Mary Jean Hande, Lori E Weeks, Stephanie A Chamberlain, Emily Hubley, Rosanne Burke, Grace Warner, Melissa K Andrew, Janice Keefe
{"title":"Caregivers' Experiences of Nursing Home Restrictions During the COVID-19 Pandemic - CORRIGENDUM.","authors":"Mary Jean Hande, Lori E Weeks, Stephanie A Chamberlain, Emily Hubley, Rosanne Burke, Grace Warner, Melissa K Andrew, Janice Keefe","doi":"10.1017/S0714980825000017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980825000017","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47613,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal on Aging-Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement","volume":" ","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143664932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Maltraitance organisationnelle envers les personnes aînées lors de services de soutien à domicile: enjeux éthiques identifiés par des ergothérapeutes].","authors":"Chantal Viscogliosi, Marie-Josée Drolet, Marie-Michèle Lord, Chantal Pinard, Mélanie Ruest","doi":"10.1017/S0714980825000042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980825000042","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>La maltraitance organisationnelle envers les personnes aînées est présente dans différentes organisations, y compris dans le secteur de la santé et des services sociaux. Elle peut entraîner des conséquences négatives importantes sur la santé mentale et physique, ainsi que la qualité de vie, des personnes aînées qui la subissent. L'objectif de cet article est de présenter les enjeux éthiques liés à la maltraitance organisationnelle perpétrée envers les personnes aînées qui reçoivent des services de soutien à domicile. Une approche d'inspiration phénoménologique utilisée auprès d'ergothérapeutes pour identifier les enjeux éthiques de leur pratique a mené à une analyse des enjeux éthiques spécifiquement liés à des situations de maltraitance organisationnelle. Quinze ergothérapeutes (n=15) œuvrant en soutien à domicile au Québec ont été rencontrés dans le cadre d'entretiens individuels. L'analyse a été effectuée en utilisant une perspective écologique. Les résultats de l'analyse révèlent plusieurs enjeux éthiques complexes de nature micro, méso et macrosystémiques, dont l'abandon administratif des bonnes pratiques, l'accès déficitaire aux services, la chosification de l'aîné, la dépersonnalisation des services et la tolérance des violences.</p>","PeriodicalId":47613,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal on Aging-Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143650767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sabina Staempfli, Farinaz Havaei, Lisa Dawson, Sheila Novek, Kim Slater, Megan Kaulius, Amira Ahmed
{"title":"Raise Your Voice: How to Increase the Effectiveness of Resident and Family Councils in Long-Term Care Homes.","authors":"Sabina Staempfli, Farinaz Havaei, Lisa Dawson, Sheila Novek, Kim Slater, Megan Kaulius, Amira Ahmed","doi":"10.1017/S0714980825000029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980825000029","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the missing voices of families and residents in long-term care (LTC) decision-making and policy processes. Family and resident councils constitute one method of raising these voices, but there is currently a gap in evidence of how to promote the effectiveness of these councils. We conducted five focus groups and two interviews with LTC home leaders, residents, family members, and advocates in British Columbia using a participatory approach integrating knowledge-users throughout the research process. Using a framework analysis, we found modifiable (communication, structure, recruitment/engagement, council leadership, culture/attitudes, and resources/supports) and non-modifiable factors (medical complexity of residents and short lengths of stay) affecting council effectiveness. We discuss strategies implemented by knowledge-users to address modifiable effectiveness factors and construct a preliminary tool (a 35-question survey) that operationalizes and identifies areas that can increase council effectiveness in practice to ensure that their voices are heard in LTC decision making.</p>","PeriodicalId":47613,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal on Aging-Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kassandra Fernandes, Carri Hand, Debbie Laliberte Rudman, Colleen McGrath, Helen C Cooper, Catherine Donnelly, Vincent G DePaul, Lori Letts, Julie Richardson
{"title":"Being and Doing Together in a Naturally Occurring Retirement Community: Pandemic Experiences of Older Adults.","authors":"Kassandra Fernandes, Carri Hand, Debbie Laliberte Rudman, Colleen McGrath, Helen C Cooper, Catherine Donnelly, Vincent G DePaul, Lori Letts, Julie Richardson","doi":"10.1017/S0714980824000345","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S0714980824000345","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Developing effective, sustainable strategies that promote social inclusion, reduce isolation, and support older adults' wellbeing continues to be important to aging communities in Canada. One strategy that targets community-living older adults involves identifying naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCs) and supporting them through supportive service programs (NORC-SSPs). This qualitative descriptive study utilized semi-structured interviews to explore how older adults living in a NORC supported by an SSP, sought to build, and maintain, a sense of community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Analysis revealed how changes in context prompted changes in the program and community, and how despite lack of in-person opportunities participants continued to be together and do occupations together in creative ways that supported their sense of community. NORC-SSPs, like Oasis, play an important role in supporting older adults' capacity to build strong, resilient communities that support wellbeing, during a global pandemic and in non-pandemic times.</p>","PeriodicalId":47613,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal on Aging-Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement","volume":" ","pages":"115-125"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142752010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Roadmap of Noninstitutional Living Options for People with Dementia: \"Don't Fence Me In\".","authors":"Maude Lévesque, Margaret Oldfield","doi":"10.1017/S0714980824000308","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S0714980824000308","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Canadians overwhelmingly do not want to live in long-term care institutions (LTCIs) when they age; yet many end up there for lack of home care, because family care partners burn out, or because they and their professional advisors are unaware of alternatives to institutions. Not only is institutional dementia care riven with problems, it segregates disabled people, thereby abrogating human rights. Because systemic ageism and ableism cloud seniors' care, institutions remain the default option for Canadians with dementia. Yet, decades of deinstitutionalization enabled younger disabled Canadians to live in the community with supports. Why not seniors? We describe a plethora of noninstitutional dementia-care alternatives. We then present a roadmap for considering all relevant care options in service plans, one that incorporates supported decision making by people with dementia. We propose a paradigm shift in how Canada serves its senior citizens - not just the current generation, but those to come, including ourselves.</p>","PeriodicalId":47613,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal on Aging-Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement","volume":" ","pages":"95-104"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142676848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kenneth M Madden, Boris Feldman, Sarah Sy, Graydon S Meneilly
{"title":"Frailty, Body Composition, and Glycemic Control in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes.","authors":"Kenneth M Madden, Boris Feldman, Sarah Sy, Graydon S Meneilly","doi":"10.1017/S071498082400031X","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S071498082400031X","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The relationship between frailty and glycemic control in older adults with diabetes remains uncertain, mainly due to the fact that previous studies have not accounted for measures of body composition. In older adults with diabetes, we examined the association between three types of frailty measures and glycemic control, while accounting for fat-free mass (FFM) and waist circumference (WC). Eighty older adults (age ≥65, 27 women and 53 men, mean age 80.5 ± 0.6 years) had gait speed, Cardiovascular Health Study Index (CHSI), Rockwood Clinical Frailty Scale (RCFS), and glycosylated hemoglobin (Hg<sub>A1C</sub>) measured. Hg<sub>A1C</sub> showed a negative association only with CHSI (standardized <b>β</b> = -0.255 ± 0.120, p = 0.038), but no association with gait speed or the RCFS. Even after accounting for FFM and WC, we demonstrated a negative association between glycated hemoglobin and increasing frailty in older adults with diabetes.</p>","PeriodicalId":47613,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal on Aging-Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement","volume":" ","pages":"89-94"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142366952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"\"I've Got a Lot of Other Things I Do\": The Nuances of Digital Engagement among Older People.","authors":"Tabytha Wells, Elizabeth Russell","doi":"10.1017/S0714980824000266","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S0714980824000266","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As Western society becomes increasingly digitally dependent and many older adults actively engage in the online world, understanding the experiences of those who largely do not use digital technology in their daily lives is crucial. Individual interviews were conducted (pre-pandemic) with 23 older adults who, based on self-identification, did not regularly use digital technology, exploring how their experiences as limited digital technology users may have impacted their daily lives. An iterative collaborative qualitative analysis demonstrated three main themes: internet concerns, frustrations with digital technology, and conflicting motivators to use digital technology. Findings suggest that addressing digital concerns and providing effective digital skill learning opportunities may encourage some older adults to become more digitally engaged. However, as people, including older adults, can be uninterested in using these technologies, organizations and institutions should work to offer ways to support people of all ages who are not engaged online.</p>","PeriodicalId":47613,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal on Aging-Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement","volume":" ","pages":"41-51"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142362265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Élise Milot, Romane Couvrette, Bertille Marthouret, Martin Caouette, Julie Beauchamp
{"title":"[Points de vue d'adultes vieillissants ayant une déficience intellectuelle à l'égard de leur participation sociale].","authors":"Élise Milot, Romane Couvrette, Bertille Marthouret, Martin Caouette, Julie Beauchamp","doi":"10.1017/S0714980824000138","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S0714980824000138","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Au cours du vieillissement, les adultes ayant une déficience intellectuelle (DI) vivent de nombreux changements susceptibles d'influencer leurs possibilités d'exercer leurs activités quotidiennes et leurs rôles sociaux. Une bonne connaissance de leurs points de vue sur le sujet apparaît cruciale pour mieux adapter l'offre de services à leurs besoins. Cette recherche a pour but de mieux comprendre les points de vue des personnes ayant une DI à l'égard de leurs possibilités de participation sociale à travers l'avancée en âge. Des entrevues individuelles et un atelier participatif ont été réalisés avec des adultes âgés de 40 à 75 ans dans la ville de Québec. L'analyse de leurs propos a permis d'identifier leurs points de vue relatifs à trois thèmes, soit leurs capacités, les possibilités d'exercer leur participation sociale et les soutiens reçus. Pour conclure, des recommandations sont proposées afin que les pratiques soutiennent réellement leur participation sociale à travers l'avancée en âge.</p>","PeriodicalId":47613,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal on Aging-Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140868576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kate Hosford, Beverley Pitman, Michael Brauer, Ruth Lavergne, Meghan Winters
{"title":"Characterizing Older Adults' Travel Behaviour and Unmet Needs: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).","authors":"Kate Hosford, Beverley Pitman, Michael Brauer, Ruth Lavergne, Meghan Winters","doi":"10.1017/S0714980824000254","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S0714980824000254","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study provides researchers, practitioners, and policy makers with a profile of older adults' travel behaviour and the older adult population that reports unmet travel needs. In addition, we quantified associations between reporting an unmet travel need and measures of health and social connectedness. Data came from the second follow-up survey of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, collected from 2018 to 2021 (n = 14,167). Nine in ten (90.2%) older adults aged 65 years and older indicated that driving is the main way they get around. Older adults with an unmet travel need were more likely to be women, have lower household incomes and education levels, and have a mobility limitation. People with an unmet travel need had 2.7 times the odds of reporting fair or poor general health (OR = 2.66, 95% CI: 2.19, 3.22) and 3.1 times the odds of feeling socially isolated (OR = 3.10, 95% CI: 2.57, 3.72) compared to those without an unmet need.</p>","PeriodicalId":47613,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal on Aging-Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement","volume":" ","pages":"26-40"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142477677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Justine L Giosa, Elizabeth Kalles, Karthika Yogaratnam, Tammy Kim, Heather McNeil, Paul Holyoke
{"title":"Aging and Mental Health: Collaborating on Research Priorities with Older Adults, Caregivers and Health and Social Care Providers across Canada.","authors":"Justine L Giosa, Elizabeth Kalles, Karthika Yogaratnam, Tammy Kim, Heather McNeil, Paul Holyoke","doi":"10.1017/S071498082400028X","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S071498082400028X","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Age-related changes can affect mental health, but aging-focused mental health research is limited. The objective was to identify the top 10 unanswered research questions on aging and mental health according to what matters most to aging Canadians. A steering group of experts-by-experience (e.g., older adults, caregivers, health and social care providers) guided three phases of a modified James Lind Alliance priority-setting partnership: (1) a broad national survey (<i>n</i> = 305) and a rapid literature scan; (2) a follow-up national survey (<i>n</i> = 703); and (3) four online workshops (<i>n</i> = 52) with a nominal group technique. Forty-two unique questions on aging and mental health resulted, of which 18 were determined to be answered by existing evidence. Of the 25 partially and unanswered questions, 10 were ranked as top priority. Findings can be used to prioritize future research, knowledge mobilization, and funding decisions, and to promote and support collaboration between longstanding siloed research and care fields.</p>","PeriodicalId":47613,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal on Aging-Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement","volume":" ","pages":"137-150"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142366951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}