For a better me? Or for a better us? Perceived utilities of aging preparatory activities and positive future thinking in Germany, USA and Hong Kong

Kim-Knauss, Yaeji; Lang, Frieder R.; Rohr, Margund K.; Fung, Helene H.

doi:10.1007/s10433-019-00530-0

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“…Despite all the changes that come with the aging process, older Brazilian women in the study found the silver lining in aging by embracing all the changes associated with the aging process, whether positive or negative, with optimism and hope for a bright future. Consistent with literature, maintaining a positive outlook on life is a contributing factor to successful aging and has the potential to offset physical and health limitations (Carr & Weir, 2017) and to embrace challenges with less worry and with more confidence Kim-Knauss et al. (2019).…”

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Finding the Silver Lining: Aging Well Amongst Older Brazilian Women in the Post-Migration Context

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Study Background The aging population in Canada has been increasing steadily over the past 40 years, however, there is limited information about the meaning of aging well amongst older Brazilian women in Canada. Methods A Heideggerian interpretive phenomenology study was conducted to understand the meaning of aging well amongst older Brazilian women in the post-migration context living in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in Ontario, Canada. Results Eight older Brazilian women residing in the GTA were recruited through purposive and snowball sampling and participated in individual face-to-face interviews. Through data analysis and the incorporation of Heidegger’s four existentials of human existence, the themes that emerged were (a) Embracing being part of a mosaic, (b) Aging with grace, (c) Chasing your dreams and (d) Being a bridge and not a fence. The overarching theme was: Finding the silver lining: Aging well. Conclusion This study informs nursing practice, research and policy development to advance the health of older immigrant adults in Canada.

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“…In a qualitative study by Carr and Wier (2017) with older adults living in Windsor, Ontario, participants identified "keeping a positive outlook" in life had the potential to reduce the impact of health challenges or life crises, thus increasing resiliency (p. 1322). Maintaining a positive outlook allows older adults to embrace challenges with less worry and with more confidence (Kim-Knauss, Lang, Rohr & Fung, 2019). Similar to Kim-Knauss et al (2019), women in my study expressed the importance of Finding the silver lining by maintaining a positive outlook and looking for positive aspects within difficult circumstances attributed to aging.…”

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“…Maintaining a positive outlook allows older adults to embrace challenges with less worry and with more confidence (Kim-Knauss, Lang, Rohr & Fung, 2019). Similar to Kim-Knauss et al (2019), women in my study expressed the importance of Finding the silver lining by maintaining a positive outlook and looking for positive aspects within difficult circumstances attributed to aging. Despite experiencing challenges associated with the aging process in the post-migration context, the women maintained a positive outlook on aging and began to feel more at peace by changing things they could change and accepting what they could not change.…”

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Finding the silver lining: aging well amongst older Brazilian women

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2022

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<p>The aging population in Canada has been increasing steadily over the past 40 years, however, there is limited information about the meaning of aging amongst older Brazilian women. Hence, my study aimed to understand the meaning of aging well amongst older Brazilian women in the post-migration context living in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in Ontario, Canada. The methodology and framework used to guide my study was Heideggerian interpretive phenomenology. Eight older Brazilian women residing in the GTA were recruited through purposive and snowball sampling and participated in individual face-to-face interviews. Using van Manen’s approach to data analysis and Heidegger’s four existentials of human existence, four subthemes were developed: Embracing being part of a mosaic, Aging with grace, Chasing your dreams, and Being a bridge and not a fence. The overarching theme was: Finding the silver lining: Aging well amongst older Brazilian women. My study findings have implications for research, policy and practice to enhance the delivery of culturally responsive care to older immigrants to improve health outcomes.</p>

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“…According to the second category, the vast majority of rural elderly people are not willing to choose an organization endowment [ 18 ]. The analysis shows that traditional attitudes towards residence in nursing homes and different lifestyle between residing at home and in nursing homes, explain their reluctance to choose nursing homes [ 19 ]. Male residents are more likely than female residents to expect home-based endowment [ 17 , 20 ].…”

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Cognitive Differences and Influencing Factors of Chinese People’s Old-Age Care Responsibility against the Ageing Background

2021

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With the rapid increase in the ageing population (60+) in China since 1999, the problem of supporting the aged is facing increasingly severe challenges. Based on the 2072 valid samples from the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) of 2017, a non-sequential multinomial logistic regression model was established to analyse the changing trends and micro-influencing factors of Chinese people’s cognition of old-age care responsibility (COACR). The result shows that offspring responsibility still is a common COACR, but this concept has been gradually weakened and been replaced by the responsibility of the government and the aged. Individual characteristics and relationships with relatives in the models all significantly affect people’s COACR. It is obviously unrealistic for China to completely rely on government and society to provide for the aged. The traditional ethical role of inter-generational responsibility in providing for the aged should be brought into play. Reshaping the inter-generational responsibility ethics of old-age care requires the joint efforts of government, society, families, individuals and other responsible subjects to construct a diversified old-age care service system.

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For a better me? Or for a better us? Perceived utilities of aging preparatory activities and positive future thinking in Germany, USA and Hong Kong

Cited by 5 publications

References 33 publications

Finding the Silver Lining: Aging Well Amongst Older Brazilian Women in the Post-Migration Context

Finding the Silver Lining: Aging Well Amongst Older Brazilian Women in the Post-Migration Context

Finding the silver lining: aging well amongst older Brazilian women

Cognitive Differences and Influencing Factors of Chinese People’s Old-Age Care Responsibility against the Ageing Background

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