The Beneficial Effects of Senior Center Attendance on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Rhynes, La Trica; Hayslip, Bert; Caballero, Daniela; Ingman, Stan

doi:10.1080/15350770.2013.782746

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“…McGovern, Brown, and Gasparro (2016) explored the impact of the opening of an LGBTQ senior centre in the Bronx, and three themes emerged: the centre as family, feeling accepted, and being connected to the Bronx (in terms of location and culture). In a Canadian study, Rossow-Kimball and Goodwin (2014) sought to understand the experiences of older adults with intellectual disabilities at a senior centre that had a program designed to facilitate their participation. Although the older adults with intellectual disabilities felt included and happy with their experiences, the mainstream older adults were ambivalent towards them and made limited efforts to connect with and include them.…”

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“…• Provision of meals (Gitelson, Ho, Fitzpatrick, Case, & McCabe, 2008;Turner, 2004) • Increased independence (Aday, Kehoe, & Farney, 2006) • Improved quality of life (Rhynes, Hayslip, Caballero, & Ingman, 2013) • Improved mental or psychological well-being (Aday et al, 2006;Cerino & Leszczynski, 2015;Farone, Fitzpatrick, & Tran, 2005;Fitzpatrick et al, 2005a;Fulbright, 2010;Rhynes et al, 2013;Taylor-Harris & Zhan, 2011) • Improved physical health (Fitzpatrick et al, 2005a;Fitzpatrick et al, 2005b;Taylor-Harris & Zhan, 2011) • Lower caregiver burden (Rhynes et al, 2013) • Fewer functional limitations and chronic conditions (Tang, Heo, & Weissman, 2011) • Socialization (Aday et al, 2006;Fitzpatrick et al, 2005b;Gitelson et al, 2008;Taylor-Harris & Zhan, 2011;Turner, 2004).…”

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Senior Centres in Canada and the United States: A Scoping Review

Kadowaki

Mahmood

2018

Can. J. Aging

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Senior centres have been identified as a "focal point" for delivering services to the rapidly growing older adult populations in Canada and the United States. Despite this important role, academic research studying senior centres has been limited. This scoping review identified English-language empirical research studies focusing on senior centres that were published in an academic journal in 2000 or later. A total of 58 studies were identified (n = 51 American and n = 7 Canadian). The majority of the articles focused on themes related to the participation of individuals at senior centres; a smaller number focused on themes related to the senior centre environment. Based on the findings, it is suggested that future research focus on benefits of senior centre programming, with specific focus on needs of baby boomers; key factors related to funding, space, and staffing; and the characteristics and role of senior centres in the Canadian context.

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Senior Centres in Canada and the United States: A Scoping Review

Kadowaki

Mahmood

2018

Can. J. Aging

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“…Research on the impact of older people's attendance at senior centers has found evidence of a broad range of health-related, psychological, and social benefits. Thus, older people attending senior centers seem to maintain or even improve their health status [32], reduce depressive symptoms [33], reduce stress caused by other activities, such as caring for dependent relatives [34], and increase their social networks and social support [35].…”

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What Activities Count as Active Aging? The Challenge of Classifying Diversity

Villar¹,

Celdrán²,

Serrat³

et al. 2018

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Active aging is a concept used to describe and promote lifestyles that contribute to a healthy aging process. However, these lifestyles vary widely, and the concept of active aging encompasses many activities. This paper considers two axes to classify the range of activities that can contribute to active aging: the resources needed to carry out such activities (low and high-resource needs) and the main orientation of the activities (self-oriented vs. activity with others). To illustrate this classification, three types of participation were analyzed, including in leisure activities, high-demand sports, and political organizations. The presented discussion compares these three activities, reveals challenges for future research using this new classification, highlights the practical implications of diversity when promoting forms of active aging.

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“…De esta forma, las personas mayores que asisten a centros de mayores pueden mantener o incluso mejorar su estado físico (Austin, Johnston, & Morgan, 2006), reducir su sintomatología depresiva (Fulbright, 2010), amortiguar el estrés provocado por otras actividades, como el cuidado a personas dependientes (Rhynes, Hayslip, Caballero, & Ingman, 2013) o aumentar su red social y de apoyo (Aday, Kehoe, & Farney, 2006).…”

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Abordando la diversidad en el envejecimiento activo: Una propuesta de clasificación / Addressing diversity in active ageing: A new classification’s proposal

Villar

Celdrán

Serrat

et al. 2018

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RESUMENEl concepto de envejecimiento activo se ha propuesto como una forma de describir y promover estilos que vida que contribuyan a un buen envejecer. Sin embargo, estos estilos de vida son muy diversos, y son muchas las actividades que pueden incluirse dentro del concepto de envejecimiento activo. El presente artículo propone una clasificación de esas actividades que tiene en cuenta dos ejes: los recursos requeridos para desempeñarlas y la orientación de la actividad (individual o colectiva). Para ilustrar esta clasificación se analizan tres tareas prototípicas: la participación en actividades de ocio, la participación formal en actividades deportivas de alta intensidad y la participación en organizaciones políticas. En la discusión se comparan las tres actividades, y se apuntan futuras líneas de investigación desde esta perspectiva comparativa y se señalan implicaciones prácticas de tener en cuenta la diversidad a la hora de promover formas activas de envejecimiento.Palabras Clave: Envejecimiento activo, personas mayores, diversidad.ABSTRACTThe concept of active ageing has been proposed as a way to describe and promote lifestyles which contribute to ageing well. However, these lifestyles are diverse, and there are many activities that may be included within the concept of active ageing. Two axes have been taking into account in this paper to classify the range of activities that could contribute to age actively: what are the resources needed to carry out those activities and what is its main orientation (individual or collective). To illustrate that classification, three main activities were analyzed: participation in leisure activities, participation in high-demanding sport activities and participation in political organizations. Discussion revolves around the comparison within these three activities, points out the challenges for future research using this new classification, and highlights practical implications to take into account diversity while promoting active ways of ageing.Keywords: Active ageing, older people, diversity.

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The Beneficial Effects of Senior Center Attendance on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Cited by 9 publications

References 15 publications

Senior Centres in Canada and the United States: A Scoping Review

Senior Centres in Canada and the United States: A Scoping Review

What Activities Count as Active Aging? The Challenge of Classifying Diversity

Abordando la diversidad en el envejecimiento activo: Una propuesta de clasificación / Addressing diversity in active ageing: A new classification’s proposal

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