To Plan or Not to Plan? Experiences and Challenges of Older Swiss Adults Facing End-of-Life Decisions.

End-of-life (EoL) planning and the drafting of advance care directives (ACD) are challenging for older adults. As part of a mixed study, the content of 18 semi-structured interviews with Swiss community-dwelling older adults was analyzed to investigate contextual and interactional aspects that might influence their choice to complete ACD. Results show that EoL planning vary greatly.

Character Strengths and Resilience in Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

During the pandemic, older adults were perceived as a vulnerable group without considering their various strengths. This study explored the associations between character strengths and resilience, and verified if some of these could predict resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. A sample of 92 participants (women = 79.

Perception of death and preference for end-of-life care among Asian Buddhists living in Montreal, Canada.

Dying with dignity is important in Western culture. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore how Asian Buddhists, exposed to Western cultures, perceive death and dying with dignity, and examine their preferences for end-of-life care. We interviewed 15 Asian Buddhists living in Montreal (Canada).

Evaluation of the Effects of an Intervention Intended to Optimize the Sleep Environment Among the Elderly: An Exploratory Study.

Purpose: The objective of this exploratory study was to evaluate the effects of a brief intervention intended to optimize the sleep environment in older people living in the community and to examine the way these effects change over time.

Methods: The sample was made up of 44 participants (19 men and 25 women) aged 65-85 years, with a mean age of 71.4.

Perception of Medical Assistance in Dying Among Asian Buddhists Living in Montreal, Canada.

In the Western world including Canada, grievous and irredeemable health conditions, which cause unbearable suffering, has given support to the legalization of medical aid in dying (MAiD). It is unknown how Asian Buddhists who are in contact with the Western culture perceive MAiD. In this qualitative study, 16 Asian Buddhists living in Montreal took part in a semi-structured interview.

Will they let me die? Perspectives of older Swiss adults on end-of-life issues.

This article contributes to scientific discussion with regard to the interplay of individual and social factors on end-of-life decisions. Semi-directed interviews ( = 18) with people over 65 years highlighted two different but articulated fears in relation to end-of-life care: on one hand, older adults fear not being allowed to die and being subjected to therapeutic obstinacy; on the other, they fear not being cared for properly, due to their age and a lack of financial resources in the health and social care system. Recommendations are given to assist professionals in discussing these fears with the people concerned and their families.

Social Interactions among Older Adults Who Wish for Death.

: When the need for relatedness is frustrated, some older adults feel that life is not worth living and wish for death (WD). The aim of this study was to look at the perception of social interactions among older adults who express the WD.: A probabilistic sample of 2787 French-speaking community-dwelling older adults aged 65 to 96 years ( = 73.

Factors involved in sleep efficiency: a population-based study of community-dwelling elderly persons.

Study Objectives: Research indicates that sleep efficiency below 80% substantially increases mortality risk in elderly persons. The aim of this study was to identify factors that would best predict poor sleep efficiency in the elderly, and to determine whether associations between these factors and sleep efficiency were similar for men and women and for younger and older elderly persons.

Methods: A total of 2468 individuals aged 65-96 years (40.

Sleep Environment and Insomnia in Elderly Persons Living at Home.

The aim of this study was to draw a portrait of the sleep environment of elderly persons living in private households and to determine its relationship with the presence of insomnia. A sample of 599 individuals aged 70 years and older responded to questions about the comfort of their pillow and mattress and the noise level and brightness of their bedroom at night and in the morning. They were also asked whether or not they shared their bed or bedroom with a sleep partner.

[Relocation in a nursing home of a spouse with cognitive impairment: experience of wives].

The goal of this phenomenological study was to describe the experience of wives during the relocation to a long-term care facility of their spouse with cognitive impairment. Four wives shared their experience four to six weeks after the relocation of their husband. The process involved four phases: decision making, a long waiting period before relocation, the adjustment to the living accommodation, and the new direction of their life.

[Mental health through management of personal projects: an intervention with young retired people].

A personal goal-based intervention was offered to retired people aged 50 to 65 years with the objective of increasing their subjective well-being and their mental health. More specifically, the program presented here was aimed to promote the setting, planning, and realization of personal projects through a learning process based on a cognitive approach. At the end of the program, the experimental group (n = 117) had improved significantly more than the control group (n = 177) on all the goal and subjective well-being indicators, and this gain was maintained six months later.