The Relationship of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid on Mood and Coping Ability in Prediabetic Middle Aged and Older Adults

Abstract Background Middle-aged and older adults are more vulnerable to hospitalization and mortality if they are infected with the COVID-19 virus. The present study investigates the longitudinal effects of subjective successful aging on middle-aged and older adults’ emotional and coping responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, and explores an underlying mechanism through perceived time limitation during the pandemic. Methods A sample of 311 Hong Kong Chinese middle-aged and older adults (Mage = 64.58, SD = 10.14, Range = 45–90 years) were recruited from an Adult Development and Aging Project and participated in a questionnaire study via an online platform or phone interview. Their levels of subjective successful aging, perceived time limitation, and emotional and coping responses to the pandemic were measured. Results The respondents who perceived themselves as more successful in aging process reported more positive and fewer negative emotions compared with their counterparts with lower levels of subjective successful aging. The mediation analysis showed that perceived time limitation could partially account for the effects of subjective successful aging on emotional and coping responses. Conclusions Findings of this study unveil the beneficial effects of subjective views of successful aging on emotional and coping responses to the pandemic through alleviating their perception of time limitation.

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Effect of older adults in the family on the sandwich generation's pursuit of entrepreneurship: evidence from China

Ageing and Society ◽

10.1017/s0144686x21001033 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-20

Author(s):

Yiwei Liu ◽

Wenjing Wang ◽

Zhen Cong ◽

Zhirui Chen

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Family Members ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Entrepreneurial Activity ◽

Basic Unit ◽

Instrumental Support ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Social Wellbeing ◽

The Relationship ◽

Elderly Family

Abstract Household entrepreneurship is a basic unit of entrepreneurial activity, and a crucial aspect of connecting personal and social wellbeing. This study examines the relationship between the proportion of elderly family members and household entrepreneurship. This study also assesses the mediating effect of the middle-aged generation's support to their parents and the moderating effect of the parents’ support with respect to the proportion of elderly family members and entrepreneurship. We use data from the China Family Panel Studies. We adopt the instrumental variable method to deal with endogeneity, robustness and credibility of the estimation results. The results show that a higher proportion of elderly family members impedes household entrepreneurship. Moreover, the financial and instrumental support provided by the middle-aged generation to their parents significantly mediates the relationship between the proportion of elderly family members and household entrepreneurship. In turn, parents’ financial support to the middle-aged generation moderates the focal relationship; however, parents’ instrumental support does not moderate the focal relationship. These findings emphasise the need to develop a comprehensive social security network for older adults that will indirectly promote household entrepreneurship, and improve personal and social wellbeing.

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Respiratory Periodicity and Electroencephalogram Arousals During Sleep in Older Adults

Biological Research For Nursing ◽

10.1177/1099800406298072 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 249-260 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Barbara Waag Carlson ◽

Virginia J. Neelon ◽

John R. Carlson ◽

Marilyn Hartman ◽

Sunil Dogra

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Exploratory Study ◽

High Variability ◽

Arterial Oxygenation ◽

Type B ◽

Breathing Patterns ◽

The Mean ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship ◽

Electroencephalogram Eeg

The aim of this exploratory study was to examine the relationship of electroencephalogram (EEG) arousals to breathing patterns and the relationship of both arousals and breathing patterns to arterial oxygenation during sleep in older adults. Five older adults were monitored using standard polysomnography. Records were divided into 5-min segments and breathing patterns identified based on the level of respiratory periodicity and the variability in the frequency of breathing cycles. Standard criteria were used to determine sleep states and occurrence of EEG arousals. High respiratory periodicity was seen in 23% of the segments, whereas 24% had low respiratory periodicity with minimal variability in the frequency of breathing (Type A low respiratory periodicity) and 53% had low respiratory periodicity with high variability in the frequency of breathing (Type B low respiratory periodicity). Nearly all (97%) segments with high respiratory periodicity had EEG arousals, whereas fewer segments (33%) with low respiratory periodicity had arousals, regardless of the stage of sleep. Desaturations occurred more often in segments with high respiratory periodicity, F (2,4) = 57.3, p < .001, but overall, the mean SaO2 of segments with high respiratory periodicity did not differ from levels seen in segments with low respiratory periodicity, F( 2,4) = 0.77, ns. Our findings suggest that high respiratory periodicity is a common feature of EEG arousals and, in older adults, may be important for maintaining oxygen levels during desaturations during sleep.

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The relationship between educational attainment and hospitalizations among middle-aged and older adults in the United States

SSM - Population Health ◽

10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100918 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 100918

Author(s):

Dahai Yue ◽

Ninez A. Ponce ◽

Jack Needleman ◽

Susan L. Ettner

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Older Adults ◽

Educational Attainment ◽

The United States ◽

Middle Aged ◽

The Relationship

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Religiosity and Adaptation in the Oldest-Old

The International Journal of Aging and Human Development ◽

10.2190/n058-y7x6-ylgj-xbge ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 47-56 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

Bradley C. Courtenay ◽

Leonard W. Poon ◽

Peter Martin ◽

Gloria M. Clayton ◽

Mary Ann Johnson

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Older Adults ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Religious Coping ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Oldest Old ◽

Coping Mechanisms ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

And Coping ◽

The Relationship

Previous research has yielded mixed results with respect to the relationship between religiosity and adaptation in older adults. Most studies show that religiosity is stable over the life span, but that religiosity may or may not be related to such factors as physical and mental health, life satisfaction, and coping. This study adds to earlier investigations by including centenarians among the sample. The preliminary results of this research project support earlier findings that religiosity does not change significantly as one ages, although there is a trend in the results that suggests otherwise. The results also indicate a significant relationship between religiosity and physical health but no significant relationship between religiosity and mental health and life satisfaction. Religiosity and coping are strongly related, and there is the suggestion that religious coping mechanisms might be more important in the oldest-old.

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