Negative wealth shock and short-term changes in depressive symptoms and medication adherence among late middle-aged adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 71 (8) ◽  
pp. 758-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay R Pool ◽  
Belinda L Needham ◽  
Sarah A Burgard ◽  
Michael R Elliott ◽  
Carlos F Mendes de Leon
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Medication Adherence ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Middle Aged Adults ◽  
Wealth Shock

Benefits of volunteerism for middle-aged and older adults: comparisons between types of volunteering activities

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Alfred H. K. Lam ◽  
Dannii Y. Yeung ◽  
Edwin K. H. Chung
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Hand Grip ◽  
Middle Aged Adults ◽  
Main Effects

Abstract Volunteering is a popular activity among middle-aged and older adults as means to contribute to the society and to maintain personal health and wellbeing. While the benefits of volunteering have been well-documented in the current literature, it does not tend to distinguish between various types of volunteering activities. This cross-sectional study aims to compare the effects of instrumental (e.g. food preparation, fundraising) and cognitively demanding volunteering activities (e.g. befriending, mentoring) in a sample of 487 middle-aged and older Hong Kong Chinese adults. Participation in instrumental and cognitively demanding volunteering, life satisfaction, depressive symptoms, cognitive functioning and hand-grip strength were measured. The results of two-way between-subject robust analyses of variance demonstrated significant main effects of volunteering type and their interaction effect with age on life satisfaction and depressive symptoms. Comparisons among four volunteering groups (no volunteering, instrumental volunteering, cognitively demanding volunteering and both types) revealed that individuals engaging in instrumental volunteering exhibited lower life satisfaction and more depressive symptoms compared to those who engaged in cognitively demanding volunteering and those who did not volunteer at all. This detrimental pattern of instrumental volunteering was only seen in middle-aged adults, but not in older adults. Findings of this study revealed distinctive effects of two volunteering types, and provide valuable directions for designing future volunteering programmes.

Goal Pursuit, Goal Adjustment, and Pain in Middle-Aged Adults Aging With Physical Disability

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (10_suppl) ◽  
pp. 214S-240S
Author(s):  
Anne Arewasikporn ◽  
Ann Marie Roepke ◽  
Aaron P. Turner ◽  
Kevin N. Alschuler ◽  
Rhonda M. Williams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Physical Disability ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Goal Pursuit ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Pain Interference ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Goal Adjustment ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Middle Aged Adults

Objective: Aging with physical disability disrupts one’s ability to achieve valued goals due to changes in symptoms and function. It is unclear how to cope optimally in this context. This study examined whether two possible strategies—tenacious goal pursuit (TGP) and flexible goal adjustment (FGA)—were associated with reduced pain interference and depressive symptoms and greater well-being, and protected against pain intensity, and FGA was more protective with increasing age and worse physical function. Method: Middle-aged adults with muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, post-polio syndrome, or spinal cord injury ( N = 874; MAGE = 58.3 years, range = 46-68; MDISEASEDURATION = 26.2 years, range = 2-67) completed two questionnaires, a year apart. Results: TGP and FGA use was associated with greater well-being. FGA use predicted decreased depressive symptoms. Concurrent use of both predicted decreased pain interference. Discussion: Adults with disability employ a variety of goal management strategies. Findings support TGP and FGA as potential intervention targets for healthy aging with disabilities.

scholarly journals Creative Hobbies as a Protective Factor Against Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Older Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 14-14
Author(s):  
Sarah Israel ◽  
Darby Mackenstadt ◽  
Carolyn Adams-Price
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Health Anxiety ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Moderation Effect ◽  
Middle Aged Adults ◽  
High Degree

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically impacted our way of life, leading to increased rates of anxiety and depression (Panchal et al., 2021). The implications may be worse for older adults who account for 80% of all COVID deaths (Freed et al., 2020). Meanwhile, prior to the pandemic, Adams-Price and colleagues (2018) found that creative hobby participation provided slightly different benefits for middle-aged and older adults. Specifically, evidence suggested that middle-aged adults may use their creative hobby more for stress relief than older adults. Using a sample of 239 women, aged 40 to 84 years old (M = 59.7), we examined whether the degree to which viewing one’s creative hobby as a component of one’s identity related to perceived stress, health anxiety, and depressive symptoms. In addition, we wanted to know whether these relationships were moderated by age. Single moderation models suggest that viewing one’s creative hobby as a part of their identity was related to higher health anxiety and reporting more depressive symptoms. In addition, age was related to reporting lower perceived stress, health anxiety, and depressive symptoms. Lastly, age provided a significant moderation effect to the relationship between degree of identity associated with one’s creative hobby and perceived stress such that middle-aged adults with a high degree of identification with their creative hobby reported the most perceived stress while older adults with a high degree of identification with their creative hobby reported the least perceived stress. Implications for older adult’s well-being and adaptiveness to the COVID-19 pandemic will be discussed.

Association between dietary patterns and depressive symptoms among middle-aged adults in China in 2016–2017

2018 ◽  
Vol 260 ◽  
pp. 123-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cui-Jiang Wang ◽  
Tong-Fang Yang ◽  
Guang-Sheng Wang ◽  
Yuan-Yuan Zhao ◽  
Li-Jun Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Middle Aged Adults

FC01-04 - Differential effects of depressive symptoms on mortality in middle-aged adults with and without CHD

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 178
Author(s):  
H. Nabi ◽  
M. Shipley ◽  
J. Vahtera ◽  
M. Hall ◽  
J. Korkeila ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Differential Effects ◽  
Middle Aged Adults

scholarly journals Influencing Factors of Subjective Cognitive Impairment in Middle-Aged and Older Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11488
Author(s):  
Min Roh ◽  
Hyunju Dan ◽  
Oksoo Kim
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Subjective Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Community Health Survey ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
Middle Aged Adults

The purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting subjective cognitive impairment. We analyzed data from the 2019 Korea Community Health Survey and enrolled 68,546 middle-aged adults, aged 50 to 64 years, and 74,547 older adults, aged 65 years and older, in this study. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors influencing subjective cognitive impairment. Of the participants, 11,926 (17.4%) middle-aged and 21,880 (29.4%) older adults living in the community reported subjective cognitive impairment. Major factors that influenced subjective cognitive impairment in both middle-aged and older adults were gender, subjective stress, depressive symptoms, and alcohol drinking. In contrast to middle-aged adults, the marital status of older adults affected subjective cognitive impairment. Therefore, the factors affecting subjective cognitive impairment in middle-aged and older adults need to be considered for screening and management to prevent cognitive impairment and dementia. In particular, it is necessary to evaluate and manage stress and depressive symptoms from middle age to prevent subjective cognitive impairment.

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