Solitude in old age: a scoping review of conceptualisations, associated factors and impacts
Aging & Mental Health,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 8
Published: July 15, 2024
This
study
aimed
to
map
the
existing
scientific
research
about
solitude
in
older
adults,
focusing
on
its
conceptualizations,
associated
factors,
and
impacts.
Language: Английский
Everyday Social Support for Health Behaviours in Older Adults during Times of Challenge: Evidence from Daily Life Assessments
Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 10
Published: Dec. 6, 2024
Abstract
The
COVID-19
pandemic
challenged
older
adults’
health
behaviours,
making
it
even
more
difficult
to
engage
in
healthy
diets
and
physical
activity
than
had
been
prepandemic.
A
resource
promote
these
could
be
social
support.
This
study
uses
data
from
136
adults
(
M
age
=
71.39
years,
SD
5.15,
range:
63–87)
who
reported
their
daily
fruit
vegetable
consumption,
steps,
health-behaviour-specific
support
a
close
other
every
evening
for
up
10
consecutive
days.
Findings
show
that
on
days
when
participants
emotional
usual,
consumption
step
counts
were
higher.
Daily
instrumental
was
positively
associated
with
counts,
only.
Participants
receiving
overall
across
the
period
consumed
vegetables;
no
parallel
person-level
association
found
steps.
There
significant
interactions
between
dyad
type
links
our
outcomes.
Language: Английский
Daily Rumination–Affect Associations in Dyads During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Journals of Gerontology Series B,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
79(3)
Published: Dec. 22, 2023
Abstract
Objectives
Negative
and
repetitive
self-oriented
thinking
(rumination)
is
associated
with
lower
well-being
health.
The
social
context
of
rumination
remains
underexplored
mostly
centers
on
marital
relationships.
To
embrace
the
diversity
older
adult
relationships,
this
study
includes
a
range
different
relationships
(e.g.,
spouses,
siblings,
friends,
etc.)
examines
role
by
close
others
individual
during
coronavirus
disease
2019
pandemic.
Methods
Using
daily
diary
data
from
140
Canadian
adults
(M
=
72.21
years,
standard
deviation
[SD]
5.39,
range:
63–87
47%
women,
71%
university
educated)
other
their
choice
59.95
SD
16.54,
18–83
78%
81%
educated),
project
builds
past
research
examining
life
dynamics
dyadic
perspective.
For
10
days,
both
dyad
members
reported
affect
quality
in
evening.
Results
Multilevel
models
replicate
work
showing
that
was
higher
negative
(within-person:
b
0.27,
p
<
.001,
between-person:
0.57,
.001)
positive
−0.18,
−0.29,
.001).
Importantly,
we
additionally
observed
partner
(b
0.03,
.038)
−0.04,
.023),
highlighting
rumination.
Discussion
Findings
illustrate
significance
for
self
underline
merit
taking
perspective
what
typically
viewed
as
an
individual-level
phenomenon.
Language: Английский