Posters II
Poster sessions present preliminary results of works in progress or projects that lend themselves to visual displays and representations. These sessions allow for engagement in informal discussions about the work with interested delegates.
Job Insecurity in the Aging Working Poor: A Qualitative Study from the United States
Poster Session Alissa Gebben, Barbara Fritzsche, Alyssa Perez
In the U.S., nearly 30% of the 7.6 million people who fall below the poverty line are “older workers” (age 45+). In the context of an aging workforce, corporate downsizing and increased contract-based work will prompt increasing job insecurity among the older working poor. Although researchers have modeled the antecedents and consequences of job insecurity, the circumstances associated with aging and poverty are not well-represented in these models. For example, when people experience job insecurity, a common response is to retrain or seek alternative employment. However, these may not be viable options for the aging poor. With fewer career options, the aging working poor may have fewer problem-focused coping options at their disposal compared to wealthier and younger workers (e.g., an older worker may hide health concerns and engage in presenteeism to preserve their job). We propose that the aging working poor will respond differently to job insecurity, and that there are job design characteristics (e.g., high physicality, low flexibility) that may exacerbate job insecurity. Using a Grounded Theory approach, we conducted approximately twenty-five interviews with older individuals who are among the working poor to investigate their job insecurity. This will inform researchers, as their job insecurity models have not necessarily considered this growing population. We also hope to inform organizational decision makers, who can redesign work to reduce feelings of job insecurity, thereby potentially improving the wellness of their older, lower-paid workforce. These data will be presented at the conference.
The Lifestyle of the Hypertensive Elderly in a Daycare Center: An Analysis Focused on Health Education
Poster Session Zélia Maria De Sousa Araújo Santos, Juliana Lima Fonteles Magalhães, Rosendo Freitas De Amorim, Maria Helena De Agrela Gonçalves Jardim, José Manuel Peixoto Caldas, Paula Dayanna Sousa Dos Santos, Cleciana Alves Cruz, Maria Eli Lima Sousa
The present study aims to evaluate and describe the lifestyle of the hypertensive elderly attending a daycare center. This research had twenty-one hypertensive people over 60 as participants, both male and female, attending a daycare center for older people, called Lar da Melhor Idade, sited in Aquiraz, Ceará. The data were collected through a semi-structured interview, elaborated and held by the researcher, after the reading of the consent agreement. The elderly were informed about the research objectives, and then interviewed, firstly with the intention to collect socio-demographic data, then to approach the aspects related to their knowledge about a healthy lifestyle, and finally to verify their acceptance of it. After the analysis of the data collected, we concluded that the their conception of lifestyle consisted in the set of acts and attitudes concerning the daily reality of each one, regarding survival issues such as work, sleep and rest, eating, economic situation, and physical aptitude. The acceptance of a healthy conduct was partial among the elderly. Taking this reality into consideration, it is essential to develop actions and strategies in health education, focusing on the hypertensive elderly and the importance of leading a healthy life, the change of habits and behavior to control and prevent SAH and its possible complications.
Cantonese-speaking Older Immigrant Women’s Health Experiences in Toronto
Poster Session Ernest Leung, Lu Wang, Sepali Guruge
Canadian population health policies do not incorporate the health concerns of older immigrants. Research gaps also contribute to the health inequities for older immigrants. Compounding the research gaps, only few health studies have been conducted in a language other than English or French. To address the research gap, in particular in relation to older immigrant women’s health and wellbeing, our qualitative study involved individual interviews about health and healthcare with Cantonese-speaking older immigrant women, and service providers working with Cantonese-speaking immigrants in Toronto, Canada. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in Cantonese and audio-recorded with consent, and translated into English. Thematic data analysis incorporated an intersectional approach.The post-migration challenges encountered by older immigrants included learning a new language, social isolation, geographic location within Toronto, and economic status. The macro-level barriers included limited/lack of accessible healthcare information and services, lack of consistent government funding for health, social and settlement services for older immigrants, and the discriminatory government policies. The study findings highlight the importance of eliminating post-migration challenges and barriers that affect older immigrant women’s timely access and use of health, social, and settlement services. With the increase in aging population in Canada – with the majority of older adults in most urban cities being immigrants, the older immigrants’ health and wellbeing must take prominence on the national health policy agenda in Canada.
Secrets and Aging: A Trans-generational Perspective in an Immigrant Family
Poster Session Ida Kublikowski, Daniela Pupo Barbosa Bianchi
In the Family Therapy approach, secrets are systemic phenomena that involve facts, events, or actions considered socially shameful and whose disclosure would have bad consequences for the family. In this context, this study aimed to understand the role of secrets within a family system from a trans-generational perspective, as viewed by our participant, Abram, 72 years old. To achieve the proposed objective it was designed a qualitative research based on an instrumental case study. The instruments employed were a semi-structured interview, the family genogram and the sand play. The results indicated that the participant understands that secrets interfered directly in his life and identity construction. He realizes that the transmission of these contents throughout the generations took pace by oral transmission of beliefs and values, as well as by the observation of behaviors and attitudes. The family myths were related to the family secrets in a recursive way by which these phenomena sustained and fed each other. This process became central in the life history of our participant which axis was the uprooting. The experience of immigration activated the familiar myth of survival, Abram’s responsibility. He stayed in a rigid place in the familiar system that was his destiny since he left his country as a stateless kid. Abram’s life history make us understand how social and familiar factors interact in life paths marked by uprooting.
Earthquake-related Human Casualties at the Epicenter in the Northern Part of Osaka Prefecture Based on the Callout Records of the Osaka Municipal Fire Department
Poster Session Tomoko Shigaki, Michio Miyano, Hiromasa Yamamoto
This study aimed to clarify the human casualties of the earthquake that struck the city of Osaka at 7:58 on the morning of June 18, 2018, for which a maximum seismic intensity of lower-6 was recorded at the epicenter in the northern part of Osaka Prefecture, based on the callout records of the Osaka Municipal Fire Department. By identifying the casualties directly attributable to the earthquake based on human characteristics, injuries, and other factors, this study is expected to prompt renewed acknowledgment of previously ignored risks lurking in daily life. According to the changes over time, both earthquake-related endogenous injuries, such as dizziness and respiratory distress, and exogenous injuries, such as trauma, peaked between 8:00 and 9:00 or between 11:00 and 12:00, and subsided by 12:00. The casualties consisted of eighteen men and thirty women, with most individuals aged in their 80s. Exogenous injuries were more common in both older men and women, whereas endogenous injuries (joint disorders, cardiovascular and respiratory system disorders, general symptoms and signs, and cognitive, sensory, and emotional states and behaviors) accounted for a high proportion of the injuries in girls/women aged 10–29 years.
A Pilot Study of Subjective Age and Health-related Factors in Healthy Japanese Older Adults from the Tenth Health Check-up
Poster Session Megumu Yazawa(yamamoto), Naoko Sakuma, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Susumu Ogawa, Masashi Yasunaga, Ryota Sakurai, Tomoya Takahashi, Yoh Murayama, Yoshinori Fujiwara
Several studies have examined factors related to “subjective age”, in particular, those that focus on subjective health, such as the SF36v2 and other health-related items. However, the questions about subjective age are not standardized, and the concepts of subjective age have not been revealed yet. This study investigated the relationship between subjective age and health-related QOL with two different questions. One hundred and seventy healthy older adults (mean age and SD, 76.9±4.7; mean MMSE score, 28.2) completed the tenth health check-up who underwent annual measurements from 2004. In the tenth health check-up, their subjective age was assessed based on two questions with a three-point scale (felt older, about same, felt younger): (1) the self-expected age: “What extent do you feel getting older compared to what you expected ten years ago?” (2) the comparative age: “How old do you feel older people around you are compared to you?” The results showed that the percentage of participants who felt younger than they expected was 41.1% (the self-expected age). The percentage of participants who felt younger than compared with around them was 45.1% (the comparative age). Logistic regression analyses with the self-expected age was significantly associated with General Health, which is a subscale of the SF36v2 (OR =1.05, 95% CI [1.03, 1.07]). The comparative age was significantly associated with Mental Health (OR=1.03, 95% CI [1.01, 1.06]), and Everyday Memory Checklist scores (OR=0.90, 95% CI [0.83, 0.99]). These findings suggest that self-expected age and comparative age are different components of subjective age.
Thermal Comfort of Elderly in Thailand: Performance Test of Double Wall Block Using Translucent Material with Solar Chimney System in House Model
Poster Session Thana Ananacha, Pabhorn Klinwichit
The weather in Thailand is hot and humid which high temperature and humidity affects to the thermal comfort of elderly. Therefore, this study aimed to choose and design the material of the wall that can enhanced thermal comfort for the elderly in their house. The research methodology was experiment by monitoring air temperature, air velocity ,and material surface temperature of two houses model size 0.6x0.8x1.20 m. using different wall materials between Single Glass Window(SGW) size 0.6x1.10 m, thickness 6 mm. and Translucent Double wall block with Solar Chimney System (TDWB) that researcher designed, size 200x200x80 cm., thickness (3 inches) under natural weather. Recording every 15 minutes during day (6.00 - 18.00 hrs.) over three days. The tools consisted of thermal detector, illuminance detector, and air flow rate detector. Record data with micro controller name Arduino and analyze by simulation sample model. It was found that, TDWB test results have average temperature inside the house model is lower than the SGW. The range of temperature in the house of TDWB was suitable for the elderly thermal comfort in Thailand that prefer the warmer temperature between 26-28°C. In sum, it should be use the TDWB design with solar chimney to enhance thermal comfort in the house of the elderly.
