Overcoming ageism: critical reflexivity for gerontology practice

Flores‐Sandoval, Cecilia; Kinsella, Elizabeth Anne

doi:10.1080/03601277.2020.1726643

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“…Our findings are consistent with WHO healthy ageing strategies 26 and previous studies that suggest that older adults are expected to age in place and participate or contribute to society for as long as possible to alleviate their loneliness 20,27 . However, as older people are more often perceived as vulnerable and frail, the valuable contributions they make to society may be ignored by the public, which impacts upon their mental health 28 . Further evidence is needed to fully understand the resources communities have and the support provided to an ageing population.…”

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“…as older people are more often perceived as vulnerable and frail, the valuable contributions they make to society may be ignored by the public, which impacts upon their mental health. 28 Further evidence is needed to fully understand the resources communities have and the support provided to an ageing population. Older people should be supported and encouraged to contribute to family and social obligations as much as possible while taking into account their health and financial limitations.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Intergenerational reciprocity and WHO function ability domains predict loneliness in older Chinese adults

Zhao,

Leung,

Deng

et al. 2023

Australas J Ageing

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ObjectivesTo examine loneliness in old age and whether intergenerational reciprocity and WHO functional ability predicted loneliness.MethodsUsing the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study Wave 4 (2018) database (CHARLS), logistic regression models were adopted to investigate the relationships.ResultsThe prevalence of loneliness was 28% in older people in China. Corresponding to the five domains of functional abilities, providing financial support to adult children (adj. OR 0.83, 95% CI 0.70–0.99), self‐perceived health (adj. OR 1.30, 95% CI 1.19–1.41), having a retirement pension (adj. OR 0.73, 95% CI 0.57–0.93), the ability to decide on taking medications (adj. OR 1.32, 95% CI 1.10–1.58), as well as being able to get up from a chair (adj. OR 1.15, 95% CI 1.02–1.3), and having paid work (adj. OR 0.72, 95% CI 0.54–0.95) were associated with less loneliness. On the contrary, infrequent contact (once a month) with adult children (adj. OR 1.18, 95% CI 1.01–1.38), troubling body pain (adj. OR 1.16, 95% CI 1.10–1.23) and falling since the last interview (adj. OR .23, 95% CI 1.04–1.45) were positively associated with loneliness.ConclusionsIn this study, functional abilities of meeting basic needs, making decisions, being mobile and contributing to the support of adult children and society were protective factors for experiencing loneliness in late life. We need to rethink interventions for addressing loneliness in the context of healthy ageing and specific cultural values, taking into account not only providing services to older adults but also supporting them to gain values by contributing to society.

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confidence: 90%

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confidence: 99%

Intergenerational reciprocity and WHO function ability domains predict loneliness in older Chinese adults

Zhao,

Leung,

Deng

et al. 2023

Australas J Ageing

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“…Exposure to geriatric medicine during training for all healthcare clinicians (medical, nursing and allied health professionals) is critical. Ageism in healthcare should be openly discussed, and critical reflexivity should be employed to challenge ageist perceptions and stereotypes [23 ▪▪ ,30,31,32 ▪▪ ]. Ideally, this would be formalized teaching during training, but even less direct opportunities would be beneficial.…”

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The impact of ageism in the care of older adults with cancer

Krasovitsky

Porter²,

Tuch

2023

Current Opinion in Supportive &Amp; Palliative Care

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Purpose of review This review summarizes recent research on the impact of ageism in older adults with cancer and how society can best address the issue. Despite older individuals representing the vast majority of those with cancer, with a dramatic increase in incidence anticipated in the coming decades, ageism remains an under-recognized and extremely detrimental phenomenon in cancer care. Recent findings We examine the associations between ageism and health, and highlight the consequences of higher mortality, a deterioration in mental and physical health, worse functional status and increased comorbidity burden. We then discuss the oncologic-specific impacts of ageism, including lower rates of cancer screening, decreased histological confirmation of cancer, decreased surgical intervention and systemic therapy prescription and poorer survivorship experience. To conclude, we illustrate the opportunities within oncologic systems of care to engage with, and dismantle, the damaging effects of ageism, namely policy and legislation, education and intergenerational contact. Summary Despite recognition of the numerous negative sequelae of ageism, there remains a paucity of literature regarding the intersection between ageism and cancer. Our piece summarizes the key developments in this field, but further evaluation is desperately required.

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“…Providing brochures to disseminate accurate information regarding the aging process is another option. (42,43) Most significantly, it is crucial to educate students about the difference between the normal aging process and age-associated diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease and dementia. (44) This would be another method to ensure that correct aging processes and facts can be delivered to students.…”

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University Students’ Attitudes toward Adoptionof Mobile Health Application for Serving Older People

Chao,

Cheng,

Liu

et al. 2023

Sensors and Materials

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In this quantitative study, we examined the awareness of mobile health (mHealth) applications among Taiwan's university students, particularly the government-operated My Health Bank application. The My Health Bank application allows users to access their personal health information simply through their smartphone's sensor-assisted facial recognition camera and fingerprint sensor. Whether these university students might help older adults to use this application if they perceive it to be helpful was also explored. Two instruments were used in this study, namely, the Perceptions toward My Health Bank (PMHB) and Geriatric Attitudes Scale (GAS). Two hundred twenty-five (225) university students from the Departments of Senior Citizen Service Management (n = 136) and Nursing (n = 89) at two universities participated in this study. The findings indicated low adoption of My Health Bank and related mHealth applications among students even though they had high adoption rates of smartphones. However, they perceived that the functions of this application are useful and should be promoted to older adults. Thus, building a basic foundation of mHealth and related technology courses is recommended to assist healthcare students in being well-prepared for working with older adults in the digital society.

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Overcoming ageism: critical reflexivity for gerontology practice

Cited by 20 publications

References 78 publications

Intergenerational reciprocity and WHO function ability domains predict loneliness in older Chinese adults

Intergenerational reciprocity and WHO function ability domains predict loneliness in older Chinese adults

The impact of ageism in the care of older adults with cancer

University Students’ Attitudes toward Adoptionof Mobile Health Application for Serving Older People

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