Perceived Risks to Independent Living: The Views of Older, Community-Dwelling Adults

Mack, Ruthanna; Salmoni, Alan W.; Viverais-Dressler, Gloria; Porter, Elaine; Garg, Rashmi

doi:10.1093/geront/37.6.729

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“…Volunteers, through their interactions with the seniors, learn about compassion, empathy, sharing, listening, and the importance of friendships across generations, and many develop an interest in working with the elderly (Dellman-Jenkins, Fowler, Lambert, Fruit, & Richardson, 1994). Family members and friends feel a sense of well-being knowing that seniors are involved with young adults who engage in positive, satisfying, warm relationships that show care and concern and provide assistance to them (Mack, Salmoni, Viverais-Dressler, Porter, & Garg, 1997). Programs that are responsive to the feedback and suggestions of the participants will become stronger and improve (Boone, 1985) and be embraced by its members.…”

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confidence: 99%

Intergenerational Programming in Action: Befrienders

Osborne¹

2000

Educational Gerontology

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Intergenerational Programming in Action: Befrienders

Osborne¹

2000

Educational Gerontology

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“…For instance, studies in the western world consistently show that finances, health, family support, a sense of identity, and feelings of independence are strongly associated with living in the community (Mack et al 1997). On the other hand, being female (Breeze et al 1999;Grundy and Jitlal 2007), advanced age (Grundy and Jitlal 2007;Kritz et al 2000), non-homeowner status (Sarma and Simpson 2007), living alone (Grundy 2001) and being unmarried (Breeze et al 1999;Freedman 1996;Grundy and Jitlal 2007;Nihtila 2008) increase the risk of entering an institution.…”

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Living Arrangement Concordance and its Association with Self-Rated Health Among Institutionalized and Community-Residing Older Adults in China

Sereny

2011

J Cross Cult Gerontol

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Although many studies look at the relationship between living arrangement and health among older adults, very little research takes seniors' preferred living arrangements into account. This paper uses data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) to examine what factors are associated with concordance between actual and preferred living arrangements for both institutionalized and community-residing Chinese seniors, and to investigate associations between living arrangement concordance and self-rated health. Our analyses show that economic independence is negatively associated with living arrangement concordance among institutionalized older adults (net of other factors), while being older, female, minority ethnicity, having higher SES, and being unmarried are positively associated with living arrangement concordance among community-residing seniors. For both institutionalized and community-residing older adults, living arrangement concordance increases the likelihood of rating self-rated health as good, with concordance having a greater impact on health for institutionalized elders (odds-ratios of 1.67-1.93) than for community-residing elders (odds-ratios of 1.12).

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“…Neighborhood issues relating to neighbors, crime rates, and traffic have been cited by elders as potential security barriers to remaining in the community (Mack et al, 1997).…”

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Motives for Residential Mobility in Later Life: Post-Move Perspectives of Elders and Family Members

Sergeant

Ekerdt

2008

Int J Aging Hum Dev

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This qualitative study delineates motives for residential mobility, describes dynamics between the elder and family members during the move decision process, and locates the move decision within ecological layers of the aging context. Interviews were conducted with 30 individuals and couples (ages 60-87) who experienced a community-based move within the past year, and with 14 extended family members. Reasons for moving (from perspectives of both elders who moved and their family members) were grouped into four themes and eleven issues that influenced the move decision. These themes parallel the ecological context of individual health and functioning, beliefs and attitudes, physical environment, and social pressures. Late-life mobility is a significant life transition that is the outcome of an ongoing appraisal and reappraisal of housing fit with individual functioning, needs, and aspirations. Family members are an integral part of these decision and residential mobility processes.Well, she moved because my sister and I decided she was going to move. But she wanted to move. It wouldn't have happened if we hadn't decided that she was gonna move. It was a little complicated . . . -Linda Brierton's daughter, Karen Late life residential mobility is a significant life course event that differs from moves at other life stages in three ways:

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Perceived Risks to Independent Living: The Views of Older, Community-Dwelling Adults

Cited by 74 publications

References 19 publications

Intergenerational Programming in Action: Befrienders

Intergenerational Programming in Action: Befrienders

Living Arrangement Concordance and its Association with Self-Rated Health Among Institutionalized and Community-Residing Older Adults in China

Motives for Residential Mobility in Later Life: Post-Move Perspectives of Elders and Family Members

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