scholarly journals Comparison of Coping Strategies and Perception of Aging in Successful and Unsuccessful Elderly People of Ardabil in 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 30-39
Author(s):  
fereshte pourmohseni koluri ◽  
maryam seyed kargar ◽  
esa jafari ◽  
sanaz eyni ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Elderly People

scholarly journals Heat Perception and Coping Strategies: A Structured Interview-Based Study of Elderly People in Cologne, Germany

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7495
Author(s):  
Juliane Kemen ◽  
Silvia Schäffer-Gemein ◽  
Johanna Grünewald ◽  
Thomas Kistemann
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Heat Waves ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Heat Strain ◽  
Action Plans ◽  
Health Action ◽  
Heat Perception ◽  
And Coping

The transdisciplinary project “Heat-Health Action Plan for Elderly People in Cologne” addresses the most heat-vulnerable risk group, people over 65 years of age. A quantitative study aimed to better understand heat perception and coping strategies of elderly people during heat waves to inform heat-health action plans. We conducted a representative quantitative survey via structured interviews with 258 randomly chosen people over 65 years old, living in their own homes in four areas of Cologne, Germany. These areas varied, both in terms of social status and heat strain. Data regarding demographics, health status, coping strategies, and heat perception were collected in personal interviews from August to October 2019. The majority of the participants perceived heat strain as moderate to very challenging. Women, people with a lower monthly income, and those with a lower health status found the heat more challenging. We found that participants adapted to heat with a number of body-related, home-protective, and activity-related coping strategies. The number of coping strategies was associated with perceived personal heat strain. There is a definite underuse of water-related heat adaption strategies among the elderly. This is of increasing relevance, as rising heat impact will lead to more heat-related geriatric morbidity. Our results are seminal to inform elderly-specific, socio-adapted local heat-health action plans.

Psychological well-being and coping strategies of elderly people during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Beatrix Lábadi ◽  
Nikolett Arató ◽  
Tímea Budai ◽  
Orsolya Inhóf ◽  
Diána T. Stecina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
And Coping

REACTIONS AND COPING STRATEGIES OF ELDERLY PEOPLE TO THE CRISIS OF SARS

2004 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
KAREN P. Y. LIU ◽  
CHETWYN C. H. CHAN ◽  
MATTHEW K. YAU ◽  
ALEX S. YUEN ◽  
K. C. TANG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
And Coping

scholarly journals Impact of demographic factors on usage of stress coping strategies chosen by elderly people

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 34-38
Author(s):  
Dagmara Lembas ◽  
Anna Starkowska ◽  
Monika Mak ◽  
Mariola Konecka ◽  
Magdalena Bikowska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Stress Coping Strategies

scholarly journals Assessing the Impact of Climate Variability on Food Security in Kenya: A Case Study of Kisii County

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moranga P. Samwel ◽  
Beatrice A. Abutto ◽  
Vincent Otieno
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Climate Variability ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Nutritional Status Of Children

Climate variability and change has been found to be one of the factors that affect economies leading to food insecurity in various parts of the world. Kenya is no exception. This study looks at how climate variability has contributed to food insecurity in Kisii County, Kenya. The objectives of this study is therefore to, (i) to examine the rainfall and temperature trends in Kisii County for a period of approximately 30 years, (ii) to examine the effect of climate variability on food production and (iii) to assess the perception of local farmers on weather and climate information, (iv) to evaluate the coping strategies adopted at to bridge the gap on food deficit at different household level and (v) to assess the nutritional status of children and the elderly. The study was conducted in two sub-counties of Kisii County; Marani and Bomachoge Chache. The data used was mainly rainfall and temperature data from meteorological stations and sample data gathered from selected groups. The study population comprised of children between 6 months and 59 months, household heads, elderly people and agricultural officers. Purposive sampling was used to select agricultural officers while multistage sampling was used to select respondents at household level. Data was collected by use of a pre-tested questionnaire. The MUAC tape was used to collect nutritional status of children while BMI data was obtained from elderly people. Mann Kendall statistic was used to determine whether the trend of rainfall and temperature observed is significant while Chi-square test was used to determine whether the coping strategies observed varied significantly at household level. From the analysis, rainfall has not shown any significant change in Kisii County while temperature trend has been significantly increasing over the years at 95% confidence level. This could explain the observed reduction in river levels. Analysis of crop production and price trends of major food crops in Kisii County showed a decreasing trend of food production leading to increase in price over the years. This meant that farmers could not produce enough to take them to the next harvesting season making farmers to adopt different coping strategies at household level which differed significantly according to Chi-Square test. Malnutrition status of both elderly people above 59 years and children between 6-59 months were similar with 23% of both children/elderly being severely malnourished/malnourished. This study has only looked at climatic factors such as rainfall and temperature. Other aspects such as depth of underground water, ph level of soil and the effects of land fragmentation also need to be looked at. This study is important to both farmers in choosing the right crop to plant, and policy makers and planners in formulating the best mitigation and intervention strategies for Kisii County food insecurity problem. This will further contribute to national efforts towards achievement of vision 2030.

Coping Strategies and Cognitive Functioning in Elderly People from a Rural Community in Italy

2006 ◽  
Vol 98 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Poderico ◽  
Gennaro Ruggiero ◽  
Tina Iachini ◽  
Alessandro Iavarone
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Cognitive Functioning ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Rural Community

Determining Emotional Tone and Verbal Behavior in Patients With Tinnitus and Hyperacusis: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 660-672
Author(s):  
Suzanne H. Kimball ◽  
Toby Hamilton ◽  
Erin Benear ◽  
Jonathan Baldwin
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Verbal Behavior ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Emotional Tone ◽  
Explanatory Mixed Methods ◽  
Quantitative Results

Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the emotional tone and verbal behavior of social media users who self-identified as having tinnitus and/or hyperacusis that caused self-described negative consequences on daily life or health. Research Design and Method An explanatory mixed-methods design was utilized. Two hundred “initial” and 200 “reply” Facebook posts were collected from members of a tinnitus group and a hyperacusis group. Data were analyzed via the LIWC 2015 software program and compared to typical bloggers. As this was an explanatory mixed-methods study, we used qualitative thematic analyses to explain, interpret, and illustrate the quantitative results. Results Overall, quantitative results indicated lower overall emotional tone for all categories (tinnitus and hyperacusis, initial and reply), which was mostly influenced by higher negative emotion. Higher levels of authenticity or truth were found in the hyperacusis sample but not in the tinnitus sample. Lower levels of clout (social standing) were indicated in all groups, and a lower level of analytical thinking style (concepts and complex categories rather than narratives) was found in the hyperacusis sample. Additional analysis of the language indicated higher levels of sadness and anxiety in all groups and lower levels of anger, particularly for initial replies. These data support prior findings indicating higher levels of anxiety and depression in this patient population based on the actual words in blog posts and not from self-report questionnaires. Qualitative results identified 3 major themes from both the tinnitus and hyperacusis texts: suffering, negative emotional tone, and coping strategies. Conclusions Results from this study suggest support for the predominant clinical view that patients with tinnitus and hyperacusis have higher levels of anxiety and depression than the general population. The extent of the suffering described and patterns of coping strategies suggest clinical practice patterns and the need for research in implementing improved practice plans.

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