Linkages Between the Senior Center as a Public Place and Successful Aging

Aday, Ronald H.; Wallace, Brandon; Krabill, Jennifer J.

doi:10.1080/01924788.2018.1507584

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“…Lastly, we observed how the senior center played an essential role in helping this sample of older adults to maintain an independent lifestyle in the community. Recognized as vital community hubs where older adults can engage in healthy aging activities and avoid premature institutionalization [50], senior centers can serve as a third place [51], offering a common gathering space in which to perform social activities, engage in activities outside the home, and exercise autonomy. Frequenting the senior center likely fostered a stronger sense of belonging among the participants in this study, which may have helped them to become less sedentary [52].…”

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Planning for a Healthy Aging Program to Reduce Sedentary Behavior: Perceptions among Diverse Older Adults

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Reducing prolonged engagement in sedentary behavior is increasingly considered a viable pathway to older-adult health and continued functional ability. Community-based programs that aim to increase physical activity can improve programs’ acceptability by integrating older adults’ perspectives on sedentary behavior and healthy aging into their design. The purpose of this study was to better understand the perceptions of a diverse group of community-dwelling older adults regarding sedentary behavior and its influence on healthy aging. Six focus group discussions with forty-six participants took place across two senior centers in New York City. Self-report questionnaires about daily activity patterns, general health status, and typical sedentary behaviors were also completed by the participants and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The focus group discussions were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using inductive and deductive approaches and an ecological framework to identify salient themes. A qualitative analysis revealed that the participants were aware of the physical costs of engaging in prolonged sedentary behavior. However, many routine sedentary activities were perceived to be health-promoting and of psychological, cognitive, or social value. The insights gained can inform the development of senior-center programs and health-promotion messaging strategies that aim to reduce older adults’ sedentary behavior.

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Planning for a Healthy Aging Program to Reduce Sedentary Behavior: Perceptions among Diverse Older Adults

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“…In addition, a study on senior centre programmes conducted in Seattle and Tennessee in the USA found that 114 out of 140 study patients from four Seattle senior centres showed improvements in depression (Raue et al., 2019). In addition, physical and mental health improved in 385 patients in the Tennessee senior centre programme (Aday et al., 2019).…”

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Associations of the related factors of depression, social support and social participation in kyungro‐dang among older adults in South Korea: A structural equation modelling analysis

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Aim This study aimed to investigate the correlations between depression, social support and social participation among older adults in farming villages and identify their associations with the use of senior leisure and welfare facilities, called kyungro‐dang , so as to provide foundational data for promoting community care in rural farming communities. Design A cross‐sectional design was used to identify kyungro‐dang use among the 156 participants—older adults aged 65. Methods Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation analysis, factor analysis and structural equation modelling. Results Older adults with high social support and social participation tended to use kyungro‐dang less. Our findings contribute foundational data to promote community care through kyungro‐dang . Ministry of Health and Welfare (MoHW) plans to enforce to “Comprehensive community care plan” through kyungro‐dang in rural area. The result of this study shows the relation between Kyungro‐dang and social support, social participation, depression. This study recommends that MoHW in Korea focuses on enhance social support and social participation to gather before policy implications.

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“…Choi and McDougall (2007) found that senior center members with more friends were less likely to be lonely and had a better support system than those that were homebound. We also know that participating in more activities leads to longer period visits at the senior center, which increases the likelihood individuals will stay with the senior center as they continue to age (Aday et al, 2019). This also increases the likelihood that they will develop friendships.…”

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“…Social interaction is also found to be one of the most essential benefits to current members of senior centers (Pardasani & Berkman, 2020). Aday et al (2019) and Schneider et al (2014) suggest that senior center programming provides fundamental supports for independent living, reducing social isolation among older people.…”

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Senior Center Service Utilization: Do Social Ties Affect Participation Patterns?

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J Appl Gerontol

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Purpose A better understanding of service utilization patterns at senior service centers can improve program development and constituent usage Theory This research examines whether participation in senior center activities is a function of senior socialization that reinforces and supports existing social ties by selecting specific activities in senior centers. Methods A total of 924 participants of senior centers in a municipality in the Southwest were surveyed. Results We find that having closer friends influences participation in certain senior center services. We also find that gender, race, ethnicity, and income also explain different usage rates beyond age. Conclusion Opportunities to foster social interaction to grow and reduce barriers to participation and market to a broader range of current and potential participants are discussed.

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Linkages Between the Senior Center as a Public Place and Successful Aging

Cited by 16 publications

References 39 publications

Planning for a Healthy Aging Program to Reduce Sedentary Behavior: Perceptions among Diverse Older Adults

Planning for a Healthy Aging Program to Reduce Sedentary Behavior: Perceptions among Diverse Older Adults

Associations of the related factors of depression, social support and social participation in kyungro‐dang among older adults in South Korea: A structural equation modelling analysis

Senior Center Service Utilization: Do Social Ties Affect Participation Patterns?

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