Research on AgingPub Date : 2024-08-01Epub Date: 2024-01-22DOI: 10.1177/01640275241229416
Meggan Jordan, Kenzie Latham-Mintus, Sarah E Patterson
{"title":"A Care Paradox: The Relationship Between Older Adults' Caregiving Arrangements and Institutionalization and Mortality.","authors":"Meggan Jordan, Kenzie Latham-Mintus, Sarah E Patterson","doi":"10.1177/01640275241229416","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01640275241229416","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We investigate how the type of caregiving arrangement is associated with older Americans' outcomes. We use the Health and Retirement Study (2004-2018) and discrete-time event history analysis to assess the odds of institutionalization or death over a 14-year period among older adults with limitations in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs; e.g., bathing). We consider caregiving arrangements as conventional (i.e., spouse or adult child), unconventional (e.g., extended family, employee, friend), or self-directed (i.e., no caregiver). We find a \"care paradox\" in that self-directing one's own care was associated with a lower risk of institutionalization or death compared with having conventional care (spouse/adult caregiver) and unconventional care (employee). Relative to conventional care, having an employee caregiver was associated with increased risk of institutionalization. Findings are still observed when controlling for level of impairment and various health-related factors. More research is needed to understand older adults who self-direct their own care.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"363-385"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139521724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From Organizing Medicine to Cooking With More Leafy Greens: A Dyadic, Qualitative Analysis of How Older African American Couples Take Care of Each Other's Health.","authors":"Amy Rauer, Wendy McLean Cooke, Megan Haselschwerdt, Kerri Winters-Stone, Lyndsey Hornbuckle","doi":"10.1177/01640275241227557","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01640275241227557","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Guided by the Dyadic Theory of Illness Management, we explored spousal health management behaviors and their congruence within seventeen older African American married couples participating in a dyadic exercise intervention. Both prior to and after the intervention, spouses reported how they took care of their partner's health as well as what their partner did for them. Data were analyzed using theoretical thematic analysis, and five health management behaviors domains were identified (diet, exercise, self-care, medical compliance, relationship maintenance). Both partners were most likely to encourage healthier diets and exercise. Wives tended to report more behaviors compared to husbands. Couples had little congruence in their appraisals of each other's health management behaviors, and patterns were stable over time. Findings suggest incongruence in couples' health management behaviors represented complementary, collaborative efforts to support each other and that husbands may underestimate how much care they both provide to and receive from their wives.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"302-313"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139433174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2024-05-01Epub Date: 2024-01-13DOI: 10.1177/01640275241227575
Xin Yao Lin, Margie E Lachman
{"title":"Social Media Use and Daily Well-Being: The Role of Quantity and Quality of Social Support.","authors":"Xin Yao Lin, Margie E Lachman","doi":"10.1177/01640275241227575","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01640275241227575","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There have been mixed findings on whether social media use is positively or negatively related to well-being. Using the Midlife in the United States Refresher study (<i>N</i> = 782, age 25-75), multilevel structural equation modeling examined social support quantity (time giving and receiving) and quality of as mediators at both the within- (intraindividual) and between-person (interindividual) levels. Giving support significantly mediated at within- and between-person levels: more social media use was associated with more time giving support and worse well-being. Receiving support significantly mediated at the between-person level: more social media use was associated with more time receiving support and worse well-being. When examining social support quality as a mediator, findings showed that more social media use to contact family/friends was related to better social support quality and better well-being. Results added to our understanding of the relationship between social media use and well-being by considering the role of social support quantity/quality.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"287-301"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11039377/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139467060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2024-05-01Epub Date: 2024-01-08DOI: 10.1177/01640275231226228
Jinbao Zhang, Julia Shu-Huah Wang, Wing Kit Chan
{"title":"Utilizing Consumer-Directed Care Among Older Adults: Identifying Barriers From Behavioral Economics Perspectives.","authors":"Jinbao Zhang, Julia Shu-Huah Wang, Wing Kit Chan","doi":"10.1177/01640275231226228","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01640275231226228","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Consumer-directed Care (CDC) empowers older people to flexibly arrange services and enhances their well-being. Prior studies have suggested that limited attention and hassle costs are major demand-side barriers to using CDC. However, many other psychosocial factors were unexplored. In this study, we explore associations between CDC utilization and a wider range of psychosocial factors based on behavioral economics theories. A cross-sectional telephone survey of older persons (or family members that represent them) was conducted in Guangzhou, China in 2021. We adopted a two-stage sampling method based on administrative records and analyzed the data using multivariate logistic models. Procedural literacy, hassle costs, and social norms regarding CDC were associated with using CDC. The findings reveal nuances in the decision-making process, and people are not unboundedly rational in making care-related decisions. Policymakers could employ cost-effective tools to facilitate CDC utilization and optimize resources to address the most crucial service barriers.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"275-286"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139378562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2024-05-01Epub Date: 2024-01-19DOI: 10.1177/01640275241229683
Jia Chen, Mengni Chen
{"title":"Trajectories of Intergenerational Emotional Closeness in Multi-Child Aging Families in China.","authors":"Jia Chen, Mengni Chen","doi":"10.1177/01640275241229683","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01640275241229683","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Intergenerational emotional closeness (IEC) in multi-child families manifests not only in the overall parent-child relationship but also by the extent of its within-family differentiation. This study aimed to identify distinct trajectories of collective IEC in multi-child families and to examine its potential associated factors. The study used four waves of the China Family Panel Studies (2010-2018). Based on a sample of 3474 older adults (age >60), growth mixture modelling and logistic regression were conducted. Two latent trajectory patterns of IEC were identified: increasingly tight-knit (93%) and persistently collectively ambivalent (7%). Compared to the latter trajectory, older adults who had a married/cohabiting partner, had better health and received support from all children, were more likely to have increasingly tight-knit trajectories of IEC. The study tells a story more about emotional cohesion between Chinese older adults and multiple offspring over time. Aging families experiencing persistently collectively ambivalent IEC deserve more attention.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"314-326"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139503133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2024-05-01Epub Date: 2024-01-19DOI: 10.1177/01640275241227909
Rie Konno, Kumiyo Inoue, Yumiko Matsushita, Kokoro Hashimoto, Richard Wiechula, Timothy To, Timothy J Schultz
{"title":"Barriers to Advance Care Planning in Older Adults With Dementia, Their Families and Healthcare Professionals: An Umbrella Review of Qualitative Evidence.","authors":"Rie Konno, Kumiyo Inoue, Yumiko Matsushita, Kokoro Hashimoto, Richard Wiechula, Timothy To, Timothy J Schultz","doi":"10.1177/01640275241227909","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01640275241227909","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This umbrella review aimed to examine and synthesize qualitative studies that explored the barriers and facilitators of advance care planning for persons with dementia, their families, and their healthcare professionals and caregivers. The modified umbrella review approach developed by the Joanna Briggs Institute was followed. Five major English databases were searched. Four reviews based on 38 primary qualitative studies were included. The methodological quality of the included reviews was moderate to high. The synthesis yielded 16 descriptive themes and five analytical themes: making the wishes/preferences of persons with dementia visible; constructive collaboration based on stakeholders having positive relationships; emotional chaos in facing end-of-life substitute decision-making; initiating the advance care planning process; and preparedness and commitment of healthcare providers to advance care planning. Comprehensive and workable strategies are required to overcome complex and interrelated barriers involving not only healthcare professionals but also organizational and systemic challenges.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"339-358"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139503132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2024-05-01Epub Date: 2024-01-23DOI: 10.1177/01640275241229162
Ruotong Liu, Brent Vander Wyk, Ana R Quiñones, Heather G Allore
{"title":"Longitudinal Care Network Changes and Associated Healthcare Utilization Among Care Recipients.","authors":"Ruotong Liu, Brent Vander Wyk, Ana R Quiñones, Heather G Allore","doi":"10.1177/01640275241229162","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01640275241229162","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examines caregiver networks, including size, composition, and stability, and their associations with the likelihood of hospitalization and skilled-nursing facility (SNF) admissions. Data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study linked to Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services data were analyzed for 3855 older adults across five survey waves. Generalized estimating equation models assessed the associations. The findings indicate each additional paid caregiver was associated with higher adjusted risk ratios (aRR) for hospitalization (aRR = 1.24, 95% CI 1.10-1.41) and SNF admission (aRR = 1.28, 95% CI 1.06-1.54) among care recipients, a pattern that is also observed with the addition of unpaid caregivers (hospitalization: aRR = 1.13, 95% CI 1.06-1.20; SNF: aRR = 1.12, 95% CI 1.02-1.23). These results suggest that policies and approaches to enhance the quality and coordination of caregivers may be warranted to support improved outcomes for care recipients.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"327-338"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11472584/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139543288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2024-04-13DOI: 10.1177/01640275241246279
Hyunjin Noh, Zainab Suntai, Chorong Won, Haelim Jeong, Lewis H. Lee
{"title":"A Qualitative Exploration of Rural Older Adults’ Experiences With Pain From Chronic Illnesses and Its Treatment","authors":"Hyunjin Noh, Zainab Suntai, Chorong Won, Haelim Jeong, Lewis H. Lee","doi":"10.1177/01640275241246279","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275241246279","url":null,"abstract":"Pain is one of the most common concerns among chronically ill older adults. However, access to pain management is not equitable among certain populations, including rural residents. This qualitative study explored rural older adults’ experiences with pain and its treatment. Eighteen participants were recruited from rural counties of Alabama, who were age 60+, cognitively intact, community-dwelling, had one or more chronic/serious illnesses, and experienced pain. Open-ended questions were asked in individual interviews, and inductive, thematic analysis was used for data analysis. Findings revealed the impact of pain (physical limitations, psychological distress, and coping strategies), the impact of COVID-19 (physical/mental health and pain management), challenges in pain management in rural areas (lack of provider and healthcare resources, transportation-related issues, mistrust, and limited insurance coverage) and suggestions to address these challenges. Program and policy-level interventions are crucial in improving the resources and education/training needed for effective pain management for rural older adults.","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140568809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2024-04-12DOI: 10.1177/01640275241246051
Dandan Zhao, Ye Luo, Karen A. Kemper, Lingling Zhang, Xi Pan
{"title":"Household Environments and Functional Decline Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China: Variations by Gender, Age, and Residence","authors":"Dandan Zhao, Ye Luo, Karen A. Kemper, Lingling Zhang, Xi Pan","doi":"10.1177/01640275241246051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275241246051","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined the associations between household social, economic, and physical environments and the trajectory of functional limitations over time among middle-aged and older adults in China, and how this relationship differs by gender, age, and residence. Linear growth curve models were applied to a sample of 13,564 respondents aged 45 years and older from four waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS 2011–2018). Living alone, particularly for rural, female, and older respondents, was associated with a faster functional decline when compared to living with a spouse and without children. Improved housing quality was associated with a slower functional decline. Living with young descendants and without adult children for urban residents and a lower expenditure per capita for younger respondents were associated with a faster functional decline. These findings suggest that policies aimed at enhancing living conditions have the potential to improve physical functioning of older adults.","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140568853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2023-12-21DOI: 10.1177/01640275231222928
Tali Elfassy, Filippa Juul, Robert A Mesa, Latha Palaniappan, Malathi Srinivasan, Stella S Yi
{"title":"Associations Between Ultra-processed Food Consumption and Cardiometabolic Health Among Older US Adults: Comparing Older Asian Americans to Older Adults From Other Major Race-Ethnic Groups.","authors":"Tali Elfassy, Filippa Juul, Robert A Mesa, Latha Palaniappan, Malathi Srinivasan, Stella S Yi","doi":"10.1177/01640275231222928","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01640275231222928","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2001-2018; <i>N</i> = 19,602), this study examined whether ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption is associated with cardiometabolic health (obesity, hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes), among White, Black, Hispanic, and Asian Americans (AA) US adults 50 or older. Diet was assessed using 24 hour dietary recall. NOVA dietary classification system was used to calculate the percentage of caloric intake derived from UPFs. Cardiometabolic information was assessed through physical examination, blood tests, and self-reported medication information. A median of 54% (IQR: 40%, 68%) of caloric intake was attributed to UPFs and was lowest for AAs (34%, IQR: 20%, 49%) and highest for White adults (56%; IQR: 42, 69%). In multivariable adjusted models, UPF consumption was associated with greater odds of obesity, high cholesterol, and diabetes. UPF consumption is associated with poor cardiometabolic health among all US older adults. For AAs, UPFs may be particularly obesogenic.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"228-240"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138832335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}