{"title":"Promoting Resilience and Coping Among Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes in Karachi, Pakistan","authors":"Shireen Bhamani, Mehwish Dawood, Prisca Olabisi Adejumo","doi":"10.1007/s12126-026-09680-w","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Geriatric mental health is a significant public health concern due to the high prevalence and impact of mental illness among older adults. These issues are more prevalent among elders in nursing homes. Resilience-building interventions have been shown to improve mental well-being in older individuals, but they have been less studied in nursing homes in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). This study aims to examine the effect of the resilience-building intervention on enhancing resilience, constructive coping, and reducing depression among older people living in nursing homes in Karachi. Using a quasi-experimental design, 37 participants from a single nursing home were enrolled in the study. The group-based resilience-building “GRACE: Geriatric Resilience, Adaptive Coping, and Emotional well-being” intervention was delivered separately for males and females. Outcomes were assessed through validated instruments (Geriatric Depression Scale, Brief Coping Scale, and Resilience Scale) at baseline and post-intervention. A paired t-test was performed to compare differences in scores from pre- to post-intervention. The median age for females was 65, and for males, it was 67. The results of the paired t-test showed a significant increase in average resilience and coping scores, indicating that the intervention was effective in a positive way. Additionally, there was no significant difference in the outcomes between males and females. The resilience-building intervention can enhance the resilience and coping skills of older adults living in nursing homes. The study has significant implications for nursing homes and healthcare providers working with the geriatric population. Such interventions can easily be integrated into the standard care practices of nursing homes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51665,"journal":{"name":"Ageing International","volume":"51 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1000,"publicationDate":"2026-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Ageing International","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12126-026-09680-w","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"GERONTOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Geriatric mental health is a significant public health concern due to the high prevalence and impact of mental illness among older adults. These issues are more prevalent among elders in nursing homes. Resilience-building interventions have been shown to improve mental well-being in older individuals, but they have been less studied in nursing homes in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). This study aims to examine the effect of the resilience-building intervention on enhancing resilience, constructive coping, and reducing depression among older people living in nursing homes in Karachi. Using a quasi-experimental design, 37 participants from a single nursing home were enrolled in the study. The group-based resilience-building “GRACE: Geriatric Resilience, Adaptive Coping, and Emotional well-being” intervention was delivered separately for males and females. Outcomes were assessed through validated instruments (Geriatric Depression Scale, Brief Coping Scale, and Resilience Scale) at baseline and post-intervention. A paired t-test was performed to compare differences in scores from pre- to post-intervention. The median age for females was 65, and for males, it was 67. The results of the paired t-test showed a significant increase in average resilience and coping scores, indicating that the intervention was effective in a positive way. Additionally, there was no significant difference in the outcomes between males and females. The resilience-building intervention can enhance the resilience and coping skills of older adults living in nursing homes. The study has significant implications for nursing homes and healthcare providers working with the geriatric population. Such interventions can easily be integrated into the standard care practices of nursing homes.
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As a quarterly peer-reviewed journal that has existed for over three decades, Ageing International serves all professionals who deal with complex ageing issues. The journal is dedicated to improving the life of ageing populations worldwide through providing an intellectual forum for communicating common concerns, exchanging analyses and discoveries in scientific research, crystallizing significant issues, and offering recommendations in ageing-related service delivery and policy making. Besides encouraging the submission of high-quality research and review papers, Ageing International seeks to bring together researchers, policy analysts, and service program administrators who are committed to reducing the ''implementation gap'' between good science and effective service, between evidence-based protocol and culturally suitable programs, and between unique innovative solutions and generalizable policies. For significant issues that are common across countries, Ageing International will organize special forums for scholars and investigators from different disciplines to present their regional perspectives as well as to provide more comprehensive analysis. The editors strongly believe that such discourse has the potential to foster a wide range of coordinated efforts that will lead to improvements in the quality of life of older persons worldwide. Abstracted and Indexed in:
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