Who Attends Senior Centers?

Calsyn, Robert J.; Winter, Joel P.

doi:10.1300/j079v26n02_03

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“…We also found a higher prevalence of senior center use among older adults at current risk of depression. In contrast, in a random sample of Missouri seniors, Calsyn and Winter (1999) found that senior center users had better mental health than seniors not using centers. 10 By definition, NYCHA residents have low/moderate-incomes.…”

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“…In contrast, in a random sample of Missouri seniors, Calsyn and Winter (1999) found that senior center users had better mental health than seniors not using centers. 10 By definition, NYCHA residents have low/moderate-incomes. In this population, we did not find a higher prevalence of senior center use among residents in the lowest-income category, as consistently seen in the literature.…”

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“…6 Several prior studies have characterized senior center users using data from local and nationwide surveys. Most studies have identified lower income [7][8][9] and older age range (75-84) 7,10,11 as factors associated with senior center use. Women have been found to be more likely to attend senior centers than men 7,11,12 and to have a more positive perception of senior center benefits.…”

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“…Some studies identified that older adults with no or few functional limitations were more likely to attend centers than those with more limitations. 7,8,10,15 Other identified predictors of senior center use have included knowledge about and positive attitude towards senior centers, 14 friendships with senior center users, 16 physical proximity, and transportation access. 16,17 In New York City (NYC), there are approximately 300 city-administered senior centers operated by different organizations that vary in size, range of services and programs offered, staffing, and populations served.…”

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Predictors of Senior Center Use among Older Adults in New York City Public Housing

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Despite agreement among stakeholders that senior centers can promote physical and mental health, research on senior center use in urban populations is limited. Our objective was to describe demographic and health factors associated with senior center use among urban, low-income older adults in order to inform programming and outreach efforts. We used data from a 2009 telephone survey of 1036 adults randomly selected from rosters of New York City public housing residents aged 65 and older. We analyzed senior center use by race/ethnicity, age, gender, health, housing type, and income, and used a forward selection approach to build best-fit models predicting senior center use. Older adults of all ages and of both genders reported substantial use of senior centers, with nearly one third (31.3%) reporting use. Older adults living alone, at risk of depression, or living in specialized senior housing had the greatest use of centers. Senior center use varied by race/ethnicity, and Englishspeaking Hispanics had a higher prevalence of use than Spanish-speaking Hispanics (adjusted prevalence ratio [PR]=1.69, 95% CI: 1.11-2.59). Spanish-speaking communities and older adults living in non-senior congregate housing are appropriate targets for increased senior center outreach efforts.

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“…Researchers have noted higher levels of senior center participation for rural than for urban older adults (Calsyn & Winter, 1999;Krout et al, 1990). Another study by Ralston (1991) found that increased participation was correlated to living closer to the senior center and to the importance of the meal to daily food intake.…”

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Challenges, Experiences, and Future Directions of Senior Centers Serving the Portland Metropolitan Area

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2000

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A growing body of research emphasizes the development of an understanding of the relationship between older adults and their physical and social environments (Wahl & Weisman, 2003). Researchers, planners, policymakers, and community residents have been increasingly interested in shaping urban environments as places that foster active aging and independence among older adults. Senior centers have served a critical role in their communities as focal points for older adults, as individuals or in groups, to participate in services and activities that support their independence and encourage their involvement in and with the community (NCOA, 1979). The aging of the population and influx of baby boomers into the older demographic, along with declines in participation rates and funding, are challenging senior center staff to be innovative and adaptive in order to demonstrate senior centers' relevance to future older adults while maintaining the programming and services for their current participants. This research is a multiplecase study of five unique senior centers located throughout the Portland metropolitan area in Oregon. Different types and models of senior centers are represented by the selected cases, as they operate under different governance structures and vary in aspects such as administration, funding, participant characteristics, community partnerships, transportation options, physical environments, and range of services and programs offered. This study aims to better understand challenges, strengths, and future directions for different types of senior centers serving a metropolitan area. Data collection at each site included interviews with staff as well as focus groups with senior center participants.Interviews with key informants enriched the findings and provided outside perspectives of senior center experiences. Data analysis revealed challenges and strengths that were i common across and unique to the different senior centers in this study. This research contributes to the literature in urban studies, community development, and gerontology by exploring potential opportunities for urban senior centers to adapt and continue to serve older adults. Recommendations were developed for how senior centers might capitalize on these opportunities and for how their communities might provide mechanisms of support to facilitate the continuation and contributions of senior centers in metropolitan areas.ii DedicationThis dissertation is dedicated to my grandparents, all of whom have shown me unwavering love and support, and inspire me to age with much laughter and grace.iii

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Determinants of Quality of Life in Pre-Frail Older Adults According to Phenotypic Criteria: the VERISAUDE Study

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Frailty is a dynamic clinical syndrome considered as part of an age-associated continuum of severity, including prefrailty as an intermediate frailty status with potential reversibility to robustness. The main purpose of this study was to analyse the relationship between the different domains of quality of life, functional dependence and depressive symptomatology in older adults diagnosed as pre-frail, before progression to frailty occurs. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine whether sex, age, level of education and scores in the Geriatric Depression Scale 15-item Short Form (GDS-SF) and the Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Lawton scale determine the worst score in the WHOQOL-BREF (World Health Organization Quality of Life) in older adults meeting one or two frailty phenotypic criteria. Depressive symptomatology (GDS-SF score) was the main determinant of poor quality of life in both groups, and in all areas of WHOQOL-BREF. Age was only associated with poor satisfaction with own health. Female sex and low educational level were linked to low physical QOL and poor self-rated health, respectively, but only in older adults meeting one frailty criterion. Association between functional status and WHOQOL-BREF scores was only found in the univariate analysis. These results underline the importance of identifying multiple aspects, but mainly the presence of depressive symptomatology, as risk factors for all dimensions of quality of life in the prefrailty process, where interventions might be targeted to reduce the progression of pre-frailty and frailty in older adults.

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Who Attends Senior Centers?

Cited by 38 publications

References 17 publications

Predictors of Senior Center Use among Older Adults in New York City Public Housing

Predictors of Senior Center Use among Older Adults in New York City Public Housing

Challenges, Experiences, and Future Directions of Senior Centers Serving the Portland Metropolitan Area

Determinants of Quality of Life in Pre-Frail Older Adults According to Phenotypic Criteria: the VERISAUDE Study

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