Pub Date : 2022-02-22DOI: 10.1080/01924788.2022.2028050
Åsa Larsson Ranada, J. Österholm
ABSTRACT Day centers provide opportunities for older people to achieve active and healthy aging. Staff play a significant role in day centers, although evidence is lacking concerning their role. To explore the experiences of staff in promoting active and healthy aging at social day centers, interviews with 12 staff working at day centers for older people were carried out. The findings present two categories: the actions of the staff and conditions affecting activities at the day centers. Staff at day centers may play an important role in providing opportunities for older people to maintain health and participation in meaningful activities.
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Pub Date : 2022-02-22DOI: 10.1080/01924788.2022.2028051
Emma Timmermans, K. Robson, Michael Curtin
ABSTRACT A focus on healthy aging can enhance activity participation, and reduce the impact of chronic diseases and decline in function. Interpretive phenomenological analysis was used to explore the perspectives of nine participants of a university run Aging Well Program (AWP) 12 months following its completion. Analysis of the semi-structured interviews conducted, identified three key themes: 1) Using strategies to keep your mind alert; 2) I now know what to do to maintain my physical wellbeing; and 3) Connections with others. The findings indicated that the AWP had long-term positive cognitive, physical and social impacts, from the perspectives of the participants.
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Pub Date : 2022-01-02DOI: 10.1080/01924788.2022.2031165
Weng Marc Lim
ABSTRACT Acknowledging that social influence is complex and multifaceted, this article introduces a new theory to account for the complex relationships among the manifestations of social influence. The new theory, which is called the theory of social influence, theorizes the relationships between social connectedness, social distancing, social norms, social identification, social interaction, social inclusion, and social isolation. The theory is also accompanied by the latest research in the journal related to social influence on aging.
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Pub Date : 2021-10-02DOI: 10.1080/01924788.2021.1992712
Carmen Bowman, Weng Marc Lim
Language carries and conveys meaning that feeds assumptions and judgments. However, ageist language is problematic because it perpetuates prejudice (affect), stereotyping (cognition), and discrimination (behavior) against people based on their age. Ageism and ageist language are significant problems in society. Of particular interest in this article is the widespread use of ageist language in research on aging and the need for guidelines to mitigate it. Generally speaking, research on aging intends to improve the quality of life for older people. However, this well-meaning intention may be futile if ageist language continues to be used. The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (1995) has rejected the term “elderly” in preference for “older persons.” However, a search on Google Scholar for the term “elderly” in the titles of articles published between 2000 and 2020 returns more than 140,000 results, and a search for the term anywhere within articles returns more than 2,000,000 results. These observations highlight the prevalence of ageist language in the literature. Thus, in this article, we suggest guidelines for and provide exemplars of age-related language in two areas: language describing older people and language describing activities. In doing so, we hope to address the problem of ageist language and to promote dignified and respectful language use in commentaries and studies on aging. This is in line with the World Health Organization (2021) decade plan of action for combating ageism, in conjunction with the United Nations Decade of Healthy Aging (2021– 2030).
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Pub Date : 2021-09-16DOI: 10.1080/01924788.2021.1966574
Jean-Bernard Mabire, Marie-Claire Gay, K. Charras, M. Vernooij-Dassen
ABSTRACT Social activities contribute to social engagement of people with dementia in nursing homes. An observational study was conducted to examine how a multicomponent psychosocial intervention could impact social interactions of people with dementia living in a nursing home. Thirty-six people with moderate to moderately severe dementia received a five-week multicomponent psychosocial intervention. The length of interactions was measured during eight minutes before and after each workshop. Codes, categories and themes of interaction were specified with a content analysis. The mean length of interaction significantly increased after the intervention by 67% between residents (p = .027) and by 151% with care staff (p = .023). Seventeen codes of interaction were observed. Four categories of interactions were identified: memories, feeling about others and self-expression, life in the nursing home, and factual interactions. These categories have been grouped into two themes: small talk (uninvolved conversations) and substantive talk (involved conversations). Substantive talk increased significantly after the intervention (p = .002). Our multicomponent psychosocial intervention seemed to have an impact on social interactions of people with dementia. They were able to speak about several topics and in a substantive way. This kind of intervention promotes social interactions and strengthens social health.
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Pub Date : 2021-09-01DOI: 10.1080/01924788.2021.1970892
Freda N. Gonot-Schoupinsky, G. Garip, D. Sheffield
ABSTRACT Theories relating to healthy and successful aging do not specifically cater for the oldest-old. This predominantly theoretical research considers the relevance of existing healthy and successful aging theories in the oldest-old. It explores a small sample of interviews of independently living oldest-old using Differential Qualitative Analysis. The Activity Theory and the Disengagement Theory were particularly relevant to investigate differences. The Engage-Disengage model was conceived as a pragmatic holistic model to address specific challenges facing the oldest-old. Engage-Disengage reflects attainable healthy and successful aging in the oldest-old according to individual abilities (intrinsic physical and mental capacities), values, and external resources (social, material, and environmental).
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Pub Date : 2021-07-03DOI: 10.1080/01924788.2021.1915677
M. Maclagan, Boyd H. Davis
{"title":"Preventing Alzheimer's and Other Dementias","authors":"M. Maclagan, Boyd H. Davis","doi":"10.1080/01924788.2021.1915677","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2021.1915677","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45731,"journal":{"name":"Activities Adaptation & Aging","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2021-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/01924788.2021.1915677","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44056082","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}
Pub Date : 2021-07-03DOI: 10.1080/01924788.2021.1917260
Robin Treistman
{"title":"Bipolar, Not So Much: Understanding Your Mood Swings and Depression","authors":"Robin Treistman","doi":"10.1080/01924788.2021.1917260","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2021.1917260","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45731,"journal":{"name":"Activities Adaptation & Aging","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2021-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/01924788.2021.1917260","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46194881","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}
Pub Date : 2021-07-03DOI: 10.1080/01924788.2021.1964149
Weng Marc Lim, Carmen Bowman
It is an honor and privilege to assume the editorship of Activities, Adaptation & Aging (AAA), one of the leading and oldest international journals within the field of gerontology. Since its inception in 1981, AAA has served as a professional outlet for research on the development and implications of activities on quality of life and life satisfaction for older adults. Our job as the new Editors in Chief of AAA is to build on the journal’s legacy. We also aim to be current and international in content. Thus, we welcome enquiries for special issue proposals and submissions that will help us to achieve our aims. Moving forward, we wish to build on our inaugural editorial and bring AAA to life with a continuous stream of editorials. We view editorials as a useful vehicle to shape the future of AAA, and to share our views as editors on where the field should be heading. Our editorials will also be open access as part of our commitment to democratize knowledge. Finally, we wish to convey our deepest appreciation to Taylor and Francis for the opportunity to lead AAA, and to thank Linnea M. Couture for her immense contributions to AAA since its inception. Linnea will be accorded the status ‘Editor Emeritus’ to commemorate her stewardship of the journal.
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Pub Date : 2021-05-04DOI: 10.1080/01924788.2021.1917256
Amy Black
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