scholarly journals Older adults in the digital age in Latin America: Bridging the digital age divide

CEPAL Review ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (127) ◽  
pp. 215-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillermo Sunkel ◽  
Heidi Ullmann
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Digital Age

scholarly journals The impact of COVID-19 on the well-being and cognition of older adults living in the United States and Latin America

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 100848
Author(s):  
Ganesh M. Babulal ◽  
Valeria L. Torres ◽  
Daisy Acosta ◽  
Cinthya Agüero ◽  
Sara Aguilar-Navarro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Another Brick on the Wall: On the Effects of Non-Contributory Pensions on Material and Subjective Well Being

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosangela Bando ◽  
Sebastián Galiani ◽  
Paul Gertler
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Latin America ◽  
External Validity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Public Expenditures ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Pension Schemes ◽  
Standard Deviations

Public expenditures on non-contributory pensions are equivalent to at least 1 percent of GDP in several countries in Latin America and is expected to increase. We explore the effect of non-contributory pensions on the well-being of the beneficiary population by studying the "Pensiones Alimentarias" program established by law in Paraguay, which targets older adults living in poverty. Households with a beneficiary increased their level of consumption by 44 percent. The program improved subjective well-being in 0.48 standard deviations. These effects are consistent with the findings of Bando, Galiani and Gertler (2020) and Galiani, Gertler and Bando (2016) in their studies on the non-contributory pension schemes in Peru and Mexico. Thus, we conclude that the effects of non-contributory pensions on well-being in Paraguay are comparable to those found for Peru and Mexico and add to the construction of external validity.

Features of Rural Communities in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa That Influence Well-Being of Older Persons

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 420-421
Author(s):  
Andrew Banda ◽  
Norah Keating ◽  
Jaco Hoffman ◽  
Jose Parodi ◽  
Nereide Curreri
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Older People ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Subjective Wellbeing ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan

Abstract In their recent volume, Critical Rural Gerontology, Skinner et al (2021) challenge us to set aside unidimensional notions of rural communities as bypassed vs very supportive; and to identify the elements of rurality that empower or exclude older people and how these differ across cultures and settings. Covid-19 has highlighted the need for safe and inclusive communities. Given that LMIC will be home to the majority of older adults (Gonzales et al. 2015), we undertook a scoping review of features of rural communities that influence wellbeing of older people in countries across Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. The review included literature in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese, using search engines MEDLINE, CINAHL Complete, PsycInfo, SocINDEX, SciELO, AJOL (Africa Journals Online), LILACS, Redalyc, LatinIndex and Clacso. Findings illustrate diversity in how community features including remoteness, infrastructure and belonging influence material, social and subjective wellbeing of older residents.

scholarly journals CHILDLESSNESS AND DEPRESSION AMONG OLDER ADULTS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 352-352
Author(s):  
N. Quashie ◽  
F. Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Latin America ◽  
The Caribbean

scholarly journals Obesity and Disability: Relation Among Older Adults Living in Latin America and the Caribbean

2010 ◽  
Vol 171 (12) ◽  
pp. 1282-1288 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Al Snih ◽  
J. E. Graham ◽  
Y.-F. Kuo ◽  
J. S. Goodwin ◽  
K. S. Markides ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Latin America ◽  
The Caribbean

scholarly journals Adherence characteristics and reasons for abandonment of physical exercise-based interventions in older adults in Latin America: A scoping review (Características de la adherencia y motivos del abandono de las intervenciones basadas en el ejercicio físic

Retos ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 10-26
Author(s):  
Igor Cigarroa ◽  
Rafael Zapata-Lamana ◽  
Gonzalo Leiva-Gajardo ◽  
Eduardo Vasquez ◽  
Eva Parrado-Romero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Healthy Older Adults ◽  
Mesh Terms ◽  
Prisma Statement ◽  
America Latina

This review describes the adherence characteristics and reasons for abandonment physical exercise-based interventions in older adults in Latin America. This scoping review was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA statement. Articles were searched in MEDLINE by PubMed, ELSEVIER by SCOPUS and SciELO. The MeSH terms "Exercise", Exercise Therapy" and "Aged" were used between 2015 and 2020. We searched for articles in Spanish, English, and Portuguese carried out in people aged 65 years and over.101 out of 4,642 randomized controlled trials (RCT) were included. A total sample of 5,013 older adults (79% women), with an average age of 68.2 years started their studies and 4,312 finished it, presenting an adherence to the interventions of 86%. Most of the studies were carried out in healthy older adults, in places enabled for the practice of physical activity, in charge of a physical activity professional, and the interventions were performed carried out through group therapeutic exercise. No article reported information on the minimum time of participation to the session to be considered as carried out. Only 30% of the articles reported the minimum participation of older adults in the intervention to include them in the study analysis, and 21% reported the average number of sessions attended to the intervention. The main reasons for abandonment were personal causes unrelated to the intervention. Only 5% of the articles reported injury of one of the participants (in two of them the injury was related to the intervention applied). This review characterized the physical exercise programs in older adults in Latin America, as well the adherence characteristics and the main reasons for abandonment to physical exercise-based interventions, by summarizing available evidence derived from RCTs.  Resumen. Esta revisión describe las características de adherencia y motivos de abandono de las intervenciones basadas en ejercicio físico en adultos mayores en América Latina. Esta revisión de alcance se realizó de acuerdo con la declaración PRISMA. Los artículos fueron buscados en MEDLINE por PubMed, ELSEVIER por SCOPUS y SciELO. Los términos MeSH "Ejercicio", Terapia de ejercicio "y" Anciano "se utilizaron entre 2015 y 2020. Se buscaron artículos en español, inglés y portugués realizados en personas de 65 años o más. Se incluyeron 101 de 4.642 ensayos aleatorizados controlados (ECA), en una muestra total de 5.013 adultos mayores (79% mujeres), con una edad promedio de 68,2 años, que iniciaron sus estudios finalizando 4.312, presentando una adherencia a las intervenciones del 86%. La mayoría de los estudios fueron realizado en adultos mayores sanos, en lugares habilitados para la práctica de actividad física, a cargo de un profesional de actividad física, y las intervenciones se realizaron a través de ejercicio terapéutico grupal. Ningún artículo reportó información sobre el tiempo mínimo de participación a la sesión Sólo el 30% de los artículos informaron la participación mínima de los adultos mayores en la intervención para incluirlos en el análisis del estudio, y el 21% informó el número medio de sesiones. atendidos a la intervención. Los principales motivos de abandono fueron causas personales ajenas a la intervención. Solo el 5% de los artículos reportaron lesión de uno de los participantes (en dos de ellos la lesión estuvo relacionada con la intervención aplicada). Esta revisión caracterizó los programas de ejercicio físico en adultos mayores en América Latina, así como las características de adherencia y los principales motivos de abandono a las intervenciones basadas en ejercicio físico, al resumir la evidencia disponible derivada de ECA.

Public pensions, economic development, and the labor force participation of older adults in Latin America in 1990–2010

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernardo Lanza Queiroz
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Labor Supply ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
Public Pension ◽  
Aggregated Data ◽  
Latin American Countries

This paper investigates the coverage of public pension programs in Latin America and discusses the relation between economic development, the existence of public pension programs, and elderly labor force participation. The paper presents stylized facts about the labor force by age and the connection between economic development and labor supply using aggregated data from 23 Latin American countries. The second part of the paper uses regression models to investigate the effects of economic development and social security system on the labor force participation of the older adults in 23 Latin American countries over the period 1990–2010. The results show that in lower income Latin American countries, most men remained in the labor force until age 65 or beyond and that with economic development and related changes, the labor force participation of older men, even those aged 55–59, starts to decline. Overall, the paper provides some insight on the evolution of labor supply patterns in less developed economies with rising income, changes in population age structure, shifts in occupational composition, and development in public pension programs.

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