Public Health Gerontology and Active Aging

Poscia, Andrea; Landi, Francesco; Collamati, Agnese

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-13620-2_8

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“…Indeed, the WHO’s (2018) recent report estimates Ghana’s average life expectancy at 63.4 years (62.5 years for males and 64.4 years for females). Because of this relatively shorter life expectancy and early onset of ill-health, as well as the double burden of noncommunicable and infectious diseases compared with richer countries, we define individuals aged 50 years or older as “older persons.” Indeed, “young olds” aged 50–60 constitute a key contemporary target population to be addressed for possible preventive measures to tackle health-related problems in the coming decades (Poscia, Landi, & Collamati, 2015; WHO, 2015b). This is not an unusual definition, but many recent gerontology studies including the Minimum Data Set project on aging and many other regional studies, including the WHO’s Study on Global Aging and Adult Health in five developing countries, including Ghana, adopted age 50+ to define older persons (see, e.g., Biritwum, Mensah, Yawson, & Minicuci, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

Financial Inclusion, Health-Seeking Behavior, and Health Outcomes Among Older Adults in Ghana

Gyasi

Adam

Phillips³

2019

Res Aging

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Purpose: This study examines the associations between financial inclusion, health-seeking behavior, and health-related outcomes in older persons in Ghana. Method: Employing data from a 2016/2017 Aging, Health, Psychological Well-Being and Health-Seeking Behavior Study ( N = 1,200; mean age = 66.2 years [standard deviation = 11.9], we estimated regression models of self-rated health (SRH), psychological distress (PD), and health-care use (HCU) on a variable representing compositional characteristics of financial inclusion. Results: Multivariate logistic and generalized Poisson models showed that financial inclusion is positively associated with SRH (β = .104, standard error [ SE] = .033, p < .001) but inversely related to both PD (β = .038, SE = .032, p < .005) and HCU (β = −.006, SE = .009, p < .05) independent of other factors. However, after adjusting for socioeconomic and health-related factors, the associations were tempered and the effect of SRH decreased by 0.094 and PD increased by 0.065 points but HCU became statistically insignificant (β = −.020, SE = .0114, p > .05) Conclusions: Financial services inclusion profoundly appears to buffer against and retard health-related challenges in later life. Social and health policies targeted at improving the health outcomes of older people should include and build on the growing recognition of the importance of inclusive financial services and strategies.

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confidence: 99%

Financial Inclusion, Health-Seeking Behavior, and Health Outcomes Among Older Adults in Ghana

Gyasi

Adam

Phillips³

2019

Res Aging

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“…While traditional biomedical models have focused predominantly on supporting elderly health through curative interventions and rehabilitation services, contemporary public health approaches emphasise a health-promoting paradigm for maintaining and elevating holistic well-being, through cultivating personal autonomy, social participation and community involvement 6. One has to look no further than to the Arts to realise its vital significance in cultivating these goals, as engagements in the cultural heritage of music, dance, theatre, literature as well as the visual arts have been known to have tangible effects on health and quality of life, whereby the agents of creativity and imagination can help ‘keep individual resilience, aid recovery and foster a flourishing society’ (Bulter, p3) 7.…”

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Arts for ageing well: a propensity score matching analysis of the effects of arts engagements on holistic well-being among older Asian adults above 50 years of age

Xinyi

et al. 2019

BMJ Open

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ObjectiveTo assess the frequency and intensity of arts engagement inclusive of active and passive engagements in arts, culture and heritage activities among Singaporean adults aged 50 and above, and examine the relationships between participatory art and holistic well-being.DesignCross-sectional stratified household survey.SettingAll residential areas across Singapore’s Central, East, North, North-East and West Regions.Participants1067 community-dwelling, Singaporean older adults between the ages of 50 and 95 years were recruited.Primary and secondary outcome measuresRespondents completed a self-reported questionnaire, consisting of standardised ad hoc items assessing the frequencies and durations of active and passive participatory arts engagement, as well as validated psychometric assessments on psychosociospiritual health including the primary outcome measure on quality of life, and the secondary outcome measures on physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual, and social well-being. sociodemographic information, as well as frequency and intensity of physical activity were also collected.ResultsPassive engagement (60%) and active engagement (17%) in the arts were associated with better holistic wellness and social support. Specifically, findings from the propensity score matching and independent t-test analyses revealed that adults aged 50 and above who passively engaged in arts and culture-related events experienced higher quality of life (t(728)=3.35, p=0.0008, d=0.25), perceived health (t(728)=2.21, p=0.0277, d=0.16) and sense of belonging (t(728)=2.17, p=0.03, d=0.16), as compared with those who did not. Moreover, those who actively engaged in participatory arts experienced greater quality of life (t(442)=3.68, p=0.0003, d=0.36), self-rated health (t(442)=2.59, p=0.0099, d=0.25), spiritual well-being (t(442)=3.75, p=0.0002, d=0.37), meaning in life (t(442)=5.03, p<0.0001, d=0.50) and sense of peace (t(442)=3.72, p=0.0002, d=0.36), as compared with those who did not actively engaged in the arts.ConclusionThis study provided robust evidence to support a significant causal relationship between arts engagements and holistic well-being. Recommendations for art-based public health and elderly care research, practice and policy are discussed.

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“…Many governments, especially in developed countries, provide funding opportunities for active aging (Poscia, Landi, & Collamati, 2015). This incentive is in the form of financial investment and stimulates the elderly who are aging actively to pursue their tentative self-employment idea.…”

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Determinants for successful loan credits for older people in Thailand

Sringernyuang

Torut

Felix

et al. 2023

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Aging populations are gradually creating financial distress for governments, and Thailand is no exception. Effective policies for improving elderly welfare must be formulated since the population shift to older age is moving at a faster pace than economic growth. Older people prefer to live actively and independently in order to be less burdensome to their family members and are actively engaged in activities, either voluntarily or because of necessity, even after retirement age. The Thai government initiated a microcredit scheme for eligible older people in order to overcome the difficulty of gaining access to credit. The objective of this research is to explore and evaluate the effectiveness of the Older Persons Fund (OPF) organized by the Thai government to provide seed money for loans to promote active aging in Thailand. Data were collected nationwide using stratified sampling in urban and rural districts from members affiliated with the Older Persons Fund. Structured interviews were conducted with 578 loan recipients. The methodology includes inferential statistics and the multinomial logit choice probabilities model to determine the factors for successful active aging of the loan recipients. The results indicate that the purpose of the loan is a significant factor for a successful outcome. The results also imply that older people provide input into the economy and are not a burden on government expenditure in the long run by promoting active aging projects through microcredit schemes in Thailand.

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Public Health Gerontology and Active Aging

Cited by 10 publications

References 85 publications

Financial Inclusion, Health-Seeking Behavior, and Health Outcomes Among Older Adults in Ghana

Financial Inclusion, Health-Seeking Behavior, and Health Outcomes Among Older Adults in Ghana

Arts for ageing well: a propensity score matching analysis of the effects of arts engagements on holistic well-being among older Asian adults above 50 years of age

Determinants for successful loan credits for older people in Thailand

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