scholarly journals Impact of social isolation during COVID-19 on psychological well-being of the elderly: an Indian survey-based study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 4848
Author(s):  
Rajni Sharma ◽  
Krishan Kumar ◽  
Lokesh Saini ◽  
Deepanshu Dhiman ◽  
Babita Ghai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Isolation ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Clinical Psychologist ◽  
Global Satisfaction ◽  
Life Study ◽  
Survey Form

Background: Since the onset of COVID-19 pandemic the elderly population has started experiencing higher levels of anxiety both because of fear of contracting infection and due to restricted social life. Study was done to assess impact of lockdown on mental health of elderly.Methods: This was a retrospective and observational study. 106 participants were enrolled aged above 60 years. A Google survey form was sent to the participants for filling, accompanied by sessions with a clinical psychologist. The socio-demographic data and various psychological parameters were assessed.Results: Depression was most commonly reported (39.6%). Global satisfaction had a significant and positive correlation with both social security index (p=0.004) and social network scale (p=0.000).Conclusions: The prevalence of anxiety, stress and depression increased during lockdown. Overall satisfaction with life was reduced. Psychological counselling and support should be readily available to elderly. The problem associated with social isolation and lockdown may seem to be acute but can have worse psychological outcomes in long term. 

scholarly journals The impact of social isolation on a selected group of older brazilians within the context of the covid-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 89-94
Author(s):  
Natalia Sperli Geraldes Marin dos Santos Sasaki ◽  
Marília Louvison ◽  
Camila Garcel Pancote ◽  
Maria de Lourdes Sperli Geraldes Santos ◽  
Amena Alcântara Ferraz Cury ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Isolation ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
The Social ◽  
Data Collection Instrument ◽  
The Impact

Objective: This paper is an examination of the experiences of a selected group of older Brazilians people which aims to analyse how they have been impacted by COVID-19 and, particularly, how they have been affected by protective social isolation measures. Methodology: 42 older residents of Sao Jose do Rio Preto were interviewed by phone. The applied script question was developed by International Longevity Centre the Netherlands, based at the Leyden Academy on Vitality and Aging. The data collection instrument consisted of five categories of analysis: social activities, social contacts and connectivity, well-being, vitality and health, and COVID-19 news and reports. Results: All in-person social activity ceased with the implementation of the isolation measures. Most of the interviewees pointed out to be suffering do to absence of their children, grand-children, other relatives and close friends from whom they have being apart since the beginning of the Corona virus pandemic. A large number of the interviewees recognized a worsening of their health condition and attributed it to the suspension of the physical activities and the social life that they had before isolation. Conclusion: The interviewed showed some insight about the experiences of older Brazilian adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. They all revealed a strong awareness of their physical vulnerability regarding corona virus. Most accepted the need to protect themselves through isolation or any other measures. However, there are barriers that difficulty the elderly people isolation as they live with of member of the family with different ages and in poor financial situations.

The Influence of Social Media on International Students' Global Life Satisfaction and Academic Performance

2018 ◽  
pp. 1255-1275
Author(s):  
Neete Saha ◽  
Aryn C. Karpinski
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
International Students ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Global Satisfaction

Numerous studies have investigated the impact of socialization agents (social media) on domestic university students' academic performance and psychological well-being, while the influence of these agents on the increasing population of international students at universities in the United States (US) remains understudied. The current study examined international students' (N = 331) global satisfaction with life as a mediator in the relationship between general social media use (and Skype™ use) and academic performance. The results indicated that both mediation models were supported. Social media and Skype™ use were positively predictive of satisfaction with life, and there was a positive relationship between satisfaction with life and academic performance. These findings have implications for university staff and administrators who need to be aware of the positive influence social media use has on international students' perceptions of their experiences, which in turn can positively impact their academic performance.

Course and Prediction of Caregiver Burden: Results of a 2-year Follow-up Study

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
A. Moeller-Leimkuehler ◽  
M. Obermeier
Keyword(s):  
Stress Response ◽  
Expressed Emotion ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Burden ◽  
Linear Modeling ◽  
Global Satisfaction ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Time Invariant

Objective:The aim of the study was to identify the best predictors of the course of burden during a 2-year follow-up period. The study is part of the Munich 5-year follow-up study in relatives of first admitted patients with schizophrenia or depression.Method:A cohort of 60 key relatives was assessed based on a transactional stress model concerning objective and subjective burden, well-being, self-rated symptoms and global satisfaction with life. The stressors were defined as patients' illness variables, and the potential predictors included different dispositions and resources of the relatives. Effects were analyzed by regression models. In a first step, the main predictors of burden were identified at each assessment. In a second step, the resulting predictors were included in a Generalized Linear Modeling procedure.Results:Caregivers' burden improved significantly, but well-being and self-rated symptoms remained elevated. In the final regression model, expressed emotion, neuroticism, generalized negative stress response and life stressors resulted as the best predictors of burden. The effects were rather time invariant than time dependent.Conclusion:In order to effectively work on long-standing unfavourable patterns of stress response, family interventions should be long-term and targeted to vulnerable caregivers who could be identified by virtue of their personality traits.

Self-compassion, Well-being and Health in Elderly: Are there Related?

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S648-S648 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Cunha ◽  
L. Parente ◽  
A. Galhardo ◽  
M. Couto
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Major Advance ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Self Compassion

IntroductionThe increase in aging population is a major advance in society, but also a great challenge, imposing the need for actions that promote successful aging, with higher subjective well-being and better health.Objectives(1) analyse the possible influence of socio-demographic variables in self-compassion, satisfaction with life, affection, physical and mental health (study variables); (2) understand how is that the study variables are associated with each other in old age; and (3) explore which variables best predict satisfaction with life and health in the elderly.MethodThe study sample consists of 155 individuals, aged between 65 and 94 years old, institutionalised and non-institutionalised.Results(1) significant correlations were found between some demographic and the study variables. (2) Significant associations were also found between self-compassion, subjective well-being and health. (3) linear regression analysis revealed that physical health is best predicted by greater life satisfaction and lower age; mental health is best predicted by increased satisfaction with life, self-compassion and decreased negative affect; and, finally, life satisfaction is predicted by a higher physical health and self-compassion.ConclusionsThese results suggest the importance of developing psychological skills such as warmth, tolerance and the acceptance of suffering bearing in mind that the elderly may experience difficulties resulting from the developmental characteristics of old age. Our findings suggest the possible beneficial effect of compassion, focused therapies designed for this specific population, particularly contributing to the promotion of life satisfaction and mental health of the Portuguese elderly.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Formal and non-formal education in enhancing the well-being and security of older adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (Extra-E) ◽  
pp. 419-426
Author(s):  
Olga Aleksandrovna Anikeeva ◽  
Valeria Viktorovna Sizikova ◽  
Yanina Vasilevna Shimanovskaya ◽  
Svetlana N. Fomina ◽  
Oksana V. Besschetnova
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Professional Activities

The study of the needs of the elderly and the possibilities to activate their life position and improve their well-being and social security was carried out using the methods of a questionnaire, expert survey, interviewing, and testing. The results were tested in a socio-pedagogical experiment. The conclusions derived as a result of the study show that the potential of the elderly is used to a lesser extent than required by the elderly themselves and society as a whole. At the same time, the level of education directly affects the quality of life, the level of well-being of older people, and the degree of their involvement in professional activities and social activity. Overall, there is a direct correlation between the level of education of older people and their adaptation in modern society, as well as between senior citizens’ level of education and satisfaction with life.

scholarly journals Telemedicine in elderly care during the Covid-19 Pandemic: experience report

2021 ◽  
pp. 48257-48260
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Geriatric Assessment ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Experience Report ◽  
Assessment Practice ◽  
Structural Problems

Introduction: Telemedicine has been progressively applied and accepted, especially in the current context, the new Coronavirus pandemic, with an overload on the health system and the need for social isolation. Objective: To report the experience of global geriatric assessment practice by medical students through teleconsultations. Experience report: Teleconsultations were carried out by medical students in which instruments were applied for the global geriatric assessment of a 72-year-old woman from a short-term institution. Results: It was identified that the patient was independent to perform activities of daily living, however, she had uncontrolled blood pressure, depressed mood and demonstrated incredibility to the vaccination. The experience proved to be beneficial for students, due to the geriatric practice, and for the elderly woman, who received guidance to meet health demands and ensure her overall well-being. Conclusion: Telemedicine is a promising tool to ensure comprehensive care for elderly patients in a context of social isolation. Teleconsultations were important to highlight the advantages and obstacles of this type of care, which still requires overcoming complex structural problems for its effective application, such as the need for investment in equal access to quality internet and training of health professionals and the elderly in management of digital media.

scholarly journals Impact on Mental Health Due to COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Study in Portugal and Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (18) ◽  
pp. 6794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lígia Passos ◽  
Filipe Prazeres ◽  
Andreia Teixeira ◽  
Carlos Martins
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional

Mental health effects secondary to the COVID-19 pandemic were till recently considered less important or were neglected. Portugal and Brazil are facing the pandemic in quite different ways. This study aimed to describe the mental health status of the general adult population in Portugal and Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic and analyze the differences between the two countries. A cross-sectional quantitative study was based on an online questionnaire. Socio-demographic data were collected in addition to four validated scales: CAGE (acronym cut-annoyed-guilty-eye) Questionnaire, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 and Patient Health Questionnaire-2. For each outcome, a multiple linear regression was performed. Five hundred and fifty people answered the questionnaire (435 women). The median age was 38 (Q1, Q3: 30, 47) years, 52.5% resided in Brazil and 47.5% in Portugal. The prevalence of anxiety was 71.3% (mild anxiety was present in 43.1%), the prevalence of depression was 24.7% and 23.8% of the sample had both depression and anxiety. Isolation was a significant factor for depression but not for anxiety. Well-being was below average. Mental illness was considerably higher than pre-COVID-19 levels. Portugal and Brazil will have to be prepared for future consequences of poor mental health and contribute immediate psychological support to their adult populations.

scholarly journals Influências da sobrecarga no cônjuge do cuidador do idoso fragilizado

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 658
Author(s):  
Hayzza Juliana Lopes Velasco ◽  
Rafaely De Cassia Nogueira Sanches ◽  
Cremilde Aparecida Trindade Radovanovic ◽  
Ligia Carreira ◽  
Maria Aparecida Salci
Keyword(s):  
Frail Elderly ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Family Roles ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
The Family

RESUMOObjetivo: investigar as influências da sobrecarga no cônjuge do cuidador do idoso fragilizado. Método: estudo qualitativo, realizado com dez cônjuges de cuidadores de idosos fragilizados, por meio de entrevistas abertas e individuais no domicílio. A análise dos dados foi subsidiada pela técnica de Análise de Conteúdo, na modalidade Análise Temática. Resultados: identificaram-se diversas alterações no cotidiano familiar, com destaque para a perda da liberdade, que provocou alterações na vida social, com interrupções das atividades de lazer; alterações nos relacionamentos conjugal e com os filhos compreendidas pela falta de atenção que o cuidador do idoso consegue dispensar a essas pessoas no dia a dia da vida em família e apontamentos a aspectos negativos e positivos dessa relação. Conclusão: mesmo com todas as mudanças ocorridas na organização familiar, os cônjuges conseguiram promover um realinhamento dos papéis familiares para o bem-estar de todos os integrantes da família. Descritores: Saúde do Idoso; Envelhecimento; Família; Relações Familiares; Cuidadores; Cônjuges. ABSTRACT Objective: to investigate the influence of overload on the caregiver's spouse of the frail elderly. Method: a qualitative study, carried out with ten spouses of caregivers of frail elderly, through open and individual interviews at home. The analysis of the data was subsidized by the technique of Content Analysis, in the modality Thematic Analysis. Results: several changes were identified in family daily life, especially the loss of freedom, which caused alterations in social life, with interruptions of leisure activities; changes in marital and child relationships understood by the lack of attention that the elderly caregiver can give to these people in the daily life of the family and notes to the negative and positive aspects of this relationship. Conclusion: even with all the changes that occurred in the family organization, the spouses were able to promote a realignment of family roles for the well-being of all family members. Descriptors: Health for the Elderly; Aging; Family; Family Relations; Caregivers; Spouses.RESUMEN Objetivo: investigar las influencias de la sobrecarga en el cónyuge del cuidador del anciano fragilizado. Método: estudio cualitativo, realizado con diez cónyuges de cuidadores de ancianos fragilizados, por medio de entrevistas abiertas e individuales en el domicilio. El análisis de los datos fue subsidiada por la técnica de Análisis de Contenido en la modalidad Análisis Temático. Resultados: se identificaron diversas alteraciones en el cotidiano familiar, con destaque para la pérdida de la libertad, que provocó alteraciones en la vida social, con interrupciones de las actividades de ocio; cambios en las relaciones conyugales y con los hijos, comprendidas por la falta de atención que el cuidador del anciano logra dispensar a esas personas en el día a día de la vida en familia; y, apuntes a aspectos negativos y positivos de esa relación. Conclusión: incluso con todos los cambios ocurridos en la organización familiar, los cónyuges lograron promover un realineamiento de los papeles familiares, para el bienestar de todos los integrantes de la familia. Descriptores: Salud del Anciano; Envejecimiento; Familia; Relaciones Familiares; Cuidadores; Esposo.

scholarly journals Review of foreign studies on the impact of cochlear implantation on the quality of life of persons with hearing impairment

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-85
Author(s):  
A.A. Izvolskaya
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cochlear Implant Surgery ◽  
The Impact

The article is devoted to the review of foreign studies on the impact of cochlear implantation on the quality of life of persons with hearing impairment. The results of the work of American, Australian, Italian, Romanian, Israeli scientists indicate a significant improvement in auditory perception after cochlear implant surgery, which has the most positive impact on the quality of life of patients of different ages (children, adolescents, adults, the elderly). The article also considers additional parameters that affect the quality of life, such as the possibility of participation in social life, financial well-being, psychological characteristics (attitude to oneself and one’s impairment, anxiety, ability to protect one’s interests), etc.

scholarly journals Happy just because. A cross-cultural study on subjective wellbeing in three Indigenous societies

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. e0251551
Author(s):  
Victoria Reyes-García ◽  
Sandrine Gallois ◽  
Aili Pyhälä ◽  
Isabel Díaz-Reviriego ◽  
Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
The Tropics

While cross-cultural research on subjective well-being and its multiple drivers is growing, the study of happiness among Indigenous peoples continues to be under-represented in the literature. In this work, we measure life satisfaction through open-ended questionnaires to explore levels and drivers of subjective well-being among 474 adults in three Indigenous societies across the tropics: the Tsimane’ in Bolivian lowland Amazonia, the Baka in southeastern Cameroon, and the Punan in Indonesian Borneo. We found that life satisfaction levels in the three studied societies are slightly above neutral, suggesting that most people in the sample consider themselves as moderately happy. We also found that respondents provided explanations mostly when their satisfaction with life was negative, as if moderate happiness was the normal state and explanations were only needed when reporting a different life satisfaction level due to some exceptionally good or bad occurrence. Finally, we also found that issues related to health and–to a lesser extent–social life were the more prominent explanations for life satisfaction. Our research not only highlights the importance to understand, appreciate and respect Indigenous peoples’ own perspectives and insights on subjective well-being, but also suggests that the greatest gains in subjective well-being might be achieved by alleviating the factors that tend to make people unhappy.

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