Pub Date : 2025-05-29DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101342
Marjo Ring , Feliciano Villar , Hanna Ristolainen , Elisa Tiilikainen
The purpose of this article is to increase our understanding of agency in older home care clients living in Finland. Twenty older home care clients (12 women, eight men) aged 73 and over were interviewed using a thematic interview. The stories narrated in the interview data were analyzed using thematic analysis, resulting in three forms of agency: resistant, adaptive, and supported. The findings show that older adults see themselves – despite their need for help and support – as capable individuals who challenge perceptions of being just objects of care. The stories of the older home care clients made visible how older adults with care needs maintain an experience of continuity of selfhood through agency. Home care workers play an important role in recognizing older home care clients' agency and in supporting their personhood and subjectivity.
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Pub Date : 2025-05-24DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101334
Sacramento Pinazo-Hernandis, Celia Carrascosa
Many members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) population have experienced marginalisation throughout their lives. Most related research has focused on the LGBT population in general; however, it is necessary to focus on transgender people because they are particularly socially marginalised and are at greater risk of stigmatisation and discrimination in various aspects across their lifespan and during old age. The aim of this research is to study the experiences of discrimination, the associated feelings of loneliness, and the social support of transgender people over the age of 45. A mixed methodology and a cross-sectional design were used. Twenty-seven transgender people aged 45–77 years answered an online questionnaire that combined open-ended and closed-ended questions. The results of this study revealed different situations of discrimination experienced by older transgender people (62.9 % said they had been discriminated against), low levels of social support (48.1 %) and high scores in loneliness (with 74.1 % of participants scoring high levels of loneliness). If high levels of loneliness and discrimination are related to various health problems, transgender people could find diverse difficulties during their ageing in addition to those of normal biological ageing. Knowing which situations of discrimination affect transgender older people and their relationship with psychological well-being will help to promote better ageing and assist in identifying the most appropriate targets for community-based psychosocial interventions.
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Pub Date : 2025-05-13DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101332
Milad Olfat
As the older adult population continues to grow and modern lifestyles evolve, many older adults encounter challenges in adapting to contemporary homes or transitioning to new living environments. Factors such as loneliness, diminished physical capabilities, and relocation to institutional care settings further exacerbate these difficulties. Designing supportive environments that cater to the psychological needs of older adults can enhance their sense of place attachment, comfort, and overall well-being. This paper aims to present a comprehensive bibliometric review of the existing body of research on the meaning of home, addressing knowledge gaps related to the psychological needs of older adults. The study is based on the analysis of 678 English-language articles indexed in the Scopus database, published between 1969 and 2023. Data were analyzed using VOS Viewer 1.6.20 software, and the PRISMA checklist was employed to ensure accuracy in bibliometric reporting. The findings indicate that research on this topic has predominantly developed around five main domains: “Transactional Processes with the Environment and Factors Affecting Health and Well-being,” “Resilience and Vulnerability in Living Environments,” “Older Adults Care and Welfare Services,” “Architectural Design Principles for Care Environments and Aging Equipment,” and “Independent Living and Modern Technologies.” Nevertheless, expanding the scope to include non-English studies from diverse geographical contexts is expected to contribute to a more comprehensive framework for defining the meaning of home for older adult individuals across different cultures.
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Pub Date : 2025-05-02DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101331
José de São José , Virpi Timonen
Age is omnipresent in our lives and a fundamental element in the organisation of human societies. Age relations, like other power relations, generate social inequality. As a reflection of its importance, age is frequently used in empirical studies in the field of sociology and other social sciences. However, the social theorisation of age is inchoate and dispersed, compromising empirical research on this topic. This article critically analyses relevant conceptual work on age carried out so far in social sciences, proposes a conceptual framework inspired by sociological theory that integrates and expands this work, and provides a set of propositions on age. This framework provides a multilevel perspective on age, mapping the sociocultural structures in which age is embedded and exerts its influence, as well as the dynamics that are established between them, allowing for an analysis of the relationship between age-based structures and age-related practices. Furthermore, this more comprehensive framework includes relevant constructs that have rarely been considered. It is expected that this article will encourage more conceptually informed use of age in empirical research.
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Pub Date : 2025-05-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101330
R.D.J. Golbach , N. Kleinenberg-Talsma , H. Jager-Wittenaar , J.S.M. Hobbelen , E.J. Finnema
As the population ages, the proportion of frail older people is also increasing. While attention to frailty experiences has increased, how these account to a comprehensive understanding of frailty and its impact on behavior and functioning remains understudied. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to understand how frailty is experienced, and how frailty and frailty experiences affect behavior and functioning from the perspectives of Dutch community-dwelling older people. In this phenomenological qualitative study, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 36 community-dwelling older people (≥65 years). The ‘Tilburg Frailty Indicator’ was administered to measure frailty, 15 of the participants were considered frail. Thematic analysis revealed the following themes and subthemes: 1) frailty experiences: situation related, initiated internally, initiated externally, and being and feeling frail; 2) coping: cognitive efforts, behavioral efforts, and emotional aspects. The distinction between being frail and feeling frail was, among other things, reflected in the temporality of frailty experiences, such as short periods of moments in time experiencing frailty. Personal factors and contexts strongly influence an individual's experiences and multiple coping strategies were discovered, with mindset shaping individual coping strategies. We recommend a personalized approach in which the experiences and capabilities of older people are considered to support them in maintaining or enhancing their well-being.
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When the welfare of a child requires placement away from parents, a grandparent is often the preferred choice for relocation. Placement is predominantly with grandmothers, and the experiences of grandmothers in a parenting role have been well reported. The experiences of grandfathers who parent grandchildren, however, are less understood, despite grandfathers often being present. This integrative review aims to identify and integrate current literature on the experiences of grandfathers in a parenting role. The search strategy involved four electronic databases: CINAHL Complete, Scopus, PubMed and PsycInfo, plus Google Scholar and hand searching using keywords based on five key concepts encompassing the population group (custodial, grandfather), phenomenon (role), and outcome (perceive, experience). Thirteen articles were identified that met the inclusion criteria for review. Two themes were identified using thematic analysis: ‘Change and loss in transitioning to the primary caregiver role’ and ‘Everyday life as grandparent primary caregivers.’ This review found grandfathers who parent grandchildren faced unique challenges. Social role identity was tested by loss of agency over lifestyle choices and deficits in parenting knowledge and skillset. Furthermore, the health and wellbeing of grandfathers were impacted by factors unique to them. Further research to inform tailored support specific to the needs of grandfathers is required.
{"title":"Experiences of grandfathers as primary caregivers raising grandchildren: An integrative literature review","authors":"Michelle Adams , Janine Wiles , Melody Smith , Michelle Honey","doi":"10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101329","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101329","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>When the welfare of a child requires placement away from parents, a grandparent is often the preferred choice for relocation. Placement is predominantly with grandmothers, and the experiences of grandmothers in a parenting role have been well reported. The experiences of grandfathers who parent grandchildren, however, are less understood, despite grandfathers often being present. This integrative review aims to identify and integrate current literature on the experiences of grandfathers in a parenting role. The search strategy involved four electronic databases: CINAHL Complete, Scopus, PubMed and PsycInfo, plus Google Scholar and hand searching using keywords based on five key concepts encompassing the population group (custodial, grandfather), phenomenon (role), and outcome (perceive, experience). Thirteen articles were identified that met the inclusion criteria for review. Two themes were identified using thematic analysis: ‘Change and loss in transitioning to the primary caregiver role’ and ‘Everyday life as grandparent primary caregivers.’ This review found grandfathers who parent grandchildren faced unique challenges. Social role identity was tested by loss of agency over lifestyle choices and deficits in parenting knowledge and skillset. Furthermore, the health and wellbeing of grandfathers were impacted by factors unique to them. Further research to inform tailored support specific to the needs of grandfathers is required.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47935,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Aging Studies","volume":"73 ","pages":"Article 101329"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143882137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-04-18DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101328
Megan Wyatt, Paula Boddington
Awareness of the importance of understanding agency and selfhood for people living with dementia (PLWD) is growing. However, more needs to be done to incorporate such awareness into care practices. The importance of arts activities such as music, dance, and painting for enhancing quality of life for people living with dementia is widely recognised. However, research focuses on beneficial outcomes leaving us with scant knowledge relating to the creative processes that PLWD may experience. This paper explores the process of painting for PLWD and offers insight into how engagement with paint and painting materials can explain and embody agency. We argue that the process of painting itself exemplifies a form of embodied agency and cognition, a type of ‘Material Thinking’, hence helping to demonstrate the thinking skills that PLWD may retain even after a degree of decline of other capacities.
This study outlines how eight people living with dementia engaged with and experienced painting whilst working alongside an artist-researcher. Data was captured through semi-structured interviews, and observations captured by video recordings and field notes. Qualitative thematic analysis identified emergent themes, including Mark Making, Flexible Ideas, and Immersion, in relation to how painting engages the Material Thinking of people living with dementia. Our analysis demonstrates that the process of painting involves distinct forms of decision making, agency, and cognition, even in the absence of language. While having many other benefits, painting has great potential to be incorporated into care practices as a valid expression and recognition of cognition and agency.
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Pub Date : 2025-04-06DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101323
Cecilie Knagenhjelm Hertzberg, Morten Magelssen, Anne Kari Tolo Heggestad
Healthcare professionals in home-based care face various challenges at the system and patient levels, which can lead to ethical dilemmas. In addition, home-based care workers lack arenas to share their experiences, as they are often scattered across the care district, work alone, and do not have the immediate support of a colleague. Based on ethnographic fieldwork among professional caregivers in home-based care in Norway, we present a case of an ethical dilemma that occurred during a patient visit. Using a narrative ethics approach, we unpack the case into six “stories” and show the context of the ethical dilemma. Home-based care staff may not be aware of an ethical dilemma as it unfolds. Reflection on the case leads us to suggest that staff would benefit from some form of clinical ethics support to learn, share stories, and receive support. We also suggest that professional caregivers and patients would benefit from advance care planning as a way to clarify expectations between patients and healthcare professionals. Clinical ethics support and advance care planning are ways for staff and patients, respectively, to let their voices and stories be heard.
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Pub Date : 2025-04-05DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101327
Pnina Dolberg , Sagit Lev
The number of older migrants is steadily increasing in immigration-receiving countries. Studies show that older immigrants tend to be vulnerable to poverty, health problems, and mental distress. They often face barriers when seeking formal assistance and rely on informal support from family and community members. The present study aims to explore the experiences and perceptions of older immigrants regarding the support resources available to them as they navigate the challenges of their multifaceted needs in their host country.
The study involved in-depth interviews with 21 older immigrants (ages 74–96) from the former Soviet Union (FSU) who migrated to Israel at ages 43–65. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using content analysis. Three categories of support resources emerged: (1) Family: participants attached great importance to family members' support and relationships, maintained connections with relatives abroad, and emphasized the reciprocal nature of family support; (2) Community: support came from friends and neighbors, long-distance relationships with old friends, and ethnic or local immigrant communities, including those formed in assisted living settings; (3) State authorities: participants expressed mixed perceptions about formal assistance, including both appreciation and discomfort. The findings are discussed in light of social exchange theory and intersectionality theory, highlighting the agency and resilience of older immigrants, despite their position at the intersection of age, migration status, and cultural marginalization.
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Pub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101325
Juanjuan Ren , Mingxin Yao
While previous research has discussed representations of and solutions to ageism and aging anxiety, it remains unknown whether Chinese young women's calling and being called “old aunties” [lǎo ā yí] can be related to ageism and aging anxiety. Based on collected Weibo data, we examined the generalized use of this kinship term on social media using discourse analysis and found that it is predominantly self-addressing and secondarily other-addressing in usage and that the addressees are primarily young women in their twenties and thirties. We proposed that they construct a false identity of old aunties for jocular self-mockery or provocative teasing. We also argue (1) that young women's being called “old aunties” suggests that addressers consider old age as undesirable and negative and that ageism still exists among young Weibo users; (2) that young women's calling themselves “old aunties” for jocular self-mockery indicates that they might have aging anxiety and using this address term to resist aging anxiety and social pressures, or that they may hold positive attitudes toward old age and feel comfortable in expressing their own preferences and positive evaluations on aging and old age. The study may contribute to the cultural gerontology research by using discourse analysis to provide discursive evidence of constructing a false identity of older people in digital communication, and help broaden the research scope of kinship term generalization and identity construction worldwide.
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