scholarly journals Physical Health and Quality of Life among Older People in the Context of Chinese Culture

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 6798
Author(s):  
Lin Zhang ◽  
Xinjie Wei ◽  
Xueyao Ma ◽  
Zhihong Ren
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older People ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Healthy Longevity

Population aging has become a crucial problem in China. Recently, the Chinese government has adopted many strategies and policies to solve this problem and improve the quality of life of older individuals. The present study aimed to examine the effect of physical health on quality of life among older individuals in the context of Chinese culture and explore the potential mediating roles of positive cognition and negative emotions in the association between physical health and quality of life. Data were from the wave of 2017–2018 of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. Data on physical health, quality of life, positive cognition, and negative emotions of 15,874 older people were included in the present study. Pathway analysis was conducted by using IBM SPSS AMOS 21.0, and double verified using PROCESS Macro for SPSS 3.5.3. Results showed that physical health was positively associated with quality of life among older individuals in the context of Chinese culture. The effect size was small to moderate. Positive cognition and negative emotions independently and serially mediated the linkage of physical health and quality of life. These findings provided empirical evidence for the activating event-belief-consequence theory of emotion and hierarchy of needs theory and indicated that Chinese older people focused more on physical health rather than mental health. Practitioners could teach older individuals strategies of emotion regulation and cognitive appraisal to improve the quality of life of older individuals.

Age-Related Issues That Affect CBT

2009 ◽  
pp. 41-62
Author(s):  
Dolores Gallagher-Thompson ◽  
Larry W. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Health Changes ◽  
Age Related

Specific client groups often require specific procedural changes to ensure that the CBT model is applied optimally to facilitate improvement in the client’s level of adjustment and quality of life. This is particularly the case for older individuals, who often undergo numerous social, psychological, and physical health changes that are less evident in quantity and quality in other client groups seeking therapy. This chapter addresses age-related issues that the therapist should keep in mind when using CBT with older clients.

scholarly journals Does Receiving Informal Care Lead to Better Health Outcomes? Evidence From China Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey

2021 ◽  
pp. 016402752110528
Author(s):  
Yixiao Wang ◽  
Wei Yang
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Older People ◽  
Informal Care ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Functional Decline ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Fixed Effects Model ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Healthy Longevity

Population aging has become a global challenge. Drawing data from Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey 2008, 2011, and 2014, this study examines the effect of informal care receipt on functional limitations and depressive symptoms among older people in China using lagged fixed effects model. Our findings suggest that receiving informal care is significantly associated with a slower functional decline. We also find that this effect varies across different income groups. The protective effect of informal care is more pronounced among older people with higher income compared to those with lower income. We do not observe any significant associations between receiving informal care and depressive symptoms of older people. This study highlights a pressing need for the Chinese government to establish a comprehensive long-term care system.

Nutritional issues and potential interventions in older people

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 286-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine R Hankey ◽  
Wilma S Leslie
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older People ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Community Setting ◽  
Nutrient Status ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Improve Health

SummaryThe prevalence of undernutrition in older individuals, living independently in a community setting, or living in a supported setting, is considerable. The negative health effects of undernutrition are wide ranging, with implications for quality of life (QOL), well-being and general health, through to the individual's ability to recovery from acute disease. There are a number of key measures that indicate both nutritional status and the effectiveness of any intervention. These include conventional anthropometric and biochemical measures of nutrient status, as well as measures of QOL, well-being and depression. The latter have huge importance to the life of the individual, and to date appear to have undergone only preliminary investigation. This review suggests that the efficacy of interventions to address undernutrition and improve health in older people living in a variety of settings is highly variable, and that considerable opportunities for research in this area exist.

scholarly journals The conception of selected Technology Assessment method and the possibilities of TS application

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 234-242
Author(s):  
Andrzej Wieczorek
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older People ◽  
Technology Assessment ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
Rational Management

Abstract The article addresses the problem of population aging and the related problem of using and maintenance of technical means by the older persons. Such persons, as participants of the exploitation process, experience various problems. Therefore, the challenge is to adapt technical means to the needs of older people. The response of engineers to this challenge may be the technology assessment, which assumes the adoption of various achievements in the field of philosophy, sociology, psychology or other social sciences as tools for their work. The proposal for such a solution is presented in the article and it is an indicator that allows you to draw conclusions about the real needs of older people. The effect of calculations with its use is the Wi characterization in the function of the human age. This characteristic complements the characteristics obtained on the basis of empirical data about the behavior of a technical mean. The article also presents the possibilities of using the discussed indicator. These include: improving the quality of life of users of technical means at various ages through rational management of company resources, improving the quality of life of users through user-centered design, exclusion from exploitation by the elderly technical means/their components based on social technology assessment, analysis and optimization of needs people of different ages, modeling the movement of older people, elimination of social exclusion of older people, improving the quality of life of people of all ages through appropriate knowledge management.

scholarly journals Assessment of validity and reliability of the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire for the elderly population in Vojvodina

2010 ◽  
pp. 211-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erzebet Ac-Nikolic ◽  
Sonja Cankovic ◽  
Natasa Dragnic ◽  
Ivana Radic
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older People ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Quality Of Life Assessment ◽  
Serbian Version ◽  
Perception Of Quality

Assessment of quality of life in older people has become increasingly important as a result of ageing of the population. World Health Organization created the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire for quality of life assessment based on results obtained from surveys carried out in 18 countries. The aim of this paper is to determine validity and reliability of the Serbian version WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire for the population older than 60 years. The WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was used for quality of life assessment on the representative sample of 199 persons who live in Retirement home in Novi Sad. Reliability (internal consistency) was assessed through Cronbach ggga coefficient and validity by correlation between scores and individual's overall perception of quality of life and individual's overall perception of their health (convergent validity). Reliability was high for all four domains (Cronbach ggga ranges from 0.68 Social relationships to 0.79 Physical health domain). Validity was confirmed with a high correlation of all four domains (Physical health, Psychological, Social relationships and Environment) and individual's overall perception of quality of life (p < 0.001) and also with individual's overall perception of their health (p < 0.001). The results indicate that WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire (Serbian version) is valid and reliable quality of life instrument for older people. The results of the quality of life assessment are comparable with results obtained in other countries with suitable language version of the WHOQOL-BREF. .

Quality of Life of Older People Receiving Home Health Care Services: An Example From Turkey

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-7
Author(s):  
Emin Rencber ◽  
Ozlem Terzi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Older People ◽  
Home Health Care ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Home Health ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Care Services

Advanced age, restrictions on daily life activities, increased disability, and chronic diseases negatively affect the quality of life of older individuals. The aim of the present study was to investigate the quality of life of older patients receiving home health care services (HHCS) in Samsun province, Turkey. The population of this cross-sectional study comprised 489 individuals aged 65 years and older. Patient selection was performed using the stratified randomized sampling method. A total of 183 patients were included in the study. Data were collected using a questionnaire and face-to-face interviews. The Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal–Wallis tests were used in the statistical evaluation of data, and significance was regarded as p < .05 for all tests. Some 75.4% of the patients were women, and the average age was 82 years. Eighty-three percent of the participants were semi-dependent or completely dependent in the activities of daily living (ADL); however, in the instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), 96.0% were semi-dependent or completely dependent. The quality of life of the older people receiving HHCS was identified as low both in the physical and mental health components. However, physical quality of life was statistically higher in men, in graduates of primary school or above, and in patients with no decubitus ulcers compared with the others. We found that the older individuals receiving HHCS had a lower quality of life due to their chronic diseases and high dependency compared with the general population and their contemporaries.

scholarly journals PROPUESTA DE INTERVENCIÓN COGNITIVA EN PERSONAS MAYORES: PROGRAMA DE ESTIMULACIÓN COGNITIVA E INTELIGENCIA EMOCIONAL PARA MAYORES

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 477
Author(s):  
Mª del Carmen Pérez Fuentes ◽  
Mª del Mar Molero Jurado ◽  
Mª Jesús Osorio Cámara ◽  
Isabel Mercader Rubio
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Older People ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Cognitive Stimulation ◽  
Active Ageing ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Calidad De Vida

Abstract:COGNITIVE INTERVENTION PROPOSAL IN OLDER PEOPLE: COGNITIVE STIMULATION AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM FOR OLDER PEOPLEOur current sociodemographic reality, with a large number of older persons and other variables, leads to some changes in the population’s demands for socio-health care. Thus, there is a demand for the stimulation of cognitive capacities, and this type of activities is carried in practically all the Day-Care Centers and Active Ageing Programs. In recent years, within Psychology of Ageing, the study of the emotional changes undergone by older individuals—the study of the so-called “Emotional Ageing”—has also reached a peak. Thus, the present project has the aim of combining both aspects, cognitive stimulation and the education of emotions. The general goal is to design and implement a Program of Cognitive Stimulation and Emotional Intelligence for older people with no cognitive impairment, in the center of the City of Almería. It would only allow us to assess and analyze the relation between different concepts, such as Quality of Life, Emotional Intelligence, Life Satisfaction, Attention and Daily Memory, and also to confirm the improvement in the cognitive tasks of the program (time and correct responses) and the benefits for the above-mentioned variables of introducing both aspects—including the New Technologies—to the older people of the center of Almería. This would also improve their activity and social integration, as well as provide them with equal opportunities. [Acknowledgements: This work was carried out with the collaboration of the Proyecto Almería Urban].Keywords: Emotional Intelligence, Older People, Quality of Life, Life Satisfaction, Cognitive Stimulation.Resumen:La realidad sociodemográfica actual, con un elevado número de personas de edad avanzada y demás variables, conlleva algunos cambios en cuanto a las demandas de la población en atención socio-sanitaria. Así, aparece una demanda relacionada con la estimulación de las capacidades cognitivas, existiendo prácticamente en todos los Centros de Día y Programas de Envejecimiento Activo este tipo de actividades. En los últimos años, ha cobrado auge también, dentro de la Psicología de la Vejez, el estudio de los cambios emocionales que experimentan los individuos de edades avanzadas, el estudio del denominado “Envejecimiento Emocional”. Así, el presente proyecto pretende conjugar ambos aspectos, la estimulación cognitiva junto con la educación de las emociones. Teniendo como objetivo general elaborar e implementar un Programa de Estimulación Cognitiva e Inteligencia Emocional para personas mayores sin deterioro cognitivo, del centro de la Ciudad de Almería. Permitirá, no sólo, evaluar y analizar la relación entre diferentes conceptos como son Calidad de Vida, Inteligencia Emocional, Satisfacción Vital, Atención y Memoria Cotidiana; sino también, constatar la mejora en las tareas cognitivas del propio programa (tiempo y aciertos) y los beneficios para la Calidad de Vida, Inteligencia Emocional, Satisfacción Vital, Atención y Memoria Cotidiana, de acercar ambos aspectos, incluyendo las Nuevas Tecnologías, a las personas mayores del centro de Almería, mejorando también la actividad e integración social de estas, así como, la igualdad de oportunidades[Agradecimientos: Este trabajo cuenta con la colaboración del Proyecto Almería Urban].Palabras clave: Inteligencia Emocional, Mayores, Calidad de Vida, Satisfacción Vital, Estimulación Cognitiva.

The Quality of Life of Older People With a Disability in Ireland

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathy Murphy ◽  
Eamon O'Shea ◽  
Adeline Cooney ◽  
Dympna Casey
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older People

Relationships Among Quality of Life, Physical Health, and Depressive Outcomes in the Latino Elderly

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roseanne Illes ◽  
Azara L. Santiago-Rivera ◽  
Shannon Chavez-Korell ◽  
William Reyes ◽  
Melissa A. Rico ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Health

Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: Relationship with Disease-Related Variables

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 311-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gehan Elolemy ◽  
Ahmed Aboughanima ◽  
Sahar Ganeb ◽  
Haytham Elziat
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Ankylosing Spondylitis ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Disease Activity ◽  
Functional Status ◽  
Spinal Mobility ◽  
Peripheral Arthritis ◽  
Radiographic Severity ◽  
Sf 36

Background: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic progressive inflammatory disease leading to functional limitations and subsequently impaired quality of life (QoL). Despite the fact that QoL was recognized as a significant perception, it was excluded from the core domains (defined by the Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society), because of ambiguity of measurement choice. Aim: To assess QoL in patients with AS using a generic; Short Form-36 (SF-36) and a diseasespecific; Ankylosing Spondylitis quality of life (ASQoL) instruments and to explore its relationship to the clinical characteristics, disease activity, functional status, and radiographic severity. Methods: A total of 47 AS patients who fulfilled modified New York criteria were included. Disease activity, functional status, spinal mobility, and radiographic severity were assessed by Bath AS Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), Bath AS Functional Index (BASFI), Bath AS Metrology Index (BASMI) and Bath AS Radiology Index (BASRI) respectively. SF-36 and ASQoL instruments evaluated Qol. Results: Physical health was more affected especially in patients with peripheral arthritis by SF-36 (p=0.008) and ASQoL (p=0.022) scores. Both SF-36 total and ASQoL scores correlated significantly with BASDAI (r = -0.329, p = 0.024 and r = 0.420, p = 0.003), BASFI (r = -0.399, p = 0.005 and r = 0.513, p=0.001) and BASMI (r = -0.382, p = 0.008 and r = 0.482, p= 0.001) respectively. Conclusion: QoL was impaired in AS patients with highest impact on physical health especially in association with peripheral arthritis. SF-36 and ASQol have a comparable achievement in the evaluation of QoL in AS patients and both physical function and spinal mobility were identified as predictors of poor QoL.

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