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{"title":"Social Participation of Independent Older Adults: Analysis of the Items of the LIFE-H 3.1-Brazil","authors":"Carolina Rebellato,&nbsp;Anne Marie Germaine Victorine Fontaine,&nbsp;Thelma Simões Matsukura","doi":"10.1007/s12126-023-09543-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12126-023-09543-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>To verify the factor structure of the LIFE-H 3.1-Brasil in a sample of independent older adults, and to analyze their responses to the instrument. Cross-sectional study with175 older adults assisted by the Family Health Strategy in the interior of the State of São Paulo/Brazil. We used Cronbach’s alpha to assess internal consistency, Pearson’s correlation coefficient for retained dimensions, and exploratory factor analysis to examine the factor structure. Among participants, 62.3 per cent were women, 49.2 per cent were aged between 60–69 years, 54.3 per cent had 0–3 years of schooling and 67.4 per cent were retired. Based on our factor analysis, four factors were identified that explained 43.5 per cent of the variance: personal care, community, recreation, and communication. Cronbach’s alphas ranged from .76 to .93. We demonstrated that a 4-dimensional model for the LIFE-H 3.1-Brasil was valid and reliable to measure the quality of social participation of independents older adults living in the community. Findings support its use in clinical practice and research. Nonetheless, future research is warranted to confirm the proposed factorial structure. This study supports the importance of identifying older adults’ social participation through a valid instrument such as the LIFE-H, which has been widely used internationally.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51665,"journal":{"name":"Ageing International","volume":"49 2","pages":"321 - 350"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139153609","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":"Researching Pain in People Living with Dementia: Barriers and Potential Solutions","authors":"Areej Hussein,&nbsp;Joanna Moullin,&nbsp;Jeffery Hughes,&nbsp;Andrew Stafford","doi":"10.1007/s12126-023-09549-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12126-023-09549-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>There are a number of challenges in recruiting people living with dementia for research purposes, and consequently, studies may be underpowered or fail. This commentary describes barriers experienced by a research study in recruiting people with early-stage dementia living in the community, for a focus group about their perceptions of using a technology-enabled pain assessment tool to detect and quantify pain. Four potentially important groups of barriers encountered during the recruitment phase are discussed, namely dementia, pain, mobile health application (mHealth) technology and COVID-19. The strategies used in an attempt to overcome these barriers are also discussed. Despite a comprehensive approach to recruitment, the required participant number was not achieved. It is recommended careful consideration be given to recruitment including flexibility in recruitment strategies tailored to the unique contexts of a study.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51665,"journal":{"name":"Ageing International","volume":"49 2","pages":"293 - 302"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139162998","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":"Dietary Patterns and Lifestyle Changes during COVID-19 Lockdown: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey among 674 Indian Older Adults","authors":"Parimala Mohanty,&nbsp;Lipilekha Patnaik,&nbsp;Shobhit Srivastava,&nbsp;T. Muhammad,&nbsp;Ambarish Dutta","doi":"10.1007/s12126-023-09539-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12126-023-09539-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on human health and has led to social isolation and health implications. In order to optimize public health, it is important to understand the role of social and behavioral sciences, including dietary patterns and lifestyle changes. This study aimed to identify the effect of lockdown on dietary patterns and its association with Body Mass Index (BMI) and lifestyle changes in the older Indian population (aged 60 and above).The study was conducted using an online web-based Google form and 674 participants took part over a one-month period. The k-means algorithm was used to identify non-overlapping dietary patterns and logistic regression was employed to determine the factors associated with changes in dietary patterns. Three dietary patterns were identified: pro-healthy, constant, and unhealthy.During the study, 33.1% of the participants decreased their physical activity while 61.6% increased their screen usage. 26.7% consumed a pro-healthy dietary pattern, while 61.9% consumed an unhealthy dietary pattern. Women reported lower consumption of the pro-healthy pattern (23.8%) and higher consumption of the unhealthy dietary pattern (64.5%) compared to men (30.6% and 58.3%, respectively). Adherence to the pro-healthy dietary pattern was positively associated with age. Participants with a lower BMI were less likely to consume a pro-healthy dietary pattern [AOR: 0.02; CI: 0.01, 0.2]. Those who increased their physical activity were more likely to follow the pro-healthy dietary pattern [AOR: 6.49; CI: 0.76, 55.76]. Those who had less sleep [AOR: 10.22; CI: 1.97, 52.92] and more screen time [AOR: 7.61; CI: 3.28, 17.62] had a higher risk of following an unhealthy dietary pattern.The lockdown had a significant impact on dietary patterns and was associated with unhealthy lifestyle outcomes among older Indian adults. From a public health perspective, promoting awareness of healthy dietary patterns and promoting healthy lifestyles through educational programs is a priority.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51665,"journal":{"name":"Ageing International","volume":"49 2","pages":"303 - 320"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139162326","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":"Relationship between Care Burden and Health Anxiety in the Family Caregivers of the Older Adults with Alzheimer’s Disease","authors":"Mohammad Sadegh Sargolzaei,&nbsp;Daniyal Kohestani,&nbsp;Tahereh Alsadat Khoubbin Khoshnazar,&nbsp;Hossein Asghari Asl","doi":"10.1007/s12126-023-09545-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12126-023-09545-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><b>Background</b>: Being a chronic and prevalent disease in older adults, Alzheimer’s disease requires extensive and long-term care from caregivers. The disease significantly increases the burden on family caregivers and can cause physical and mental disorders for them, ultimately hindering their ability to provide adequate care for the patients. <b>Objectives</b>: The aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between care burden and health anxiety among the family caregivers of the older adults with Alzheimer’s disease. <b>Materials and Methods</b>: A correlational cross-sectional study enrolled 150 family caregivers who had been providing direct care to older adults with Alzheimer’s disease for at least six months, chosen by continuous sampling. The study collected data using the Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI) and Health Anxiety Inventory (HAI-18) at the Iranian Alzheimer’s Association in 2021. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 25, employing independent t-tests, analysis of variance, and regression analysis. <b>Results</b>: The results indicated that 75 (50%) caregivers had a moderate level of health anxiety, while 43.3% of them reported being anxious about their health to a poor degree. Additionally, 46.6% and 43.3% of caregivers experienced moderate and intense care burden, respectively. Among the other variables studied such as age, sex, level of education, marital status, and economic status, only health anxiety was found to predict the care burden in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s disease (<i>P</i> &lt; 0.001). (CI95% Health anxiety: 52.80–58.81, CI95% Care burden: 71.89–79.90, R2: 11.9%). <b>Conclusion</b>: Since there is a significant relationship observed between health anxiety and care burden, it is important for health professionals and caregivers of older adults with Alzheimer’s disease to prioritize the health of the caregivers. This requires special attention from healthcare providers.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51665,"journal":{"name":"Ageing International","volume":"49 2","pages":"280 - 292"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138960400","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":"Negotiating Social Protection and Care: A Study of First-Generation Older Turkish Community in London","authors":"Melisa Yazdanpanahi","doi":"10.1007/s12126-023-09544-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12126-023-09544-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Access to social protection in old age is crucial and yet contingent upon negotiations between the social structures of the welfare states and the personal networks within which individuals are embedded. International migration, changing family dynamics, and the transformation of care and other welfare policies in the global North make it challenging for older migrants to negotiate social protection. Drawing on 45 semi-structured interviews with first-generation older Turkish migrants in London and 13 semi-structured interviews with professional service providers for the community, the paper aims to investigate the assemblages of formal and informal social protection in the lives of older migrants. Findings indicate the complexity in accessing informal social protection and the navigation of formal care support in the UK for first generation older Turkish migrants and the contingency of access to formal care services on informal support networks for participants. It has been demonstrated that built infrastructure and policies aimed at older adults have great influence on assemblages of care, highlighting the need for more age-friendly and integrated policies to facilitate access to social protection for diverse groups of older adults.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51665,"journal":{"name":"Ageing International","volume":"49 2","pages":"263 - 279"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12126-023-09544-7.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139007467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Clinical Significance of Salivary Alpha-amylase Activity in Patients With Parkinson’s Disease","authors":"Yui Mukaiyama,&nbsp;Mariko Inoue,&nbsp;Nichika Sumitomo,&nbsp;Noriko Kawazoe,&nbsp;Takayuki Tsuchihashi,&nbsp;Harunobu Shima,&nbsp;Takao Mitsui","doi":"10.1007/s12126-023-09538-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12126-023-09538-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) is known as a stress indicator for the general adult population. However, its clinical significance has not been established in patients with neurodegenerative diseases. The subjects consisted of the PD group (n = 146), the control (C) group (n = 109) and the age-matched control (AC) group (n = 79). We explored what clinical indicators are associated with sAA in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Results of factor analysis and stepwise multiple linear regression analysis demonstrated that NRS remained as the only factor related to sAA (p &lt; 0.05). However, sAA was strictly related to age in the two control groups (p &lt; 0.01). There was no significant difference in sAA between the PD and AC groups (p &lt; 0.05). The results indicated that sAA could be an indicator of mental stress in patients with PD. In contrast, in the C group, sAA seemed to be mainly influenced by sympathetic tone associated with ageing.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51665,"journal":{"name":"Ageing International","volume":"49 1","pages":"249 - 262"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142411197","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":"Gender Comparison of Muscle Quality and Relationship with Functional Ability","authors":"Ashley A. Herda,&nbsp;Omid Nabavizadeh","doi":"10.1007/s12126-023-09540-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12126-023-09540-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Men and women lose muscle and function as they age, yet not always at the same rate.</p><h3>Aims</h3><p>The aim of this study was to identify any gender-based differences in muscle quality of adults over 55 years.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>Nineteen men [mean ± SD: age (years): 69.3 ± 6.3; height (cm): 176.6 ± 7.5; mass (kg): 82.0 ± 15.0] and 19 age-matched women [age (years): 69.3 ± 6.2; height (cm): 160.2 ± 7.8; mass (kg): 71.0 ± 11.9] completed strength, functional assessments, and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Independent t-tests between gender, and correlations between muscle quality and functional assessments were performed.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>Gender-based differences in absolute arm (2.7 kg, p &lt; 0.01) and leg lean mass (7.3 kg, p &lt; 0.01) and absolute upper (22.7 kg, p &lt; 0.01) and lower body strength (76.9 kg, p &lt; 0.01) existed. However, these differences disappeared when upper and lower body relative strength or muscle quality was addressed (p &gt; 0.05). Additionally, there were weak yet significant correlations between muscle quality and respective function of the upper and lower body for both men and women (r = -0.181 to -0.437, p &lt; 0.05).</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Strength measurement should be consistently monitored in this population as these data suggest the evaluation of these muscular similarities can provide useful insight to age-related functional deficits, such as indication of sarcopenia onset.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51665,"journal":{"name":"Ageing International","volume":"49 1","pages":"235 - 248"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138595991","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":"Co-Determinants of Coresidence Among Older Persons in India","authors":"Kinkar Mandal,&nbsp;Lekha Subaiya","doi":"10.1007/s12126-023-09541-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12126-023-09541-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Traditionally, in the patriarchal and patrilineal context of South Asian countries, there is a preference for older persons to coreside with their children. Strong and enduring familial norms and filial values contribute to the trend of children continuing to live with their older parents. However, economic and social development has contributed to changes in Indian family structures. Given that the family is the main source of support for its members, the present study aims to understand the levels of coresidence among older persons in India. For this purpose, the study using data from the Building a Knowledge Base on Population Ageing in India (BKPAI) survey, has found that the levels of coresidence continue to be high in the regions of the country where the survey was conducted, with the exception of Tamil Nadu state. The analysis finds that demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of older persons such as sex, marital status, number of children, education, disability and household wealth are important factors associated with intergenerational coresidence.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51665,"journal":{"name":"Ageing International","volume":"49 1","pages":"219 - 234"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138599116","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":"Time for Corporate Gerontology: A Systematic Literature Review","authors":"Liad Ortar,&nbsp;Israel Issi Doron,&nbsp;Yotam Lurie","doi":"10.1007/s12126-023-09537-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12126-023-09537-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Despite the growing relevance of business corporations to the lives of older persons, gerontology has given very little, if any, attention to this field. Further, it seems that both the conceptual and the empirical study of what we firstly term “corporate gerontology”—the rich and diverse ways that corporations interact with, influence, and are influenced by older persons and the aging of society—are quite rare.</p><p>This systematic literature review was designed and executed to explore and present the current state of academic research in the multidisciplinary realm of aging and the business corporation.</p><p>Of the 46 papers surveyed, the majority belong to the category in which aging is an independent variable that influences the performance of business corporations. Only 27% belong to the second category, which explores how the conduct of corporations can influence various aspects of aging.</p><p>In light of the retreat of the welfare state and the rising neoliberal system, the lack of adequate governmental responses to aging has paved the way for profit-guided business corporations to enter the field. Their conduct should not be overlooked, and in establishing a new theoretical framework of corporate gerontology, we hope it will draw future research and public attention and raise awareness of this phenomenon.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51665,"journal":{"name":"Ageing International","volume":"49 1","pages":"197 - 218"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139226397","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":"The Association between the Emotional Closeness, Negative and Positive Affection, and Agitation among Older Adult with Dementia: A Cross-sectional Study","authors":"Ayham Aldrawsheh,&nbsp;Mohammad Rababa,&nbsp;Audai A. Hayajneh,&nbsp;Hanan A. Abusbaitan,&nbsp;Anwar M. Eyadat","doi":"10.1007/s12126-023-09535-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12126-023-09535-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Previous studies revealed conflicting findings of prior research on whether older adults living in the community or nursing homes have better health outcomes. Moreover, there is an imperative need for similar studies to assess the associations between emotional closeness, positive and negative affections, and agitation in older adults with dementia. This descriptive correlational study was conducted on a convenience sample of 102 older adults with dementia in Jordan. This study used multiple observational and self-report questionnaires to achieve the study objectives. The results indicated that PWD residing in community settings measured statistically significantly lower mean physical non-aggressive behaviors scores than those living in NHs. Also, physical, aggressive, and verbal non-aggressive behaviors were significantly associated with emotional closeness and negative affection, respectively, among PWD. Moreover, physical, non-aggressive behaviors were significantly associated with living in NHs and the cognitive function of PWD. Future research would consider exploring further potential factors related to agitated behavior and affection among older PWDs. Experimental studies that intend to increase social support and emotional closeness levels thus alleviating negative affection and agitation, are recommended in the future.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51665,"journal":{"name":"Ageing International","volume":"49 1","pages":"181 - 196"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135730221","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}