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{"title":"The Ideal Grandparent Scale: Validation in a Turkish Young Adults Population","authors":"Melike Yavas Celik,&nbsp;Zerrin Cigdem","doi":"10.1007/s12126-024-09555-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12126-024-09555-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aim</h3><p>The aim of this study is to examine the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of The Ideal Grandparent Scale(IGS).</p><h3>Method</h3><p>Content and construct validity were evaluated for the psychometric measurements of the scale. In addition, language validity and reliability analyzes were performed.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>The language and content validity of the scale was evaluated as appropriate. In the analyzes made for construct validity, item loads, variance and fit values of the scale were found to be appropriate. In addition, in the analyzes for reliability, it was determined that the cronbach alpha value and the test-retest correlation were appropriate. The mean total score taken from the scale is 68.65 ± 20.32. It was determined that the average score given to the scale items by the experts was between 3.71 ± 0.52 and 4.00 ± 0.00.</p><h3>Conclussion</h3><p>It was determined that the psychometric measurements of The Ideal Grandparent Scale were appropriate and could be adapted to Turkish culture.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51665,"journal":{"name":"Ageing International","volume":"49 2","pages":"407 - 416"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139616238","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":"Health Perceptions and Vaccination Complications in People Over 65 Years of Age Who Have Received the Covid-19 Vaccine; A Descriptive Study","authors":"Tuba Korkmaz Aslan,&nbsp;Işın Cantekin,&nbsp;Rukiye Burucu,&nbsp;Yunus Akdoğan","doi":"10.1007/s12126-023-09536-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12126-023-09536-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>Individuals above the age of 65 are the first to be vaccinated. In this study, it was aimed to determine the health perceptions and vaccine complications of individuals over 65 years of age who recieved the covid-19 vaccine<b>.</b></p><h3>Methods</h3><p>The research is a descriptive and cross-sectional study. The sample consists of 151 adults over 65 who have received the Covid-19 vaccination. Individuals over the age of 65 who come to three different pharmacies in three distinct districts to buy medicine are considered participants.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>The age of the participants was 72.42 ± 6,838, and their health perception score was 40,987 ± 5,878. The majority of them are male (51%), have had Sinovac (88.1%), are a primary school graduate (82.1%), live with their spouse (68.9%), are non-smokers (83.4%), have a chronic disease (96,0%), regularly take medication (96.7%), do not regularly get seasonal flu vaccine (78.8%), do not regularly use vitamins (92.7%), do not have joint pain (71.6%), and sleep for 7–9 h daily (50.4%). Scale scores were found as follows; control center 11.02 ± 2.66, precision 8.97 ± 2.41, importance of health 11.74 ± 2.64, self awareness 9.26 ± 2.03 health perception 40.99 ± 5.88.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Those who received Sinovac, those with chronic disease, those who received routine influenza vaccination, those who took vitamin supplements, those who did not have joint pain, and those who had cough problems had higher health perception scores, and the difference was significant (p0.05). It will be critical to educate those over 65 about the vaccine's importance and adverse effects, as well as to boost their awareness in the appropriate manner.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51665,"journal":{"name":"Ageing International","volume":"49 2","pages":"390 - 406"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139438301","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":"Cutoffs to Identify Restricted Life-space Mobility in Older Adults Across Different Contexts: The International Mobility in Aging Study","authors":"Carmen-Lucia Curcio,&nbsp;Manuel Pérez-Trujillo,&nbsp;Cristiano Gomes,&nbsp;Ricardo Guerra,&nbsp;Néstor Duque-Méndez","doi":"10.1007/s12126-023-09553-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12126-023-09553-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>different populations have different averages of life-space assessment scores and defining cutoff values of clinical significance by each population should take into consideration. Different cutoffs to define restricted life space have been reported. The most common is a score of 60 points. There are other cutoffs derived from receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis and used to classify older adults according to their ability in activities of daily living (ADLs) (52.3 points) or instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) (56 points); other cutoffs are specialized for people with cognitive impairment (26.75 points) or people with spinal cord injury who need mobility aids (78.5 points). The aims were to identify cutoff points of Life Space Assessment (LSA) in older adults in different sites and to determine the relationship of the cutoff scores with mobility disability and depression. The study population was composed of community-dwelling adults aged 65–74 years who were not institutionalized. An ROC analysis was constructed, and the area under the curve (AUC) was calculated to identify the optimal cutoff that discriminates life-space restriction for each city. Logistic regressions were executed by site to comprehend the association among restricted LSA and mobility disability and depression. In total, 1890 participants were included in the analyses (52.38% women, 37.19% mobility disability and 21.32% had depression). Canada cities had the highest cutoff, while Tirana and Natal had the lowest cutoff (&lt; 50). Kingston was the site with the highest association between life-space restriction and mobility disability (OR 5.4, 95% CI 2.9–10). Saint-Hyacinthe, Tirana, and Manizales had significant associations between depression and restricted life space (OR 3.25, 95% CI 1.53–6.89, OR 3.14, 95% CI 1.88–5.24, and OR 3.99, 95% CI 2.28–6.98, respectively). Different cutoffs to define restricted life-space have been identified in elderly people at different sites. The analysis of the relationship between the restricted life space and personal characteristics like depression and mobility disability supported these findings. The groupings produced by the cutoff points for each site showed notable variations. These findings emphasize the importance of population-based cutoffs to improve the general applicability of LSM criteria and take into consideration the importance of site-specific approaches.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51665,"journal":{"name":"Ageing International","volume":"49 2","pages":"374 - 389"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12126-023-09553-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139382242","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":"Social Resilience and Community-Based Healthcare for Older Adults During COVID-19: A Phenomenological Case Study","authors":"Pimporn Phukrongpet,&nbsp;Hanvedes Daovisan,&nbsp;Washiraporn Wannachot,&nbsp;Kanokporn Rattanasuteerakul","doi":"10.1007/s12126-023-09547-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12126-023-09547-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study aims to explore the role of social resilience in providing community-based healthcare to older adults in Northeast Thailand during the COVID-19 pandemic. Purposive sampling was used to recruit 20 community-dwelling older adults in Maha Sarakham province, Thailand, and semi-structured interviews were conducted from 2020 to 2021. Interview transcripts were analyzed using an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) approach with multiple coders to triangulate findings. The results of the IPA show that, during the pandemic, social resilience was related to social distancing, social isolation, social control, social safety, and social support. The respondents identified that providing community-based healthcare during the pandemic was associated with primary care, rehabilitative care, healthcare delivery, health behaviors, and distress intolerance. These findings highlight that social reciprocity, preventative healthcare, residential care, and good healthcare practices are important aspects of resilience among community-dwelling older adults in times of pandemic.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51665,"journal":{"name":"Ageing International","volume":"49 2","pages":"351 - 373"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139115426","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 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}