Stakeholder ◽  
Care For Older People

(1) Background: while there exist validated measures to assess the needs of older people, there are comparatively few validated tools to assess needs and requirements for the use of robots. Henceforth, the aim of the study is to present and validate such a tool. (2) Methods: The study group included 720 subjects (mean age 52.0 ± 37.0, 541 females) who agreed to fill the Users’ Needs, Requirements, and Abilities Questionnaire (UNRAQ). The validation part of the study included 125 persons. (3) Results: the acceptance of the robot was good in the whole group. The social functions were rated worse than assistive ones. A correlation was found between the scores of social and assistive functions. The respondents claimed that older adults were not prepared to interact with the robot and not very good at handling it, and were sceptical about their willingness to learn to operate the robot. The Cronbach alpha value for the whole questionnaire was 0.95 suggesting excellent internal consistency, and the ICC value of 0.88 represents excellent agreement; (4) Conclusions: We observed a good overall acceptance of the robot across the studied group. There is considerable demand for the use of a social robot in care for older people.

scholarly journals Challenges in providing ethically competent health care to incarcerated older adults with mental illness: a qualitative study exploring mental health professionals’ perspectives in Canada

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirubel Manyazewal Mussie ◽  
Félix Pageau ◽  
Helene Merkt ◽  
Tenzin Wangmo ◽  
Bernice Simone Elger
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Competent Health Care

Abstract Background The population of incarcerated older adults is the fastest growing demographic in prisons. Older persons in custody have poorer health as compared with those in the community. The unmet and complex health care needs of incarcerated older adults with mental illness raise justice, safety, dignity and fairness in care as ethical concerns. As there exists research gap to better understand these concerns, the current study aimed at exploring the perspectives of mental health professionals on challenges in delivering ethically competent care to mentally ill incarcerated older adults in Canada. Methods Thirty-four semi-structured interviews were conducted between August 2017 and November 2018 with prison mental health professionals in Canada who were selected using purposive and convenience sampling techniques. The audio recorded interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed inductively to generate themes. Results The results were distilled into three main categories and seven subcategories that related to ethical issues in the provision of health care for mentally ill incarcerated older adults. The main categories included imprisoned older persons with special care needs, lack of resources, and the peer-support program. Conclusions Results of this study showed that existing practices of care of mentally ill incarcerated older adults are characterised by challenges that increase their vulnerability to worse health conditions. It is imperative for local authorities, policy makers and representatives to prepare for and respond to the challenges that compromise ethically competent health care for, and healthy ageing of, mentally ill incarcerated older adults.

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