The Importance of Optimism in Maintaining Healthy Aging in Rural Alaska

Lewis, Jordan

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“…The results of our study were consistent with their results that this connectedness was based on older adults’ perceptions that they are still members of a society and willing to contribute to the society. Just as emotionally balanced people are likely to forgive others [ 28 ], the participants in this study stated that they had become more generous and open toward others and tried to reach out to vulnerable people. Austin et al stated that community capacity-building enables older adults to play a role in the building of a community, and, in doing so, older adults can succeed in not only promoting their health but also helping others in the caring community [ 29 ].…”

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Regular group exercise contributes to balanced health in older adults in Japan: a qualitative study

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BackgroundWhile community-wide interventions to promote physical activity have been encouraged in older adults, evidence of their effectiveness remains limited. We conducted a qualitative study among older adults participating in regular group exercise to understand their perceptions of the physical, mental, and social changes they underwent as a result of the physical activity.MethodsWe conducted a qualitative study with purposeful sampling to explore the experiences of older adults who participated in regular group exercise as part of a community-wide physical activity intervention. Four focus group interviews were conducted between April and June of 2016 at community halls in Fujisawa City. The participants in the focus group interviews were 26 older adults with a mean age of 74.69 years (range: 66–86). The interviews were analysed using the constant comparative method in the grounded theory approach. We used qualitative research software NVivo10® to track the coding and manage the data.ResultsThe finding ‘regular group exercise contributes to balanced health in older adults’ emerged as an overarching theme with seven categories (regular group exercise, functional health, active mind, enjoyment, social connectedness, mutual support, and expanding communities). Although the participants perceived that they were aging physically and cognitively, the regular group exercise helped them to improve or maintain their functional health and enjoy their lives. They felt socially connected and experienced a sense of security in the community through caring for others and supporting each other. As the older adults began to seek value beyond individuals, they gradually expanded their communities beyond geographical and generational boundaries.ConclusionsThe participants achieved balanced health in the physical, mental, and social domains through regular group exercise as part of a community-wide physical activity intervention and contributed to expanding communities through social connectedness and mutual support. Health promotion through physical activity is being increasingly emphasized. The study results can help to develop effective physical activity programs for older adults in the community.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12877-017-0584-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Regular group exercise contributes to balanced health in older adults in Japan: a qualitative study

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“…Thematic analysis was achieved through several steps, including data immersion, coding, categorising ideas and identifying themes 38,39 . Data were analysed by drawing on principles of grounded theory, via “grounding” the primary coder [RC] within the data 40,41 . Data analysis was achieved by attending each focus group session, making observational notes, commencing data analysis during data collection and allowing the themes to emerge from within the data 40–42 .…”

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“…Two phases allowed for an opportunity to discuss and justify data interpretation to uphold rigor of the analyses 39 . As non‐Indigenous researchers, it was considered important to ensure appropriate interpretation had been achieved so all findings were presented and discussed with the BoM 41 …”

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Culture and healthy lifestyles: a qualitative exploration of the role of food and physical activity in three urban Australian Indigenous communities

Crowe

Stanley

Probst

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Objective: 1) To explore the links between Indigenous Australian children's perspectives on culture, and healthy lifestyle behaviours. 2) To provide insight into how to approach the development of a health intervention targeting lifestyle behaviours in Australian Indigenous children.Methods: Seven semi-structured focus groups sessions were conducted with Australian Indigenous children aged 5-12 years living on the South Coast of New South Wales. Audiorecordings were transcribed and thematic analyses were conducted and related to principles of grounded theory.Results: Participants had connections to aspects of Australian Indigenous culture that were embedded in their everyday lives. Healthy lifestyle behaviours (such as healthy eating and physical activity) were found to be interconnected with Australian Indigenous culture and positive emotional wellbeing was identified as an important outcome of connecting Australian Indigenous children to cultural practices. Conclusion:Understanding the importance of culture and its role in healthy lifestyles is critical in the development of health interventions for Indigenous populations.Implication: Health interventions embedded with Australian Indigenous culture may have potential to improve physical and emotional health within Australian Indigenous communities. However, it is unlikely that a 'one size fits all' approach to health interventions can be taken.

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“…Među slobodno navedenim odgovorima najviše je onih koji se odnose na psihološku dobrobit u najširem smislu. Sukladno ovome, velik broj ranijih istraživanja također ukazuje na važnost različitih varijabli dobrobiti, kao što su zadovoljstvo životom, samopoštovanje, samoefikasnost, integritet, pozitivne emocije, optimizam, otpornost, osjećaj svrhe i dr. za uspješno starenje (Brenes i sur., 2002;Cha i sur., 2012;Cho i sur., 2015;Ferri i sur., 2009;Giltay i sur., 2006;Han i sur., 2015;Hsu, 2010;Lamond i sur., 2008;Lewis, 2013;Steptoe i sur., 2006;Windsor i sur., 2015). Međutim, ne treba zanemariti ni važnost materijalne sigurnosti koju je istaknulo 17 sudionika, a koja je u ranijim istraživanjima uspješnog starenja uglavnom bila zanemarena, vjerojatno iz razloga što su mnoga od tih istraživanja provođena u ekonomski stabilnijim i bogatijim društvima u odnosu na hrvatsko.…”

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Percepcija uspješnog starenja u starijih osoba

Junaković

Nekić

2017

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Uspješno starenje je pomalo kontroverzan konstrukt kojeg nije lako operacionalizirati. Različiti teorijski pristupi koriste različite kriterije ili definicije uspješnog starenja iz kojih proizlaze različiti pokušaji operacionalizacije ovoga konstrukta. U ovom istraživanju polazi se od subjektivnih ili laičkih koncepcija uspješnog starenja, odnosno od toga kako same starije osobe shvaćaju uspješno starenje. Na prigodnom uzorku od 235 osoba starijih od 60 godina provedeno je istraživanje s ciljem ispitivanja njihove percepcije uspješnog starenja. U istraživanju je korišten hrvatski prijevod (Ambrosi-Randić i Plavšić, 2008) liste od dvadeset obilježja uspješnog starenja za koja su Phelan i sur. (2004) utvrdili da su se najčešće pojavljivala u ranijoj literaturi o ovom konstruktu. Rezultati su pokazali da je od 20 ispitanih obilježja njih 12 preko 70% ispitanih starijih osoba procijenilo važnima za uspješno starenje. Najveći postotak sudionika je važnim za uspješno starenje procijenio dobro zdravlje, sposobnost pojedinca da se brine o sebi i da se osjeća dobro sa samim sobom. Najmanje važnima za uspješno starenje pokazali su se dugovječnost, radni angažman nakon umirovljenja te učenje novih stvari i u starijoj dobi. Utvrđene su i razlike u procjeni važnosti nekih obilježja uspješnog starenja s obzirom na neka sociodemografska obilježja sudionika. Tako se pokazalo da je značajno više žena negoli muškaraca važnim za uspješno starenje procijenilo podršku obitelji i prijatelja, dok su osobe višeg u odnosu na one nižeg stupnja obrazovanja kontinuirano učenje novih stvari procjenjivale važnijim za uspješno starenje. Pokušaji objašnjenja konstrukta uspješnog starenja svakako bi trebali uzeti u obzir i kako same starije osobe vide uspješno starenje.Ključne riječi: dobrobit, laički model, starije osobe, uspješno starenje, zdravlje UvodIstraživanja starenja dugo su se usmjeravala primarno na kronične bolesti i funkcionalna ograničenja. Međutim, zadnja dva desetljeća rastući je broj istraživanja tzv. uspješnog starenja. To je posebno važno zbog potrebe revidiranja tradicionalnog koncepta starenja koji starenju pristupa na pesimističan način, naglašavajući opadanje u različitim aspektima funkcioniranja kao glavnu odrednicu procesa starenja. Sam pojam uspješnog starenja

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The Importance of Optimism in Maintaining Healthy Aging in Rural Alaska

Cited by 28 publications

References 16 publications

Regular group exercise contributes to balanced health in older adults in Japan: a qualitative study

Regular group exercise contributes to balanced health in older adults in Japan: a qualitative study

Culture and healthy lifestyles: a qualitative exploration of the role of food and physical activity in three urban Australian Indigenous communities

Percepcija uspješnog starenja u starijih osoba

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