scholarly journals Caring for the elderly in Chile. Exploring the experiences of men who care for dependent people

2022 ◽  
pp. 275-304
Author(s):  
María E. Urquízar-Wilson ◽  
◽  
Carlos Andrade-Guzmán
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
Income Generation ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Dependent Elderly

Recognizing that research on care has tended to focus on the experiences of female caregivers, this study, based on the experience of men caregivers of dependent elderly people in Chile, has sought, among others, to answer what meanings give them the men caregivers in the care given to dependent elderly people, and what consequences the need to care for others has had for them. Through a qualitative study based on interviews with ten men caregivers of dependent people, it has been possible to determine that, among others, caregivers mean care as an expression of love, but also as a responsibility. On the other hand, caring for others has had negative consequences both for their mental health and for their income generation. The study concludes by recognizing, among other aspects, that interventions and policies of care that are conceived from a rights perspective, must address in a robust way the needs of both people involved in the arrangements, care receivers, and the caregiver. In doing so, the State has a crucial role, as the first guarantor of rights.

scholarly journals Elderly people with mental disorders: experiencing the use of psychotropic medicines

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (suppl 2) ◽  
pp. 835-843 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria José Sanches Marin ◽  
Mariluci Alves Maftum ◽  
Maria Ribeiro Lacerda
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Continuous Monitoring ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Other ◽  
Psychotropic Medicines

ABSTRACT Objective: To interpret the experience of the elderly with mental disorder in the use of psychotropic medicines. Method: Qualitative study in the interpretative modality, supported by the Grounded Theory. It was carried out from interviews with 16 elderly people with mental disorder and six relatives, totaling 22 participants. Results: In the experience of the use of psychotropic medicines, the elderly with mental disorders become aware of their condition, attribute meaning and establish strategies for the correct use. On the other hand, they express their dissatisfaction with being dependent on psychotropic medicines to live without symptoms, face their side effects and do not always use them correctly. Conclusion: The use of psychotropic medicines is a priority in the life of the elderly and, in view of the fragilities found, it is necessary a continuous monitoring of health professionals.

scholarly journals Gambaran kebahagiaan pada lansia yang memilih tinggal di panti werdha

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cicilia Pali
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Other ◽  
Entire Life ◽  
Authentic Happiness ◽  
At Home

Abstract: In the last decade more and more elderly people chose to stay at nursing homes. Study findings varied about the happiness of them. Some studies found that elderly peolpe were happier in the nursing homes because their needs were fulfilled. However, some studies stated that elderly people were happier when they stayed at home with their families. This was a qualitative study on the perception of past, present, and future happiness of the elderly, analyzed by using Seligman’s theory of authentic happiness. The results showed that one eldery did not show happiness; another one was relatively happier; and the other one was very happy for one’ entire life. Keywords: elderly, happiness, nursing home   Abstrak: Dalam dekade terakhir semakin banyak lansia memilih tinggal di panti werdha. Temuan penelitian mengenai kebahagiaan pada lansia bervariasi. Beberapa penelitian menemukan bahwa lansia merasa bahagia berada di panti werdha karena kebutuhannya terpenuhi namun penelitian lainnya menyatakan bahwa lansia merasa bahagia saat tinggal bersama dengan keluarganya. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif terhadap penghayatan kebahagiaan lansia di masa lalu, masa sekarang, dan masa depan. Hal ini dianalisis berdasarkan teori kebahagiaan otentik dari Seligman. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan satu lansia tidak menunjukkan kebahagiaan, satu lansia relatif bahagia, dan lainnya menunjukkan sangat bahagia dalam menilai keseluruhan hidupnya. Kata kunci: lansia, kebahagiaan, panti werdha

scholarly journals Design a Mobile Application for Children’s Tracking in Crowded Environments

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanweer Alam ◽  
Abdirahman Ahmed Hadi ◽  
Rayyan Qari Shahabuddin Najam ◽  
Shamimul Qamar
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Other ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
To Come ◽  
Children First ◽  
Crowded Environments

Child Tracking System is a mobile application where the parent can monitor their children location in crowded environments. In addition to children, there is also the elderly people, and the disabled people, so the guidance or the person responsible of them can use this application to track their location. The parent or guidance side will have the application in which they can track, and on the other side, the child or the old person or the disabled person will have device that includes the GPS chip. The main goal of this research is to design an application with system that will help parents to keep track of their children, eventually reducing the cases in which the children or the other mentioned categories of people could be lost. The current used solution to this problem is that the children first have a wearable hand wrist in which they print their parent phone number, so when the child is lost there is a center in which the child is being taken and dealt with care till they contact the parent to come and pick the child up. The problem with the current way that it takes time, and there is a risk that child get totally lost or kidnapped before even reaching to any help, so the new way is better to even prevent them to go far away or to be lost for hours, thus the recovery here will be fast unlike the regular used way nowadays. That goal will be achieved throw systematically objectives starting from studying the existed systems, to planning and analysing, going to designing and implementing, and lastly, testing our own system.

scholarly journals Bioethics and the Employment of Elderly People in the State of Hidalgo

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Silvia Lizbeth Aguilar ◽  
Sonia Bass-Zavala
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Current Issue ◽  
Demographic History ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The State ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Basic Health ◽  
Economic Decisions ◽  
A Current

A current issue of relevance for Mexico is the aging of the population, its demographic history has been strongly related directly to political and economic decisions. The ageing population faces significant income-generating challenges, which are essential to meeting its basic health needs, which are increasing considerably. For what is transcendental to characterize as precarious labour has permeated the elderly of the State of Hidalgo, on the basis of the integration of socio-demographic and economic indicators that allow the exploration of the conditions in which this segment of the population finds itself, which is growing every day and serves as an instrument for the generation of public policies.

Psychological and Physical Problems in Elderly People with Problems of Falls

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S659-S660
Author(s):  
M. Mentis ◽  
M. Gouva ◽  
E. Antoniadou ◽  
K. Mpourdoulis ◽  
I. Kesoudidou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Physical Damage ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Competing Interest

IntroductionFalls of the elderly to a degree been associated with poor mental health, poor social support and poor physical health.ObjectivesTo investigate the falls of elderly people in relation to their mental and physical healthy.AimsTo compare the effects of falls in the elderly in the areas of mental and physical health.MethodsThe current study used purposive sampling compromised from 48 people that visited the emergency department at the Patras University Hospital in 2016. The inclusion criterion for participation was age (> 65 years). Data was collected using WHO's questionnaire, the WHOQUOL-BREF. Finally, data was analyzed using the test t test for independent samples.ResultsThe sample constituted by 39.6% of male and 61.4% of female. The average age of the sample was M = 75.89 years. In relation to mental health, the average of the elderly with a history of falls found M = 57.26 (SD = ± 22.87), while the other was found M = 74.45 (SD = ± 15.81). The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P < 0.05), while physical health although again the first group found to have a smaller average (M = 56.65, SD = ± 22.13) relative to the second group (M = 63.78, SD = ± 12.59) no statistical difference was observed.DiscussionsThese results demonstrates that falls beyond the physical damage that are immediately visible can as well create significant issues in the psychological state of the elderly exacerbating anxiety, fear and social isolation, which has been associated with depression event.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Should the family or the state provide support for the elderly people? Findings from a two-generational Finnish study

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 138-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antti O. Tanskanen ◽  
Johanna Kallio ◽  
Mirkka Danielsbacka
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The State ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Public Opinions ◽  
The Family ◽  
Nationally Representative

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate public opinions towards elderly care. The authors analysed respondents’ opinions towards financial support, practical help and care for elderly people. Design/methodology/approach The authors used nationally representative data collected in Finland in 2012. Respondents represent an older generation (born between 1945 and 1950, n=1,959) and their adult children (born between 1962 and 1993, n=1,652). Findings First, the authors compared the opinions of older and younger Finns but did not find that older adults were more likely than younger adults support the state responsibility, or vice versa. It was also when only actual parent-child dyads (n=779) from same families were included. Next, the authors found that several socioeconomic and family-related variables were associated with public opinions of elderly care in both generations. For instance, in both generations lower-income individuals supported the state’s responsibility more compared to their better-off counterparts. Originality/value The study provides important knowledge on attitudes towards elderly care using unique two-generational data of younger and older adults.

Social Dimensions of Mental Illness among Rural Elderly Populations

1988 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Hendricks ◽  
Howard B. Turner
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Rural Elderly ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Elderly Populations

Despite growing concern with rural elderly populations, little attention has focused on their mental health, ways it may correlate with physical health, or how rural mental health patterns compare to urban. Popular wisdom contends that elderly people in general, and rural elderly persons in particular, are at increased risk for mental illness. This article examines these questions. A review of available literature suggests that elderly people may be at only slightly greater risk of mental illness than the population at large, though there are some indications that rates of depression may be somewhat higher among the elderly population. Much of this same literature implies that objective environmental conditions play a significant role in the incidence of depression. Analysis of data gathered in a statewide random poll ( N = 743) indicates that while physical health tends to be poorer among rural populations, when health is held constant there is actually an inverse relationship between age and depression. Therefore, rural elderly persons are no more likely to be depressed than their urban counterparts despite harsher living conditions. Both conceptual and policy implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Too good to be a sport? Why dog agility struggles in gaining recognition as a sport

2016 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 745-761 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samu Pehkonen ◽  
Hanna-Mari Ikonen
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
Expert Interviews ◽  
Human Animal ◽  
The One ◽  
Elite Sports ◽  
Important Milestone

Over the last two decades, the Finnish community of dog agility practitioners has worked diligently towards gaining recognition for agility as a sport. The process reached an important milestone in 2016 when the National Sports Council listed the Finnish Agility Association as eligible for financial support from the state. As one of the pioneer countries in this regard, Finland is of great interest, as the agility sport continues to become more popular and professionalised worldwide. Using the findings from a qualitative study of media coverage and expert interviews about attempts to gain recognition for agility as a sport, this article explores the strategies that practitioners and the Finnish Agility Association have utilised in their work. This article shows that recognition comes with the need to find a balance between elite sports, on the one hand, and sport for all on the other. Although agility may risk losing some of its particular character as a human–animal teamwork dynamic, it has the potential to contribute to the culture of sports more widely.

scholarly journals Experiences and the quality of life of the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic and the introduction of COVID-19 restrictive measures in Serbia

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-231
Author(s):  
Tamara Džamonja-Ignjatović ◽  
Biljana Stanković ◽  
Tamara Klikovac
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
The State ◽  
State Of Emergency ◽  
Restrictive Measures

This paper is part of a broader qualitative study examining the experience of people during the first wave of the pandemic in Serbia when the state of emergency was proclaimed, and the effects of this situation on the quality of life and mental health of specific age groups. The paper presents the results of interviews conducted with people over 65, who were particularly affected by the introduced restrictive measures, due to which many senior citizens felt a significant decline in the quality of life, accompanied by the risk of developing various emotional problems. In order to understand better their specific experiences during the pandemic and the related measures introduced, we conducted a qualitative study taking into account the characteristics of previous life contexts, the changes in daily life and life quality during the pandemic, emotional reactions and coping strategies, as well as their expectations of the future. During April and early May 2020, sixteen people of both sexes (4 male) were interviewed, aged 65 to 87 (M = 71.19 years). The transcripts of the semi-structured interviews were processed in Maxqda qualitative analysis software and analysed by the principle of thematic analysis. The general conclusion is that the elderly from our sample adapted without major difficulties and managed to maintain a satisfactory level of their subjective well-being despite the pandemic and restrictive measures, with the help and support of their immediate social environment and in the context of the former general quality of life. This resulted in good adaptive strategies and outcomes, even in the situation of the restricted need satisfaction. However, the findings of the research indicate that, in the elderly, reactions to the pandemic are different from the reactions to the introduced measures - the tolerance of the elderly to the endangerment of personal needs is greater than the tolerance to the endangerment of personal rights and dignity. While the concern about one's own health was not explicitly expressed, the citizens older than 65 felt more affected by the introduction of the state of emergency and, especially, by the restrictive measures. The introduced measures of isolation resulted in increased negative feelings and a decline in the quality of life, as well as perceiving the threat to one's personal dignity.

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