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Aging and Resiliency
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Aging and Resiliency

A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X). This special issue belongs to the section "Geriatric Psychiatry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2022) | Viewed by 8134

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Heidi Ewen

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Department of Interprofessional Health and Aging Studies, University of Indianapolis, 1400 East Hanna Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46227, USA
Interests: aging and environment; senior housing; assisted living; healthcare administration; aging in place; housing satisfaction; stress and coping; social networks and well-being; quality of life
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Dr. Katherina Nikzad-Terhune

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School of Social Work, Northern Kentucky University, MEP 222G, 1 Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY 41099, USA
Interests: dementia caregiving; caregiving onset; mental health; long-term care; gerontological literacy; aging; gerontology

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Resiliency has become an important focus over the years in understanding how individuals withstand and adapt to hardships, including various traumas experienced throughout the life course. In particular, understanding the factors that contribute to resiliency in older adulthood is especially relevant as we experience worldwide unprecedented population growth of older adults. Elements of resiliency in older adults, especially during a global pandemic, with a focus on the implications for individuals, families, health systems, and public health. 

As such, this Special Issue aims at advancing the literature on aging and resiliency. Therefore, we welcome theoretical and empirical contributions that expand knowledge on resiliency in older adults, including resiliency during the COVID-19 crisis. 

Dr. Heidi H. Ewen
Dr. Katherina Nikzad-Terhune
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Resiliency
  • Protective Factors
  • COVID-19
  • Adaptability
  • Trauma
  • Stress and Coping

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Antecedents for Older Adults’ Intention to Use Smart Health Wearable Devices-Technology Anxiety as a Moderator
by Mei-Yuan Jeng, Fan-Yun Pai and Tsu-Ming Yeh
Behav. Sci. 2022, 12(4), 114; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/bs12040114 - 18 Apr 2022
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The increase in the demands for surveillance of chronic diseases, long-term care, and self-health management has allowed mobile smart health wearable devices to become products with greater business potential in past years. Wearable devices being able to be worn for long periods are [...] Read more.
The increase in the demands for surveillance of chronic diseases, long-term care, and self-health management has allowed mobile smart health wearable devices to become products with greater business potential in past years. Wearable devices being able to be worn for long periods are the most suitable for 24-h weatherproof monitoring. Nevertheless, most technological products are not developed specifically for older adults. Older adults might be apprehensive and fearful about the use of technological equipment and might appear “technologically anxious”, so it was wondered whether older adults could smoothly operate and comfortably use smart wearable device products, and how “technological anxiety” would affect their behavior and attitude towards using these devices. The variables of “technology readiness”, “technological interactivity”, “perceived usefulness”, “perceived ease of use”, “attitude”, and “intention to use” are therefore discussed in this study. Taking “technological anxiety” as the moderating variable to develop the questionnaire scale, the quantitative research with structural equation model is applied to discuss the older adults’ intention to use smart health wearable devices. The questionnaire was distributed to older adults’ community care centers, senior centers, and senior learning centers in Taiwan, and to an older adults’ group above the age of 60 with experience in using smart bracelets. A total of 200 questionnaires were distributed, and 183 were retrieved, with 166 valid copies. The research results reveal that users with higher technology readiness, and older adult users with higher technological interactivity, present a higher perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness. Technological anxiety would affect users’ attitude and further influence the intention to use. The research results could help understand older adults’ needs for using smart health wearable devices. Full article
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Predictors of Mental Health Status among Older United States Adults with Pain
by David R. Axon and Jonathan Chien
Behav. Sci. 2021, 11(2), 23; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/bs11020023 - 05 Feb 2021
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Poor mental health is common among older adults with pain, resulting in high economic burden and impaired quality of life. This retrospective, cross-sectional database study aimed to identify characteristics associated with good mental health status among United States (US) adults aged ≥50 years [...] Read more.
Poor mental health is common among older adults with pain, resulting in high economic burden and impaired quality of life. This retrospective, cross-sectional database study aimed to identify characteristics associated with good mental health status among United States (US) adults aged ≥50 years with self-reported pain in the last four weeks using a weighted sample of 2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data. Hierarchical multivariable logistic regression models were used to identify statistically significant predictors of good (versus poor) perceived mental health status. From a weighted population of 57,074,842 individuals, 85.5% (95% confidence interval (CI) = 84.4%, 86.7%) had good perceived mental health. Good mental health was associated most strongly with physical health status (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 9.216, 95% CI = 7.044, 12.058). Employed individuals were 1.7 times more likely to report good mental health versus unemployed (AOR = 1.715, 95% CI = 1.199, 2.452). Individuals who had completed less than high school education (AOR = 0.750, 95% CI = 0.569, 0.987) or who reported having a limitation (AOR = 0.513, 95% CI = 0.384, 0.684) were less likely to report good mental health. These key characteristics can be utilized to predict mental health status, which may be investigated to better manage concurrent pain and poor mental health. Full article
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