scholarly journals A Scoping Review of the Maternal Role at Older Age; Perceptions and Occupations

2022 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 492
Author(s):  
Ruth Maman ◽  
Debbie Rand ◽  
Michal Avrech Bar
Keyword(s):  
Older Women ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Older Age ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Maternal Role ◽  
Older Mothers ◽  
Occupational Therapy Practice Framework ◽  
Practice Framework

Motherhood is a meaningful life role among adult women. Occupations within the maternal role of younger mothers have been well documented, but less is known regarding the maternal-role at older age. This review aimed to describe the occupations, activities, and perceptions that older women ascribe to their maternal role. In the future, this information may promote health and wellbeing of older women. A systematic search of peer reviewed articles, that included healthy, community-dwelling mothers, 60 years of age or older, was conducted. Maternal-role occupations and perceptions of older mothers were identified and classified according to the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF). Fourteen articles, representing 3102 older mothers, were included. The identified occupations and activities within the maternal role were from two categories: Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) (such as assistance with daily chores) and social participation (such as sharing holiday rituals). Three themes reflecting maternal-role perceptions were identified: providing support; relationship with children; and motherhood as a never-ending role. Maternal occupations were identified in only a few articles and from only two categories, IADL and social participation. These findings together with the perception that motherhood is a ‘never-ending’ role suggests that further research is needed to better characterize the maternal role of older women from an occupational perspective.

scholarly journals Images of Thai Women in Magazines for Older Adults

MANUSYA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-221
Author(s):  
Permtip Buaphet
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Older Age ◽  
Thai Women ◽  
Linguistic Strategies ◽  
Visual Methodology ◽  
Work And Health

This research on the images of Thai women in a magazine for older adults aims to analyze the structure and components of interview columns and examines the linguistic strategies used to present images of Thai women within the context of a magazine for older adults by associating textual analysis with visual methodology. The data collection in this research was grounded on O-lunla magazine, a magazine targeting people in their 60s and older. Twenty-two interview columns from ten magazine issues from January 2017 to October 2017 were included. The study discloses how this magazine for older adults defines the meaning of ageing and the role of the magazine in passing particular notions about desirable ageing and images of older women in Thai society through the use of linguistic strategies, as well as emphasizing the concepts of desirable ageing for women. The results with regard to the content reveal that the meanings of ageing and the images of Thai women in their older age in this magazine for older adults are formed in a positive way. That is to say, older women are depicted as archetypes of a pleasant life in terms of happiness, work and health.

scholarly journals Athlete older women and sedentary controls: compairing the incidence of frailty, physical aspects and falls

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. e020021
Author(s):  
Letícia Pophal da Silva ◽  
Ariadne Leal Santana ◽  
Carolina Sayuri Santos Suzuki ◽  
Natália Boneti Moreira
Keyword(s):  
Older Women ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Muscle Power ◽  
Fear Of Falling ◽  
Functional Dependence ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Functional Mobility ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Adult Health ◽  
Frailty Phenotype

Introduction: The aging process results in falls, frailty, and functional dependence. However, the practice of physical exercises can prevent negative impacts on the older adult health. Objective: To compare the incidence of frailty, physical aspects, and number of falls among older adult women and sedentary controls. Methods: The study has a cross-sectional design and included 70 community-dwelling older adult women (73.96±7.52 years). The frailty phenotype (Fried Criteria) and the history of falls in the last 12 months were analyzed, followed by the evaluation of muscle power (Five times Sit-to-Stand Test), functional mobility (Time Up and Go), balance (Mini BESTest) and fear of falling (Falls Efficacy Scale). The Mann Whitney and Chi-Square tests were used for statistical analysis. Results: The frailty rate among sedentary women (Pre-frail: 42.9%; Frail: 57.1%) was different from athlete women (Non frail: 100%). The rate of falls was the same in both groups (25.7%), however, sedentary controls fell at home (100%), while older adult athlete women fell in sports activities (88.9%). The athletes showed better scores (p<0.001) in all physical aspects when compared to the sedentary controls in muscle power (11.25 vs 24.10 seconds), functional mobility (10.01 vs. 16.04 seconds), balance (27 vs 19 points) and fear of falling (16 vs 27 points). Conclusion: Ahlete older women had lower frailty rates and fear of falling, as well as better physical aspects. The characteristics of falls were different, indicating the need and the importance of contemplating the lifestyle in prevention programs promoting healthy life for older adults.

scholarly journals Technological Interventions and Social Participation in Community-Dwelling Older Adults With or Without Dementia

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 590-590
Author(s):  
Lizzy Boots ◽  
Wei Qi Koh ◽  
An Neven ◽  
Frans Verhey ◽  
Marjolein de Vugt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Psychosocial Interventions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Scientific Databases ◽  
Technological Interventions ◽  
Design Type ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

Abstract Social isolation is a growing health issue in community-dwelling older adults with and without dementia as it can negatively affect their health and well-being. Consequently, psychosocial interventions targeting their social participation are increasingly gaining importance. So far, however, little is known about the potential of technological interventions in this population. Therefore, this systematic review explored the effectiveness of technological interventions in improving social participation of community-dwelling older adults with and without dementia. Records identified through five scientific databases were independently screened by two reviewers. A total of 36 studies published between 2005 and 2020 were included in a narrative synthesis. Studies differed widely in study design, type of technology, used outcome measures, and methodological quality. However, the findings highlight the potential role of technological interventions in improving different dimensions of social participation. At the same time, barriers and facilitators of these interventions to social participation were identified.

A gendered lifecourse examination of sleep difficulties among older women

2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
RUTH B. WALKER ◽  
MARY A. LUSZCZ ◽  
JENNY HISLOP ◽  
VIVIENNE MOORE
Keyword(s):  
Older Women ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Oldest Old ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Sleeping Pills ◽  
The Social ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Significant Life ◽  
Sleep Difficulties

ABSTRACTRecent research has suggested that understanding and addressing the high prevalence of sleep difficulties in older women requires going beyond a purely physiological focus to address the role of social contextual pressures and demands. We take a gendered lifecourse approach to explore how sleep difficulties have evolved and how their management might reflect the position of older women in society more broadly. We conducted in-depth interviews with 12 oldest-old (average age 86) community-dwelling women who currently experienced sleep difficulties. Five themes emerged from the analysis: significant life stages; contingent lives; daily concerns in relation to ageing; attitudes and responses of women and general practitioners; and stigma and sleeping pills, which provided a conceptual framework through which to explain the reality of sleep difficulties for these women. For all women, sleep difficulties were not related to physical aspects such as pain or discomfort, but were largely shaped by demands associated with family relationships at different times in the lifecourse. Furthermore, our findings suggest that responses by women themselves, and health professionals, reflect a sense of stigma around sleep difficulties and use of sleeping pills. More emphasis on the social contextual explanations underpinning sleep difficulties might lead to better prevention and treatment of such problems, and increase quality of life.

Prefrailty: The Relationship Between Daily Activities and Social Participation in Older Persons

2021 ◽  
pp. 073346482199100
Author(s):  
Axelle Costenoble ◽  
Veerle Knoop ◽  
Aziz Debain ◽  
Sofie Vermeiren ◽  
Roberta Vella Azzopardi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Participation ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Red Flags ◽  
Total Participation ◽  
The Relationship

Objectives: To analyze prefrailty’s relationship with limitations in activities of daily living (ADLs) and restrictions in social participation. Method: Robust (Fried 0/4; n = 214; Mage = 82.3 years [ SD ±2.1]) and prefrail (Fried 1–2/4; n = 191; Mage = 83.8 years [ SD ±3.2]) community-dwelling older individuals were included. Frailty scores were obtained from weight loss, exhaustion, gait speed, and grip strength. A total disability index (DI) expressed dependency for basic (b-), instrumental (i-), and advanced (a-)ADLs. Total participation score, being a member, total number of memberships, being a board member, level of participation, membership over time, volunteering, and formal participation represented social participation. Results: Logistic regression retained age (OR = 1.224; 95% CI = [1.122, 1.335]), sex (OR = 3.818; 95% CI = [2.437, 5.982]), and a-ADL-DI (OR = 1.230; 95% CI = [1.018, 1.486]) as variables significantly related to prefrailty (68.3%; χ2 = 68.25; df = 3; p < .001). Discussion: Subtle limitations in a-ADLs, higher age, and being a man were associated with prefrailty, revealing the possible role of personal and culturally related a-ADLs as red flags for (pre)frailty.

scholarly journals BEYOND REPRODUCTION: EXPLORING DETERMINANTS OF FUNCTIONAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN AGING WOMEN

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S605-S605
Author(s):  
Cassandra M Germain
Keyword(s):  
Older Women ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Functional Health ◽  
Sexual Intimacy ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Aging Women ◽  
Diverse Community ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The goal of this symposium is to explore the various factors that influence functional health and general well-being in women during late life. We will explore 1) the role of depression on functional impairment in a group of diverse community dwelling women; 2) the relationship between chronic pain and depression, as well as strategies for intervention; 3) the desire for sexual intimacy among older women and it’s relationship to wellbeing and 4) the importance of physical appearance in older women and its association with self confidence and wellbeing.

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