scholarly journals Nadadores master: Velhos? Mas nunca obsoletos!

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Clara Braz dos Santos ◽  
Bruno Ocelli Ungheri ◽  
Everton Rocha Soares ◽  
Renato Melo Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physical Conditioning ◽  
Master Athletes ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Sport Practice ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Over Time

NTRODUÇÃO: O envelhecimento é um processo que afeta diferentes sistemas do ser humano, impactando a saúde e a vida social das pessoas. A prática de exercício físico contribui com a atenuação dos aspectos negativos que possam emergir com o tempo, sendo o esporte praticado na categoria master uma opção para fruição de uma vida saudável, com vistas à promoção do bem-estar. Nessa esteira, a competição pode se fazer presente no cotidiano dos praticantes, que podem ter atuado como atletas quando mais jovens ou simplesmente se engajado a um estilo de vida norteado pela prática de exercício físico. OBJETIVO: Determinar os motivos que levam nadadores masters a treinarem e competirem. MÉTODOS: Participaram do estudo 75 atletas de natação master, sendo 55 homens e 20 mulheres, com idade 42,5±12,8 anos, pertencentes a diversas categorias competitivas. Foi utilizado o Instrumento de Diagnóstico de Adesão à Prática de Natação - IDAPRAN, com a finalidade de estabelecer o perfil e a razão pela qual o(a) atleta permanece na natação. RESULTADOS: Observou-se que o início da prática na natação ocorreu após 40 anos, correspondendo 48% da amostra, 73,3% dos avaliados tiveram pelo menos 15 anos de envolvimento com a modalidade. Os motivos de abandono dos atletas que iniciaram jovens, estão relacionados a foco nos estudos (63%) e trabalho (22%). Os principais motivos relacionados para se manter na prática da natação foram sempre ter gostado da modalidade (27%), evitar problemas de saúde (24%) e se sentir bem fisicamente (perceber-se como atleta) (19%). Adicionalmente, o desafio existente na prática e os benefícios à saúde foram considerados como muito importantes para adesão na natação. CONCLUSÃO: O engajamento à natação pelos atletas master se dá por meio de diferentes motivos, contudo a manutenção da saúde e o sentimento de condicionamento físico, aliado aos motivos psicossociais são as determinantes mais latentes. Old, But never obsolete! Masters swimmers: Reasons for sport practice engagement ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Aging is a process that affects different systems of the human being, impacting people’s health and social life. The practice of physical exercise contributes to the mitigation of negative aspects that emerge over time, being the sport practiced in the master category an option for the enjoyment of a healthy life, with a view to promoting well-being. In this wake, a competition can be present in the daily lives of practitioners, who may have acted as athletes when they were younger or simply engaged in a lifestyle guided by the practice of physical exercise. OBJECTIVE: To determine the reasons why master swimmers train and compete. METHODS: 75 master swimmers participated in the study, 55 men and 20 women, aged 42.5±12.8 years, belonging to several competitive categories. The Instrument of Accession Diagnostics in Swimming Practice (IDAPRAN) was used, with the profile established and the reason why the athlete was qualified in swimming. RESULTS: It was observed that the beginning of the practice in the occurrence after 40 years corresponds to 48% of the sample, 73.3% of those obtained at least 15 years of occurrence with the modality. The reasons for dropout athletes who started young, are related to focus on studies (63%) and work (22%). The main factors related to staying in the practice of swimming were always having enjoyed the sport (27%), avoiding health problems (24%) and feeling physically well (perceiving yourself as an athlete) (19%). In addition, the challenge in practice and the health benefits were considered to be very important for adherence to swimming.CONCLUSION: It is concluded that the commitment to swimming by the master athletes occurs by through different reasons, however the maintenance of health and the feeling of physical conditioning, combined with psychosocial reasons are the most latent.

scholarly journals MULTIMORBIDITY RESILIENCE IN COMMUNITY-RESIDING OLDER ADULTS: MEASUREMENT AND HEALTH OUTCOMES

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S923-S923
Author(s):  
Yingzhi Xu ◽  
Eleanor McConnell ◽  
Tingzhong (Michelle) Xue ◽  
Kirsten Corazzini
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Multiple Chronic Conditions ◽  
Pain Level ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Resilience Index ◽  
Over Time

Abstract Multimorbidity is widespread, costly, and associated with a range of deleterious outcomes; it affects an estimated 67-80% of older adults. This study tests the validity of a multimorbidity resilience index developed in a Canadian sample of older adults by Wister et al., (2018), with a U.S.-based sample, using National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP) data, and draws upon the index to investigate the effects of resilience on outcomes over time. We mapped Wister et al.’s (2018) index to NSHAP measures, and assessed cross-sectional associations with health outcomes, using logistic regression. To assess the effects of resilience on health outcomes over time, we estimated mixed models of the relationships between resilience on outcomes over a 5-year interval. Total resilience was consistently associated with improved outcomes, including pain level (OR=.51, CI .41-.64); reduced utilization (OR=.45, CI .33-.60); improved mental health (OR=9.13, CI 6.20-13.44); self-rated physical health (OR=6.97, CI 4.76 10.19); and sleep quality (OR=3.66, CI 2.76-4.86). Longitudinal model results indicate change in multimorbidity resilience and number of chronic diseases predict (α=.001) pain level and self-rated physical health. Effects were moderated by socio-demographic factors. Our findings validate Wister et al.’s (2018) resilience index in a U.S. sample, supporting the importance of this measure to capture core components of older adults’ capacity to sustain well-being in the context of living with multiple, chronic conditions. Results from the longitudinal models provide beginning insights into the effects of resilience on symptom experience and perceived health over time, highlighting potential levers for change.

Well-Being and the Effect of Age in Interiors

2020 ◽  
pp. 132-161
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Aged People ◽  
Physical Environments ◽  
Effect Of Age ◽  
Over Time

This chapter starts from the assumption that understanding of well-being evolves over time (that's during history) and with time (that's in the lifecycle of people). These differences have not been considered with necessary attention until now, and a study carried by the authors is presented here: several interviews performed in different contexts and with differently aged people have shown some differences between young people, adults, and the elderly. In particular, results show that psychological needs change, overcoming functional or aesthetics requirements. Among young people, connection to context is not so important, as their social life is performed in social media more than in real, physical environments. Hierarchies evolve too, showing interesting results. At the same time, cultural context shows several, unexpected differences (e.g., about relation with natural and built context). These results invite one to design interiors as flexible spaces, available to be adapted over time and with time.

scholarly journals Death over time: brief notes about death and dying in the West

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 437-449
Author(s):  
Rosangela Werlang ◽  
Jussara Maria Rosa Mendes
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Death And Dying ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
The West ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The Past ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Human Finitude

This literature review deals with death and the changes in its concept and meanings over time, aiming to relate this to the different social organizations and issues that involve individuality and human finitude. It intends to arouse the reflection about this theme respected by all of us, and related to our own contingency. In this sense, the article provides several perspectives through different authors' voices, seeking to understand how we arrived at this contemporary stage where death must be forgotten at any cost. It is a forbidden subject even inevitably being part of our daily lives, and its guardians must increasingly insure the non-participation and non-involvement of the people. Therefore, understanding the past stages of death, from its proximity to its banishment from the social life, is a necessary condition to analyzing our own end, and the end of our own individuality.

The Influence of Family and Friend Confidants on Marital Quality in Older Couples

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruixue Zhaoyang ◽  
Lynn M Martire
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Marital Quality ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Older Couples ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Over Time

Abstract Objectives Relationships with confidants play an important role in older adults’ health and well-being. Particularly, family and friend confidants could significantly support or interfere with older adults’ marital relationships. This study used a dyadic approach to examine the influence of the structural features of both spouses’ family and friend confidant networks on older couples’ marital quality over 5 years. Methods Analyses used dyadic data from Wave 2 (2010–2011) and Wave 3 (2015–2016) interviews of the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP), a nationally representative sample of community-dwelling older adults. Longitudinal actor–partner interdependence models were used to examine the influence of spouses’ family and friend confidant networks on couples’ marital quality. Results Having a larger friend confidant network or closer connections with friend confidants predicted greater marital quality for wives and husbands 5 years later. Larger family confidant networks of both spouses predicted greater marital quality for wives over time. However, husbands reported worse marital quality over time if wives reported having closer connections with their own family confidants at baseline. Discussion This study demonstrates the importance of family and friend confidant networks for older couples’ marital quality and highlights the benefits of having a larger or closer friend confidant network. Future research should examine mechanisms that account for the effects of spouses’ family and friend confidant networks on older couples’ marital quality.

The Invisible Hand of Democracy

2001 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 587-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVID A. LAKE ◽  
MATTHEW A. BAUM
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Invisible Hand ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Common Foundation ◽  
Systematic Effects ◽  
Monopoly Rents ◽  
Education Indicators ◽  
Statistical Results ◽  
Over Time

Despite considerable normative support, analysts have failed to identify any systematic effects of democracy on domestic policy outputs. Building on a theory of the state as a monopoly producer of public services and establishing a common foundation for studying variations in regimes and their policy consequences, the authors hypothesize that democratic states will earn fewer monopoly rents and produce a higher level of services than autocracies. They test this hypothesis both cross-sectionally and over time for a variety of public health and education indicators. The statistical results strongly support their hypotheses. The authors conclude that democracy has real, substantively important effects on the daily lives and well-being of individuals around the globe.

The Therapist’s Reaction to a Patient’s Suicide

Crisis ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Friedrich Martin Wurst ◽  
Isabella Kunz ◽  
Gregory Skipper ◽  
Manfred Wolfersdorf ◽  
Karl H. Beine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Responses ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Emotional Reaction ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Analog Scale ◽  
General Hospitals ◽  
Item Questionnaire ◽  
Retrospective Nature ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

Background: A substantial proportion of therapists experience the loss of a patient to suicide at some point during their professional life. Aims: To assess (1) the impact of a patient’s suicide on therapists distress and well-being over time, (2) which factors contribute to the reaction, and (3) which subgroup might need special interventions in the aftermath of suicide. Methods: A 63-item questionnaire was sent to all 185 Psychiatric Clinics at General Hospitals in Germany. The emotional reaction of therapists to patient’s suicide was measured immediately, after 2 weeks, and after 6 months. Results: Three out of ten therapists suffer from severe distress after a patients’ suicide. The item “overall distress” immediately after the suicide predicts emotional reactions and changes in behavior. The emotional responses immediately after the suicide explained 43.5% of the variance of total distress in a regression analysis. Limitations: The retrospective nature of the study is its primary limitation. Conclusions: Our data suggest that identifying the severely distressed subgroup could be done using a visual analog scale for overall distress. As a consequence, more specific and intensified help could be provided to these professionals.

Weekly Exercise Consistently Reinstates Positive Mood

1998 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Steinberg ◽  
Briony R. Nicholls ◽  
Elizabeth A. Sykes ◽  
N. LeBoutillier ◽  
Nerina Ramlakhan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Positive Mood ◽  
Field Investigation ◽  
Single Bout ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Exercise Class ◽  
Negative Feelings ◽  
Over Time

Mood improvement immediately after a single bout of exercise is well documented, but less is known about successive and longer term effects. In a “real-life” field investigation, four kinds of exercise class (Beginners, Advanced, Body Funk and Callanetics) met once a week for up to 7 weeks. Before and after each class the members assessed how they felt by completing a questionnaire listing equal numbers of “positive” and “negative” mood words. Subjects who had attended at least five times were included in the analysis, which led to groups consisting of 18, 20, 16, and 16 subjects, respectively. All four kinds of exercise significantly increased positive and decreased negative feelings, and this result was surprisingly consistent in successive weeks. However, exercise seemed to have a much greater effect on positive than on negative moods. The favorable moods induced by each class seemed to have worn off by the following week, to be reinstated by the class itself. In the Callanetics class, positive mood also improved significantly over time. The Callanetics class involved “slower,” more demanding exercises, not always done to music. The Callanetics and Advanced classes also showed significantly greater preexercise negative moods in the first three sessions. However, these differences disappeared following exercise. Possibly, these two groups had become more “tolerant” to the mood-enhancing effects of physical exercise; this may be in part have been due to “exercise addiction.”

Emotional Impact Feedback Changes How We Remember Negative Autobiographical Experiences

2010 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 354-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie K. T. Takarangi ◽  
Deryn Strange
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
The Other ◽  
Personal Perspective ◽  
Emotional Impact ◽  
Potential Mechanism ◽  
Negative Experiences ◽  
Negative Memory ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Negative Memories ◽  
Over Time

When people are told that their negative memories are worse than other people’s, do they later remember those events differently? We asked participants to recall a recent negative memory then, 24 h later, we gave some participants feedback about the emotional impact of their event – stating it was more or less negative compared to other people’s experiences. One week later, participants recalled the event again. We predicted that if feedback affected how participants remembered their negative experiences, their ratings of the memory’s characteristics should change over time. That is, when participants are told that their negative event is extremely negative, their memories should be more vivid, recollected strongly, and remembered from a personal perspective, compared to participants in the other conditions. Our results provide support for this hypothesis. We suggest that external feedback might be a potential mechanism in the relationship between negative memories and psychological well-being.

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