Predictors of attitudes towards aging in elderly living in community care

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61988987%3A17110%2F24%3AA25039BM" target="_blank" >RIV/61988987:17110/24:A25039BM - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12877-024-04840-6" target="_blank" >https://bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12877-024-04840-6</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-04840-6" target="_blank" >10.1186/s12877-024-04840-6</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Predictors of attitudes towards aging in elderly living in community care

Original language description

Due to the aging of the population, the promotion of healthy aging is an important part of public health. Healthy aging of the population can be influenced by the attitudes of the elderly themselves towards old age and aging. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to find out the attitudes of older people living in a community environment toward old age and the predictors that influence these attitudes. The evaluation of attitudes towards old age using the WHO AAQ (Attitudes to Aging Questionnaire) questionnaire involved 1,174 elderly people living in the community. Age, sex, marital status, education, subjective health assessment, social support, depression (GDS-15), anxiety (GAI), sense of coherence (SOC-13) and self-esteem (RSES) were used to evaluate related factors. As part of the exploratory factor analysis, a three-factor model (Psychosocial Loss, Physical Change, and Psychological Growth) was confirmed. The Cronbach alpha was found to be acceptable (α = 0.835). The predictors of better AAQ in the Psychological Loss domain were: subjective health, age, quality of life, self-esteem, sense of coherence, life satisfaction, anxiety, and social support; in the Physical Change domain: subjective health, quality of life, self-esteem, life satisfaction, cohabitation, and depression; and in the Psychological Growth domain: age, self-esteem, sense of coherence, life satisfaction, and social support. Preventive and policy measures should aim to increase the satisfaction and self-assessment of the elderly, which can help them evaluate the period of old age more positively. It is also important to create a positive perspective of ageing and elderly in society.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30227 - Geriatrics and gerontology

Project

<a href="/en/project/NU21-09-00067" target="_blank" >NU21-09-00067: SUPPORT OF HEALTHY AGEING: USING EDUCATIONAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS TO MAINTAIN MENTAL HEALTH, FOR PREVENTION AND TIMELY DIAGNOSIS OF DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND COGNITIVE DISORDERS OF OLDER ADULTS IN A COMMUNITY</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

BMC Geriatrics

ISSN

1471-2318

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

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Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

001187389700002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85188076421