The Role of Health-promoting Lifestyle in Predicting Cognitive Status of Older Clergymen

Papi, Shahab; Zanjari, Nasibeh; Karimi, Zeinab; Motamedi, Seied Vahid; Fadayevatan, Reza

doi:10.32598/sija.15.4.1393.3

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“…Regular physical activity and social interaction are crucial in maintaining cognitive functions, and decelerating age-related degenerative changes [ 1 ]. Sufficient physical activity is also important to keep conditioning and maintaining physical performance such as balance function and walking [ 2 , 3 ].…”

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Cognitive and balance performance of older adult women during COVID-19 pandemic quarantine: an ex post facto study

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Salimi

Behboodi

et al. 2022

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Introduction Isolation and self-quarantine can expose individuals, particularly older people, to cognitive and physical decline. Due to a reduction in their musculoskeletal and neural flexibility, older adults are more likely to be affected by quarantine limitations. This study aimed to investigate the effect of self-quarantine on cognitive and balance performance of older women during the COVID-19 outbreak. Material and methods In a convenience sampling method, a total of 75 older adult women were recruited in this ex post facto study. The mini-mental state exam, single leg stance test, and timed up and go test were used to assess cognitive functions, static, and dynamic balance, respectively. Fall risk was measured by the Johns Hopkins assessment tool. Evaluations were performed before and after 7 months of quarantine due to the COVID-19 outbreak (November 2019 – June 2020), in which volunteers were at the lowest level of physical and social interaction. Results No significant difference was observed in the mean static balance performance of the older adult women between the baseline and quarantine phases [ p = 0.095, t (df) = –1.69]. The dynamic balance performance [ p < 0.001, t (df) = 5.6] and cognitive status ( p < 0.001, t = –7.4) decreased and the fall rate increased [ p < 0.001, t (df) = 7.35] after 7 months of quarantine. Conclusions It seems that self-quarantine can cause a decline in cognitive functions and dynamic balance performance of older women. It implies that the decrease in social interactions and physical activities caused by the limitations of self-quarantine put individuals at greater risk of cognitive impairment and increase their falling rate by impairing dynamic balance.

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Cognitive and balance performance of older adult women during COVID-19 pandemic quarantine: an ex post facto study

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Salimi

Behboodi

et al. 2022

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“…They also addressed the tensions in intergenerational solidarity within the family; if aging parents require high levels of support, these tensions become more pronounced. [ 9 10 ]…”

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The intergenerational relationship patterns between aging parents and their adult children

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Zanjari

Fadayevatan

et al. 2022

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Background: Older parent-child relations and their impact on the elderly’s lives are of importance; thus, the present study aimed to investigate the patterns of the intergenerational relationships between aging parents and their adult children. Methods: The current cross-sectional study was conducted on 463 elderly men and women, aged ≥60 years who were residing in Tehran City, Iran. The study participants were selected using the stratified cluster sampling method. The Bai’s (2017) 13-item Intergenerational Relationship Quality Scale for Aging Parents (IRQS-AP) was used to evaluate the patterns of intergenerational relationships among the study subjects. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS. The significance level of the tests was set at P ≥ 0.05. The logistic regression model was employed to investigate the factors related to the patterns of intergenerational relationships. Results: The mean ± SD age of the explored aging parents was 67.93 ± 7.0 years. Besides, the mean ± SD number of children in the study participants was 3.55 ± 1.80. The mean ± SD scores of solidarity (structural, associational, consensual, affectual, functional, and normative) and conflict were measured to be (58.95 ± 17.55) and (64.10 ± 20.92), respectively. Furthermore, the mean ± SD score of the ambivalence pattern was calculated as (51.46 ± 21.61). The mean score of conflict was higher than those of solidarity and ambivalence. Additionally, the mean score of consensual-normative solidarity was higher than those of other dimensions of solidarity. The obtained data suggested a significant difference between age and the patterns of intergenerational relationships ( p ≤ 0.05). Moreover, the mean scores of solidarity and conflict in the examined female elderly and their adult children were higher than those of their male counterparts and their adult children; however, the mean score of ambivalence in the male elderly and their adult children was higher than that in their female counterparts. Logistic regression analysis results indicated that aging parents who were literate (OR = 1.5), those who lived alone (OR = 1.2), and those who assessed their general health status as good (OR = 4), reported high levels of solidarity with their adult children. Conclusion: The present research results demonstrated that the level of conflict between aging parents and their adult children exceeded the solidarity level, indicating the intergenerational gap. Therefore, the necessary implications should be adopted to promote intergenerational relationships within the family by providing family counseling. Further research is recommended to consider the essential role of predictive factors, such as age, gender, educational level, occupational status, living arrangements, health status, and socioeconomic status of aging parents concerning the intergenerational relationships between agi...

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Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Geriatric Sleep Questionnaire (P-GSQ)

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Hosseinnataj,

Esmailpour Moalem

et al. 2024

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The Role of Health-promoting Lifestyle in Predicting Cognitive Status of Older Clergymen

Cited by 7 publications

References 17 publications

Cognitive and balance performance of older adult women during COVID-19 pandemic quarantine: an ex post facto study

Cognitive and balance performance of older adult women during COVID-19 pandemic quarantine: an ex post facto study

The intergenerational relationship patterns between aging parents and their adult children

Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Geriatric Sleep Questionnaire (P-GSQ)

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