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Well-being of elderly stroke survivors in Chinese communities: mediating effects of meaning in life
- Authors:
- SHAO Jingjin, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 18,(4) 2014, pp.435-443.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Objectives: This study aims to examine the role of meaning in life as a mediator for the relationship of physical functioning, social support, and optimism with well-being among elderly Chinese stroke survivors.Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 214 community-dwelling older stroke survivors (128 men and 86 women), ranging from 60 to 88 years. The physical functioning, social support, optimism, meaning in life, and subjective well-being of the participants were measured.Results: Structural equation modeling revealed that meaning in life fully mediates the relationship of physical functioning, social support, and optimism with subjective well-being.Conclusion: This study examines the role of meaning in life in stroke experience from an existential perspective. The modifiable features of meaning in life may offer an intervening angle for improving the well-being of elderly stroke survivors. (Publisher abstract)
The psychosocial preferences of older adults: a pilot examination of content and structure
- Authors:
- CARPENTER Brian D., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 40(3), June 2000, pp.335-348.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This study examined the content and structure of psychosocial preferences in older adults using the statistical technique known as concept mapping. Results suggest two underlying dimensions to psychosocial preferences (Enrichment-self-maintenance and extrapersonal-interpersonal) and six distinct content domains (social contact, growth activities, leisure activities, self-dominion, support aids, and caregivers and care). Both the dimensions and the content domains provide valuable information for the construction of psychosocial preference instruments. They also might assist formal and informal caregivers in tailoring their interventions to provide individualized care that enhances quality of life for older adults.
Care management pilots: annual report April 1991-March 1992
- Author:
- HAMPSHIRE. Social Services Department
- Publisher:
- Hampshire. Social Services Department
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 200p.
- Place of publication:
- Winchester
Reports from 4 pilot care management projects looking at what has been learnt from them, and comparing the different models used.
The stability of coping strategies in older adults with osteoarthritis and the ability of these strategies to predict changes in depression, disability, and pain
- Authors:
- REGIER Natalie G., PARMELEE Patricia A.
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 19(12), 2015, pp.1113-1122.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Given the chronically painful, incurable nature of osteoarthritis, effective cognitive and behavioural coping strategies may be critical for older adults with the disease. Little is known about how and why coping changes over time, nor about stability of coping strategies in persons with osteoarthritis. The aims of this work were to examine the structure of coping in older adults with osteoarthritis, the association of coping strategies with well-being, the stability of coping over time, and its association with changes in well-being over the same period. (Edited publisher abstract)
Directions: a guide to key documents in health and social care 2004
- Editor:
- CRECY Lyn
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 194p.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 4th
This is the fourth edition of the guide to more than 200 key reports and pieces of legislation published on health and social care subjects since 1986. It is divided into 11 chapters under the following subject headings: general issues; quality; public health; primary and community care; older people; midwifery; children and young people; mental health; disabilities; education; ethical issues and human rights. The documents are arranged in chronological order and each is referenced with an abstract. The publication also includes a reading list of materials about applying for jobs; a list of national organisations related to health and social care; and useful websites.
The influence of health, social support quality and rehabilitation on depression among disabled elders
- Authors:
- HOROWITZ A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 7(5), September 2003, pp.342-350.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study examined the influence of health, social support, disability, and vision rehabilitation services on depression among visually impaired older adults seeking vision rehabilitation services. Participants (n 1/4 95) were interviewed at application and approximately two years later. The first hierarchical regression model focused on concurrent relationships at baseline. The second model used baseline health and social support variables, along with indicators of change in vision and use of rehabilitation services, in order to predict change in depression over time. Findings indicate that being unmarried, in poorer health, having lower quality of relationships with family, and lower stability in friendships were significant independent risk factors for initial depression, explaining 50% of the variance. Decline in depression over time was predicted by younger age, better self-rated health, stability of friendships, and use of rehabilitation services that, along with baseline depression, explained 61% of the variance in depressive symptomatology at the two-year follow-up. Findings highlight the importance of qualitative aspects of social support for older disabled adults, as well as the distinction that needs to be made between factors that predict concurrent mental health status and those predicting change in status over time.
Profile of disability in elderly people: estimates from a longitudinal population study
- Authors:
- MELZER David, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 24.4.99, 1999, pp.1108-1111.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Reports on a study estimating the numbers of cognitively impaired and physically disabled elderly people in England and Wales, subdivided by a range of sociodemographic, dependency, care recipient, and survival variables. Results found that very elderly people and those with cognitive impairment make up a large population of those in need of long term care. A large proportion of disabled elderly still live outside institutions and depend on formal services as well as informal caregivers. The research also found that the disabled elderly also use acute hospitals extensively, underlining the interrelations between acute and long term care.
The role of religion/spirituality in coping with caregiving for disabled elders
- Authors:
- CHANG Bei-Hung, NOONAN Anne E., TENNSTEDT Sharon L.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 38(4), August 1998, pp.463-470.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Examines how religious/spiritual coping is related to specific conditions of caregiving and psychological distress among informal caregivers to community-residing disabled elders. Support was found for the hypothesis that religious/spiritual coping influences caregiver distress indirectly through the quality of the relationship between caregiver and care recipient. Caregivers who used religious or spiritual beliefs to cope with caregiving have a better relationship with care recipients, which is associated with lower levels of depression and role submersion.
Mental and physical frailty in older people: the costs and benefits of informal care
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 18(3), May 1998, pp.317-354.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Describes the financial, opportunity and social costs and benefits of providing informal support to frail older people within an economic framework. Around half the supporters reported financial costs or lost social opportunities. A minority of supporters had reduced their working hours or withdrawn from employment because of caregiving. Nearly all supporters reported at least one social cost and identified at least one positive aspect of caregiving. The benefits of caregiving were not consistently related to co-residency, relationship of supporter or frailty type. Possible strategies for decreasing the costs and increasing the benefits of caregiving are discussed.
Ageing matters: pathways for older people with a learning disability: unit three; maintaining good health
- Authors:
- HARRIS John, et al
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
Unit three in a series of training materials for staff working with older people with learning difficulties. This unit looks at: health and illness; mental health and people with learning difficulties; working with the primary healthcare team; and support for people with physical and mental health problems. Concludes with a summary of points for practice.