scholarly journals Personal Resources of Adapting the Elderly to the Limitations of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-115
Author(s):  
Marina V. Kornilova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Personal Communication ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
Leaving Home ◽  
The Public ◽  
Adaptive Capabilities ◽  
Family And Household

The relevance of the topic is determined by the unprecedented restrictions (associated with the spread of COVID-19) on leaving home and personal communication, primarily for the older people. Particular interest is in studying of personal resources elderly Russians needed for living in new conditions, the list of which is based on existing classifications and supplemented by empirical data obtained as a result of a survey by the Public Opinion Foundation on the new lifestyle of Russians during the spread of the coronavirus pandemic (April 2020). The indicators are conditionally summarized in four resource blocks: family and household, material and labor, behavioral, psychological. The article shows how the adaptive capabilities of older people depend on the resources they have. According to the results of the study, specifics of adaptation of the older generation to the limitations of the pandemic based on the characteristics of living, labor activity and self-determination, attitude to the self-isolation regime and the reasons for compliance with quarantine measures, the emotional state and features of the perception of a new lifestyle.

scholarly journals The Health of Older People in Switzerland

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-8
Author(s):  
Chastonay P ◽  
Weber D ◽  
Mattig T ◽  
Mattig T
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Good Health ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Public Health Importance ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
At Home

Over the past century, the proportion of Swiss residents aged 65 or older rose from 5.8% to 17.8%; during the same period, the proportion aged over 80 rose from 0.5% to 5.0%. Although the majority of older people in Switzerland enjoy good health, disease prevalence rises with age. Almost half (49%) of people over 65 living at home report at least one chronic illness. Among the 65- to 79-year-olds living at home, 25.2% suffer from several chronic diseases; among people in the 80s, this figure reaches 41.3%. People aged over 80 are also particularly at risk for falls (30%). In addition, between 15% and 25% of the elderly suffer from at least one mental illness. Close to 30% of healthcare costs are attributable to people over the age of 75, who make up only 8% of the total population. Given the public health importance of the issue a health promotion project targeting the elderly – the VIA Project -, based on successful local programs, is being implemented throughout the country. The overall goal of the VIA project is to promote the health of older people and to strengthen their self-determination and independence.

TIME PERSPECTIVE PERCEPTION SPECIFIC AND MALADAPTATION IN ELDERLY UNDER UNCERTAINTY CONDITIONS DURING PANDEMIC EMERGENCY

2021 ◽  
pp. 672-678
Author(s):  
А.В. Васильева ◽  
Р.И. Антохина ◽  
Е.Ю. Антохин
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Adaptive Capabilities ◽  
Age Factor ◽  
Perception Of Time ◽  
Adaptive Resource

Цель исследования - определение специфики переживания психологического стресса, временной перспективы и симптоматики адаптационных нарушений у пожилых людей в чрезвычайной ситуации пандемии по сравнению с активным взрослым населением. На первом этапе были обследованы 587 человек с помощью шкалы PSM-25, затем были отобраны 100 респондентов с дезадаптационным уровнем стресса (сумма ≥155 баллов). Основную группу составили 50 человек 60-74 лет (средний возраст - 65±2,7 года), 50 человек 18-44 лет (средний возраст - 32±3,8 года) вошли в группу сравнения, которые были обследованы с помощью опросника SCL-90-R для оценки психопатологической симптоматики и опросника ZTPI для оценки восприятия временной перспективы. Выявлено наличие адаптационных расстройств в обеих группах. В группе пожилых установлена активация восприятия позитивного прошлого, что может быть адаптационным ресурсом, и большая выраженность фаталистического восприятия настоящего, что обусловливает пассивное преодоление стресса и сужает адаптационные возможности пожилых людей. Результаты исследования позволяют обозначить потенциальные «мишени» психотерапевтической работы с населением в условиях пандемического стресса с учетом возрастного фактора. The purpose of the study - to determine the specifics of experiencing psychological stress, the time perspective and symptoms of adaptation disorders in older people in a pandemic emergency compared to the active adult population. At the first stage, 587 people were examined using the PSM-25 scale, then 100 respondents with maladaptive stress levels (sum ≥155 points) were selected. The main group consisted of 50 people aged 60 to 74 years (aver age age 65±2,7 years), 50 people aged 18 to 44 years (average age 32±3,8 years) were included in comparison group, who were examined with using the SCL-90-R questionnaire for assessing psychopathological symptoms and the ZTPI questionnaire for assessing the perception of time perspective. The presence of adaptation disorders in both groups was revealed. In the elderly group, the activation of the perception of the positive past was established, which can be an adaptive resource, and the greater severity of the fatalistic perception of the present, which causes passive overcoming with stress and narrows the adaptive capabilities of the elderly. The results of the study make it possible to identify potential «targets» of psychotherapeutic work with the population in conditions of pandemic stress, taking into account the age factor.

Sexuality in the Later Years

1993 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 415-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Kaye
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Cultural Stereotypes ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Sample Bias

ABSTRACTMany people deny the existence and importance of sexuality among the elderly members of our population. In a time when people are increasingly tolerant of sexual self-determination for virtually every segment of our population, why do we cling to puritanical moralities and outdated ideas in our approach toward sex in ageing men and women? Reasons range from psychological conflicts to social taboos; some stem from the selfish concerns of the young, and others are rooted in the cultural stereotypes and ignorance about the sexual behaviour of elderly people. It is not easy to find research on ageing and sexuality that does not suffer from extreme sample bias or the difficulty in getting older people to speak candidly about their sexuality. This paper explores some of the issues relating to sexuality in the later years.

Dreams and Age

2005 ◽  
Vol 100 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 925-938 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Zanasi ◽  
Simone De Peris ◽  
Manlio Caporali ◽  
Alberto Siracusano
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Older People ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Past Tense ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Semantic Field ◽  
Verbal Reports ◽  
Processing Techniques

This work evaluated the association of age and dream reports. The verbal reports of 148 dreams of elderly people ( M age = 75.8 yr.) were compared with 151 dreams of a group of young people ( M age = 22.0). The dreams were analyzed according to the Jungian vision (which looks at the dream as a text produced by the dreamer's unconscious while sleeping), using processing techniques derived from textual analysis. Significant differences were found between the number of words denoting emotion, with the young people reporting more explicit statements regarding emotional states. Significant differences were found also in use of verb tenses. When older people explicitly expressed an emotional state in a dream text, they shifted between present and past tense more frequently than young people. A significant prevalence in the semantic field of visual sense was evident as younger subjects used more sentences referring to sight than the elderly participants.

scholarly journals Hesitancy Towards COVID-19 Vaccine Among Older People in Luzhou, China: A Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianlan Ren ◽  
Yu Zheng ◽  
Yue Luo ◽  
Mei Li ◽  
Rendie Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Vaccine Hesitancy ◽  
Natural Immunity ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Public

Abstract Background:Vaccination is one of the most effective and low-cost health measures to prevent COVID-19. Vaccine hesitancy is an obstacle to COVID-19 vaccination. Objective:This study aims to inform the vaccine hesitancy and analyze related factors towards COVID-19 vaccination among elderly in Luzhou, so as to provide suggestions for increasing vaccines uptake. Methods:A face-to-face questionnaire cross-sectional survey was conducted among the elderly people over 60 years old in Luzhou City in April 2021 by multi-stage sampling method. Results: A total of 1047 valid questionnaires were received. 42.0%（440/1047）vaccine hesitancy was reported among elderly in total. Female (OR=1.282, 95%CI:1.003-1.649), live in the rural (OR=3.659, 95%CI:2.813-4.758), poor health (OR=2.318, 95%CI:1.473-3.649), individuals not having regular medical check-ups (OR=2.669, 95%CI:2.072-3.437) and no history of self-funded influenza vaccination ( OR=2.408, 95% CI:1.656-3.502) reported slightly higher vaccine hesitancy. Being in low-risk areas and no need to get vaccinated (OR=16.877, 95%CI:11.750-24.242), being considered that the current protective measures had been able to avoid infection (OR=5.539, 95%CI:3.596-8.532), being considered that the natural immunity get from the disease was better than getting COVID-19 vaccine (OR=5.297, 95%CI:3.666-7.653), being concerned about side effects (OR=5.155, 95%CI:3.655-7.270) and being concerned that the vaccine was ineffective (OR=10.244, 95%CI:6.831-15.362) had higher prevalence of vaccine hesitancy. Those who believing the COVID-19 vaccine was safe and reliable (OR=0.075, 95%CI:0.044-0.130), the vaccine was free (OR=0.466, 95%CI:0.312-0.697) and individuals with higher education (OR=0.189, 95%CI:0.126-0.284) were more willing to get vaccinated. Conclusion: Confidence in vaccines and perceptions of benefits and risk are associated with vaccine hesitancy. It’s very important to strengthen vaccine health literacy education for older people and enhance vaccine confidence. Countries need to supervise the public opinions in social media, television broadcasting and other media, so as to ensure the correct orientation of public opinion. Open and transparent evidence-based information is also needed which can help improve the vaccination coverage rate of the public.

scholarly journals Inverse Affective Abandonment and the Judicialization of Affection

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 536-547
Author(s):  
Keite Crisóstomo Bezerra ◽  
Carolina Yukari Veludo Watanabe
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Inductive Method ◽  
Older Person ◽  
Public Power ◽  
The Public ◽  
Care For The Elderly

This article aims to analyze the Institute of Inverse affective abandonment and the effectiveness of the judicialization of the demands resulting from the lack of affection with older people. To this end, it shows the analysis of the aspects related to the increasing population aging, the elements, and criteria used in the characterization of the older person, as well as the challenges arising from aging in the person who touches Family, society and the public power. It will also be analyzed the objective and subjective aspects related to legal protection and care for the elderly who suffer the affective abandonment, with a view to the debate about the possibility of compensation for moral damages in case of immaterial neglect. Finally, to verify whether the legal protection sought by the judicialization of the demands arising from it is capable of producing a sentence able to generate or make reestablish the affection. The work is conceived according to the inductive method, using the technique of bibliographic research, Doctrinaria and jurisprudential.

ENVIRONMENT AND LIVING PLACE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE

2021 ◽  
Vol 572-573 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 10-16
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Bojanowska
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Housing Conditions ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sense Of Security

Every person’s place of residence is part of their everyday living environment and largely determines their sense of security, while housing conditions affect the quality of life. Therefore, proper housing conditions, meeting the needs of older people and a friendly local environment have an impact on experiencing old age. The research shows that the elderly want to stay in their own house/flat as long as possible, in a familiar and friendly environment. Therefore, it is equally important to adapt a flat or a house to the possibilities of older people, as well as appropriate shaping of the public space, enabling them to move freely. Moreover, aging in the place of residence should mean the launch of numerous services adapted to the changing needs of this very diverse group of elderly people over time, which is part of the de-institutionalization process.

ADVERTISING IN THE CONTEXT OF EMPATHY

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 201-207
Author(s):  
Kamen Kirilov
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Personal Communication ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Consumer Sovereignty ◽  
Advertising Industry ◽  
The Public ◽  
Effective Contact ◽  
Human Ability ◽  
Asymmetric Pattern ◽  
Broad Variety

Globalization, commodity parity, consumer sovereignty, super competition and a broad variety of other factors, including the roll-out of the mass media, the emergence and rapid rise of the new media formats and platforms as well as the exchange of information provided by social networks pose new challenges for the advertising industry. Throughout its 150 years of history, since we have known it as a distinct occupation and practice, advertising shows adaptive sustainability quality and greatly enhance its capacity as features, forms, user approaches and distribution channels. Nevertheless, by its very nature, advertising retains the constant of an asymmetric pattern of communication in which, in nowadays environment, the success of effort is expressed in the formula of understanding others and the willingness they to understand us in return. In practice, beyond the abstract of this formula, the effort of advertisers in the process of creating and planning a certain campaign would be greatly facilitated by putting the basic principles of empathy theory. Numerous experiments and studies of this human ability establish working models to achieve effective contact both at the level of personal communication and in the cases of direct and indirect communication with huge quantity and variety of audiences with specific composition. Synthesized and brought to a universal level of application, the basic principle of empathy is the ability, rather cognitive than emotional, to understand and to feel the feelings of others. The achievements in this psychology field currently apply mainly to psychotherapy, clinical psychiatry, pedagogy and political rhetoric theories and ractices. Experience proves that empathic skills help the communicator for faster, easier, more effective and more properly understood and accordingly more efficient as a moderator. This article provokes a new paradigm for advertisers in communicating with the public - about the content, forms and planning of communication activities of the principles of empathy. The goal of the effort is clear - creating more effective communication and achieving a sustainablecompetitive advantage.

scholarly journals Health in cities: Getting out and about as we age

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
T Ma ◽  
R Ivers ◽  
E de Leeuw ◽  
K Clapham ◽  
C Kobel
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Urban System ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Urban Systems ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
The Public ◽  
Housing Developments ◽  
Health Community

Abstract Transportation influences health through its effects on people's access to goods, services, and life chance opportunities; social interactions; physical activity levels; air pollution exposures; and road injury risks. Given the ageing of populations, it is essential that decisions about land use and transportation systems are appropriate to meet the mobility needs of older people and support healthy ageing. Not all transportation options, however, may be accessible to older people. Factors that affect accessibility relate to the spatial and physical characteristics of places, personal and social contexts of individuals, and rules and norms underpinning planning and policy making. This research aimed to understand how different parts and processes of urban systems interact to influence transportation options for older people. Using the Greater Sydney area as a case, we drew on key informant interviews and public policy documents to identify the considerations that inform planning and policy making as they pertain to the nature of cities and the opportunities of older people to get out and about. We compared and integrated these findings with peer-reviewed literature of similar urban growth areas. Our analysis mapped the factors of the human-urban system that are central to enabling transportation mobility for older people, articulated their interrelationships, and identified the actors that influence them. Our results point to the involvement of actors from the public health, community development, transportation, and urban planning sectors at multiple levels of government. Each of these actors operate within their own remit to influence a part of the urban system relevant to older people's transportation, such as the zoning of land, the approval of housing developments, and the location of bus stops. However, these individual actions are constrained by others in the system. We interpret this complexity with a governance lens. Key messages Efforts to promote mobility in old age should move beyond ‘single solutions to single issues’ approaches toward those that reflect the complexity of cities and the ways that people move within them. For sustained realization of desired outcomes, age-friendly initiatives cannot occur in isolation, but rather must take into account the behaviours and dynamics of the urban system.

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