Productive engagement of older adults in <scp>China</scp>: A multilevel analysis

Kai, Satoshi; Tey, Nai Peng; Goh, Kim‐Leng; Ng, Sor-Tho

doi:10.1111/ggi.14299

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“…28 Women are also more likely to engage in unpaid household work. 29 Hence, the loss of a spouse often results in financial hardship, barring support from adult children.…”

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Unraveling the Impact of Widowhood Duration on Depression: Does Time Heal All Wounds?

Huang,

Tey,

Lai

2024

Asia Pac J Public Health

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China’s aging population has witnessed a surge in widowed older adults, raising concerns about their mental health. Losing a spouse is a profoundly distressing experience with enduring effects on well-being. Despite the proverbial belief in time’s healing power, existing studies often neglect the potential decline in depressive symptoms during widowhood. Drawing data from the 2015 and 2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, this study delves into the impact of widowhood duration on depression among 8370 older adults and uncovered significantly higher depression scores among widowed individuals, particularly in the initial 3 years. The research reveals that widowhood contributes to heightened depression levels even after accounting for sociodemographic factors. Although the depressive impact lessens over time, it persists beyond 3 years, underscoring the need for heightened awareness and support for this vulnerable population.

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“…28 Women are also more likely to engage in unpaid household work. 29 Hence, the loss of a spouse often results in financial hardship, barring support from adult children.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Unraveling the Impact of Widowhood Duration on Depression: Does Time Heal All Wounds?

Huang,

Tey,

Lai

2024

Asia Pac J Public Health

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“…Thus, they exhibit strong demands for health education, social participation, and security compared to their urban counterparts. 51–53 Addressing these disparities requires the urgent development of a comprehensive assessment tool to enhance active ageing levels among rural older adults. Thus, the development of an active ageing assessment tool tailored to older adults subgroups is crucial for harnessing the dividends of the older adults population, elevating active ageing levels, and promoting healthy ageing.…”

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Measuring Active Ageing: A Scoping Review and the Applicability to the Situation in China

Xiao,

Xu,

Yang

et al. 2024

CIA

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Background and Purpose Ageing has become one of the major global public issues and active ageing has become a global goal. Accurate and reproducible assessment tools are a prerequisite for robust and reliable measurement of active ageing and policy formulation. However, a broad scoping review describing the characteristics and heterogeneity of assessment tools for active ageing is lacking. This study aims to comprehensively portray current active ageing assessment tools and their features. Methods We conducted a scoping review, focusing on the Active Ageing Assessment Tool, and searched seven databases: CNKI, WanFang, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science Core Collection, Medline, and Proquest. The research process adhered to the methodological framework of Arkey and O’Malley and the PRISMA-ScR specification. More so, we registered the research program with the Open Science Framework. Results Ultimately, we included twenty-two pieces of literature. The development of the active ageing assessment tool predominantly occurred between 2012 and 2023, with a focus on foreign countries (16 studies). All included literature presented multidimensional Active ageing assessment tools. Eighteen studies examined active ageing assessment tools at the macro level, while four studies focused on the individual level. Also, fourteen out of the twenty-two studies were based on the World Health Organization’s Theoretical Framework for Active Ageing. The literature contained only two active ageing assessment tools designed for specific subgroups of older people. Conclusion Future development of active ageing assessment tools should integrate more comprehensive concepts and social theories of active ageing. Additionally, there is a need to explore active ageing measurement tools tailored for diverse subgroups of the older adults at various levels.

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“…However, the average score of building up financial security dimension for rural older adults with disability was only 1.37 (SD 0.57), with 63.5% of the older adults with disability had a monthly income of less than 500 (RMB), but 24.7% of the older adults with disability had monthly medical expenses of more than 500 (RMB), and their financial income microblogging and inability to make ends meet were obvious, and their overall financial security was not sufficient. This can be attributed to the weakened self-working capacity of the disabled older adults, reduced productive participation and economic income generation ( 14 ), weakened economic contribution to the family, and increased levels of depressive symptoms, which can easily lead to negative changes in aging attitudes ( 42 ). The national government should accelerate the implementation of long-term care insurance and medical assistance insurance for major diseases in rural areas, provide re-employment opportunities for the older adults with the ability to participate in production from the perspective of poverty alleviation, organize rural third-age universities to teach health knowledge ( 43 ), and gradually improve and implement the national welfare policy for the older adults.…”

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“…Health, participation, and security are the three pillars of active aging. Rural older adults with disability have declining physical functions, lack of health knowledge, cognitive bias, weak awareness, limited social and productive participation ( 14 ), lack of adequate protection of their rights and interests in material economy, medical assistance, spiritual and cultural life ( 15 ), and low level of well-being and self-assessed health ( 16 ). However, the rural older adults with disability have strong needs in terms of health knowledge, social participation, and social security, and a comprehensive assessment is urgently needed to improve their active aging ( 17 ).…”

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The active aging level of the rural older adults with disability in China: a cross-sectional study

Tian

Zhang

Yan

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundActive aging has been listed as an important indicator to measure the quality of life of the older adults and the construction of the senior care system. There is an imbalance between the supply and demand of senior care services for the disabled older adults in rural areas, and the quality of life needs to be improved.ObjectivesWe aimed to analyze the current situation of active aging and the influencing factors of the rural disabled older adults, in order to provide a reference basis for improving the quality of life of the rural disabled older adults.MethodsWe conducted a multicenter and cross-sectional study, using the Barthel Index Scale and Chinese version of the Active Aging Scale, to facilitate the selection of 304 rural older adults with disability in 26 villages under Henan Province for a questionnaire survey.ResultsThe mean score for the level of active aging of rural older adults with disability was 1.87 (SD 0.36), with the highest score for the dimension of being self-reliant (Mean2.29, SD 0.61) and lower scores for the dimension of active contribution to society (Mean 1.37, SD 0.55) and building up financial security (Mean 1.37, SD 0.57). The results of the multiple regression analysis showed higher levels of active aging among the disabled older adults with retirement pay, mild disability, and longer time per activity/rehabilitation exercise (p < 0.05).ConclusionActive aging of the rural disabled older adults is at a low level, with insufficient economic security and social participation. The national government should help improve the quality of primary health care in rural areas, build a friendly environment for senior communities, and improve policies to protect the welfare of the older adults, so as to collaboratively empower the disabled older adults in rural areas at three levels: health, participation, and protection.

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Productive engagement of older adults in China: A multilevel analysis

Abstract: This study investigates how the personal characteristics and behavior, and health status of older adults in China influenced their productive engagement in paid and unpaid jobs.

Cited by 6 publications

References 27 publications

Unraveling the Impact of Widowhood Duration on Depression: Does Time Heal All Wounds?

Unraveling the Impact of Widowhood Duration on Depression: Does Time Heal All Wounds?

Measuring Active Ageing: A Scoping Review and the Applicability to the Situation in China

The active aging level of the rural older adults with disability in China: a cross-sectional study

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