Objetivos: Determinar la calidad de vida y bienestar psicológico en personas mayores no institucionalizadas de Santiago de Chile durante un período de estallido social. Metodología: Estudio de diseño ...no experimental, descriptivo y transversal. La muestra estuvo constituida por 59 personas mayores de 65 años que viven en la comunidad (13 hombres), edad promedio 75,61±7,39 años; se utilizó un muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia. Las mediciones se llevaron a cabo en octubre de 2019 a febrero de 2020, durante el período de “estallido social” ocurrido en Chile. La calidad de vida fue medida a través del WHOqol Bref y el bienestar psicológico con la Escala de Bienestar Psicológico de Ryff. Resultados: La calidad de vida, tanto en general como en sus subdimensiones, fue similar entre hombres y mujeres. Para el Bienestar Psicológico, el puntaje promedio general fue mayor en mujeres, marcando diferencias en las dimensiones Relaciones Positivas, Autonomía, Dominio del Entorno y Propósito en la Vida (p < 0,05); siendo menor que en los hombres en las de autoaceptación y Crecimiento (p < 0,05). Conclusiones: Los niveles de Calidad de Vida y Bienestar Psicológico fueron menores a los obtenidos en estudios previos, lo cual podría sugerir que la convulsión generada durante el estallido social podría haberlos afectado negativamente.
BACKGROUND: Fear of falling (FOF) is related to worse locomotor performance, is a predictor of decline in functionality, and predisposes falls in older adults. It is necessary to investigate how FOF ...influences locomotor parameters during walking and in obstacle avoidance in older adults.
AIM: To investigate the relationship between FOF and the locomotor variables during walking through and obstacle avoidance with different physical characteristics.
METHOD: 22 older adults participated in this study and were invited to perform three tasks: 1) Walking Through; 2) Walking with a solid obstacle and 3) Walking with a fragile obstacle.
RESULTS: Correlations were found between FOF and following variables: 1) Walking Through: step velocity (r=-0.640, p=0.003), width (r=0.641, p=0.003), double support time (r=0.523, p=0.022); 2) Solid obstacle: step velocity (r=-0.666, p=0.002), length (r=-0.758, p<0.001), foot-obstacle horizontal distance (r=-0.479, p=0.038), right stride velocity (r=-0.534, p=0.019), length (r=-0.522, p=0.022), left stride velocity (r=-0.551, p=0.014), left stride duration (r=0.561, p=0.012); 3) Fragilid obstacle: step velocity (r=-0.629, p=0.004), length (r=-0.556, p=0.014), foot-obstacle distance (r=-0.540, p=0.017), obstacle-foot distance (r=-0.492, p=0.032), right stride velocity (r=-0.583, p=0.009), length (r=-0.498, p=0.030), left stride velocity (r=-0.574, p=0.010), length (r=-0.462, p=0.047), width (r=-0.514, p=0.024), right stride duration (r=0.479, p=0.038), left stride duration (r=0.646, p=0.003).
CONCLUSION: The characteristics of the obstacle did not influence the older adults FOF during walking through and obstacle avoidance. Although they adopt predictive and reactive compensatory adaptations in an attempt to make the task safer, these adaptations actually make the task more dangerous and increase the risk of stumbling and falling.
The online version of the original article can be found at https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01087-5 Rights and permissions Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution ...4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. Physical and cognitive function to explain the quality of life among older adults with cognitive impairment: exploring cognitive function as a mediator. Physical and cognitive function to explain the quality of life among older adults with cognitive impairment: exploring cognitive function as a mediator Rhayun Song1, Xing Fan1 & Jisu Seo 1 BMC Psychology volume 11, Article number: 63 (2023) Cite this article 36 Accesses Metrics details The Original Article was published on 22 February 2023 Correction to: BMC Psychology (2023) 11:51 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01087-5 Following publication of the original article 1, the authors flagged that the first and family name of the first author, Rhayun Song, had been erroneously swapped.
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This article reflects on the legacy of a collaborative community research project which explored loneliness amongst older people. Six years after completing the original research, the authors ...reviewed their learning from the project to consider how impactful legacy can be developed and supported in community/university research partnerships. Three key features are identified within the article. First the importance of talking about legacy from the start of a project. Second, genuine ownership of a project is a gradual and deliberate process, and third, time continuity and funding are needed to support legacy. The authors suggest that a deliberately planned process empowered collaborators to actively engage with and use the research findings to develop interventions and support change in the community.
