Factors Associated with Hopelessness and the Role of Social Networks Among Chinese Older Adults.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2020.104261
Abstract: OBJECTIVE The levels of hopelessness affect older adults' physical and mental health. However, there has been a lack of research on the hopelessness among Chinese older adults. The aims of this study were to explore… read more here.
Keywords: social networks; levels hopelessness; sleep quality; older adults ... See more keywords
Associations of body mass index, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio with cognitive impairment among Chinese older adults: Based on the CLHLS.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.08.093
Abstract: BACKGROUND Few studies have been conducted on the associations of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) with cognitive impairment among Chinese older adults through a prospective design. OBJECTIVE This study… read more here.
Keywords: waist circumference; cognitive impairment; impairment; older adults ... See more keywords
Perceived stigma towards Alzheimer's disease and related dementia among Chinese older adults: do social networks matter?
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DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x20001294
Abstract: Abstract In mainland China, as the population ages, Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD) is estimated to increase among Chinese older adults. Chinese older adults tend to hold stigmatising beliefs about ADRD that in turn… read more here.
Keywords: among chinese; chinese older; older adults; perceived stigma ... See more keywords
Elder abuse among Chinese older adults: global lessons
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DOI: 10.1017/s1041610222000266
Abstract: We often assume that filial piety is synonymous with Chinese culture (Cheng and Chan, 2006; Sung, 1998, 2001; Hwang, 1999) rendering it immune to elder abuse. However, Lai (2011) has reminded us: “the face value… read more here.
Keywords: older adults; chinese older; abuse; elder abuse ... See more keywords
Social Support and Unmet Needs for Personal Assistance Among Community-Dwelling U.S. Chinese Older Adults: Does the Source of Support Matter?
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DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2023.2191124
Abstract: This study examines the relationship between social support sources and unmet needs among U.S. Chinese older adults. Data were from the Population Study of Chinese Elderly in Chicago. Unmet needs were assessed by indexes of… read more here.
Keywords: older adults; chinese older; support; unmet needs ... See more keywords
Social Networks and Depressive Symptoms among Chinese Older Immigrants: Does Quantity, Quality, and Composition of Social Networks Matter?
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DOI: 10.1080/07317115.2019.1642973
Abstract: ABSTRACT Objectives: This study aims to investigate the relationship between quantity, quality, and composition of social networks and depressive symptoms among U.S. Chinese older adults. Methods: Data were derived from the Population Study of Chinese… read more here.
Keywords: depressive symptoms; social networks; older immigrants; composition ... See more keywords
Identity Crisis in the Life Stories of Rural Chinese Older Adults
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DOI: 10.1080/15325024.2021.1921943
Abstract: Abstract This qualitative study investigated how rural Chinese older people construct identity crises in their life-story telling. Challenging life experiences of 20 older adults from a village in southwest China were collected through in-depth interviews.… read more here.
Keywords: rural chinese; life; identity crisis; older adults ... See more keywords
Intra-group diversity as a reality among Chinese older adults
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DOI: 10.1080/17525098.2018.1563946
Abstract: As the largest ethnic group in the world, Chinese people reside in many different parts of the world for various socioeconomic, political, historical and cultural reasons. Despite trends of globalisation and cultural unification as a… read more here.
Keywords: chinese culture; older adults; social work; chinese older ... See more keywords
Effectiveness of a multicomponent exercise program to reverse pre-frailty in community-dwelling Chinese older adults: a randomised controlled trial.
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DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afac026
Abstract: BACKGROUND the Xiangya Hospital circuit training (X-CircuiT), was developed to reverse pre-frailty in Chinese older adults and determine potential mechanisms through which pre-frailty is reversed. METHODS this randomised controlled trial was performed at Xiangya Hospital,… read more here.
Keywords: older adults; reverse pre; pre frailty; circuit ... See more keywords
Investigating Factors of Active Aging among Chinese Older Adults: A Machine Learning Approach.
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DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnab058
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES With the extension of healthy life expectancy, promoting active aging has become a policy response to rapid population aging in China. Yet, it has been inconclusive about the relative importance of the… read more here.
Keywords: machine learning; determinants active; active aging; among chinese ... See more keywords
Neighborhood Environment and Depressive Symptoms among Chinese Older Immigrants in the U.S.: The Mediation Effects of Coping Resources.
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DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnac065
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Studies have shown that neighborhood environment shapes older Americans' aging experience and health. However, it remains largely unknown whether and how neighborhood environment influences the wellbeing of older Asian Immigrants. Guided by… read more here.
Keywords: neighborhood environment; chinese older; coping resources; mediation ... See more keywords