Perception of old age and self: A comparative study of elderly females living in community and in old age home

Singh, Shipra; Raut, Nitin B; Subramanyam, Alka A; Kamath, Ravindra; Pinto, Charles; Shanker, Sunitha

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“…Some persons achieve a sense of fulfillment and satisfaction in their old age, while others turn vicious and get weakened due to the decline of their physical abilities and social significance. [1] With life expectancy has increased from 40 years in 1951–1967 years in 2015, a person has 25 years more to live than he would have 50 years back. [2] According to SRS 2015, the percentage of the elderly population in the rural area is 8.3, and in the urban area, it is 8.4.…”

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Assessment of poor functional status and its predictors among the elderly in a rural area of West Bengal

Burman¹,

Sembiah²,

Dasgupta³

et al. 2019

J Mid-life Health

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Context:Functional ability considered a proxy for healthy aging, not only related to mental and physical health but it also determines social well-being. Eliciting the determinants of functionality components among the elderly will assist in evolving with appropriate plans at both domiciliary and facility level to eliminate their sufferings and disabilities.Aim:The aim of this study is to find out the magnitude of poor functional status among the elderly and its predictors.Materials and Methods:This is a community-based cross-sectional study conducted among 246 geriatric people in a rural area of West Bengal from August 2017 to December 2017; data were analyzed using the SPSS software (version 16.0. Chicago, SPSS Inc.). Logistic regression analysis was performed to find out the factors associated with poor functional status (activities of daily living [ADL] and instrumental ADL [IADL]).Results:The study concluded that 32.4% and 59.3% were dependent for basic ADL and IADL, respectively. Binary logistics showed people aged >70 years, female gender, less than primary level education, widowed/separated, who lived in the joint family, poorest percentile of economic status, who were depressed and who suffered from multimorbidity had increased odds of dependency for ADL and IADL. In multivariate logit regression, age >70 years and depression remained significant for ADL; in addition, marital status, education, and family type remained significant for IADL.Conclusion:There should be a provision for community-based comprehensive geriatric health and disability assessment, as it enables older people to avert the illness at the early stage, to delay the onset of disabling diseases. This will ensure their participation in the upliftment of the society, and they thus will be less dependent on their progeny.

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Assessment of poor functional status and its predictors among the elderly in a rural area of West Bengal

Burman¹,

Sembiah²,

Dasgupta³

et al. 2019

J Mid-life Health

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“…Previous studies have indicated that the elderly in institutions lose their self-worth and feel that they have nothing to contribute to the community [2]. They fail to recognise that as custodians of Forty (49.4%) strongly accepted institutionalization as a way of looking after the elderly when the family is no longer able to care of them.…”

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“…This shows that as age increases, people tend to give up on life and just wait to die. This is described as fatalism [2]. In Zimbabwe, there is a culture of restricting things and activities that elderly can engage in.…”

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A Study to Examine the Relationship between Social Support and Perception of Being Institutionalized among the Elderly Aged 65 Years and Above Who Are in Institutions in Bulawayo Urban, Zimbabwe

Dhlamini-Sibanda¹,

Dube-Mawerewere²,

Nkhoma³

et al. 2017

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Policies on the elderly in Zimbabwe are based on social networks and social capital in which the care of the elderly rests with the adult children and other relatives including the community. It is argued that social networks and social capital are informal and the weakness in these informal types of social support is that they are difficult to maintain in cases of urbanization, migration and socio-economic hardships. The study sought to examine the relationship between social support and the perception of being institutionalized among the elderly aged 65 years and above who were in institutions in Bulawayo urban. A descriptive quantitative cross-sectional correlational survey method was used. A simple random sampling method was used to recruit respondents. The sample size in this study was 81 respondents. Data was collected using the interview schedule. Analysis was done using the Statistical Package Social for Sciences (SPSS) package, descriptive and inferential statistics. The Pearson's correlation coefficient showed the relationship between social support and perception of being institutionalized as follows; r = 0.181, p = 0.107. This shows that there is no relationship between social support and perception of being institutionalized among the elderly aged 65 years and above who are in institutions in Bulawayo urban, Zimbabwe. KeywordsElderly, Social Support, Perception, Institutionalized BackgroundAging is inevitable. The elderly's ability to carry out activities of daily living becomes difficult and deteriorates forcing them to be cared for in an institution.With the epidemiological transition, the rate of institutionalization of older adults has increased in various countries, and this process is occurring in Zimbabwe as well [1]. It is projected that with longevity more elderly people will be institutionalized.Perception of being institutionalized is a socially constructed way of thinking about institutionalization. Positive perception of being institutionalized is when the elderly accept that ageing has physiological, psychological and social determinants such that institutionalization is necessary at some point in time [2].Negative perception of being institutionalized is often based on negative attitudes and stereotypes that ageing is negative and being in an institution is worse.Institutionalization during old age therefore requires tremendous adaptabilityIn a study conducted in India, 50% of the respondents felt neglected by family, 32% had no contact with the outside world, and 68% felt that the attitude of people towards the elderly was that of neglect [4]. A related study further found that 48% of the institutionalised elderly felt sad because of poverty, this observation being made in Zimbabwe [5]. In Zimbabwe, the general perception is that the elderly in institutions are foreigners who are usually destitute with no one to care for them [6]. However, due to socio-economic and demographic changes more and more elderly people now accept that they can no longer depend on the adult childre...

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“…Moreover, a majority of these family caregivers are often less knowledgeable about their role, available resources and social support [5] leading to inadequate care and support to the elderly who depend on them [6], However, the concept of family caregiving has been proven to provide better outcomes to the elderly over those living in elderly homes. A study by Singh et al [7] on the perception of old age and self, revealed that elderly women living in communities had a greater satisfaction of life , better emotional support and demonstrated a more positive attitude that reflected acceptance of the ageing process (old age) than those in nursing homes. Moreover, the findings of a study in Cameroon by Bassah et al [5] suggest that family caregivers will not consider a nursing home as an ideal place for quality care of their elderly family member as up to 62.8% of the caregivers did not consider nursing homes or institutions as a perceived need for elderly care.…”

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Development of a Training Program for Family Caregivers on Home Care of Older Adults in Cameroon

Ubenoh

Bassah

Palle

2019

IJTDH

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Background: Family caregivers who are the primary care providers to the elderly in communities in Cameroon, specifically in the Buea health district, are not aware of available resources and lack adequate knowledge and skills on the care of the elderly. As a result, the elderly are not receiving adequate care and support which might also affect their quality of life. In line with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) strategic proposed objectives of promoting healthy aging, the aim of this study was to develop a training program for family caregivers of the elderly. Methods: An exploratory, cross-sectional study research design was employed, with the use of qualitative methods for data collection. In-depth interviews were conducted with 15 key informants including nurses, social workers, community relay persons, personnel from the ministries (Public Health and Social Affairs), director of a geriatric nurse training school and directors of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) concerned with age-care who were purposively recruited. Information on the scope of practice and available resources was obtained. The sample size was determined based on data saturation. Data was transcribed verbatim and analysed using thematic content analysis. Results: Two major themes emerged from data analysis; ‘Recognise the boundary’ for the scope of practice of family caregivers which was further divided into two categories (bridge the gap and shared responsibilities)’ and ‘Health and wellbeing’ as all available resources were aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of the elderly. Conclusion: The training program should include a pyscho-educational intervention with information on available resources such as: Geriatric nurses and social centers, the scope of practice for family caregivers which includes: Assistance with Activities of Daily Living & Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, Psychosocial care, strategies to involve elderly persons in various activities and the creation of age- friendly environments.

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Perception of old age and self: A comparative study of elderly females living in community and in old age home

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Assessment of poor functional status and its predictors among the elderly in a rural area of West Bengal

Assessment of poor functional status and its predictors among the elderly in a rural area of West Bengal

A Study to Examine the Relationship between Social Support and Perception of Being Institutionalized among the Elderly Aged 65 Years and Above Who Are in Institutions in Bulawayo Urban, Zimbabwe

Development of a Training Program for Family Caregivers on Home Care of Older Adults in Cameroon

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