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Older adults with dementia experience hospitalizations and post-acute care transitions more than people without dementia and rely on family caregivers for support. Family caregivers of older adults with dementia, therefore, play a crucial role during care transitions, and caregiver engagement is acknowledged as a critical factor in promoting quality of care. Despite this, "engagement" has been exclusively defined from the perspective of clinical care providers in other settings, and little is known about the post-acute care experiences and perceptions of family caregivers. The purpose of this dissertation was to describe the meaning of engagement to family caregivers navigating post-acute care transition, to elucidate their perspectives on barriers and facilitators of engagement, and to explore their support needs.Following an interpretive descriptive approach and guided by Meleis's Middle Range transition theory, semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 15 family caregivers of older adults with dementia. Using an inductive coding process, similar codes were categorized by grouping codes that describe similar concepts related to the caregiver experiences and perceptions. The process helped to develop themes from the categories and a conceptual framework that described the meaning of engagement.Thematic findings revealed family caregivers' descriptions of the meaning of engagement during post-acute care transitions is linked to being there, having meaningful connection with professional care providers, and having communication with the person with dementia. Limited communication and not being able to be there were seen as barriers to engagement. Nine family caregivers' level of engagement was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic new visitation policies. Facilitator to engagement were linked to having good communication with professional care providers and having past post-acute care transition experience. The support needs of family caregivers were also related to their relationship with healthcare providers and receiving support from family and friends. The study supports highlighting communication as an integral part of transition and makes an argument to expanding the Meleis's Middle Range transition theory. Findings of the study contribute to the dementia caregiving literature and make an appeal to healthcare providers and policymakers to include family caregivers as part of the care team. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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Social isolation has been a growing concern since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, disproportionately impacting older adults. Social isolation can impact the physical, mental, and emotional health of older adults. The purpose of this study was to examine coping strategies of older adults living in senior living communities, as well as the supportive efforts of the team members working in such communities, to determine best practices for combating social isolation for older adults. This qualitative study was guided by the research question: How do older adults perceive loneliness, social isolation, and social connectedness living in senior living communities? Guided by the theoretical frameworks of socioemotional selectivity theory (SST) and strength and vulnerability integration model (SAVI), this study explored how diminished time horizons impact the prioritization of social connections. This qualitative study collected data through semi-structured interviews from older adults living in senior living communities in the United States. Several themes emerged from the data including Parameters of Social Connection, Dining Room as a Hub of Socialization, Time Horizon Awareness and Compensation, Strategies of Connection, and Loss of Spouse. Several implications for best practices are also discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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With an aging population, health professionals will face a growing cohort of older patients presenting with neurological and psychiatric disorders. The aging process is associated with an increase in chronic medical conditions, sensory impairments, cognitive and functional decline, and bereavement, all of which can impact psychological wellbeing. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented further, unique challenges for vulnerable older people, although preliminary findings have indicated that older adults have actually been more resilient than younger people in terms of developing mental health conditions during the pandemic. In the present chapter, an overview of common psychiatric disorders in late adulthood is provided, in addition to recommendations for assessment and treatment planning. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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This book broadens the visioning on new care environments that are designed to be inclusive, progressive, and convergent with the needs of an aging population. The contents cover a range of long-term care (LTC) settings in a single collection to address the needs of a wide audience. Due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic, rethinking the spatial design of care facilities in order to prepare for future respiratory and contagious pathogens is one of the prime concerns across the globe, along with social connectedness and autonomy in care settings. This book contributes to the next generation of knowledge and understanding of the growing field of the design of technology, programs, and environments for LTC that are more effective in infection prevention and control as well as social connectedness. To address these issues, the chapters are organized in four sections: Part I: Home- and community-based care;Part II: Facility-based care;Part III: Memory care and end-of-life care;and Part IV: Evidence-based applied projects and next steps. (Re)designing the Continuum of Care for Older Adults is an essential resource for researchers, practitioners, educators, policymakers, and students associated with LTC home and healthcare settings. With diverse topics in theory, substantive issues, and methods, the contributions from notable researchers and scholars cover a range of innovative programming, environments, and technologies which can impact the changing needs and support for older adults and their families across the continuum of care. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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It was late 2019 when a new virus from the Coronavirus family with the ability of spreading in humans was identified in China for the first time. The speed of the global pandemic of this virous and the release of news regarding its greater risks for the elderly led to numerous psychological disorders in this age group. Therefore, the present study was to consider the effectiveness of group logotherapy on death anxiety, feeling of loneliness and meaning of life in the elderly with fear of Coronavirus. This was a quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest and a control group design. The statistical population consisted of all the elderly women (65 years old and higher) who were member of the daily rehabilitation services working under supervision of Tabriz Welfare Organization in 2021, among whom 24 eligible women were selected based on inclusion criteria, and randomly assigned into control and experimental groups. The experimental group received ten 90-minute sessions of group logotherapy, while the control group received no intervention. The tools used in this study included the Templer's death anxiety, Russell et al.'s feeling of loneliness, and the Steger et al.'s meaning of life questionnaires. The data were analyzed using univariate analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) in SPSS-24 software. The results revealed that there is a significant difference between control and experimental groups in terms of death anxiety, feeling of loneliness and meaning of life (P < 0.05). In other words, group logotherapy decreased death anxiety and feeling of loneliness and increased the meaning of life in the elderly. According to the results, it appears that this treatment can be effectively used in rehabilitation centers and other psychological and counseling centers in order to improve the mental health of the elderly. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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Chronic pain is a health problem that disproportionately affects older adults and negatively impacts quality of life. Gratitude interventions have emerged as a promising approach to ameliorate the negative impact of pain and enhance well-being. Despite the high prevalence of older adults with chronic pain, there are no gratitude interventions among older adults with chronic pain. The current study utilized a two-week gratitude daily diary intervention in a sample of 38 older adults (M = 67.53 years) with chronic knee or hip pain to evaluate the effects of gratitude on well-being (Aim 1) and the effects of the intervention on changes in well-being (Aim 2) across the study. Participants were randomly assigned to either the gratitude group (n = 21) or the attention-matched control group (n = 17). Participants in the gratitude group wrote three things they were grateful for each day, while the attention-matched control did not journal. All participants completed pre- and post-intervention interviews and received 14 nightly phone calls, which allowed for "global" analyses using pre-and post-intervention data and "daily" analyses using nightly phone call data. The results of Aim 1 revealed that trait and state gratitude were significantly related to physical and mental well-being, controlling for age and income level. In Aim 2, no significant effects emerged for treatment group on global or daily changes in well-being in Aim 2. However, significant main effects emerged for time on global and daily well-being outcomes, indicating improvements in well-being across time, regardless of treatment condition. The impact of small sample size, COVID-19, and methodological limitations are discussed, and clinical implications and future directions for gratitude interventions focused on improving the well-being of older adults with chronic pain are provided. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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Social and physical frailty are common geriatric syndromes related to adverse health outcomes, including falls, hospitalization, institutionalization, and death. Social frailty leads to physical frailty in older adults who were not frail. Previous studies have demonstrated that pet ownership and robotic pets have physical and mental health benefits for older adults;however, no studies were found investigating the impact of robotic pets on social and physical frailty in community-dwelling older adults. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of a robotic pet on social and physical frailty in community-dwelling older adults using the Technology Acceptance Model as a framework. This was a clinical trial of adults aged 65 and over, hospitalized at a community hospital in Westchester County, New York. Intervention group participants received a robotic pet, and control group participants received usual post-discharge care. Participants were assessed at enrollment and at the 30-day discharge point using the Questionnaire to Define Social Frailty Status, FRAIL Questionnaire, the Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form, and the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire. For this study ,220 participants were enrolled;107 in the intervention group and 113 in the control group. Continuous outcomes were compared between groups using t-tests or Wilcoxon rank sum tests, as appropriate. Categorical outcomes were compared between groups using chi-square tests or Fisher's exact tests, as appropriate. The threshold for statistical significance was considered a p value of less than 0.05. There was no significant change in social frailty or physical frailty, cognitive status, or depression between the two groups. Participants who enjoyed doing things with their robotic pet had a statistically significant improvement in their SPMSQ scores (p = 0.02), which indicated a positive effect on cognition in participants who used their pet more. Prevalence of social frailty was high, likely attributable to pandemic control measures and unlikely to change on the social frailty questionnaire used in this study due to the ongoing pandemic. In contrast to this study, previous research has shown that robotic pets were effective for improving well-being in older adults and showed more positive impact in a group setting compared to individual use. A significant limitation of this study was that it took place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Other limitations were related to self-report of some measures which may introduce bias. Additionally, the social frailty questionnaire has not been validated in diverse populations;thus, its validity in the study population is not known. The geographic area where the study took place is non-diverse, which may impact generalizability to wider populations. The robotic pet positively impacted cognitive status in participants who reported they enjoyed doing activities with their pet. This supports the theoretical premise of this study that greater use of the robotic pet would yield greater benefit. Regarding implications, technology is an important tool to ameliorate social and physical frailty, especially in light of pandemic-related restrictions where in-person socialization is restricted. More research is needed on the impact of robotic pets in older adults living at home, particularly on social frailty, loneliness, and cognitive status, with larger sample sizes and diverse populations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to better understand how video calling technology can provide face-to-face experiences that support meaningful social connections among older results living in a naturally organized retirement community. This study aimed to understand the experiences of older adults who used video calling technology to engage in social activities and communicate with friends and family. The researcher used a purposeful sampling of 12 participants (members) from the Villages NW, an organization that provides supportive services for older adults who want to age in their homes. The interview data were transcribed, coded, and analyzed using thematic analysis. Results showed that face-to-face online communications through video calling technology supported social connections and mitigated loneliness while social distancing. The study findings highlighted the need for innovative resources that support older adults' well-being and safety. More specifically, a close examination of how technology, such as video calling devices or apps, can help older adults actively engage in activities essential for their well-being and experience meaningful connections with friends and family. Lastly, further research should be conducted advocating the accessibility to assistive technology. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) developed the service of Information and Assistance Calls to help older adults during COVID-19. This study examined how well AAA managed this service. We used the random effect model on panel data of California 33 Planning and Service Area's (PSA) calls across 49 weeks. We examined the association between calls (either inbound or outbound calls as the dependent variable) with COVID-19 cases, deaths, and PSA characteristics (independent variables). We observed a positive relationship between the number of calls (either inbound or outbound) with COVID-19 deaths and older adults living alone, i.e. the number of calls and the number of COVID-19 deaths and older adults living alone are positively correlated. We also observed a negative relationship between the number of calls and COVID-19 cases, i.e. the number of calls and COVID-19 cases are negatively correlated. These findings might result from volunteer and social worker shortages, encouraging AAA to provide more preventative and beneficial services to older people. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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Recent studies reveal adults 65 and over are living longer, healthier lives than ever before. However, this older generation is often vulnerable to exclusion, marginalization, and discrimination, made worse by the events and circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic brought unprecedented challenges and disproportionate threats to the integrity and wellbeing of older adults, especially those living in rural communities. Nonetheless, little is known about the effects the pandemic had on rural older adults' wellbeing. This generic qualitative study explored rural older adults' wellbeing during the pandemic, using the theoretical frameworks of Erikson's stage theory of psychosocial development and Seligman's theory of wellbeing PERMA (positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishments) model. Criterion sampling and snowball approaches were used to recruit ten rural individuals, aged 70 years and older and living independently during the pandemic, to participate in semi structured interviews. Data were analyzed using a six-phase thematic analysis to identify themes and patterns and interpret these themes in connection to the study. Three core themes were identified from the data: (a) potential effects on wellbeing, (b) protecting independence, and (c) emotional effects of losing self. The results of the study can generate positive social change through awareness and an enhanced understanding of how this challenging time has affected rural older adults' wellbeing at a key period of psychosocial development with an aim to create better interventions for this population. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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It is predicted that soon, as baby boomers continue their shift into retirement, the population age will soon hit its peak in the United States and across the globe (Mather & Kilduff, 2020). As seen with COVID-19, the United States is grossly underprepared for emergencies involving older adults, with excessive physical and mental health resources (Ranney et al., 2020). This is a concern compounded by the declaration by U.S. Surgeon General Vivik Murthy in 2017 that older adults were experiencing a loneliness epidemic that was impacting their mental and physical health. With the shortage in resources, one option to consider is examining existing resources to ensure they are fully utilized. One of those resources is technology-specifically, Facebook. Very few have examined what is motivating a person to use Facebook and the connection that may have to their loneliness. This dissertation fills that gap.The purpose of this study is to examine an older adult's motivation to use Facebook and how that may impact their experience concerning loneliness. This study's quasi-experimental design introduced an intervention to older adults (N = 19), compared to a control group (N = 22). The intervention was grounded in Ryan and Deci's (2000) motivation-oriented self-determination theory and guided by andragogical principles to guide the intervention using different Facebook features. Mean comparisons from pre- to posttest for the intervention showed significant growth in motivation, with nonsignificant decreased levels of loneliness. The control group had unremarkable decreases in motivation over time. Interaction effects, however, suggest that competence was significant between groups from pre- to posttest. These findings provide additional information into the relationship between older adult Facebook users and how the use of Facebook, and technology, may impact the lives of older adults, in consideration of future resource use. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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This study aimed at investigating the dream themes of Chinese elderly people during COVID-19 and its relationship with death anxiety. In this study, 264 participants from four cities in different regions of China were interviewed through one-on-one interviews. Nielsen's Typical Dream Questionnaire (TDQ) and Death Anxiety Scale (DAS) were also administered. The dream recall rate of the elderly was 48.48%;there were differences in TDQ35 and TDQ1 between the experimental group (EG) and control group (CG);the most common emotion in elderly people's dreams was fear;TDQ21 (flood) and TDQ28 (see Yourself Die) were two higher frequent dream themes in the high death anxiety group. The results support the dream continuity hypothesis and threat simulation theory (TST), dreams may help coping with death anxiety, and future research directions are also suggested. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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The MMSE is one of the most widely used in-person cognitive screeners to assess global cognitive impairment (Folstein, 1975;Fong et al., 2009). The TICS, which is a cognitive screener that can be administered over the telephone, has been found to be highly correlated with the MMSE (Brandt et al., 1988). There is a lack of research comparing the MMSE and TICS ability to predict daily life functioning in older adults with varying degrees of cognitive abilities. Thus, this study examined the utility of the TICS-40 and MMSE to predict daily life functioning at different levels of cognitive impairment (mild cognitive impairment and dementia). Taken from the Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study (Plassman et al., 2007), a sample of 157 participants over the age of 70 with mild cognitive impairment or dementia were administered a battery of surveys and tests that included the MMSE, the TICS-40, the index of activities of daily living (ADLs), and the measure of instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs, Lawton & Brody, 1969). The TICS and MMSE similarly predicted daily life functioning in the total sample and MCI group (n = 133). The MMSE was a better predictor in the dementia group (n = 24) than in the MCI group. Higher scores on both screeners predicted problems with telephone use and medication management in the MCI group. In the dementia group, higher MMSE scores showed marginal support for fewer problems with telephone use and medication management, while higher TICS scores predicted fewer problems with medication management. Investing resources in the development and knowledge of cognitive screeners and procedures for remote administration would benefit older adults. Regularly screening older adults in their homes may lead to earlier detection of decline, better treatment, allocation of more appropriate resources, and improvement in quality of life for older adults who are unable to meet with clinicians in an in-person setting due to illness such as COVID-19, physical disability, or those living in rural areas. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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Depression has emerged as a significant mental health problem bedeviling the lives of many adults. In the U.S., over 21 million adults had depression in 2020 during the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Although interventions such as anti-depressants and psychotherapy are used in routine clinical care for patients with depression, the burden of depression has remained high, necessitating more interventions. Consistent with such needs, mobile health interventions such as a Mindfulness Coach app could improve mental healthcare interventions for people with depression. Thus, the project's purpose was to implement the Mindfulness Coach app to facilitate 30 minutes of daily mindfulness to reduce depression levels among adults aged 18 to 65 with depression. The study was quasi-experimental, and it lasted eight weeks. The main outcome of the study was depression levels whereby, there was a significant reduction in depression levels after the Mindfulness Coach app intervention (t (26) = 9.16, p <.001). Clinically, the findings mean that the Mindfulness Coach app intervention could be applied among adults with depression, resulting in a substantial reduction in depression levels and contributing to recovery from depression. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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The purpose of this study was to explore the motivation of highly physically active older adults based on the socio-ecological model, both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were aged 65 or older, engaged in at least 150 minutes of self-identified moderate to vigorous physical activity (PA) per week, and did not report any significant chronic conditions or cognitive impairment that would limit a participant's engagement in PA. Data were collected from January to March 2020 using in-person, one-on-one interviews (N = 19). The follow-up data were collected by e-mail in January 2021. Participants were asked via e-mail questions regarding changes in PA since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Individual traits are the primary motivational factors for PA. Highly physically active older adults had access to and utilized resources for PA and had social circles with other physically active older adults. While the COVID-19 pandemic had affected PA, overall participants tried to maintain their PA. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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Moving homes is a common experience for older adults in later life. Concomitant with moving is the transition process of adapting to the new home and developing a sense of place. When older adults change residences they experience disruption in place and risk losing identities. Leisure engagement has been known to help older adults adapt to new transitions in their life, such as death of a spouse, health decline and retirement. Leisure engagement has been linked to the development of sense of home and maintaining identity when moving to residential care settings and congregate living, however, these processes are not well understood. To date no literature has focused on the role of leisure in older adults moving to private dwellings. This study focused on the role of leisure in older adults moving to new homes in the context of London, Ontario. This study used an ethnographic approach involving interviews, activity diaries and mental maps. A total of 12 older adults participated in this study. Data were analyzed using holistic content and thematic analysis. The findings were divided into two integrated manuscripts, chapter 4, focusing on how leisure played a role in adapting to new homes during COVID-19 and chapter 5, which focused on negotiating place after moving homes. Chapter 4 describes how older adults used leisure to maintain identity and establish and maintain social connections after moving homes. Chapter 5 describes how the participants negotiated place using leisure differed for older adults who were single and older adults who were married. The findings also revealed that having shared characteristics with others and the tone of the social environment shaped the participants' leisure engagement after moving to London. Implications for this research include the need for practitioners and policymakers to establish leisure programs that recognize the factors affecting older adults in communities that could challenge their ability to establish a sense of place, such as experiencing a move along with other transitions, such as losing a spouse. The findings also have implications for city planners to develop social spaces for older adults to engage in leisure in their neighbourhoods. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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The purpose of this study is to explore the lived experiences of Terrebonne Parish's elderly Black pandemic survivors and their mental health conditions while living through the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study also aims to investigate potential policy solutions that government officials should have used to improve mental health access during the pandemic. In this study, a convenient sample of ten participants who meet the following criteria was used: must be Black, over the age of 60, and live in Terrebonne Parish. Techniques used in this study to understand Terrebonne Parish's Black elderly people's lived experience during the COVID-19 pandemic were phenomenological interviews followed by surveys based on the themes extracted from their interviews. Results of phenomenological interviews and surveys indicate that Black elderly people in Terrebonne Parish experienced trauma from isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. They also indicate that participants' main concerns during the pandemic centered around staying healthy-both physically and mentally-in order to visit their family once the detrimental impacts of the pandemic began to subside. Another common theme that emanated from the data was that participants believed that Terrebonne Parish officials should have utilized community centers to help elderly Black people understand the impacts of COVID-19 and the resources that were available to them during the pandemic;provided more information regarding the mental health resources that were available to them during the pandemic;and that the government should have provide more targeted resources that would specifically help Black people successfully navigate the pandemic. In conclusion, based on the funding packages that Terrebonne Parish received from the Federal Government, Black elderly people were correct in their assertion that the government could have provided more resources to improve their mental health during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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Although prevalent in the 1990s, research on social and economic determinants of elder abuse, including race, ethnicity, and culture, has lagged in recent years, compromising understanding of elder abuse as a public health problem calling for systems responses. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the tragic impact of substantial disruptions in access to care across fragmented health systems and community-based settings on vulnerable older adults and, in such crisis conditions, the persistence of both violations of older adults' human rights and historical inequities in their treatment. Older adults have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19, particularly older Black/African Americans and Latinx and those living in congregate settings such as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and prisons, as reflected in reporting of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. American Indian reservations and indigenous and tribal communities are also struggling with the effects of the pandemic on the health and economic security of their members. The pandemic is exposing challenges that have heretofore been ignored or covered up, or have remained otherwise invisible, such as institutional neglect, poverty, deprivation, and isolation, yet have deepened suffering of older adults. However, little is yet known about older persons' experience of abuse, neglect, and violence during pandemic crisis conditions, such as sheltering-in-place, quarantines or lockdowns, or situations of scarce resources including intensive care unit beds, medical equipment, and personal protective equipment. The risks created by these conditions and their palpable urgency call for critical examination of the contribution of structural inequities to older adults' heightened risk in disaster and post-disaster environments and the disproportionate impact of crisis conditions (Institute of Medicine [IOM], Crisis standards of care: A systems framework for catastrophic disaster response: Volume 1: Introduction and CSC framework. The National Academies Press, Washington, DC, 2012. https://doi.org/10.17226/13351) upon the human rights of diverse older adult populations and communities. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
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Social media is a useful tool for connecting with family, friends and others while physically distancing and self-isolating due to COVID-19. Simultaneously, it is being used for purposes of expressing antagonistic stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination against older adults. This commentary draws on social media trending topics (e.g., "OK, Boomer," "Boomer Remover") to demonstrate how generalizations regarding chronological age and COVID-19 age-related biomedical risks have: (a) exacerbated ageism on social media, and (b) further exposed ongoing tensions between so-called "Millennial" and "Baby Boomer" generations in ways that are targeted against the older generation and serve in favor of younger ones. The implications of this ageist discourse in and on society are discussed. Anti-ageism efforts by social media users and organizations are highlighted. In this state of emergency, we must bring awareness to and resist ageism that depersonalizes and dehumanizes older adults and undervalues later life during and following the COVID-19 pandemic. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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Ageism is a worldwide crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated ageism toward older adults with hate speech, intergenerational resentment, and human rights violations. This article provides an overview of the interdisciplinary and international theoretical and applied research literature in three subareas: intergenerational attitudes and relations, psychological and physical effects of ageism on older adults, and reducing ageism. Cross-cutting themes are the need to (1) consider positive (including seemingly "positive") and negative views, treatment, and experiences of older adults, (2) expand the study of diverse populations including by age and country as well as intersectionality of ageism and other isms (e.g., ableism, classism, heterosexism, racism, sexism), (3) expand the study of the wide-ranging manifestations of ageism at multiple levels of analysis including greater attention to human rights and new indicators of ageism, and (4) expand the circle of interdisciplinary and international collaborations within and across communities worldwide with all stakeholders and policymakers. Ageism and other isms are intertwined with and multiplied by population aging and other societal issues such as pandemics and climate crises. This article aims to further sound the alarm for the urgent need for age-friendly societies and addressing ageism through basic research, preventive measures, and intervention efforts. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)