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 Vocational guidance and assistance system for the employment of persons with disabilities and persons with disabilities within the framework of the international movement “Abilimpix”

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-9
Author(s):  
Tatyana N. Ananyeva ◽  
Galina I. Ilyukhina ◽  
Yulia V. Sazonova
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The State ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Institutional Conditions ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Health And Well Being

Human health and well-being largely depend on a sufficient standard of living, educational opportunities and participation in social and social life, and successful professional activities. It should be recognized that in the surrounding society it is in these areas of life that people with disabilities and disabilities are especially disadvantaged, but not neglected by society and the state. Currently, in the Russian Federation, the State programme Accessible Environment is being implemented to support and assist persons with disabilities and disabilities, with the aim of creating legal, economic and institutional conditions conducive to the integration of persons with disabilities into society and improving their quality of life. The programme contains three subprogrammes that are effectively implemented in modern society, namely: (1) Ensuring the accessibility of priority facilities and services in priority areas of life of persons with disabilities and other mobile populations; (2) Improvement of the system of comprehensive rehabilitation and habilitation of persons with disabilities; (3) Improvement of the state system of medical and social expertise. The organizers of the Abilimpix social movement were able to demonstrate to people with disabilities their individual capabilities and prospects for accessibility to all types, forms and means of obtaining knowledge and professional skills, their effective application in practice.

scholarly journals Strengths in the elderly as a factor that increases wellbeing

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-195
Author(s):  
Encarnación Ramírez ◽  
Ana R. Ortega ◽  
Rafael Martos
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older People ◽  
Emotional Functioning ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Moral Value ◽  
Traditional Therapy ◽  
Psychological Strengths

In the last decades there has been increased the study of the psychological strengths as factor that concerns the well-being. They are considered as a subset of features of personality to which a moral value is added, being defined as natural qualities that the persons are intrinsically motivated to use as they increase the quality of life. The investigations demonstrate that they act as factors of protection and prevention of the psychopathology and of the problems of behavior in the different stages of life. There are strengths that are more relevant in older people and their training would try to influence the behavior and the emotional functioning to increase the satisfaction with the life. In the present work we analyze the strengths that predominate in older and we propose a program of intervention to promote the improve their health and quality of life. This is a new proposal because, until now, interventions in this area have been aimed at palliate various problems or as a complement to traditional therapy but not to prevent the onset of common disorders in the elderly.

scholarly journals THE INTEGRATION OF DENTAL DETERMINANTS IN THE ACTIVE LONGEVITY PROGRAM

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-190
Author(s):  
R. Sh Gvetadze ◽  
V. D Wagner ◽  
G. E Amanaliti ◽  
Lyudmila E. Smirnova
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
World Health ◽  
Quality Health Care ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government

According to the World Health Organization, the elderly are the fastest-growing age group in the world. Scientists addressing the aging issue have put forward a theory of active longevity, based on improving the quality of life of the elderly. Most authors believe that the basis of a long life is an active and mobile lifestyle, a healthy diet, abstinence from bad habits, constant communication and affordable quality health care. Recently, in our country, government officials began to pay attention to the problems of longevity and improving the quality of life of senior and elderly people. The Government of Moscow adopted a decision of December 18, 2018 No. 1578-GO “On the implementation of the Moscow Longevity Project in the city of Moscow”, which provides for a permanent basis to create a system of organizing active leisure activities for senior citizens, expanding forms of social communications, further enhancing their life and longevity. Recent studies show that the quality of life of people in the elderly and senile age is closely related to their health and cannot be limited to biomedical parameters. It depends on an assessment of one’s life course, internal standards, and on effective social activity. Also, quality of life is correlated with factors such as the diet and nutrition quality, the ability to perform physical activities that help reduce the risk of developing chronic diseases and mortality. At the same time, the importance of dental health remains underestimated, despite the fact that healthy mouth organs and tissues are the main factors contributing to quality nutrition, performing an aesthetic role and serving as a symbol of a person’s well-being.

PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF ELDERLY PEOPLE

2021 ◽  
pp. 128-141
Author(s):  
Alina I. Nerushai ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Elderly Age ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
High Level ◽  
High Degree

The results of a comparative empirical study of the psychological well-being of people of elderly age are presented in the article. We tried to test the hypothesis that the psychological well-being of people in elderly age is determined by a number of social factors (involvement in professional activities and the presence of close interpersonal relationships). We tried to determine which components cause a high level of psychological well-being in the elderly age. In the result of the study we found that working respondents have more autonomy than non-working respondents. They have a high degree of responsibility and high self-esteem. They are satisfied with the quality of their lives. The connection between marital status as a factor of close interpersonal relationships and levels of psychological well-being of a people in elderly age was not found. It was found that average and high levels of psychological well-being of people of elderly age are determined by such components as a high subjectness of personality, selfworth, meaningfulness of life, presence of life goals, life satisfaction, satisfaction with the results of life, ability to life management, interest in life, positive self-esteem, positive mood, consistency in achieving goals and consistency between the set and achieved goals.

scholarly journals Strengths in the elderly as a factor that increases wellbeing

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-195
Author(s):  
Encarnación Ramírez ◽  
Ana R. Ortega ◽  
Rafael Martos
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older People ◽  
Emotional Functioning ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Moral Value ◽  
Traditional Therapy ◽  
Psychological Strengths

In the last decades there has been increased the study of the psychological strengths as factor that concerns the well-being. They are considered as a subset of features of personality to which a moral value is added, being defined as natural qualities that the persons are intrinsically motivated to use as they increase the quality of life. The investigations demonstrate that they act as factors of protection and prevention of the psychopathology and of the problems of behavior in the different stages of life. There are strengths that are more relevant in older people and their training would try to influence the behavior and the emotional functioning to increase the satisfaction with the life. In the present work we analyze the strengths that predominate in older and we propose a program of intervention to promote the improve their health and quality of life. This is a new proposal because, until now, interventions in this area have been aimed at palliate various problems or as a complement to traditional therapy but not to prevent the onset of common disorders in the elderly.

Loneliness, Sociodemographic and Mental Health Variables in Spanish Adults over 65 Years Old

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Berta Ausín ◽  
Manuel Muñoz ◽  
Miguel A. Castellanos
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Older People ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Diagnostic Interview ◽  
Life Measure ◽  
Associated Variables

AbstractLoneliness is a risk factor for morbidity as well as mortality. Older people are more vulnerable to feeling alone due to age-associated changes and losses they might experience. This study aimed to analyze sociodemographic, psychosocial, and mental health variables related to loneliness in the elderly. A random sample of 419 people over 65 years old from the Community of Madrid was used. The UCLA Loneliness Scale, the CIDI65+ Diagnostic Interview, and the WHOQOL-BREF Quality of Life Measure were administered. A regression p model was estimated to identify the variables that best predict loneliness associated with old age. Loneliness-associated variables included living alone t(161.41) = 2.07; p < .040, marital status F(5, 404) = 4.52; p < .001, frequency of economic problems F(1, 408 ) = 4.86; p < .028, quality of life F(4, 405) = 7.36; p < .001, satisfaction with life F(4, 405) = 3.80; p < .005, satisfaction with social relationships F(4, 405) = 19.50; p < .001, presence of a mental disorder (t(98.70) = 2.92; p < .004), and having an anxiety disorder (t(51.11) = 2.19; p < .033). The results presented in this paper highlight some predictors of loneliness in older people that could be useful in intervention, to minimize harmful conditions that can lead to loneliness in people over 65.

scholarly journals Online gerontechnological resources analysis for active aging

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 155
Author(s):  
Cristina Díaz-Prieto ◽  
Jesús Nicasio García-Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Multivariate Analyses ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Online Resources ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Active Aging ◽  
Areas Of Interest

Gerontechnology has become a new field of interest in aging, showing the potential of these new tools to promote the well-being of the elderly and active aging. Although few studies have focused on analyzing the online resources available for this purpose. Here, we identify and analyze the online resources focused on some of the main areas of interest in active aging, according to its main characteristics, as well as aspects of accessibility, use and quality, with special emphasis on those resources aimed specifically at older people. We identified and coded 557 links. These links are focused on 7 dimensions of active aging. Descriptive and multivariate analyses show a lack of online resources aimed specifically at older people, especially in relation to psychosocial and emotional variables. We have found significant limitations of accessibility, use and quality of resources. We conclude on the need for greater involvement institutional, social and scientific to maximize the possibilities offered by the Internet and to overcome the limitations found and that might serve as some of the causes of the generational digital divide existing.

Active and healthy: a ten year group history designed to support relapse prevention for older people suffering with anxiety and/or depression

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
John Charles Cole
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older People ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Group Program ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Valuable Adjunct

Purpose The purpose of this project was to determine if consumers of Older People’s Mental Health (OPMH) recovering from depression and/or anxiety would benefit, in terms of a reduction in symptomatology and an increase in overall quality of life, from a group program approach. Design/methodology/approach The Active & Healthy Group Program was developed drawing on evidenced-based psycho-education, psychotherapy, cognitive behavioural therapy and research on the effects of diet and activity on well-being. The program consists of six weekly sessions, each consisting of 50 min of psycho-education followed by physical and social activity of similar duration. Pre-and post-testing was undertaken using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Kessler 10 (K10) and European Health Interview Survey-Quality of Life-8 Item Index. In addition, participants completed a qualitative post-group survey focussing on their evaluation of the group, strengths and suggested improvements. The pre- and post-group measures were subjected to statistical analysis. Findings According to pre- and post-test measures, the majority of group participants showed significant reductions in depressive symptoms and psychological distress (GDS and K10). This aligned with an overall increase in measures of quality of life (WHO QOL 8). Originality/value This paper contributes to the emerging evidence that older people are often open to education and change, given a friendly non-confrontational environment where evidence is presented that challenges the negative stereotypes so often put forward about old age. Given the nature of the outcomes, Active & Healthy, perhaps, has the potential to impact on service transformation to incorporate group work of this type as a valuable adjunct to core service provision.

scholarly journals Problems of continuing education of senior people

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 358
Author(s):  
Ekaterina A. Ermakova
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Informal Education ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Third Age ◽  
The Third ◽  
Demographic Aging

The increase in life expectancy and the share of the elderly population are the main demographic trends in the world and Russia. They actualize the need to find ways to prevent and overcome the negative consequences for society of demographic aging of the population. One of them is the inclusion of representatives of the "third age" in the system of continuing education. Thanks to it, older people can easily adapt to the changes that are taking place in all areas of modern society. At the same time, inclusion in continuing education contributes not only to the continuation of the work of older people, but also creates conditions for maintaining the intellectual, aesthetic, moral and civic level provided by self-education or through institutionalized mechanisms of formal education. This article summarizes the realized and the experience of foreign and Russian practices of teaching the elderly, studied the degree of their readiness to continue learning, analyzes issues and trends of continuing education representatives of the «third age», revealed the motives that drive them to continue to learn and barriers to formal and informal education.

scholarly journals Fatores que influenciam a prática de exercícios resistidos em idosos no município de Patos-PB

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Kaaio Rodrigo Santos Bezerra ◽  
José Maurício de Figueiredo Júnior ◽  
Juliana Almeida Leandro ◽  
Anne Milane Formiga Bezerra ◽  
Kévia Katiúcia Santo Bezerra
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Social Factor ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Demographic Questionnaire

O processo de transição demográfica e de transição epidemiológica, ocorridos no Brasil e no mundo, fez com que aumentasse significativamente o número de idosos na sociedade, sendo o estilo de vida um fator importante na manutenção da saúde desses indivíduos. Assim, o surgimento de novas tecnologias na sociedade moderna, tornaram as pessoas cada dia mais sedentárias. As principais alterações fisiológicas ocorridas no envelhecimento geralmente estão intimamente ligadas e associadas a abusos de longo prazo na nutrição, fumo, atividades físicas inadequados e a exposição a agentes nocivos. Assim, objetivou-se analisar os fatores motivacionais para a prática de exercícios físicos resistidos em indivíduos idosos, identificando as principais dificuldades para adesão à prática de exercícios físicos e os possíveis benefícios ocasionados a partir dessa adesão. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, quantitativo, que teve como amostra 22 idosos de ambos os gêneros na faixa etária entre 60 e 81 anos, matriculados na Academia Escola Fip-Fitness. O instrumento utilizado para a coleta de dados foi um questionário sócio-demográfico e uma entrevista semi estruturada. Os resultados mostram que os fatores que mais influenciam os idosos a buscar a prática de atividades físicas são, a melhora na qualidade de vida, a companhia dos amigos, ou seja, fator social e interferência familiar; o que resulta em uma manutenção destas atividades ao passo em que os mesmo percebem uma melhora em seu bem estar físico e psicológico. Factors that influence the exercise practice in the elderly in weathered county of Patos-PBAbstract: The process of demographic transition and epidemiological transition that occurred in Brazil and in the world, caused significantly increase the number of older people in society, and the lifestyle an important factor in maintaining the health of these individuals. Thus, the emergence of new technologies in modern society, have made people increasingly sedentary day. The main physiological changes in the aging are often closely linked and associated with long-term abuse in nutrition, smoking, inadequate physical activity and exposure to harmful agents. The objective was to analyze the motivational factors for the practice of resistance exercise in elderly individuals, identifying the main difficulties for adherence to physical exercise and the possible benefits incurred from that membership. This is a descriptive, quantitative study, which was to sample 22 elderly of both genders aged between 60 and 81 years, enrolled in the Academy School Fip-Fitness. The instrument used for data collection was a socio-demographic questionnaire and a semi-structured interview. The results show that the factors that most influence the elderly to seek physical activity are the improvement in quality of life, the company of friends, or social factor and family interference; which results in a continuation of these activities while at the same notice an improvement in your physical well being and psychological.

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