Social environment of older people during the first year in senior housing and its association with physical performance
Abstract Increasing numbers of older people relocate into senior housing when their physical performance declines. The change in social environment is known to affect their wellbeing, providing both challenges and opportunities, but more information on the relations between social and physical param...
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ftunivoulu:oai:oulu.fi:nbnfi-fe2017112455043 2023-07-30T04:05:49+02:00 Social environment of older people during the first year in senior housing and its association with physical performance Lotvonen, S. (Sinikka) Kyngäs, H. (Helvi) Koistinen, P. (Pentti) Bloigu, R. (Risto) Elo, S. (Satu) 2017 application/pdf http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2017112455043 eng eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pissn/1661-7827 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/eissn/1660-4601 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ chair stands grip strength older people physical activity physical performance relocation senior housing social environment walking speed info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2017 ftunivoulu 2023-07-08T19:56:03Z Abstract Increasing numbers of older people relocate into senior housing when their physical performance declines. The change in social environment is known to affect their wellbeing, providing both challenges and opportunities, but more information on the relations between social and physical parameters is required. Thus, we elicited perceptions of the social environment of 81 older people (aged 59–93 years, living in northern Finland) and changes in it 3 and 12 months after relocation to senior housing. We also measured their physical performance, then analysed associations between the social and physical variables. Participants reported that they had freedom to do whatever they liked and generally had enough contact with close people (which have recognized importance for older people’s wellbeing), but changes in their physical condition limited their social activity. Moreover, their usual walking speed, dominant hand’s grip strength and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) significantly decreased. The pleasantness of the residential community, peer support, constraints on social activity imposed by changes in physical condition, meaningful activity at home and meeting close people all affected these physical performance parameters. Clearly, in addition to assessing physical performance and encouraging regular exercise, the complex interactions among social factors, physical performance and wellbeing should be considered when addressing individuals’ needs. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Finland Jultika - University of Oulu repository |
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Abstract Increasing numbers of older people relocate into senior housing when their physical performance declines. The change in social environment is known to affect their wellbeing, providing both challenges and opportunities, but more information on the relations between social and physical parameters is required. Thus, we elicited perceptions of the social environment of 81 older people (aged 59–93 years, living in northern Finland) and changes in it 3 and 12 months after relocation to senior housing. We also measured their physical performance, then analysed associations between the social and physical variables. Participants reported that they had freedom to do whatever they liked and generally had enough contact with close people (which have recognized importance for older people’s wellbeing), but changes in their physical condition limited their social activity. Moreover, their usual walking speed, dominant hand’s grip strength and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) significantly decreased. The pleasantness of the residential community, peer support, constraints on social activity imposed by changes in physical condition, meaningful activity at home and meeting close people all affected these physical performance parameters. Clearly, in addition to assessing physical performance and encouraging regular exercise, the complex interactions among social factors, physical performance and wellbeing should be considered when addressing individuals’ needs. |
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Lotvonen, S. (Sinikka) Kyngäs, H. (Helvi) Koistinen, P. (Pentti) Bloigu, R. (Risto) Elo, S. (Satu) |
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Lotvonen, S. (Sinikka) Kyngäs, H. (Helvi) Koistinen, P. (Pentti) Bloigu, R. (Risto) Elo, S. (Satu) |
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Lotvonen, S. (Sinikka) |
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Social environment of older people during the first year in senior housing and its association with physical performance |
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Social environment of older people during the first year in senior housing and its association with physical performance |
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Social environment of older people during the first year in senior housing and its association with physical performance |
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Social environment of older people during the first year in senior housing and its association with physical performance |
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Social environment of older people during the first year in senior housing and its association with physical performance |
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social environment of older people during the first year in senior housing and its association with physical performance |
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute |
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2017 |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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