The Impact of Marital Status and Gender on Leisure Values of Older Adults

Gsellmeier, Karen; Cochran, Lynda J.; Dauenhauer, Jason

doi:10.1080/01924788.2015.1063316

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“…The relationship between QoL and the individual's sex, age, use of wheelchair, occupation prior to suffering the SCI and monthly household income did not appear to be significant. These data are consistent with other studies addressing some of these factors (see for example Dantas, 2016;Gattino, Rollero & De Piccoli, 2015;Gsellmeier, Cochram & Dauenhauer, 2015) and these variables were also excluded from the regression model. It would seem natural that the sex of the SCI patient does not affect their QoL because the physical, psychosocial and health disorders caused by SCI are similar for men and women.…”

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Quality of life in people with spinal cordinjury

Angulo¹,

Avilés²,

Sandín³

et al. 2019

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The aim of this study was to examine the quality of life of people with spinal cord injury (SCI). A sample of 105 individuals with SCI completed a set of questionnaires to assess quality of life, daily stress, somatic symptoms, social support, and hardiness. Based on multiple regression analysis, we found that the quality of life of the participants was negatively associated with the severity of SCI (the most severity type [quadriplegia] showed the lowest quality of life), as well as with worse physical health and with an increase in weekly analgesic consumption. Conversely, there was a positive association between quality of life and hardiness, social support from friends, and a home adapted to spinal cord injury. Results suggest that people with a spinal cord injury have a lifestyle quite different from that of the rest of population, and their quality of life will be significantly diminished. Also, results show that the more complete and severe the SCI, the worse quality of life.Resumen: Calidad de vida en las personas con una lesión medular espinal. El objetivo del presente estudio consistió examinar la calidad de vida en personas que sufren de lesión medular espinal (LME). Se aplicó un conjunto de cuestionarios a una muestra de 105 personas con LME con objeto de evaluar la calidad de vida, el estrés diario, la sintomatología somática, el apoyo social y el hardiness. Basándonos en análisis de regresión múltiple, encontramos que la calidad de vida de los participantes se asociaba negativamente con la gravedad de la LME (el tipo más grave [tetraplejia] presentaba la menor calidad de vida), así como también con peor salud física y con un incremento en el consumo semanal de analgésicos. Por el contrario, constatamos una relación positiva entre calidad de vida y hardiness, apoyo social de amigos y adaptación de la vivienda a su LME. Los resultados sugieren que las personas con LME presentan un estilo de vida distinto al del resto de la población, estando marcadamente reducida su calidad de vida. Así mismo, los resultados muestran que cuanto más grave sea la LME, más deteriorada está la calidad de vida de estas personas.Palabras clave: Calidad de vida; lesión medular espinal; estrés diario; bienestar; salud.Recibido: 15 de abril 2018; aceptado: 12 diciembre 2018 Correspondencia: Miguel A. Santed, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Facultad de Psicología, Juan del Rosal 10,

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Quality of life in people with spinal cordinjury

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Avilés²,

Sandín³

et al. 2019

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“…The first focused on leisure values adapted from the Cochran Baby Boomer Quiz (Cochran, 2005;Cochran, Rothschadl, & Rudick, 2009). As reported in Gsellmeier, Cochran, and Dauenhauer (2015), results indicated differences between men and women with regard to their motivations for leisure. Older women and widows were found to value leisure for social reasons more than men and those of other marital statuses.…”

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Fostering a new model of multigenerational learning: Older adult perspectives, community partners, and higher education

Dauenhauer

Steitz

Cochran

2016

Educational Gerontology

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Intergenerational service-learning initiatives are an increasingly common educational practice designed to engage college students and older adults with one another. The growth of the baby boomer population and a growing interest in lifelong learning opportunities among older adults have the potential to create new models of multigenerational education within colleges and universities. The purpose of this study is to describe the multigenerational interaction and educational interests of older adults who reside in a mediumsized independent and assisted living setting. Results from a survey completed by elders (n = 128) and two focus groups (n = 17) indicate a strong interest in multigenerational-learning with college students. A majority of elders preferred on-site programming (as opposed to attending sessions on a college campus), time-limited faculty-led lectures around topics related to history, arts, computers, and literature. These findings are of great importance for institutions of higher education that are preparing students for careers in an aging society and can expand their educational offerings to lifelong learners using a multigenerational framework.

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