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Chang H, Wang X, Wang Z. Latent profile analysis of successful aging among empty nesters in Guiyang, China. Aging Ment Health 2024; 28:667-674. [PMID: 37822072 DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2023.2265851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To explore potential profiles of successful aging among empty nesters using latent profile analysis and to analyze their influencing factors. METHODS A total of 452 community-based empty nesters were included using convenience sampling. Empty nesters were surveyed using the Successful Ageing Scale, Social Capital Scale, Sense of Coherence Scale, and Chinese version of the Health-Promotion Lifestyle Scale-II. Latent profile analysis was used to categorize the successful aging of empty nesters, and factors influencing each category were analyzed using multiple logistic regression. RESULTS Four latent profiles of successful aging were identified: 'low successful aging-low spirituality', 'high successful aging-spiritual fluctuation', 'high successful aging-balanced development group', and 'medium successful aging-medium spirituality'. The results of the multiple logistic regression analysis showed that gender, education, residence mode, and social capital were factors influencing the potential profiles of successful aging. CONCLUSIONS There are four potential categories of successful aging among empty nesters. Gender, education, residence mode, and social capital were associated with successful aging among empty nesters. Targeting interventions may help enhance empty nesters' successful aging. Future research should combine subjective and objective indicators to assess the health of older people and explore other determinants for formulating interventions to improve successful aging of empty nesters.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hui Chang
- School of Nursing, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- School of Nursing, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
- The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- School of Nursing, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Chen P, Jin Y, Ma X, Lin Y. Public perception on active aging after COVID-19: an unsupervised machine learning analysis of 44,343 posts. Front Public Health 2024; 12:1329704. [PMID: 38515596 PMCID: PMC10956692 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1329704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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Introduction To analyze public perceptions of active aging in China on mainstream social media platforms to determine whether the "14th Five Year Plan for the Development of the Aging Career and Older Adult Care System" issued by the CPC in 2022 has fully addressed public needs. Methods The original tweets posted on Weibo between January 1, 2020, and June 30, 2022, containing the words "aging" or "old age" were extracted. A bidirectional encoder representation from transformers (BERT)-based model was used to generate themes related to this perception. A qualitative thematic analysis and an independent review of the theme labels were conducted by the researchers. Results The findings indicate that public perceptions revolved around four themes: (1) health prevention and protection, (2) convenient living environments, (3) cognitive health and social integration, and (4) protecting the rights and interests of the older adult. Discussion Our study found that although the Plan aligns with most of these themes, it lacks clear planning for financial security and marital life.
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- School of Foreign Language Studies, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Zhang Y, Gu Z, Xu Y, He M, Gerber BS, Wang Z, Liu F, Peng C. Global scientific trends in healthy aging in the early 21st century: A data-driven scientometric and visualized analysis. Heliyon 2024; 10:e23405. [PMID: 38170072 PMCID: PMC10758827 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Background According to the World Health Organization (WHO), healthy aging is the process of developing and maintaining the functional capacity for health in old age. A rapidly growing number of research studies on healthy aging have been conducted worldwide. The purpose of this research work is to explore global scientific landscape of healthy aging research over the last 22 years. Methods Scientific publications on healthy aging from January 1, 2000 to October 11, 2022 were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) on October 11, 2022. A total of 6420 publications were included in the scientometric analysis. VOSviewer (1.6.18) was used to conduct scientometric and visualized analysis. Results The publication growth rate was 35.68 from 2000 to 2021. The United States of America (USA) led in both productivity and citations. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA was prominent in terms of both the highest citation count and the highest average citation count. The National Institute on Aging (NIA) and Evans, Michele K. were the most influential organization and author, respectively. Research hotspots in healthy aging were identified based on the co-occurrence analysis of keywords: (1) physical activity and mental health of older adults; (2) diseases impacting the health and lifespan of older adults; and (3) neuroscience. Our analysis indicates that gut microbiota, loneliness, frailty, mitochondria and resilience were the emerging themes in healthy aging research. Conclusions The quantity of annual publications on healthy aging has rapidly increased over the past 22 years, especially during 2018-2021. This analysis identified the status, trends, hot topics, and frontiers of healthy aging research. These findings will help researchers quickly understand the global representation of healthy aging research, influence resource dissemination, promote international collaborations, guide policy formulation, and improve health services for older adults.
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- Ye Zhang
- Department of Information Center, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- College of Health Management, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Information Center, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Information Center, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- College of Health Management, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Information Center, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Information Center, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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Sari-ol Qadam Z, Alivandi Vafa M, Hashemi T, Panah Ali A. Aging Enjoyment: A Grounded Theory Study. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY 2024; 19:45-56. [PMID: 38420279 PMCID: PMC10896754 DOI: 10.18502/ijps.v19i1.14338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2023] [Revised: 07/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the factors contributing to enjoyment in old age. Method : To this end, this research used a qualitative exploratory research design known as grounded-theory research. Seventeen elderly participants (aged 65-85 years), comprising 11 men and 6 women, were selected using purposive sampling. A semi-structured interview was used as the data collection instrument. The method proposed by Corbin and Strauss was employed to design the interview questions. In this study, data analysis was interpretive using phenomenological analysis, which was done through open, axial, and selective coding. Results: The results indicated that the new emergent construct - ageing enjoyment - consisted of five categories and 19 subcategories. These categories include present moment awareness, liberating past, psychosocial safety, ultimate purpose for being, and self-peace. Subcategories include: Vitality, Family solidarity and intimacy, Occupational Adequacy, Economic wisdom, Social Acceptability, Healthy society, Talent flourish, productive experiences, Physical well-being, Willingness to develop, Mindfulness, satisfaction, Moralization, Adaptability, Benevolence, Acceptance, Desire to live, Meaningfulness, Religiosity. Conclusion: These categories suggest that present moment awareness, liberating past, as well as having psychosocial safety help the elderly experience ageing enjoyment. Hence, they are likely to reach self-peace through an ultimate purpose for being as they deal with challenging life issues. Practical implications of the findings are further discussed.
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- Zahra Sari-ol Qadam
- Department of Psychology, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Psychology, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Counseling, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
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Irshad CV, Lekha PPS, Azeez EPA, Rajan SI. Active and productive ageing in India: evidence from the time use pattern of ageing adults. BMC Geriatr 2023; 23:718. [PMID: 37932680 PMCID: PMC10626682 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04428-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND With the increasing proportion of older adults in India, it becomes essential to get an insight into the various influencing factors of successful ageing. However, the literature on successful ageing is minuscule in the Indian context. The present study attempted to understand successful ageing in terms of active and productive ageing by exploring their determining factors. METHODS The data were extracted from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) Wave-1 (2017-2018). We utilized self-reported time use information from the experimental module of the LASI. A total of 7837 ageing adults were included in the study. We employed descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis and a multinominal logistic regression model to examine the prevalence and the determinants of active and productive ageing. RESULTS The prevalence of inactive ageing was higher among the Indian ageing population (57.47%), followed by active ageing (29.59%) and productive ageing (12.94%). Poor sleep quality and the prevalence of morbidity and disability limited the ageing population from attaining active and productive ageing. Engagement in physical activity was significantly associated with active and productive ageing (β = 0.83, 99% CI: -0.72-0.94 and β = 0.82, 99% CI: 0.66-0.98), respectively. Rural ageing adults were more likely to attain active ageing and less likely to attain productive ageing. CONCLUSION Engagement in physical activities among the ageing population shall be promoted to attain active and productive ageing. Since the rural ageing population were less likely to attain productive ageing than their urban counterparts, opportunities to participate in more formal economic activities in rural areas could be promoted for the wellbeing of the second demographic dividend.
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- C V Irshad
- School of Social Sciences and Languages, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India
- The International Institute of Migration and Development, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695011, India
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- School of Social Sciences and Languages, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India
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- School of Social Sciences and Languages, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India.
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- The International Institute of Migration and Development, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695011, India
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Chang H, Zhou J, Wang Z. The impact of social capital on successful ageing of empty nesters: A cross‐sectional study. J Adv Nurs 2022; 79:1959-1969. [PMID: 36416380 DOI: 10.1111/jan.15509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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AIM To explore the impact of social capital on successful ageing among empty nesters in China. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. METHODS The data for this study came from the survey of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2018. Overall, 6098 empty nesters aged 60 years and over were included. Successful ageing was defined according to Rowe and Kahn's model. Social capital includes social trust, social support, reciprocity and social networks. Multivariable logistic regression and a classification and regression tree model were applied to estimate the impact of social capital on successful ageing. For this study, we followed the Reporting of Studies Conducted Using Observational Routinely Collected Health Data (RECORD) reporting guidelines, an extension of Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines. RESULTS The successful ageing rate of empty nesters in China was 9.2%. Empty nesters who had a higher level of reciprocal behaviour and caregiving support in several dimensions of social capital and who were members of organizations in their social networks have had higher odds of achieving successful ageing. We also observed interactions with social capital associated with successful ageing, suggesting that special attention should be given to empty nesters who are less educated, have no caregiving support, live in rural areas, have worse self-rated health, are older, do not have reciprocal behaviours and are unmarried. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study show that social capital, especially in terms of reciprocity, caregiving support and organizational membership in a social network, can contribute to the achievement of successful ageing among empty nesters. IMPACT This study confirms the impact of social capital on the successful ageing of empty nesters for the first time and provides new ideas for state, community and health care workers to address ageing issues. NO PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION Because of the public database data used in this study, all data were collected by survey agency personnel, so this section is not applicable to this study.
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- Hui Chang
- School of Nursing Guizhou Medical University Guiyang China
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- School of Nursing Peking University Beijing China
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- School of Nursing Peking University Beijing China
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