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• Trends of smoking and alcohol consumption after acute myocardial infarction – a gerontological meta-analysis

  66-67

  György Jóna

  Views:

  40

  The core aim of this conference presentation is to demonstrate how health behaviors of elderly social groups could be shifted by perceived social support (PSS) after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). More precisely, this presentation focuses on examining how elderly people could quit smoke and accept moderate alcohol consumption by PSS to improve their complex health conditions.

• Active, Creative Aging II. – Flow

  52-65

  Anna Ferwagner

  Győző Pék

  Views:

  350

  Background and aims: In our research, we examined the flow and antiflow experience that older people experience in different life situations (loneliness, time with family and friends, domestic work, leisure or creative activity).
  Methods: In our study, we used a questionnaire examining flow and antiflow experience (anxiety, boredom, apathy) by Oláh A.
  Results an discussion: Overall, creative activity and other leisure activities provide greater flow and less antiflow experience than doing housework. The flow experienced in the family circle is higher in the elderly than in the group of friends. Those engaged in creative activity reported higher flow and lower antiflow experience during loneliness than the control group engaged in other leisure activities.

• Tapasztalatok a gerontológiai masszázs terén (megtörtént esetek alapján)

  149-153

  Ákos Cziegler

  Views:

  53

  The author summarizes his own professional experience in the field of massaging elderly patients over the past decade. In addition to a detailed description of the massage sessions, he also describes the characteristics that the practitioner should be aware of when providing massage to an elderly person. These may include communication in the face of sensory decline, difficulty in accurately recalling memories, and changes in the musculoskeletal, circulatory and metabolic systems of the body in later life.

• The role of active ageing in the consumer protection

  65-77.

  A. Bene

  K. Balázs

  Views:

  289

  Worldwide recognized the high prevalence of deceit aimed at elderly individuals (Boush,
  Friestad és Wright, 2009; Valant, 2015). Following the active middle-age, aging individuals
  perceive several physiological and psychological changes. Naturally, these changes do show
  individual differences. The aging generation members’ typical communication related and
  social features are to blame for these deceptions, unethical abuse of the vulnerability. Elderly
  individuals are more susceptible to persuasion than younger adults (Visser és Krosnick,
  1998).
  In the present study, we summarize features appeared in the literature which can establish
  older people’s vulnerability. Furthermore, we report an interview-based-study, in which the
  examinees shared their experiences on suspicious offers.

• The impact of some elements of digitisation and education for the elderly - before the quarantine situation

  29-51

  Ágnes Bene

  Marianna Móré

  Júlia Zombory

  Views:

  634

  Digitalisation is one of the most important elements of the changes of the 21st century. The study describes the social impact of some areas of digitalisation, especially for the older generations. Beyond the health aspects there are two areas - the supporting power of the community and the fight against loneliness - which give the core of the social importance of the innovative solutions in Hungary.

• Perceived social support in old age

  78-102

  Anna Ferwagner

  Győző Pék

  Views:

  583

  Background and aims: In our research, we examined how the degree of perceived social support depends on factors (gender, age, marital status, health, giving up independent living) and how it is related to experiencing aging.

  Methods: In our study, we used questionnaires examining social support, attitudes to ageing, life satisfaction, and depression in old age.

  Results and discussion: Perceived social support shows a decreasing trend with age, and is lower in the case of singles, those in poor health, and those living in nursing homes. It can be said that all three types of support decreases with age at those living independent, but those living in nursing homes the social support is the lowest in the case of the youngest (65-74 years) and the highest at the of 75-89 years, and the instrumental support over 90 years old. Higher perceived social support results in higher levels of life satisfaction, lower level of depression and more positive experiences of ageing. It is important to note, however, that the support actually provided and the perceived support are not the same.

• Okostelefon-használat időseknél

  24-29

  Anett Kassai

  Győző Pék

  Views:

  159

  Smartphone usage is a necessary part of out life. The permanent internet access provided by smartphones, and the huge number of downloadable applications give opportunity to keeping contact, entertain and administration for all ages. In our publication we review the results of researches regarding smartphone usage among elderly. After introduce the problematic smartphone use we focus on the differences of young and older users. Problematic usage is a characteristic of youth users. There is a significant differences among young and older users in the field of the motivation basis of smartphone usage, and the used applications. According to the results seniors are often motivated to smartphone use but excessive usage is inhibited by physical problems, financial difficulties and the lack of knowledge relation to gadgets.

• Skills and abilities of elderlies

  45-46

  Katalin Papp

  Views:

  37

  The third millennium is the era of the big info-technological explosion. Older people have to make friends with the technology they were not born into. They need to learn new knowledge and skills for everyday use.

• Social contacts and spending of leisure time of the elderly

  70-71

  Anita R. Fedor

  Sándor Ungvári

  Petra V. Balla

  Views:

  186

  A társadalmak idősödésének jelensége mára már közismertté vált, a világ számos országában érzékelteti demográfiai, gazdasági, társadalmi hatását. A születéskor várható átlagos élettartam növekedése, az alacsony gyermekszám magától értetődő módon hívta életre a csökkenő, elöregedő társadalmak megjelenésének folyamatát. Mindez számos feladat elé állította a szakpolitikák, a hazai és nemzetközi szervezeteket képviselőit, elsősorban az aktív, egészséges időskor elősegítése érdekében. Az idősek életminőségének javítása, jóllétének megtartása, emelése, a fizikai aktivitás megőrzése mellett a mentálisan aktív életmódot is magába foglalja.

  Módszer:
  Előadásunkban egy 167 fős empirikus vizsgálat eredményeinek egy részét mutatjuk be, melyet a Szent Lukács Görögkatolikus Szeretetszolgálattal közösen bonyolítottunk le azzal a céllal, hogy felmérjük az idősek helyzetét, szükségleteit. A vizsgálatban való részvétel önkéntes volt, így a demens és pszichiátriai betegek, valamint a felmérésben részt venni nem kívánók nélkül összesen 167 főt válaszolt a kérdőív kérdéseire. Ez a lakók 51%-a, akik körében kérdezőbiztosok bevonásával személyes lekérdezésen alapuló kérdőíves adatgyűjtést alkalmaztunk. Az adatok rögzítését és feldolgozását SPSS 25.00 Windows szoftver segítségével végeztük.

  Eredmények:
  Jelen írásunkban azon eredményeit ismertetjük, melyek a közösségi tevékenységekre, a szabadidő eltöltésére, valamint a szociális kapcsolatok jellemzőire koncentrálnak. Elemző munkánk során azt tapasztaltuk, hogy az érintettek, a bentlakásos idősek otthonában élők, fokozottan nyitottak a fizikai és mentális aktivitás megőrzését szolgáló közösségi tevékenységekre, melyek hosszú távon esélyt biztosít jóllétük fenntartásához, javításához. Eredményeink alapján megállapíthatjuk, hogy az általunk vizsgált idősek nem alkotnak egységes csoportot. Szociális kapcsolataikban, nyitottságukban, közösségi tevékenységekben való részvételükben, érdeklődési körükben differenciák figyelhetőek meg, melynek elsősorban egészségügyi, szociális, életkori okai vannak. Az idős lakók többsége jó kapcsolatot ápol lakótársaival, s az intézmény dolgozóival, a gondozókkal való kapcsolatok minősége is kedvező képet mutat. Problémáikat az esetek többségében a gondozókkal és a családtagokkal beszélik meg. Az intézmény által szervezett szabadidős programokon általában megjelennek a lakók, de magasabb részvételi arány prognosztizálható, ha az érdeklődésükhöz közelebb álló témákban, az életkori sajátosságaiknak megfelelő időtartamban szerveződnének ezek a programok.

• Active, Creative Aging I. - Coping

  14-28

  Anna Ferwagner

  Győző Pék

  Views:

  518

  Background and aims: In our research, we examined how the last stage of their lives is experienced by older people who engage in creative activity (handicraft, fine arts, textile art) aimed at creating a lasting work at this stage of their life.
  Methods: In our study, we used questionnaires examining proactive coping, life satisfaction, geriatric depression, and the meaning of life.
  Results and discussion: The higher level of search for meaning measured by creators may be related to the complex nature of the search, which may involve the mental stress associated with life cycle change and the ability to cope with it and the possibility of development, so that creative activity can be interpreted as a kind of protective factor. In the group of creators, reflective coping (exploring and analyzing several solution options and the resources needed for the solution) showed the highest value, which may result from the creativity and divergent thinking of those engaged in creative activity.

• The effects of animal assisted activities to elderlys’ distress

  78-91.

  Z. Virginás

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  263

  Animal- assisted therapy (AAT), a type of therapy that involves animals as a means of treatment, has been discovered by the American psychologist Boris Levinson, 1960. The aim of this study was to determinate how animals can improve person’s emotional and physical well-being. The participants in this study were 111 people. Each participant was evaluated before and after the AAT intervention using objective psychological methods: Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS, Lovibond, 1995, set of three self- report scales designed to measure the emotional states of depression, anxiety and stress). In summary we can report the following result which could be valuable in the field of psychological science, that animals may be used in therapy dealing with depression, anxiety and stress.

• Carmen - How are we growing old in cyberspace?

  25-37

  Dalma Tóth

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  106

  Introduction: Cyberspace is a platform which determines us for many decades. Socialization takes place not only in school, workplace, or family, but also in social media which means that every age group is affected.
  Aim: The aim of the paper is to pop up questions in connection with growing old in cyberspace with the help of a work of art of Stromae.
  Methodology: The videoclip can be considered as a short content of the critical view of Twitter. In Hungary this platform hasn’t been so popular, however, it is a symbol of social media thus it can be interpreted to the tendencies that can be seen worldwide. The materials of the analysis are the pictorial representations of the videoclip, while the analytical tool is the theory and practice of social representations.
  Theoretical background: To analyze the work of art, theories in connection with socialization and social representation are used in order to have a deeper understanding of processes of consumer society while aging. Life events - birthdays, eating out and visiting cinema - are enhanced to see examples of possible individual failures and also the extension of these failures to society.
  Conclusion: The visual representation of pop music plays a socially responsible role that affects all age groups. Raising awareness about responsible use of social media should not only be limited to young people in the future but also extended to the elderly as vulnerable social groups of society.

• Családi (informális) gondozást segítő rendszerek Magyarországon

  34-48

  László Patyán

  Views:

  295

  The member states of the European Union have to face the challenge of demographic aging. Taking the demographic characteristics of the member states, there are no essential differences in either the current or in the expected future development of the proportion of elderly people. Ageing affects several areas of the welfare regimes, but it is usually the health and pension systems and personal services that are highlighted. This paper deals with a special area of personal services, the family (informal) care and the support of carers in Hungary. The study introduces definitions of the informal care, welfare policies on family caregivers, the systematization attempts of the care policy in the member states, it analyzes the recent past and currently perceived care policy processes and ideologies, and finally describes the specific situation in the former Communist countries through an example of a Hungarian care policy. The basic idea of the article is that although the demographic challenges are similar, but the service policy and the development of the institutional systems show significant differences in each country. In addition to the underdeveloped institutional service system in the different countries, the post-Communist countries lack the supporting tools of the caring family members.

• Hypo- and dysgeusia in oral frailty

  43-44

  V. A. Mogilev

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  43

  The purpose of the research is to identify the patterns and dependence of taste formation in elderly and senile people on various factors and dental status, as well as the development of methods for early diagnosis and prevention.

• The impact of Covid-19 pandemic on older adults with dementia and their caregivers: a narrative review

  46-49

  Kyriaki Stamati

  Theodora Argyri

  Angeliki Balafouti

  Antonia-Stefania Ouissa

  Alevizopoulou Eleni

  Views:

  57

  The purpose was to gather the existing literature, provide an up-to-date overview and, in the future, to continue the research for this important topic.

• Activity in old age, active and successfull aging

  73-96

  Anna Ferwagner

  Views:

  659

  Background and aims: The aim of our research was to qualitatively examine the attitudes of older people towards aging, the activity available and implemented from it, their community involvement, and their lay perceptions and opinions of successful aging.
  Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted during the research, and the interviews were evaluated by content analysis.
  Results an discussion: According to the elderly, successful aging mainly requires physical or mental health, maintaining activity, an active lifestyle, a positive outlook on life, a good family environment, social relationships, financial security, goals, motivation, successful life, advance planning, and social support.

• Generációk közötti feszültségek okai, csökkentésének lehetőségei

  2-10

  Katalin Bekéné Zelencz

  Views:

  315

  The author is trying to discover the causes of tensions between the young and the old. She highlights the fields of cogitation and personal development, the differences and similarities between the two generations, furthermore, she offers alternative solutions to reduce the tensions. She explores the difficulties of the conditions of the young and the elderly. The author would like to achieve that different age groups would get to know each other’s problems, and functions of life stages. By revealing this she hopes to decrease the generation gap. Further aim is to promote the prevention of ageism and the approach of generations.

• Is diet the key to longevity? - A narrative review of the dietary patterns of the Blue Zones

  14-18

  Drouliskou Vasiliki-Fanouria

  Poulianou Eleni

  Spyrakou Efthymia

  Views:

  65

  The purpose of this review was to gather the current literature concerning the relationship between longevity and the local nutrition patterns in the Blue Zones.

• Quality of life of elderly stroke patients and their caregivers

  38-39

  Valéria Parová

  Mária Sováriová Soósová

  Renáta Suchanová

  Views:

  56

  Stroke represents a major societal representation as well as economic problem in an individual's life. The question arises in connection with the life of the patient oneself as well as in one’s whole family. Stroke is one of the most common diseases affecting people at an old age.

• Early recognition of dementia within the family

  17-18

  Martin Zsarnóczky

  Fanni Zsarnóczky-Dulházi

  Views:

  120

  The awareness of communities with dementia in Western Europe has moved closer to recognizing priority issues such as the environment or climate change. Dementia-friendly communities how have a history of 30 years and have achieved significant results through their work, both for those affected by the disease and those not directly affected. It probably affects many families, the topic is also getting into the spotlight in Hungary.

  Without specific and detailed statistics and databases, dementia currently exists in the latent zone. The vast majority of the literature defines dementia as a diesease for which there is no treatment or cure. The effect of dementia is considered primarily as problems in the brain that negatively affect clear thinking, memory processes and result in additional emotional turbulence. Dementia is known as an age-related condition.

  In general, dementia is identified as senility, incorrectly. Dementia can occur in different areas and at different levels in individual patients. As a result, families affected by the disease often face serious difficulties in identifying the disease. Without proper and detailed knowledge of the diagnosis, many families struggle with the situation of self care solutions at home. This personal involvement not only imposes a significant financial and emotional burden on the family but also often leads to separation and isolation, which can have additional negative effects on the disease itself and even on the mental health of the patient’s family members.

  The global extent of dementia is generally known only to experts in the field, and to this day there is still a lack of adequate representation in the wider social dialogue. There is a unique and innovative incentive in Gyöngyös where Matralab’s integrated care centers offer day-care activities and solutions to support and provide experts advice to families with dementia. The project is implemented at the regional level, where 25 municipalities start monitoring the conditions and impacts of dementia in the region. As dementia is a prevalent and identifiable condition, affected families need help and support at the widest possible level.

• Application of Hungarian version of Test Your Memory (TYM-HUN)

  25-33.

  A. Égerházi

  Z. Gy. Kovács

  É. Magócs

  G. J. Szőllősi

  Sz. Harsányi

  Sz. Garbóczy

  L. R. Kolozsvári

  Views:

  1220

  The change in brain functions is a natural consequence of aging, e.g. difficult to recall names, to remember numbers, to learn new things. However, mental decline and dementia are not part of natural aging. Dementia is primarily a disease of the elderly. Neuropathology of Alheimer’s dementia starts long before the clinical symptoms of dementia, part of a mild cognitive impairment (MCI) might be due to this. At this stage, recognizing the cognitive dysfunction may give the opportunity to slow down the progression, respectively as soon as causal treatment becomes available, it could be used. The Hungarian version of "Test Your Memory" (TYM-HUN) is a suitable short self-test test for screening dementia and is also expected to be useful to detect MCI.

• Competitive attitudes and psychological and somatic health in old age

  86-88

  Márta Fülöp

  Views:

  33

  For a long time, competition in old age has not been a focus of interest for researchers because none of the psychological theories of aging assumed that the motivation to compete persists in old age. The two most prevalent models, the so-called "Deficit Model" (Cumming & Henry, 1961) and the so-called "Integrated Personality Model" (Erikson, 1963), have previously held that the psychological conditions for competition are not present in old age.  In contrast, the concept of successful aging (Baltes, 1990), introduced as a consequence of the steady increase in life expectancy, assumes that goals, aspirations, and desires survive into old age.

• „Learning my age” Improving interactive curriculum for the eldery generation’s active lifestyle and related topics

  116-118

  Éva Réti

  Views:

  120

  Approaching the learning of the third age, the question is no longer whether the elderly can be taught or retrained, but for how long and for what purpose? Deviations from the learning paths that individuals have developed over the decades are unlikely in old age. Non-formal learning becomes more important and plays an increasing role, and less constrained forms of leisure learning for entertainment become more important. Mental freshness is largely supported by books, online courses and programs provided by senior universities.

  In my presentation, I introduce an interactive curriculum as a possible new form of learning. I have combined e-learning solutions in old age that affect everyone as a new learning method. I would like to introduce the 50+ age group to the possibilities offered by microlearning. Most of us read, learn things after we have engaged at some level. I would like to prevent this step. I am also looking for answers to questions like, does the 50+ age group have the right skills and motivation to effectively adopt an online course or e-learning curriculum In the process of aging - can an e-learning curriculum be a good motivation for course participants because it touches them or prevents them? The lessons of the experiment, both positive and negative, are presented.

• Elderly care out from the care system: the challenges of family carers

  2-24.

  A. M. Tróbert

  Zs. Széman

  Views:

  424

  The overburdened long term care system increases the role of family carers in taking care of older adults. Undertaking the role of care put a great burden to family carers and cause many negative effects to the family roles, the field of employment and to the carers’ personal physical and mental health too. The formal care system solely focuses for the need of care receivers and hardly find services targeted to family carers. This study, using the analisis of ten family caregiver interviews, overlaps the main difficulties they are facing.

• A Sóstó-Gyógyfürdők Zrt. kínálata az idősödő generációknak

  103-115

  Gabriella Helmeczi

  Views:

  196

  Analyzing the age pyramid of Hungary, we can see that we live in an aging society, due to which the older generations are becoming more and more important in the medical tourism sector. The largest group of medical tourism is the elderly over the age of 60, who most often visit spas with musculoskeletal disorders. Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county is especially rich in spas, the Sóstó Spa, which is our spa of international significance, also stands out. The aim of the Sóstó Spa is to play a role in maintaining and improving the health of health tourists, in developing a bathing culture, and in spending a pleasant and useful leisure time.