Download or read book Spiritual Well Being of Chinese Older Adults written by Vivian W. Q. Lou and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-02-04 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are several unique features of this book on the spiritual well-being of Chinese older adults. First, based on qualitative methodology, a conceptual model of spiritual well-being was proposed. Besides, through a Delphi study, different dimensions of spiritual well-being were identified. Conceptually, such effort is important because there is a general lack of well-articulated models of spiritual well-being for Chinese people. Although Western models can be “transplanted” to Chinese contexts, indigenous concepts are needed. As such, this is a pioneer conceptual contribution. Second, the author developed and validated the Spiritual Scale for Chinese Elders. In view of the lack of related measurement tools in the field, this is a pioneer attempt which is important for social work education, research and practice. Third, a Spiritual Enhancement Group for Chinese Elders was developed and its effectiveness was evaluated. In contrast to ordinary elderly programs, this program was based on solid theoretical grounds. In addition, process evaluation and outcome evaluation were conducted. The intervention program is a beautiful link between theory and practice whereas the evaluation is a good outgrowth of practice. The present project is especially valuable because evidence-based practice is at its infancy in different Chinese communities.
Download or read book Spiritual Well being and Acculturative Stress Among Older Chinese Immigrants in the United States written by Ying-Han Liu and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among spiritual well-being, the level of acculturative stress, and demographic variables in a sample of Chinese older adults (n = 129) who immigrated from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong to the United States at or after age 50. This exploratory correlational study used a combination of convenience and snowball sampling and a self-administered questionnaire consisting of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS), the Acculturative Stress Scale, and Demographics. The results indicated that spiritual well-being did not predict acculturative stress among older Chinese immigrants. However, Chinese immigrant elders who had faith in God or a higher power and were more satisfied with their relationships with families tend to have higher spiritual well-being scores. Those with satisfactory relationships with their families also reported lower levels of acculturative stress. Implications for Gerontology practice and education for this population were discussed.
Download or read book The Impacts of Psycho Social Spiritual Factors on Health Related Quality of Life Among Chinese Older Adults with Visual Problems written by Chongwen Wang and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "The Impacts of Psycho-social-spiritual Factors on Health-related Quality of Life Among Chinese Older Adults With Visual Problems" by Chongwen, Wang, 汪崇文, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of thesis entitled "The Impacts of Psycho-Social-Spiritual Factors on Health-Related Quality of Life among Chinese Older Adults with Visual Problems" Submitted by Wang Chongwen for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong in October, 2006 It has been suggested that adaptation to chronic illnesses may be affected by psychosocial factors, especially individuals' cognitive appraisal, spirituality, and social resources. Vision loss in later life is a stressful chronic condition. With the aging of population, age-related vision loss is becoming more prevalent in China. This study examined the relationships between visual function, cognitive appraisal, social network, spirituality, and vision-targeted health-related quality of life (HRQOL) as well as general health among Chinese older adults with vision impairment. A quantitative survey with cross-sectional design was adopted in the present study. A total of 167 older adults with visual problems aged 60 or above (mean = 76.2, SD = 6.5) were recruited from two public geriatric hospitals in Wuhan City, Mainland China. Face-to-face interviews with structured questionnaires were conducted with each subject. All instruments adopted had satisfactory or acceptable reliability. The effects of both objective and subjective measures of visual function on HRQOL were examined and compared first in this study, and objective measure of visual function was selected as the key variable to test major hypotheses. The findings indicated that cognitive appraisal, social network, and spirituality were significantly related to indicators of vision-targeted HRQOL, and that cognitive appraisal and spirituality were also significantly related to general health, after visual function and demographic variables were controlled for. Different factors were significantly related to different particular domains of HRQOL. The results further indicated that cognitive appraisal and spirituality acted as partial mediators in specific relationship between visual function and a domain of vision-targeted HRQOL, i.e., mental health symptoms due to visual problems, and that spirituality also acted as a partial mediator in the linkage between visual function and general mental health, suggesting that the mediating effects of cognitive appraisal and spirituality were not only decided by functional status, but also dependent upon which domain of HRQOL was to be measured. The findings also indicated that cognitive appraisal exhibited a moderating effect in the linkage between visual function and vision-targeted HRQOL including social function, mental health, and dependency domains, and in the linkage between visual function and general mental health. Social network exhibited only direct effect on vision-targeted HRQOL and general health in the study. On the whole, this study highlights the importance of the psycho-social-spiritual factors and their roles in adaptation to age-related vision loss. Our findings suggest that psycho-socio-spiritual factors have definite impacts on vision-targeted HRQOL and general health among Chinese older adults with visual problems. Implications for public policy and services, clinical professionals, social workers, health caregivers and older adults were discussed and future research directions and approaches were suggested. ii DOI: 10.5353
Download or read book The Impacts of Psycho social spiritual Factors on Health related Quality of Life Among Chinese Older Adults with Visual Problems written by Chongwen Wang and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Seven Resources for Lifelong Wellbeing and Retirement Planning written by Vivian Weiqun Lou and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2024-01-05 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven Resources for Lifelong Wellbeing and Retirement Planning: The Golden Age Playbook redefines aging and retirement for the young-old generation. The book emerged as a result of the pioneering Jockey Club Golden Age Journey Project, a comprehensive initiative designed to empower individuals aged 50 to 74 in embracing their golden years with wisdom, vitality, and enthusiasm. Drawing from empirical evidence, the authors developed the Second Half Wellbeing (SHW) Framework, which ingeniously links seven essential resources that pave the way for a fulfilling and purposeful life. This book is a testament to their commitment to inspire and uplift the young-old generation.
Download or read book The Well being of Chinese Older Adults written by Zheng Ouyang and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The well-being of the Chinese elderly has recently drawn the attention of a significant number of researchers. This book examines the relationship among personal factors (such as age, sex, income, cognitive functioning, and functional disability), environmental factors (including satisfaction of housing, community, safety, and transportation), person-environment fit, well-being, and the mediating effects of supplementary fit. It represents the first study to integrate the concepts of complementary fit (needs supply) and supplementary fit (value congruence) in one theoretical framework, exploring which of these has a more powerful effect on well-being in later life. Its findings convey noteworthy implications for theoretical, practical, and policy perspectives, and will be of help to those who are interested in person-environment fit theory, as social work and welfare management.
Download or read book Relationship Between Spirituality and Depression Among Chinese Older Adults written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Well being of Chinese Older Adults written by Zheng Ouyang and published by . This book was released on 2018-10 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The well-being of the Chinese elderly has recently drawn the attention of a significant number of researchers. This book examines the relationship among personal factors (such as age, sex, income, cognitive functioning, and functional disability), environmental factors (including satisfaction of housing, community, safety, and transportation), person-environment fit, well-being, and the mediating effects of supplementary fit. It represents the first study to integrate the concepts of complementary fit (needs supply) and supplementary fit (value congruence) in one theoretical framework, exploring which of these has a more powerful effect on well-being in later life. Its findings convey noteworthy implications for theoretical, practical, and policy perspectives, and will be of help to those who are interested in person-environment fit theory, as social work and welfare management.
Download or read book What Matters for Health and Happiness Among the Older Adults in Asia written by Nai Peng Tey and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-03-11 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People want to live a healthy and happy later life. A large body of literature shows the close association between health status and happiness and between health and active engagement (in work, exercise, and social and religious activities). However, the causation between the two can run both ways, and it is difficult to determine the causal effect with cross-sectional data. Various authors have shown the significant influence of socioeconomic factors and human needs on older people’s health status and happiness. A better understanding of the factors affecting healthy and happy aging is essential for policymaking to improve the well-being of older people. The availability of data from HRS-family studies in several Asian countries (CHARLS in China, LASI in India, JSTAR in Japan, KLoSA in Korea, IFLS in Indonesia, HART in Thailand, MARS in Malaysia, and Longitudinal Study of Ageing and Health in Viet Nam) (see Gateway to Global Aging Data) provides an excellent opportunity for researchers to examine factors affecting health and happiness among older adults within and across Asian countries. This research topic aims to gather papers that investigate the socioeconomic, attitudinal, and behavioural factors affecting the health status and happiness/life satisfaction of older adults in Asia. The dependent variables may include physical health, mental health, disability (ADL/IADL), cognitive functioning), self-rated health, health expenditure, feeling of happiness and life satisfaction. The independent variables may be age, gender, marital status, place of residence, educational level, active engagement (work, exercise, social and religious activities), family and social relationship and support, outlook in life, smoking, drinking, and access to and utilization of healthcare services, etc. Manuscripts can be based on individual countries or cross-country analysis, preferably using the panel data to establish the causal effects of the independent variables on the dependent variables.
Download or read book Dimensions of Human Behavior written by Elizabeth D. Hutchison and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2024-01-02 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dimensions of Human Behavior: Person and Environment offers a comprehensive examination of human behavior using a multidimensional framework. The new Seventh Edition delves into diversity, neuroscience, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, complemented by new case studies.
Download or read book Ageing with Dignity in Hong Kong and Asia written by Vincent Tin Sing Law and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-09-12 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book advocates the application of holistic and humanistic approaches in elderly care and services to achieve the goal of ageing with dignity in Hong Kong and Asia. It responds to the needs of an increasing ageing population that has to deal with related health needs in long-term care, community health and social services, particularly for chronic conditions and psychosocial support. The book consists of three sections on policy and development of aged care, holistic and humanistic care for older adults, and capacity building for ageing with dignity, respectively. Topics include the latest initiatives in aged care, appropriate services and delivery models, lifestyle modification, psychosocial and environmental considerations, professional development, technologies, and social capital. The chapters review and discuss these issues within a global context, illustrated by examples from Asian countries, underpinned by locally based empirical research. Contributors include academics and practitioners from diversified professional backgrounds that include medicine, nursing, pharmacy, traditional Chinese medicine, dietetics, and allied health. The book traverses into territories in the social sciences, life sciences, and sports sciences, while also touching on areas of business and administration, hospitality, law, public policy, and information technology in connection with public health. The contents serve as a topical reference for tertiary studies in ageing and related disciplines such as well-being and are also useful to policymakers, community and public health practitioners, health executives and interns working in areas of policy and practice pertinent to care development, health delivery models, planning, quality, ethics, better health promotion, professional training, and monitoring for older adults.
Download or read book Classical Chinese Medicine written by Liu Lihong and published by The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press. This book was released on 2019-04-19 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English edition of Liu Lihong’s milestone work is a sublime beacon for the profession of Chinese medicine in the 21st century. Classical Chinese Medicine delivers a straightforward critique of the politically motivated “integration” of traditional Chinese wisdom with Western science during the last sixty years, and represents an ardent appeal for the recognition of Chinese medicine as a science in its own right. Professor Liu’s candid presentation has made this book a bestseller in China, treasured not only by medical students and doctors, but by vast numbers of non-professionals who long for a state of health and well-being that is founded in a deeper sense of cultural identity. Oriental medicine education has made great strides in the West since the 1970s, but clear guidelines regarding the “traditional” nature of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) remain undefined. Classical Chinese Medicine not only delineates the educational and clinical problems faced by the profession in both East and West, but transmits concrete and inspiring guidance on how to effectively engage with ancient texts and designs in the postmodern age. Using the example of the Shanghanlun (Treatise on Cold Damage), one of the most important Chinese medicine classics, Liu Lihong develops a compelling roadmap for holistic medical thinking that links the human body to nature and the universe at large.
Download or read book Handbook of Race and Development in Mental Health written by Edward Chang and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-10-02 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This project is unique in the field for a number of reasons, both in structure and in content. Specifically, it will have leading experts on specific age groups (Childhood to Adolescence, Young Adulthood to Middle Age, and The Elderly) within the cultural groups of interest (European-Americans, African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, and Native Americans) contribute a chapter covering current research on both positive and negative functioning for each population. Each chapter will present basic demographic information, strengths that contribute to resilience, and three significant challenges each group faces to maintaining mental health. Each chapter will then include an integrative section, where ideas are advanced about how the strengths of each group can be harnessed to address the challenges that group faces. To conclude, each chapter will propose future directions for research which addresses integrative approaches to mental health for each group, and the implications that such approaches could have for future treatment. The main points of each section of each chapter will be visually summarized in a concluding table.
Download or read book Gerontological Nursing Competencies for Care written by Kristen L. Mauk and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 1075 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fifth Edition of Gerontological Nursing takes a holistic approach and teaches students how to provide quality patient care for the older adult, preparing them to effectively care for this population.
Download or read book Understanding Well Being in the Oldest Old written by Leonard W. Poon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-04-11 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The demographic and social structure of most industrialized and developing countries are changing rapidly as infant mortality is reduced and population life span has increased in dramatic ways. In particular, the oldest old (85+) population has grown and will continue to grow. This segment of the population tends to suffer physical and cognitive decline, and little information is available to describe how their positive and negative distal experiences, habits and intervening proximal environmental influences impact their well-being, and how social and health policies can help meet the unique challenges they face. Understanding Well-Being in the Oldest Old is the outcome of a four-day workshop attended by U.S. and Israeli scientists and funded by the U.S.-Israel Bi-National Science Foundation to examine both novel and traditional paradigms that could extend our knowledge and understanding of the well-being of the oldest old.
Download or read book International Perspectives on Reminiscence Life Review and Life Story Work written by Faith Gibson and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2018-11-21 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining recent research and practice on reminiscence, life review and life story work, this book offers critical accounts of the rapidly growing and extensive global literature, and highlights the continuing relevance and effectiveness of these therapeutic methods. The book includes examples of international practical projects, involving people of all ages, life circumstances, and levels of physical and cognitive functioning. Contributions from contemporary practitioners and researchers give a nuanced appraisal of the methods of engagement and creativity arising from the purposeful recall of our personal pasts. Chapters include reviews of technology, ethical issues including end of life care, working with people with mental health conditions, and working with people with dementia.
Download or read book Measurement in Health Psychology written by Paola Gremigni and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-06-15 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
