scholarly journals Social Life of Senior Citizens: A Review of Therapeutic Effects of Gardening for Wellbeing in Urban Nepal

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-30
Author(s):  
Gita Khadka ◽  
Megh Raj Dangal
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Later Life ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Psychological Problem ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Home Gardening ◽  
The Social

This paper provides the insights for a better understanding of individual, familiar, and social factors of loneliness that influence wellbeing of people in later life. The review offers a thematic analysis on loneliness in elderly people and the therapeutic effects of gardening activities for healthy ageing. Five key themes related to loneliness of elderly people emerged across the papers: loneliness-an issue for wellbeing in life after retirement; the effects of gardening and plants on loneliness; gardening – a therapeutic tool to combat loneliness; elderly’s loneliness during the pandemic and home gardening; and national and international initiatives to decrease loneliness in the elderly population. The review found a significant gap in literature directly connecting loneliness in the elderly with gardening activities for happy and healthy life ageing. The review found that there is a limited number of literatures on the loneliness situation of elderly people during the pandemic, where gardening plays a vital role to reduce the psychological problem while maintaining the social distancing and isolation.

The rights of elderly people and the social exclusion

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 127-153
Author(s):  
Maria Łuszczyńska
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Social Life ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Social Attitudes ◽  
The Other ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
The Social ◽  
The One

The issue of the elderly people’s rights has been discussed more and more often in the broader context of human rights. There is much evidence from social life that these rights are not being respected to the extent they should be. Securing and respecting the rights of older the elderly is becoming a challenge for state authorities that uphold human rights and create the directions of social policy for the rights protection. It is especially important as the elderly people due to their age, health status, weakened social position, rarely become advocates of their own interests. They are victims of an unobvious and often invisible process of marginalization and self-exclusion from an active social life. The aim of this article is to sketch the phenomenon of the marginalization of the elderly in the context of mechanisms related to their functioning on the one hand, and age, and on the other to social attitudes towards seniors. There are presented the elderly people’s rights and basic conditions for the rights to be respected..

scholarly journals Subjective well-being of elderly people in a social care home in the process of participation

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Ineta Robiņa
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Care Home ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
The Social

Elderly people feel isolated from their former living place and they need social pedagogical support in the course of integration in a social care home. The integration of elderly people in a social environment is made more difficult because of the possible necessity of participation in the social life. The theoretical analysis has resulted in doing research on the theoretical content of the process of aging as well as in defining well-being and participation indicators. The research has been done in order to broaden the participation possibilities in a social care home, and as a result of the integration process to achieve the elderly people’s subjective well-being.

scholarly journals Social activity of the personality as a determinant of positive adaptation and full-fledged life at retirement age

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 63-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.F. Suslova
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Adaptive Behavior ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Positive Adaptation ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family And Marriage

Reference of national and foreign scientists to the social activity of elderly people is the result of the process of global ageing of population. They mention many reasons for population ageing: the crisis of the family and marriage, which resulted in reduced fertility rates; increased quality of life of people, contributing to an increase in life expectancy, etc. In this regard, it is important for scholars and practitioners in the field of social psychology of old age and ageing to carry out research and practical design in the field of adaptive behavior of the elderly people and their involvement in the social life of the society. This article analyzes the foreign studies and experiences in the formation of adaptive behavior of the elderlypeople to conditions of retirement through involvement of people of late age in various kinds of social activity.

Lessons Learnt from the Socio-Technical Design of Social TV Services with Elderly

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malek Alaoui ◽  
Myriam Lewkowicz
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Technical Design ◽  
Communication Services ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Living Lab ◽  
Social Tv ◽  
The Social ◽  
At Home

Encouraging elderly people to stay at home as long as possible is associated with a higher risk of social isolation. Nowadays, aging well at home cannot be reduced to the management of physical and cognitive frailties and technologies should also tackle the quality of life of the elderly by fostering their social interactions. However, designing appropriate services and ensuring their adoption remain open questions, to which we try to provide answers at the methodological and instrumental levels. The authors present here a Living Lab approach to design communication services for elderly people at home. They illustrate this approach by describing their participation in a European project aiming at developing and evaluating Social TV services and they conclude with recommendations for the successful socio-technical design of services that foster the social engagement of elderly people.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY ON ROBOTICS INNOVATIONS

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Atef ATA ◽  
N. M. Fonseca Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Industrial Robots ◽  
Car Industry ◽  
The Social ◽  
Smart Mobile ◽  
Robotic Applications ◽  
And Robotics ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor

Over the engineering history, environmental and social needs inspire the development and innovation of many wonderful applications. For example, when the industrial robots entered our industrial life, great advances especially in automotive industry where the industrial robots cover about 90 % of the car industry activities started to change our own life. As the number of elderly people is increasing rapidly all over the world, this requires us to focus on their needs as their children left them alone in our busy daily life. Mechatronics and robotics can offer many possibilities to help elderly people by providing smart solutions for their daily needs as well as entertaining them during their lonely long stay at their homes. Many companies are providing smart mobile robots in different platforms (wheeled or walking) to help the elderly people depend on themselves in receiving their food and medicine at prescheduled times. Other companies are interested in providing smart wheel chairs to help the elderly people navigate indoor and outdoor freely and conveniently without any external help. Meanwhile, some companies are providing entertainment robots in different shapes to talk, play and communicate with elderly people in a nice way. The objective of this paper is to explore the mechatronics and robotics capabilities to assist elderly people and to make their life easier, comfortable and self-governing without any external help. This paper will highlight also the effect of the environment and the social needs in inspiring new innovations. As an example, the innovations by Badi Az-Zaman Ismail Al-Jazari, a Muslim scientist, will be investigated. This paper is going to discuss also the idea and the motivation behind two of Al-Jazari’s robotic applications (Although the term robot was not coined at that time). These two devices are the washing hands and the peacock fountain. Although he used to apply mechanical structure and fluid for controlling the motion of the two devices, they were very beautiful and resemble some of the robotic applications nowadays.   

scholarly journals Development of a Reminiscence Therapy System for the Elderly Using the Integration of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (17) ◽  
pp. 4792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsao ◽  
Shu ◽  
Lan
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Intermediate Stage ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Reminiscence Therapy ◽  
The Social

Through virtual interaction and multivariate communication, the social interaction and life satisfaction of elderly people can be improved. This study integrated virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) to construct a visualized reminiscence therapy system, which provides not only reminiscence entertainment but may also aid in dementia prevention for healthy and sub-healthy (a therapeutic working concept which defines an intermediate stage between health and disease) elderly people. Images taken by an LG 360 CAM are primarily introduced into Power Director 360 as the guide interface. The special effects are joined using After Effects. With the model constructed under 3ds Max, the reminiscence therapy system integrated by virtual reality and augmented reality is then established by the Unity engine. It is shown that the developed 3D ancient building model can be used by Samsung Note 5 smartphones as well as VR CASE glasses to increase the immersive experience for the elderly. Through nostalgic elements triggered by the AR/VR three-dimensional model and video/audio interaction, the feasibility of our integrated system for reminiscence therapy is thus verified. Through reminiscence therapy, memories and thoughts can fully be activated as a therapy for elderly people. The visualized reality system developed in this study can further promote the social interactional satisfaction of elderly people.

scholarly journals The social network index and its relation to later-life depression among the elderly aged ≥80 years in Northern Thailand

2016 ◽  
Vol Volume 11 ◽  
pp. 1067-1074 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myo Nyein Aung ◽  
Saiyud Moolphate ◽  
Thin Nyein Nyein Aung ◽  
Chitima Kantonyoo ◽  
Songyos Khamchai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Later Life ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Northern Thailand ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals Benefits of relaxation techniques in the elderly: a systematic review

Psico ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 28367
Author(s):  
Andréa Dos Santos-Silva ◽  
Milena Nardini Bubols ◽  
Irani De Lima Argimon ◽  
Olivia Stagnaro ◽  
Letícia Oliveira Alminhana
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Relaxation Techniques ◽  
Relaxation Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Difficulties ◽  
Tension Headaches ◽  
Initial Selection

The goal of this Clinical Psychology study was to present the possible therapeutic effects of Relaxation Techniques in elderly people. The systematic review was conducted by two researchers who performed inquiries independently in the following databases: PubMed, PsycInfo, Scopus and Lilacs in June 2015 using the string: “relaxation” OR “relaxation therapy” AND “elderly people.” The initial selection resulted in 244 articles and, from the criteria for inclusion and exclusion, 11 studies were analysed for this review as of May 2017. This research found evidence of the effectiveness of Relaxation Techniques in elderly populations, especially in reducing symptoms of anxiety, related cognitive difficulties, physical symptoms, especially tension headaches and increasing immunity through the diminishment of stress.*** Benefícios das técnicas de relaxamento em idosos: uma revisão sistemática ***Este estudo tem como área temática a psicologia clínica e o seu objetivo foi apresentar os possíveis efeitos terapêuticos das técnicas de relaxamento para idosos. A revisão sistemática foi conduzida por dois pesquisadores, que realizaram as buscas de forma independente nas seguintes bases de dados: PubMed, PsycInfo, Scopus e LILACS, em junho de 2015, utilizando a string: “relaxation” OR “relaxation therapy” AND “elderly people”. A seleção inicial resultou em 244 artigos e, a partir de critérios de inclusão e exclusão, foram analisados 11 estudos para esta revisão até maio de 2017. Foram encontradas evidências de eficácia das técnicas de relaxamento na população idosa, principalmente na redução de sintomas de ansiedade, bem como de dificuldades cognitivas a ela relacionadas e redução de sintomas físicos, sobretudo dores de cabeça tensionais e aumento da imunidade através da diminuição das consequências do estresse.Palavras-chave: relaxamento, técnica de relaxamento, idosos.

scholarly journals Acceptance and Influencing Factors of Social Virtual Reality in the Urban Elderly

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Shao ◽  
I-Jui Lee
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Medical Needs ◽  
Head Mounted Display ◽  
The Social ◽  
Perceived Enjoyment

In the stage of aging society and population aging, the social needs of the elderly are widely discussed by researchers. Especially driven by the demand of tele-medical treatment and tele-rehabilitation therapy, it is vital for the elderly to integrate into virtual communities by combining social virtual reality (VR) with different medical services and entertainment needs. In addition, affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, it is more difficult for people to have face-to-face contacts. With more remote consultation, entertainment and virtual social connectivity, the application of social VR is more urgent and valuable. However, there is little discussion on the acceptability and influencing factors of social VR among the elderly at present. Therefore, in order to get further data, we used (1) early stage semi-structured interviews and then (2) Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) questionnaires for investigation. One hundred fourteen elderly people aged 60–89 living in the metropolitan area of Taipei were taken as the subjects. To help them understand the situation and state of using social VR, these elderly people were asked to use a head-mounted display (HMD) to experience social VR games. The preliminary results showed that the elderly had obvious preference for entertainment (32.4%) and medical treatment (31.3%). The interview showed that this was related to the physiological condition or medical needs of the age range. In order to further understand how social VR would affect the social life of the elderly, we proposed the further demand structure of UTAUT Model based on the interview of both experts and the elderly. The model structures include (1) Performance Expectancy, (2) Perceived Enjoyment, (3) Social Influence, (4) User Attitude, (5) Behavioral Intention, and so on. These structures were applied to conduct interviews and questionnaires to find out the influence extent and relevance of the elderly on different structural needs, and suggestions were given accordingly. The results of the above interviews showed that (1) the elderly thought that the functions of entertaining and interacting of social VR could increase their social opportunities, and also meet medical needs (teleconference, cognitive decline, etc.), (2) the closeness of social relations (between family members, friends, doctors, and places), and also affect the relevance of Perceived Enjoyment (β = 0.77, p = 0.000 < 0.05). The results of these phenomena and interviews showed the interplay between the demand structures and their special relevance. They also indicated that as to social VR technologies, various demands and functional issues of the elderly need to be considered, and these demands would appear in the subtle usage, and different social VR interfaces and functions would emerge based on their special living ways and physical and psychological demands.

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