Meimei Lin, Josue David Lopez, Andressa Silva, Kinza Ali, Veronica Yvonne Brookshaw, Megan Goldner Martinez, D. Castillo
{"title":"Cognitive and Socio-Emotional Benefits of Puzzle Working in Older Adults","authors":"Meimei Lin, Josue David Lopez, Andressa Silva, Kinza Ali, Veronica Yvonne Brookshaw, Megan Goldner Martinez, D. Castillo","doi":"10.1080/01924788.2022.2120761","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2022.2120761","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Puzzles are mental exercises that enhance cognitive function. Functional cognition is critical for older adults to be able to engage in activities of daily living (ADL) and is linked to positive aging. This paper reports participation by Hispanic older adults in puzzle working and explores the relationship between the reported need for assistance with ADL and puzzles participation. Survey findings from 156 older adults reveal that puzzle working not only provides an opportunity to exercise their mind to solve cognitive challenges, but also elicits emotional and social benefits. The reported need for assistance with ADL is not a statistically significant predictor of participation in puzzle working, indicating that regardless of the level of assistance senior adults need for ADL, they can participate in puzzle working.","PeriodicalId":45731,"journal":{"name":"Activities Adaptation & Aging","volume":"47 1","pages":"348 - 363"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48078761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Hodgson, G. Cook, Amy Johnson, Hilary Abbott-Brailey
{"title":"Ageing Well with Creative Arts and Pets: The HenPower Story","authors":"P. Hodgson, G. Cook, Amy Johnson, Hilary Abbott-Brailey","doi":"10.1080/01924788.2022.2116548","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2022.2116548","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT HenPower is a programme that enables older people who live with dementia in care homes to take part in hen-keeping and hen-related creative activities. It was introduced into UK care homes to address evidence suggesting older adults who live with dementia in care homes can experience diminished personal wellbeing. This study aimed to 1) assess the impact of HenPower on people who have dementia who are living in a care home and 2) explore care home staff views and experiences of the HenPower programme. A nested qualitative design was adopted, utilizing observation of 29 older people who live in a care home and 25 staff individual and small-group interviews. Five themes emerged: ongoing meaningful engagement with hens, self-expression through creative activities, improved mood and participation, improved social interaction, and enhanced living environment. HenPower offers potential wellbeing benefits to older people living in care homes, many of which echo with existing evidence on non-pharmacological approaches.","PeriodicalId":45731,"journal":{"name":"Activities Adaptation & Aging","volume":"47 1","pages":"214 - 231"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46130966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Social Support and Daily Life Activity: Determinants of Aging Well","authors":"K. T. Kim, B. Hawkins, Yong-ho Lee, H. Kim","doi":"10.1080/01924788.2022.2106013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2022.2106013","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Despite the importance and prevalence in the use of the term “aging well,” there has been an absence of an empirically valid aging well model for conceptualization and measurement of the phenomenon. The purpose of the study was to conceptualize and test a model for aging well. A sample of 554 non-institutionalized individuals was taken using primary sampling units (PSUs), and a higher-order confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to test a model for aging well. This study confirmed a five-factor structure of aging well, including (a) daily life activity, (b) social resources and supports, (c) mental efficacy, (d) physical health and functional status, and (e) material security. Although all five dimensions strongly contribute to the aging well construct, the statistical results have shown that Social Resources and Support (SRS) and Daily Life Activity are the most important in explaining aging well. Material Security is the weakest latent variable in the model. The study indicates the model for aging well is a single, holistic, and multidimensional framework with a strong theoretical and empirical base.","PeriodicalId":45731,"journal":{"name":"Activities Adaptation & Aging","volume":"483 1","pages":"171 - 194"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59320149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Leisure Participation, Physical Health, and Mental Health in Older Adults","authors":"S. Chun, Jinmoo Heo, J. Ryu","doi":"10.1080/01924788.2022.2116532","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2022.2116532","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT To promote health and healthy aging, it is important to develop supportive environments and specific opportunities for meaningful and valuable social engagement. The current study examined the differences of Body Mass Index (physical health indicator), perceived health, happiness, and depression (mental health indicators) according to the clusters of leisure participation patterns among older adults who were retired and living in the community. A sample of 1,134 participants aged 60 years and older was extracted from the Alameda County Health and Ways of Living Study. The result of K-means cluster analysis revealed that there were three distinctive leisure participation patterns: the ardent achievers, the physical enthusiasts, and the easy contenders. The multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) showed that the ardent achievers had the highest perceived mental health and happiness scores and the lowest depressive symptoms scores. Physical enthusiasts demonstrated the highest scores on ‘working in the garden’ and the lowest Body Mass Index of the three groups, which is one of the important indicators for physical health. Activity professionals may encourage older adults living in the community to work in the garden or other moderate to rigorous physical exercise, which may contribute to increased physical and mental health of older adults. Further practical implications are discussed.","PeriodicalId":45731,"journal":{"name":"Activities Adaptation & Aging","volume":"47 1","pages":"195 - 213"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45745542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kristiina Juntunen, T. Lautamo, Aila Pikkarainen, Kaisa Lällä
{"title":"Detecting Changes in Human Agency of Older Adults in Rehabilitation","authors":"Kristiina Juntunen, T. Lautamo, Aila Pikkarainen, Kaisa Lällä","doi":"10.1080/01924788.2022.2116531","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2022.2116531","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Tools assessing person-centered rehabilitation should promote client self-awareness as well as measure the target outcomes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of the Assessment of Perceived Agency (ATPA19) to track changes in rehabilitation for older adults. Older adults (mean age 79) participated in a ten-month intervention (baseline n = 97, and follow-up n = 63). The ATPA19 and WHOQOL-BREF physical domain showed the strongest correlation and were the only tools that detected significant changes in older adults. The ATPA-19 is an agency-based tool that can reveal new effects complementing those of the assessment tools commonly used in rehabilitation in older adults.","PeriodicalId":45731,"journal":{"name":"Activities Adaptation & Aging","volume":"47 1","pages":"329 - 347"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42206481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Increasing Functional Performance in Older Women","authors":"J. Barcelona, M. Fahlman, Robert Neda, H. Hall","doi":"10.1080/01924788.2022.2109255","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2022.2109255","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to evaluate differential effects of a 16-week protocol where participants were randomized into a strength-training (ST) group, Activities of Daily Living (ADL) training group, and a control group. Six physical outcome measures were assessed using the Senior Fitness Test, pre and post study, across ninety women in an assisted living community. A series of repeated measures ANOVA revealed significant group × time interactions across the six physical domains measured (p ≤ .01). Post hoc analysis indicated that ST and ADL groups improved significantly more than the control group across each physical domain. The ST group also outperformed the ADL group in the 30 Second Chair Stand and 30 second arm curl. The key finding is that it is important to incorporate both strength and ADL training sessions because both facilitated significant improvements across all six fitness domains above and beyond controls.","PeriodicalId":45731,"journal":{"name":"Activities Adaptation & Aging","volume":"47 1","pages":"315 - 328"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42776928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Susana Carrapatoso, P. Abdalla, Carla M Cadete, Joana Carvalho, Maria Paula M Santos, L. Bohn
{"title":"Does Real-time Online Physical Exercise Improve Physical Fitness in Seniors?","authors":"Susana Carrapatoso, P. Abdalla, Carla M Cadete, Joana Carvalho, Maria Paula M Santos, L. Bohn","doi":"10.1080/01924788.2022.2100686","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2022.2100686","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The need to interrupt in-person physical exercise due to the COVID-19 pandemic required the design of alternatives. Thus, the aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of an 8-month online physical exercise on physical fitness and body composition in community-dwelling older adults. This is a non-randomized controlled trial comprising 62 older adults (74.59 ± 5.79 years, 59.7% women) distributed in an exercise group (EG) that executed an 8-month online physical exercise (three sessions/week, multicomponent regime), or control group (CG). Changes in groups over time were modeled using a linear mixed model. The EG did not improve physical fitness nor body composition. After adjustments for age, sex, and body fat, there was a minimal significant benefit for lower body strength favoring the EG [group*time interaction 1.55 (0.65); p = .020]. In conclusion, online physical exercise did not improve but maintained overall physical fitness. The in-person physical exercise for older adults must be re-opened as soon as this population is going to be protected from COVID-19.","PeriodicalId":45731,"journal":{"name":"Activities Adaptation & Aging","volume":"46 1","pages":"286 - 302"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45778618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Agile Ageing: Implementation Considerations for a Walking Basketball Program","authors":"S. Talpey, D. Pascoe, Mathew Wallen","doi":"10.1080/01924788.2022.2092361","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2022.2092361","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Physical activity generally declines with increasing age and lack of enjoyment is a noted barrier to older adults participating in traditional exercise programs. Walking basketball is a modified version of basketball designed to align with the physical capabilities of older adults, where participants are required to walk rather than run and body contact is not allowed. A walking basketball program provides participants with an opportunity to obtain the physical, mental and social health benefits of exercise in a competitive and social context. Due to the dynamic environment of a walking basketball program, participants are exposed to a unique stimulus combining both physical and cognitive demands, that is unmatched by traditional exercise programs. However, an increased risk of injury coincides with the unique demands of the activity. Therefore, the purpose of this manuscript is to provide practical applications for sporting organization that wish to implement a walking basketball program.","PeriodicalId":45731,"journal":{"name":"Activities Adaptation & Aging","volume":"47 1","pages":"301 - 314"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43498158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Aging in a Place of Choice","authors":"Weng Marc Lim, Carmen Bowman","doi":"10.1080/01924788.2022.2097806","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2022.2097806","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Aging in place is a concept most people desire (i.e., to live in their own homes for as long as possible). However, that is not always possible. To account for this reality, this article introduces an alternative concept called aging in a place of choice (a novel theoretical insight) alongside five new articles (a pragmatic collection of practical insights) in the latest issue of Activities, Adaptation and Aging: Purposeful and Dignified Living for Older Adults. Therefore, this article should be useful to gain a theoretical and practical understanding of aging in a place of choice.","PeriodicalId":45731,"journal":{"name":"Activities Adaptation & Aging","volume":"46 1","pages":"183 - 189"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46361868","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lindsay Morrison, M. McDonough, Stephanie Won, AJ Matsune, Jennifer Hewson
{"title":"Older Adults’ Physical Activity and Social Participation During COVID-19","authors":"Lindsay Morrison, M. McDonough, Stephanie Won, AJ Matsune, Jennifer Hewson","doi":"10.1080/01924788.2022.2094658","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2022.2094658","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT COVID-19 disrupted older adults’ physical and social participation. We examined changes in social participation and physical activity during COVID-19 and perceptions of precautionary measures and online or outdoor classes in 155 older adults (M age = 70.50 ± 4.62 years). Patrons at Calgary recreation centers ≥ 65 years recruited via e-mail were surveyed between August-September 2020. Social participation (p <0.01) and resistance (p <0.01) and flexibility (p =0.03) physical activity declined. Mild physical activity increased (p =0.03). 33.57% attended online classes. Most precautionary measures were endorsed. Understanding behavior and receptivity to precautions helps providers adapt to COVID-19.","PeriodicalId":45731,"journal":{"name":"Activities Adaptation & Aging","volume":"46 1","pages":"320 - 342"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43126838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}