Project MUSE®: Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement - Latest Articles
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Project MUSE®: Latest articles in Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement.daily12024-03-29T00:00:00-05:00text/htmlen-USVol. 23 (2004) through current issueLatest Articles: Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissementTWOProject MUSE®Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement1710-11070714-9808Latest articles in Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement. Feed provided by Project MUSE®"My Biggest Fear Is She'll Die Alone": Care Partner Perspectives of Institutional COVID-19 Visitor Restrictions in Ontario, Canada
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912224
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Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries have implemented a range of strict public health measures to protect their populations against the spread of infection. Many of these measures have been directed at older adults (> 65 years), who are particularly vulnerable to severe COVID-19 infection (Béland & Marier, 2020). In Ontario (Canada), a widely applied measure has been the implementation of visitor restrictions in institutional care settings, including long-term care homes, hospitals, assisted living facilities, and retirement homes (Hindmarch, McGhan, Flemons, & McCaughey, 2021). Beginning in March 2020, these restrictions prevented family and friend care partners as well as other visitors from entering
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-29T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmall"My Biggest Fear Is She'll Die Alone": Care Partner Perspectives of Institutional COVID-19 Visitor Restrictions in Ontario, Canada2023-11-18text/htmlen-US"My Biggest Fear Is She'll Die Alone": Care Partner Perspectives of Institutional COVID-19 Visitor Restrictions in Ontario, Canada2023-11-182023TWOProject MUSE®1087202024-03-29T00:00:00-05:002023-11-18Se familiariser au transport en commun par l'apprentissage d'outils de planification technologiques : Effets d'un programme co-construit avec des partenaires de la communauté auprès d'aînés vivant avec des incapacités
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912225
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Malgré leur avancée en âge, plusieurs personnes aînées veulent rester actives au sein de leur communauté. La mobilité représente à cet égard une condition essentielle du vieillissement actif, constituant un important vecteur pour subvenir de façon autonome à ses besoins et s'investir dans des projets actualisants (Organisation mondiale de la santé, 2017). Au Canada, on estime que 33% de la population de 65 ans et plus vit avec une ou des incapacités pouvant limiter leur mobilité (Statistique Canada, 2013). Cette proportion atteindrait plus de 50% au Québec (Fournier, Godbout, et Cazale, 2013). De plus, l'apparition d'incapacités liées au vieillissement, telles qu'une diminution de la vision et de l'ouïe ou de la
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-29T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallSe familiariser au transport en commun par l'apprentissage d'outils de planification technologiques : Effets d'un programme co-construit avec des partenaires de la communauté auprès d'aînés vivant avec des incapacités2023-11-18text/htmlen-USSe familiariser au transport en commun par l'apprentissage d'outils de planification technologiques : Effets d'un programme co-construit avec des partenaires de la communauté auprès d'aînés vivant avec des incapacités2023-11-182023TWOProject MUSE®1211902024-03-29T00:00:00-05:002023-11-18Acceptability of a Personal Contact Intervention among People Living with Dementia: Might Baseline Contact Matter?
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912226
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Social connectedness (i.e., feelings of belonging and closeness) (Ashida & Heaney, 2008; O'Rourke & Sidani, 2017) protects against loneliness (i.e., feeling alone or left out) (de Jong Gierveld, 1998; El Sadr, Noureddine, & Kelley, 2009; Weiss, 1973) and poor mental and physical health (Holt-Lunstad, Smith, Baker, Harris, & Stephenson, 2015). Older adults are at risk for loneliness (Cacioppo & Hawkley, 2003; Tomaka, Thompson, & Palacios, 2006), especially when they live in a long-term care home (Bethell et al., 2021), or experience chronic illness, psychological stress (Richard et al., 2017), or social isolation (i.e., lack of contact with others) (O'Rourke & Sidani, 2017). Although family and friends
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-29T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallAcceptability of a Personal Contact Intervention among People Living with Dementia: Might Baseline Contact Matter?2023-11-18text/htmlen-USAcceptability of a Personal Contact Intervention among People Living with Dementia: Might Baseline Contact Matter?2023-11-182023TWOProject MUSE®1200072024-03-29T00:00:00-05:002023-11-18Implantation de l'Accompagnement-citoyen personnalisé d'intégration communautaire (APIC) : Vers l'optimisation de la mise en œuvre de cette approche novatrice visant la participation sociale des aînés
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912227
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Le vieillissement de la population représente un des principaux défis de la société actuelle. En effet, au Canada, il est prévu que près d'un Canadien sur quatre sera âgé de 65 ans et plus d'ici 2031 (Statistique Canada, 2017), ce qui représente un enjeu pour le système de la santé et l'économie. L'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) rapporte d'ailleurs que les gouvernements, les institutions et la société civile devraient adopter des politiques et des programmes axés sur les déterminants de la santé et aidant la population à vieillir en restant actif (2002). La participation sociale figure parmi les déterminants modifiables et se définit par l'implication d'une personne dans des activités qui lui procurent des
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-29T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallImplantation de l'Accompagnement-citoyen personnalisé d'intégration communautaire (APIC) : Vers l'optimisation de la mise en œuvre de cette approche novatrice visant la participation sociale des aînés2023-11-18text/htmlen-USImplantation de l'Accompagnement-citoyen personnalisé d'intégration communautaire (APIC) : Vers l'optimisation de la mise en œuvre de cette approche novatrice visant la participation sociale des aînés2023-11-182023TWOProject MUSE®1483402024-03-29T00:00:00-05:002023-11-18Parental Self-Efficacy Among Israeli Older Adults
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912228
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Social connections with one's grown children are among the most essential relationships in an adult's life (Fingerman, Sechrist, & Birditt, 2013; Levitzki, 2009). For older people, relationships with adult children are significant. In later life, older parents face losses of meaningful relationships (illness or death of their spouse and friends), and their need for social interactions intensifies (Fingerman et al., 2013; Umberson, Crosnoe, & Reczek, 2010). Indeed, relationships with their adult children have been related to older parents' physical and mental health (Lowenstein, Katz, & Gur-Yaish, 2007). Furthermore, daily pleasant or stressful experiences with adult children have been found to affect parental
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-29T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallParental Self-Efficacy Among Israeli Older Adults2023-11-18text/htmlen-USParental Self-Efficacy Among Israeli Older Adults2023-11-182023TWOProject MUSE®1751732024-03-29T00:00:00-05:002023-11-18Multi-Level Factors Associated with Relationship-Centred and Task-Focused Mealtime Practices in Long-Term Care: A Secondary Data Analysis of the Making the Most of Mealtimes Study
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912229
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Mealtimes in long-term care (LTC) homes are complex processes. In addition to the many necessary activities that occur during a meal (Gibbs-Ward & Keller, 2005), eating with others can reinforce identity, solidarity, and community, but can also elicit feelings of exclusion, objectification, and rejection (Henkusens, Keller, Dupuis, & Schindel Martin, 2014; Hung & Chaudhury, 2011; Palese et al., 2018). Although the social aspects of mealtimes may be as important to a resident as the nutritional value of the meal itself (Bennett, Ward, Scarinci, & Waite, 2014), the embedded biomedical model that underpins Canada's LTC system places emphasis on the functionality of meals by prioritizing objective measures, such as
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-29T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallMulti-Level Factors Associated with Relationship-Centred and Task-Focused Mealtime Practices in Long-Term Care: A Secondary Data Analysis of the Making the Most of Mealtimes Study2023-11-18text/htmlen-USMulti-Level Factors Associated with Relationship-Centred and Task-Focused Mealtime Practices in Long-Term Care: A Secondary Data Analysis of the Making the Most of Mealtimes Study2023-11-182023TWOProject MUSE®2117402024-03-29T00:00:00-05:002023-11-18Fausse route ! Avons-nous pris la mauvaise direction dans l'évaluation de nos conducteurs vieillissants au Québec ?
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912230
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Au Québec, la Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) est la seule instance responsable de la délivrance d'un permis ou de son retrait.* Récemment, la SAAQ annonçait qu'elle retirait l'obligation d'évaluation par un médecin ou un ophtalmologiste/optométriste pour les conducteurs âgés de 75 ans, repoussant cette première évaluation médicale obligatoire à 80 ans (SAAQ, 2021b). On invoque qu'une telle décision permettrait de délester le réseau de la santé d'une charge d'évaluation et de bureaucratie supplémentaire. De plus, il est invoqué que très peu de conducteurs se voyaient retirer leurs permis de conduire à la suite de ces évaluations à la SAAQ. Au cours des dernières années, moins de 2% des personnes
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-29T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallFausse route ! Avons-nous pris la mauvaise direction dans l'évaluation de nos conducteurs vieillissants au Québec ?2023-11-18text/htmlen-USFausse route ! Avons-nous pris la mauvaise direction dans l'évaluation de nos conducteurs vieillissants au Québec ?2023-11-182023TWOProject MUSE®348182024-03-29T00:00:00-05:002023-11-18Importance de la nature, des opportunités d'activités, de leur accessibilité et de leur publicisation pour favoriser la santé positive, la participation sociale et l'équité en santé d'Estriens âgés
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912231
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Comme ailleurs dans le monde et au Canada, la population québécoise vieillit rapidement. En fait, le Québec figure parmi les sociétés qui connaissent un vieillissement des plus rapides, après le Japon et la Corée du Sud (Institut de la statistique du Québec, 2015). En 2031, il est prévu que le quart des Québécois seront âgés de 65 ans et plus et, en 2061, près du tiers (Gouvernement du Québec, 2018). Considérant que trois aînés sur quatre rapportent au moins une condition chronique qui limite quotidiennement leur fonctionnement (Institut canadien d'information sur la santé, 2011), le vieillissement est une préoccupation importante pour les gouvernements et les décideurs du système de la santé et des services
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-29T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallImportance de la nature, des opportunités d'activités, de leur accessibilité et de leur publicisation pour favoriser la santé positive, la participation sociale et l'équité en santé d'Estriens âgés2023-11-18text/htmlen-USImportance de la nature, des opportunités d'activités, de leur accessibilité et de leur publicisation pour favoriser la santé positive, la participation sociale et l'équité en santé d'Estriens âgés2023-11-182023TWOProject MUSE®846532024-03-29T00:00:00-05:002023-11-18Older Mens' Experiences with and Preferences for Physical Activity
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912232
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Mobility disability has been defined as an individual's inability to walk 400 meters in 15 minutes without sitting or assistance (Connell & Messerschmidt, 2005; Fielding et al., 2011; Pahor et al., 2014). Older adults with mobility disability are at increased risk for dependence in daily activities, decreased quality of life, and mortality (Mackey et al., 2014; Yeom, Fleury, & Keller, 2008). Therefore, it is essential to prevent mobility disability in the growing older adult population (World Heath Organization, 1998).Regular physical activity (PA) can prevent mobility disability, reduce chronic disease risk, enhance quality of life, and improve cognitive function and social, and mental health (Bauman, et al.
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-29T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallOlder Mens' Experiences with and Preferences for Physical Activity2023-11-18text/htmlen-USOlder Mens' Experiences with and Preferences for Physical Activity2023-11-182023TWOProject MUSE®1852292024-03-29T00:00:00-05:002023-11-18Les retraités au Canada : Portrait comparatif selon le statut d'immigrant
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912233
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Les analyses contenues dans ce texte ont été réalisées au Centre interuniversitaire québécois de statistiques sociales (CIQSS), membre du Réseau canadien des centres de données de recherche (RCCDR). Les activités du CIQSS sont rendues possibles grâce à l'appui financier du Conseil de recherche en sciences humaines (CRSH), des Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada (IRSC), de la Fondation canadienne pour l'innovation (FCI), de Statistique Canada, du Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC), du Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS)ainsi que del'ensemble des universités québécoises qui participent à leur financement. Les idées exprimées dans ce texte sont celles des auteurs et non celles des
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-29T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallLes retraités au Canada : Portrait comparatif selon le statut d'immigrant2023-11-18text/htmlen-USLes retraités au Canada : Portrait comparatif selon le statut d'immigrant2023-11-182023TWOProject MUSE®1238142024-03-29T00:00:00-05:002023-11-18Understanding the Patient Experience of Foreign-Born Older Adults: A Scoping Review of Older Immigrants Receiving Health Care in Canada
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912234
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The global population is aging, and it is estimated that by 2050, those over age 60 will account for 22 per cent of the total population (World Health Organization, 2021a). Supporting this aging population is a global health imperative, as identified by the World Health Organization current "UN Decade of Healthy Ageing" (World Health Organization, 2021b). An often overlooked segment of the aging population is foreign-born, or immigrant, older adults (FBOAs), particularly those who are ethno-cultural or visible minorities in the receiving countries (Karl & Torres, 2015). Globally, this subpopulation of immigrant older adults has experienced rapid growth in the last 30 years (Guruge, Birpreet, & Samuels-Dennis
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-29T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallUnderstanding the Patient Experience of Foreign-Born Older Adults: A Scoping Review of Older Immigrants Receiving Health Care in Canada2023-11-18text/htmlen-USUnderstanding the Patient Experience of Foreign-Born Older Adults: A Scoping Review of Older Immigrants Receiving Health Care in Canada2023-11-182023TWOProject MUSE®1397692024-03-29T00:00:00-05:002023-11-18Improving Transitional Care for Older Adults: Results of a Patient-Centred Quality Improvement Intervention
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912235
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Transitional care from an acute care hospitalization back home is important among vulnerable older adults to prevent morbidity, mortality, and readmission (Le Berre, Maimon, Sourial, Gueriton, & Vedel, 2017). Many older adults suffer from one or more chronic conditions requiring prescription medications, experience cognitive and/or functional deterioration, and require assistance from family members to carry out daily activities (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2020). An acute hospital admission may be a source of stress, requiring changes in medications and other treatments, and additional assistance from family and health care providers (Coleman & Berenson, 2004; World Health Organization, 2016). Readmissions can
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-29T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallImproving Transitional Care for Older Adults: Results of a Patient-Centred Quality Improvement Intervention2023-11-18text/htmlen-USImproving Transitional Care for Older Adults: Results of a Patient-Centred Quality Improvement Intervention2023-11-182023TWOProject MUSE®1032862024-03-29T00:00:00-05:002023-11-18Exploring the Access and Use of Social Technologies by Older Adults in Support of Their Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Rapid Review
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912236
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At the end of 2019, the first cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) appeared in Wuhan, China, and have since spread worldwide (Mueller, McNamara, & Sinclair, 2020). A previously conducted review reported that COVID-19 disproportionately affects older people, indicating approximately 80 per cent of hospitalizations in adults over 65 (Mueller et al., 2020). The same study also highlighted that this age group has a risk of death 23 times greater than that under 65. Stemming from these review findings, the public health measure of social distancing was put in place to minimize in-person contact to limit the spread of disease (Chen et al., 2021). This approach was instrumental in ensuring the population's safety and
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-29T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallExploring the Access and Use of Social Technologies by Older Adults in Support of Their Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Rapid Review2023-11-18text/htmlen-USExploring the Access and Use of Social Technologies by Older Adults in Support of Their Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Rapid Review2023-11-182023TWOProject MUSE®1459362024-03-29T00:00:00-05:002023-11-18Perceived Quality of Online Music Therapy Sessions by Older Adults Aging at Home
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912237
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A growing health care priority in Canada is for people to age well at home within their communities (Canadian Association of Retired Persons [CARP], 2012; Denton & Zeytinoglu, 2010; Government of Ontario, 2017, 2019; Special Senate Committee on Aging, 2009; World Health Organization, 2015). However, people aging at home do not always have the resources or opportunities to participate in services that target their physical, cognitive, and/or mental health challenges; prevent future health issues; and increase their quality of life. Without resources, loneliness (van Beljouw et al., 2014), poor mental health (Garrido, Kane, Kaas, & Kane, 2009), and cognitive decline (Hill, Mogle, Munoz, Wion, & Colancecco, 2015;
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-29T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallPerceived Quality of Online Music Therapy Sessions by Older Adults Aging at Home2023-11-18text/htmlen-USPerceived Quality of Online Music Therapy Sessions by Older Adults Aging at Home2023-11-182023TWOProject MUSE®1937682024-03-29T00:00:00-05:002023-11-18Older Adults' Quality of Life in Long-Term Care: A Cross-Sectional Comparison Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912238
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Canada's population is aging as evidenced by the last census results showing that approximately 19 per cent of the population was over 65 years old (Statistics Canada, 2022). This number is expected to rise to 25 per cent of the population by 2036 (Canadian Medical Association, 2016). Canada's aging population has increased demands for long-term care (LTC) (Kehyayan, Hirdes, Tyas, & Stolee, 2015; Sinha, 2012). LTC homes constitute environments where adults receive 24-hour nursing care, personal care, and assistance with activities of daily living (Hsu et al., 2020). In total, Canada has 2,039 LTC homes, and specifically in Ontario, there are 626 LTC homes accounting for over 30 per cent of all LTC homes in the
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-29T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallOlder Adults' Quality of Life in Long-Term Care: A Cross-Sectional Comparison Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic2023-11-18text/htmlen-USOlder Adults' Quality of Life in Long-Term Care: A Cross-Sectional Comparison Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic2023-11-182023TWOProject MUSE®1041042024-03-29T00:00:00-05:002023-11-18Exploring Constraints to Well-Being for Older Adults in Transition Into an Assisted Living Home: A Qualitative Study
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912239
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Difficulties associated with aging may make community-dwelling no longer possible for some older adults, especially when home care options are not accessible in rural areas (O'Neill, Ryan, Tracey, & Laird, 2020). These difficulties can result from chronic physical and/or mental health diagnoses that create the need for more care (Lee, Simpson, & Froggatt, 2013). In the United States and Canada, over two million older adults live in residential, continuum of care retirement communities (Harris-Kojetin et al., 2019, Resnick et al., 2019). Continuum of care retirement communities include various areas of care like assisted living homes (ALH) and long-term care homes (LTCH) and theoretically are designed to allow older
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-29T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallExploring Constraints to Well-Being for Older Adults in Transition Into an Assisted Living Home: A Qualitative Study2023-11-18text/htmlen-USExploring Constraints to Well-Being for Older Adults in Transition Into an Assisted Living Home: A Qualitative Study2023-11-182023TWOProject MUSE®895262024-03-29T00:00:00-05:002023-11-18Policies that Support and Hinder Families as Partners in Care during COVID-19 Pandemic: Comparative Policy Learning from England, British Columbia, and the Netherlands
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912240
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Governments implemented a range of public health measures to restrict visitation in long-term care (LTC) homes early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Early directives tended to be highly restrictive and were subsequently eased to permit on-site visitation, typically in small outdoor contexts, and through "support visitations", whereby a designated person is allowed access to assist with care tasks. The growing literature on these restrictions raises serious concerns about their impacts on the well-being of residents, families, and staff (Cohen-Mansfield & Meschiany, 2022; Estabrooks et al., 2020; Nash, Harris, Heller, & Mitchell, 2021; Saad et al., 2022). Canadian researchers have made a "call to action" to understand the
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-29T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallPolicies that Support and Hinder Families as Partners in Care during COVID-19 Pandemic: Comparative Policy Learning from England, British Columbia, and the Netherlands2023-11-18text/htmlen-USPolicies that Support and Hinder Families as Partners in Care during COVID-19 Pandemic: Comparative Policy Learning from England, British Columbia, and the Netherlands2023-11-182023TWOProject MUSE®667062024-03-29T00:00:00-05:002023-11-18Friendly Visiting Programs for Older People Experiencing Social Isolation: A Realist Review of what Works, for whom, and under what Conditions
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912241
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Social isolation, a multi-dimensional experience characterized by few meaningful social connections and contacts (Nicholson, 2012; Smith & Victor, 2018), remains at the forefront of concerns over the well-being of older people 60 years of age and older. Consequently, hundreds of interventions have been developed and implemented to reconnect those who are isolated from the social world (Dickens, Richards, Greaves, & Campbell, 2011). There remains, however, a significant gap in the literature on social isolation interventions regarding best practices, and there is a great deal of disagreement within the literature regarding how it should be identified, prevented, and addressed (Cattan, White, Bond, & Learmouth, 2005;
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-29T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallFriendly Visiting Programs for Older People Experiencing Social Isolation: A Realist Review of what Works, for whom, and under what Conditions2023-11-18text/htmlen-USFriendly Visiting Programs for Older People Experiencing Social Isolation: A Realist Review of what Works, for whom, and under what Conditions2023-11-182023TWOProject MUSE®1636202024-03-29T00:00:00-05:002023-11-18Understanding Acceptability of Group Leisure Activities Used to Address Loneliness Among People Living With Dementia: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912242
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Reviews capturing several decades of qualitative research highlight consistently that lonely older adults living with dementia experience suffering and poor quality of life (Bradshaw, Playford, & Riazi, 2012; O'Rourke, Duggleby, Fraser, & Jerke, 2015). At least 10 per cent of Canadians in the general population report feeling always or often lonely (Statistics Canada, 2021). We have long known that a significant percentage of older people experience loneliness, and that older adults living with dementia are at particular risk: 25 per cent of community-dwelling older adults (Perlman, 2004), 42 per cent of those living in long-term care homes (Victor, 2012), and 62 per cent of older adults living with dementia
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-29T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallUnderstanding Acceptability of Group Leisure Activities Used to Address Loneliness Among People Living With Dementia: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study2023-11-18text/htmlen-USUnderstanding Acceptability of Group Leisure Activities Used to Address Loneliness Among People Living With Dementia: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study2023-11-182023TWOProject MUSE®1428712024-03-29T00:00:00-05:002023-11-18Everyday Pain in Middle and Later Life: Associations with Daily and Momentary Present-Moment Awareness as One Key Facet of Mindfulness
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912243
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One obstacle to maintaining well-being in late midlife and older adulthood is an increase in the experience of chronic pain (Kress et al., 2014; Schopflocher, Taenzer, & Jovey, 2011). Mindfulness – that is, paying attention to the present moment in a non-judgemental way (Sauer et al., 2013) – is an important mental process with the potential to modulate pain (Khoo et al., 2019; Zeidan & Vago, 2016). The experience of pain varies considerably from day to day (Ho et al., 2016). However, much of our knowledge about associations between mindfulness and pain relies on global retrospective pain measures (Hilton et al., 2017). Daily life studies that assess mindfulness and pain close to their real-time occurrence are less
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-29T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallEveryday Pain in Middle and Later Life: Associations with Daily and Momentary Present-Moment Awareness as One Key Facet of Mindfulness2023-11-18text/htmlen-USEveryday Pain in Middle and Later Life: Associations with Daily and Momentary Present-Moment Awareness as One Key Facet of Mindfulness2023-11-182023TWOProject MUSE®1412132024-03-29T00:00:00-05:002023-11-18Negotiating Experiences of Belonging Alongside Age-Related Life Transitions
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912244
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Belonging, defined by Hagerty, Lynch-Sauer, Patusky, Bouwsema, and Collier (1992, p.173) as "the experience of personal involvement in a system or environment, so that persons feel themselves to be an integral part of that system or environment" is a pervasive human need (Baumeister & Leary, 1995). Despite its necessity, not all people experience what it means to belong. As we age, for example, we are more apt to encounter circumstances that jeopardise our sense of belonging (Nolan, 2011). Aging can bring about physical changes, such as decreased mobility, sensory impairments, and chronic illness that lead to a diminution of belonging caused by a reduction in social activities (Teater & Chonody, 2020). Transitions
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-29T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallNegotiating Experiences of Belonging Alongside Age-Related Life Transitions2023-11-18text/htmlen-USNegotiating Experiences of Belonging Alongside Age-Related Life Transitions2023-11-182023TWOProject MUSE®1144352024-03-29T00:00:00-05:002023-11-18Cisan and Malahang: Indigenous Older Adults' Voices on Active Aging – Findings from a Qualitative Study in Taiwan
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912245
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Taiwan is a rapidly aging society. According to the National Development Council (2020), the country will soon be a so-called super-aged society with more than 20 per cent of the population age 65 and over. While Indigenous peoples in Taiwan have almost a decade shorter life expectancy than the national average, even among Indigenous peoples, the percentage of the Indigenous population age 65 and over exceeded seven per cent in 2015 (Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2016). According to the active aging policies on the agenda in Taiwan, Canada, and elsewhere, people are increasingly expected to age in an active manner (Brooks-Cleator & Lewis, 2020). For the past 20–30 years, policy documents on aging and care describe
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-29T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallCisan and Malahang: Indigenous Older Adults' Voices on Active Aging – Findings from a Qualitative Study in Taiwan2023-11-18text/htmlen-USCisan and Malahang: Indigenous Older Adults' Voices on Active Aging – Findings from a Qualitative Study in Taiwan2023-11-182023TWOProject MUSE®1049712024-03-29T00:00:00-05:002023-11-18Registered Practical Nurses' Experiences of the Moral Habitability of Long-Term Care Environments during the COVID-19 Pandemic
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912246
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had an extraordinary impact on long-term care (LTC) globally, affecting the lives of residents along with their families and paid caregivers. An excess number of deaths has been reported in LTC, especially early in the pandemic (Sepulveda, Stall, & Sinha, 2020), and visiting restrictions led to the isolation, loneliness, and distress of residents and their families (Chan et al., 2022; Chu et al., 2021; Rutten, Backhaus, Hamers, & Verbeek, 2021). LTC workers have reported inadequate staffing and very high work loads (Blanco-Donoso et al., 2021; Estabrooks et al., 2020; McGilton et al., 2020; Ontario's Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission, 2021; Sarabia-Cobo et al., 2020; White, Wetle, Reddy
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-29T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/271/image/coversmallRegistered Practical Nurses' Experiences of the Moral Habitability of Long-Term Care Environments during the COVID-19 Pandemic2023-11-18text/htmlen-USRegistered Practical Nurses' Experiences of the Moral Habitability of Long-Term Care Environments during the COVID-19 Pandemic2023-11-182023TWOProject MUSE®1060612024-03-29T00:00:00-05:002023-11-18