The Effect of Exercise Practice of the Older Adults on the Elderly Age Norms - Analysis of Life Satisfaction Mediation Effect -

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Sue-Yeon Kim ◽  
Jin-Won Kim
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Elderly Age ◽  
Age Norms

Conclusion

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria A. Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Individual Therapy ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Prescribing Practices ◽  
Elderly Age ◽  
Age Related ◽  
The Impact

Addiction in older adults very often goes unrecognized, for several reasons: social biases about the elderly, age-related metabolic changes, and the inappropriate use of prescription benzodiazepines and opioids to address untreated anxiety and mood conditions. Alcohol or substance-use disorders (SUDs) in older individuals may present in subtle and atypical ways. Strategies to overcome such difficulties include systematic screening using validated instruments, patient education regarding the impact of psychoactive substances on health, and cautious prescribing practices. Relying on standard DSM criteria may result in a failure to detect an SUD that presents with cognitive symptoms or physical injury, as well as the absence of work or social consequences. Older individuals can benefit from the application of risk-stratification measures, and they can be referred, e.g., to age-appropriate group therapy and non-confrontational individual therapy focusing on late-life issues of loss and sources of social support, as well as be offered medication management for alcohol or substance use disorder. Although research has been limited in this population, treatment outcomes have been found to be superior in older adults than younger adults.

scholarly journals Social Capital and Mental Health among Older Adults Living in Urban China in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (21) ◽  
pp. 7947 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Sun ◽  
Nan Lu
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Urban China ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cognitive Social Capital ◽  
Structural Social Capital

Although social capital has been found to be an important social determinant of mental health in later life, research on social capital in the context of COVID-19 and the interplay among subdimensions of social capital is lacking. The present study examined the mediating role of cognitive social capital on the relationship between structural social capital and mental health among older adults in urban China in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected from the Yangpu district in Shanghai, China, in July–August 2020. A quota sampling approach was used to recruit 472 respondents aged 60 years and older from 23 communities in the Yangpu district. Mental health was measured by depressive symptoms and life satisfaction. Cognitive social capital was assessed through trust and reciprocity, and structural social capital was assessed through organization memberships, and COVID-19 related volunteering and citizenship activity. Structural equation modeling was used to test the mediation model. The results show that cognitive social capital had a full mediation effect on the association between structural social capital and mental health indicators (life satisfaction: b = 0.122, SD = 0.029, p < 0.001; depressive symptoms: b = −0.343, SD = 0.119, p < 0.01). The findings indicate that social capital can play an important role in sustaining and improving mental health in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Policy and intervention implications are discussed.

scholarly journals The mediation effect of political interest on the connection between social trust and wellbeing among older adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (11) ◽  
pp. 2376-2395 ◽  
Author(s):  
GIOVANNI PIUMATTI ◽  
DANIELE MAGISTRO ◽  
MASSIMILIANO ZECCA ◽  
DALE W. ESLIGER
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Political Interest ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
Trust In Institutions ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACTPrevious research has established significant positive associations between social trust and wellbeing among older adults. This study aimed to obtain a deeper understanding of the relationship between different sources of social trust and wellbeing by examining the mediational role of political interest. A sample of 4,406 Italian residents aged 65 years and over was extracted from a national cross-sectional survey during 2013 in Italy, representative of the non-institutionalised population. Measures included trust in people, trust in institutions, political interest, life satisfaction and self-perceived health. Mediation path analysis and structural equation modelling were used to test the mediation effects of political interest on the relationship between trust in people and trust in institutions with life satisfaction and self-perceived health. Associations between trust in people, life satisfaction and self-perceived health, and between trust in institutions and life satisfaction were partially mediated by political interest, while the association between trust in institutions and self-perceived health was fully mediated by political interest. Having high levels of political interest may thus enhance the relationship between social trust and wellbeing among older adults. These results suggest that interventions to enhance wellbeing in older adults may benefit from examining individuals’ levels of political interest.

The mechanisms underlying the negative effect of depression on life satisfaction among the elderly: the roles of ostracism and economic income

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Lei Shao ◽  
Guoliang Yu ◽  
Denghao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Economic Income ◽  
Rural Older Adults

ABSTRACT Objectives: Depression is prevalent among older persons, which seriously threatens their life satisfaction. This study aimed to explore the internal mechanisms by which depression influences life satisfaction among the elderly, as well as the mediating and moderating effects of ostracism and economic income, respectively, in a sample of rural older adults across China. Design: This was a cross-sectional survey conducted as part of the project “Thousands of People and Hundreds of Villages (2019).” Setting: Participants were rural older adults from 31 provincial-level administrative units across China. Participants: The sample composed of 1,754 participants aged 60 years and over. Measurements: Depression was assessed with the depression subscale of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales, life satisfaction with the Satisfaction with Life Scale, ostracism with the Ostracism Experience Scale (OES), and economic income and other control variables with related demographic scales. Moderation and mediation analyses were performed using the regression-based approach as conducted by Hayes (2013). Results: Depression negatively predicted life satisfaction among the elderly. Ostracism played a partially mediating role between depression and life satisfaction. Economic income moderated the effect of depression and ostracism on life satisfaction: High economic income weakened the negative effect of depression on life satisfaction and enhanced the negative effect of ostracism on life satisfaction. Conclusion: Improving depressed elderly people’s interpersonal relationships and financial support could improve their life satisfaction.

The Elderly

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis Popeo
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Elderly Age ◽  
Current Prevalence ◽  
Age Appropriate ◽  
Service Gap

Every day, approximately 20,000 Americans turn age 65 years. If the current prevalence of mental illness and substance abuse continues, in 2040 more than 15 million adults older than age 65 years will need services that are specifically tailored to older adults. As it is, the current population of older adults is underserved—a service gap to which public psychiatrists must respond. By presenting one representative case, this chapter addresses some of the specific needs of this cohort of patients, including complex and comorbid health issues, cognitive impairment, caregiver burden, elder abuse, and the unfortunate prevalence of homelessness among the elderly. Age-appropriate mental health treatment is discussed, with the goal of educating mental health practitioners to better serve this diverse and heterogeneous population.

scholarly journals The effect of descriptive age norms on the motivation to exercise among older adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 400-409
Author(s):  
Johan Pelssers ◽  
Katrien Fransen ◽  
Norbert Vanbeselaere ◽  
Filip Boen
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Autonomous Motivation ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Age Norms ◽  
The Social ◽  
Exercise Activity ◽  
The Impact

Summary Based on the principles of the Social Identity Approach (SIA), the present experiment aimed to examine the impact of communicating descriptive age norms on older adults’ autonomous motivation to exercise. Under the cover of a marketing study, older adults (n = 120; age = 65–70 years) participated in a newly created exercise activity, ‘Pattern Stepping’. This activity was framed as an activity that was descriptively normative either for older adults, for younger adults, for both groups, or for none. Repeated measures ANOVAs revealed that participants felt greater satisfaction of their basic psychological needs and were more autonomously motivated to exercise if Pattern Stepping was framed as an activity popular among the young, rather than among older adults. These findings suggest that framing an exercise as descriptively normative for the elderly can thwart older adults’ autonomous motivation if they do not identify as an older adult.

scholarly journals Associations of Sleep Quality and Frailty among the Older Adults with Chronic Disease in China: The Mediation Effect of Psychological Distress

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (14) ◽  
pp. 5240
Author(s):  
Peipei Fu ◽  
Chengchao Zhou ◽  
Qingyue Meng
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Rural China ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Poor Sleep Quality ◽  
Distress Scale

Frailty affects the elderly and leads to adverse health outcomes. Preliminary evaluations have suggested that sleep quality and psychological distress are predictors of frailty among older adults. However, the mechanisms by which sleep quality affect frailty had not been fully addressed in the previous research. This study aimed to explore the mediation effect of psychological distress on the association between sleep quality and frailty among the elderly with chronic diseases in rural China. A total of 2346 old adults were included in the analysis. Frailty status was measured by Fried Phenotype criteria. Sleep quality was assessed by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and psychological distress was examined by Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10). Ordinal logistic regressions were performed to assess the relationships between sleep quality and frailty. Mediation test was also conducted by bootstrap method. The prevalence rate of frailty among the elderly with chronic diseases was 21% in rural China. Compared with the elder of robust status, respondents identified as having frailty have lower SES, less vigorous physical activity, and worse self-reported health status. Poor sleep quality was a significant predictor of frailty with mediators (OR = 1.44, 95% CI = 1.19–1.76). Mediation analysis suggested that psychological distress mediated 41.81% of total effect between sleep quality and frailty. This study indicated that poor sleep quality was significantly related to frailty, and psychological was a mediator of this association. However, we could not investigate causal relationships between variables since this was one cross-sectional study. These findings suggested that an early detection of sleep problems and also psychological disorders should be taken to prevent frailty among the rural older adults in China.

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