Journal article
Psychological resilience, activities of daily living, and cognitive functioning among older male Tekun adults in rural long-term care facilities in China
Social work in health care, Vol.61(6-8), pp.445-467
2022
DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2022.2147628
PMID: 36398735
Abstract
Most of the rural long-term care (LTC) facilities in China are ill-equipped to manage the physical and psychological needs of older residents with dementia. These facilities mostly consist of older male Tekun (socially and economically vulnerable) adults. Preventing or delaying the onset of dementia is especially crucial for these older Tekun adults. A sample of 711 older male Tekun adults from rural LTC facilities in the Anhui province of China was used to investigate the association between psychological resilience and cognitive functioning, and to examine the moderating effect of activities of daily living (ADLs) on that association. Linear and quantile regression found that resilience was positively associated with cognitive functioning for the total sample, with a greater effect among those with a lower level of cognitive functioning. The benefit of resilience on cognitive functioning was observed only in participants with disability in ADLs. Our findings present evidence in support of interventions to foster psychological resilience and potentially improve cognitive functioning among vulnerable older adults. Resilience-promoting intervention is a strength-based approach that aligns with social work values and can be used in practice. The implications for social work practice were discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Psychological resilience, activities of daily living, and cognitive functioning among older male Tekun adults in rural long-term care facilities in China
- Creators
- Ying Ma - University of HoustonPatrick Leung - University of HoustonYi Wang - University of IowaLi Wang - Anhui Medical University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Social work in health care, Vol.61(6-8), pp.445-467
- DOI
- 10.1080/00981389.2022.2147628
- PMID
- 36398735
- NLM abbreviation
- Soc Work Health Care
- ISSN
- 0098-1389
- eISSN
- 1541-034X
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Grant note
- name: the research, authorship, and publication of this article
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 11/19/2022
- Date published
- 2022
- Academic Unit
- School of Social Work
- Record Identifier
- 9984318315002771
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