Physical and social health at the library: Studying small and rural public libraries as venues for group fitness among older adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Noah Lenstra ◽  
Fatih Oguz
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Group Fitness

Elements of Play for Cognitive, Physical and Social Health in Older Adults

2013 ◽  
pp. 296-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fares Kayali ◽  
Naemi Luckner ◽  
Oliver Hödl ◽  
Geraldine Fitzpatrick ◽  
Peter Purgathofer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Health

scholarly journals THE PATH OF HOPE IN RELATIONSHIPS INVOLVING OLDER ADULTS: THE PERSPECTIVE FROM THE COMPLEXITY OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karina Silveira de Almeida Hammerschmidt ◽  
Lisiane Capanema Silva Bonatelli ◽  
Anderson Abreu de Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Thought Reform ◽  
Gerontological Nursing ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Theory Of Complexity ◽  
Fundamental Conclusion

ABSTRACT Objective: to reflect on the relationships involving the older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of complexity, envisioning the path of hope. Method: this is a reflection based on the Theory of Complexity, according to Edgar Morin, and on articles addressing the new coronavirus. Results: the experiences during the pandemic showed economic, social, health, cultural, ethical, and moral difficulties in relation to the older adults. Facing the uncertainties of COVID-19 teaches about the attitude towards this inevitable involvement in the individual and collective life, as well as in the history of the country and the world - a problem aggravated by the fears of humanity. Therefore, adapting society and remodeling it with regard to relationships with the older adults can translate into success against the pandemic disease. This induces thought reform, reorganizing the understanding of the older adults, which currently involves scattered, disjoint, compartmentalized, and excluding thinking. This reform is broad, deep, paradigmatic, cultural, ethical, and moral, which strengthens the culture of aging, propagating and democratizing the poetry of living, allowing the older adults to know the beauty of emotions, and to discover their own truths through the masterpieces of their lives. However, this intention presupposes a metamorphosis of individualism, oppression, and exclusion, in whose context gerontological nursing is fundamental. Conclusion: the transformations experienced during the pandemic may be the prelude to changing relationships with the older adults, through multiple reforming and transforming processes that come together, by the strengthening of gerontological nursing. Perhaps the pandemic moment is the beginning of the path of hope for new times of Humanity's dignity.

scholarly journals Social Connectedness, Meals on Wheels Services and Healthcare Utilization Among High-Need Older Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 961-961
Author(s):  
Jennifer Chubinski ◽  
Sarah Walsh ◽  
France Weaver
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Healthcare Utilization ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Multivariate Techniques ◽  
Meals On Wheels ◽  
Increased Risk

Abstract Homebound vulnerable adults 65+ are at an increased risk for social isolation and loneliness. The adverse consequences of loneliness are profound – including increased health care utilization, burden of dementia, chronic diseases, and mortality. Meals on Wheels (MOW) is a familiar source of nutritional support for homebound individuals who wish to stay in their homes and has additional important benefits. A growing body of evidence demonstrates that MOW provides mental and social health benefits beyond nutrition, but less is known about the interplay between MOW, social cohesion, and health services use. This project will address this gap in the literature using data from the 2013-2020 National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), a nationally-representative panel study of 65+ Medicare enrollees. Using matching and longitudinal multivariate techniques, the risks of hospitalization and permanent nursing home entry are compared between MOW users and non-users. Our longitudinal dataset includes 11,266 observations. Of those, 12.8% rely on MOW or other food assistance (N= 1,488) and 16.6% experience low social cohesion (N= 1,936). Some 6.6% of participants are nursing home residents (N= 748) and the 39.1% report an overnight hospital stay in the prior year (N= 4,560). MOW is a comparatively low-cost intervention to help homebound older adults retain their independence and limit costlier healthcare utilization. This work extends our understanding of MOW services beyond simple nutrition benefits to its potential impact on social health.

scholarly journals Using the concept of activity space to understand the social health of older adults living with memory problems and dementia at home

2020 ◽  
pp. 113208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jodi Sturge ◽  
Mirjam Klaassens ◽  
Debbie Lager ◽  
Gerd Weitkamp ◽  
Daan Vegter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Activity Space ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Memory Problems ◽  
The Social ◽  
With Memory ◽  
At Home

scholarly journals Sport for Adults Aged 50+ Years: Participation Benefits and Barriers

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 363-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire R. Jenkin ◽  
Rochelle M. Eime ◽  
Hans Westerbeek ◽  
Jannique G.Z. van Uffelen
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Major Barrier ◽  
Sport Policy ◽  
Group Interviews

Despite the health benefits of sport, the proportion of people participating in sport decreases with age. This qualitative study explored the benefits and barriers regarding older adult community sport participation, from the perspective of national sporting organizations, in addition to older adult sport club and nonsport club members, across eight focus group interviews (n = 49). Seven benefits were discussed, primarily social and physical health and intergenerational opportunities. Ten barriers were also discussed, including physical health, time constraints, and lack of appropriate playing opportunities. Ensuring access to activities that can benefit social health is of great importance to older adults. As sport can provide participation opportunities across generations, it can be an ideal physical activity option for this age group. However, a major barrier is that sport policy often prioritizes the participation for younger age groups. Policymakers should include a focus on older adults, to derive social health benefits.

scholarly journals The Community-Based Information Infrastructure of Older Adult Digital Learning

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (s1) ◽  
pp. 65-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noah Lenstra
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Information Infrastructure ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Technology Learning ◽  
Institutional Contexts

Abstract In the United States of America, senior centers and public libraries are ubiquitous social institutions found in virtually every municipality. This article analyses these institutions as community-based information infrastructure in the digital learning practices of older adults. Older adults turn to these institutions to learn technology in retirement. How learning takes place in these spaces is shaped both by the institutions, and by the older adults. Negotiations between institutions and older adults shape digital learning. These negotiations are shaped by societal ageism. This article shows that older adults are not passive participants in technology learning, using services provided for them by others, but instead actively shape both how learning services are proffered and the institutional contexts in which these services exist. By learning to embrace the agency of older adults, these under-funded public institutions could powerfully reconfigure themselves for an information society that is also ageing.

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