scholarly journals Psychological wellbeing and resilience among Egyptian community-dwelling older adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Amira Y. Sharaf ◽  
Hanaa S. Ibrahim ◽  
Ola A. Lachine
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Purpose In Life ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Confounding Variables ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

Background: Aging represents a time of significant challenges as well as opportunities for growth. Resilience helps older adults adjust to ongoing demands of aging. Little is known, however, about individual factors that bolster resilience. This study examines the potential contribution of psychological wellbeing in building resilience in older adults.Methods: A sample of 150 community-dwelling older adults was recruited from elder clubs in Alexandria, Egypt. Participant interviews included measures of resilience, psychological wellbeing, as well as measures of physical and psycho-social functioning.Results: Psychological wellbeing and resilience were positively and strongly correlated (r = .70, p < .001). Resilience was significantly associated with five dimensions of psychological wellbeing: mastery of environment (r = .54, p < .001), self-acceptance (r = .53, p < .001), personal growth, and purpose in life (both r = .49, p < .001), and autonomy (r = .36, p < .001). A weak, but significant association was found with the sixth dimension, positive relationship with others (r = .29, p < .001). Adjusting for potential confounding variables, psychological wellbeing remained significantly associated with resilience (β = .59, p < .001). Mastery of environment (β = .23, p < .01), autonomy (β = .20, p < .01), personal growth (β = .19, p < .01), and purpose in life (β = .18, p < .01), were independently influenced resilience among older adults.Conclusions: The findings highlight the adaptive function of psychological wellbeing in boosting resilience among older adults. Nursing strategies to optimize resilience and psychological wellbeing among older adults are delineated.

scholarly journals Psychological well-being among older adults during the COVID-19 outbreak: a comparative study of the young–old and the old–old adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (11) ◽  
pp. 1365-1370 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. López ◽  
G. Perez-Rojo ◽  
C. Noriega ◽  
I. Carretero ◽  
C. Velasco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Stressful Life Event ◽  
Purpose In Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Young Old

ABSTRACTThe COVID-19 outbreak could be considered as an uncontrollable stressful life event. Lockdown measures have provoked a disruption of daily life with a great impact over older adults’ health and well-being. Nevertheless, eudaimonic well‐being plays a protective role in confronting adverse circumstances, such as the COVID-19 situation. This study aims to assess the association between age and psychological well-being (personal growth and purpose in life). Young–old (60–70 years) and old–old (71–80 years) community-dwelling Spaniards (N = 878) completed a survey and reported on their sociodemographic characteristics and their levels of health, COVID-19 stress-related, appraisal, and personal resources. Old–old did not evidence poorer psychological well-being than young–old. Age has only a negative impact on personal growth. The results also suggest that the nature of the COVID-19 impact (except for the loss of a loved one) may not be as relevant for the older adults’ well-being as their appraisals and personal resources for managing COVID-related problems. In addition, these results suggest that some sociodemographic and health-related variables have an impact on older adults’ well-being. Thus, perceived-health, family functioning, resilience, gratitude, and acceptance had significant associations with both personal growth and purpose in life. Efforts to address older adults’ psychological well-being focusing on older adults’ personal resources should be considered.

Application of the Rasch Model to Measure Five Dimensions of Wellness in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 268-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelley Strout ◽  
Elizabeth P. Howard
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Rasch Model ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults ◽  
The Rasch Model

Background and Purpose: Nurse researchers and practicing nurses need reliable and valid instruments to measure key clinical concepts. The purpose of this research was to develop an innovative method to measure dimensions of wellness among older adults. Method: A sample of 5,604 community-dwelling older adults was drawn from members of the COLLAGE consortium. The Wellness Assessment Tool (WEL) of the COLLAGE assessment system provided the data used to create the scores. Application of the Rasch analysis and Masters’ partial credit method resulted in logit values for each item within the five dimensions of wellness as well as logit values for each person in the sample. Results: The items fit the Rasch model, and the composite scores for each dimension demonstrated high reliability (1.00). The person reliability was low: social (.19), intellectual (.33), physical (.29), emotional (.20), and spiritual (.29). The small number of items within each dimension and the homogenous sample appear to have contributed to this low reliability. Conclusion: Ongoing research using multidimensional tools to measure dimensions of wellness among older adults is needed to advance wellness science and wellness promotion in nursing practice.

Rate of Torque Development and Torque Steadiness of the Lower Limb and Future Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults Without Previous Falls: A Longitudinal 1-Year Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Jaqueline Mello Porto ◽  
Renato Campos Freire Júnior ◽  
Luana Letícia Capato ◽  
Sállua Berlanga Spilla ◽  
Ana Paula Midori Nakaishi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Peak Torque ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Modifiable Risk Factors ◽  
Telephone Contact ◽  
Rate Of Torque Development ◽  
Confounding Variables ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults ◽  
Torque Development

The objective was to investigate the association between rate of torque development (RTD) and torque steadiness (TS) of the lower limb and the occurrence of prospective falls in community-dwelling older adults without falls in the previous year. One hundred older adults performed the tests to obtain the RTD and TS of the hip, knee, and ankle. New episodes of falls were monitored through telephone contact for a prospective period of 12 months. The association of RTD and TS with the occurrence of prospective falls was verified by multiple logistic regression adjusted for confounding variables. There was no association between RTD of hip, knee, and ankle and prospective falls. Only the TS at 50% of the peak torque of the hip flexors was associated with the occurrence of future falls (p = .023). Identifying modifiable risk factors for the first fall in older adults is essential for the development of adequate prevention programs.

scholarly journals PURPOSE IN LIFE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 198-204
Author(s):  
Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira ◽  
◽  
Matheus Amarante do Nascimento ◽  
Géssica Aline Caruzo ◽  
Cristina Cristóvão Ribeiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Purpose In Life ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

Predictors of the importance of everyday preferences for older adults with cognitive impairment

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
James M. Wilkins ◽  
Joseph J. Locascio ◽  
Jeanette M. Gunther ◽  
Liang Yap ◽  
Teresa Gomez-Isla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Autonomous Choice ◽  
Importance Ratings ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults ◽  
Everyday Living

ABSTRACT Objectives: Among older people with cognitive impairment and mild dementia, relatively little is known about the factors that predict preferences for everyday living activities and experiences and that influence the relative importance of those activities and experiences. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Participants were recruited from the Massachusetts Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (MADRC) Clinical Core longitudinal cohort. Participants: The sample included 62 community-dwelling older adults with cognitive impairment (Clinical Dementia Rating global score ≥ 0.5). Measurements: We used the Preferences for Everyday Living Inventory (PELI) to assess preferences for activities and lifestyle experiences among persons with cognitive impairment. Within-subjects analysis of variance was used to test for significant differences in the mean ratings of importance for four domains of the PELI (“autonomous choice,” “social engagement,” “personal growth,” and “keeping a routine”). Multiple regression models were used to relate predictors, including neuropsychiatric symptoms, to importance ratings for each domain. Results: Significant differences were noted in the mean importance ratings of the preferences domains: “social engagement” preferences were rated as most important, followed by “autonomous choice,” “personal growth,” and “keeping a routine.” For the “social engagement” preferences domain, female sex was significantly associated with higher importance of “social engagement,” while depressive symptoms (Geriatric Depression Scale-15 scores) were significantly associated with lower importance. Conclusions: This study adds novel insight into the everyday preferences of community-dwelling older adults with cognitive impairment and highlights the impact of a number of factors, particularly level of depression, on how important various everyday experiences are perceived.

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