Sammanfattning
Background: Populations are ageing, making the quality of old age a crucial issue.
Some adversity in old age, such as loss of loved one or loss of physical function, is
often experienced, as is the need for recovery from such adversity. Resilience in later
life has become an important topic and has accumulated much empirical research.
However, the research has mainly centred on individual factors, such as personality,
rather than social factors, such as family relationships or community engagement.
There is no systematic review of the social dimensions of resilience in old age, a focus
that should be especially important for policy and practice seeking to create support-
ing environments.
Methods: Our review comprises quantitative and qualitative empirical original English
language studies, published 2013–2023, using predefined search phrases including
‘resilience’ and various terms for old age and social dimensions. Titles and abstracts
are screened by the first two authors using registered exclusion criteria. Final inclu-
sion, based on full-text reading, is decided using registered inclusion criteria, and veri-
fied by co-authors. Qualitative articles are read by authors specialized in qualitative
research and quantitative articles by authors specialized in quantitative research. Due
to large expected heterogeneity, meta-analysis is not conducted, but weighted effect
sizes or funnel plots may be prepared if parallel quantitative studies are encountered.
Qualitative studies are synthesized using meta-aggregation. The risk of bias is evalu-
ated with applicable Joanna Briggs Institute checklists for each study design. A narra-
tive synthesis brings together the qualitative and quantitative studies.
Conclusion: Methodological strengths and weaknesses of the included studies are
reported to assess the quality of the research. Summary of the most significant so-
cial dimensions of resilience in old age is prepared, emphasizing interactions between
contexts, stressors, mechanisms and outcomes; and research gaps are identified.
Some adversity in old age, such as loss of loved one or loss of physical function, is
often experienced, as is the need for recovery from such adversity. Resilience in later
life has become an important topic and has accumulated much empirical research.
However, the research has mainly centred on individual factors, such as personality,
rather than social factors, such as family relationships or community engagement.
There is no systematic review of the social dimensions of resilience in old age, a focus
that should be especially important for policy and practice seeking to create support-
ing environments.
Methods: Our review comprises quantitative and qualitative empirical original English
language studies, published 2013–2023, using predefined search phrases including
‘resilience’ and various terms for old age and social dimensions. Titles and abstracts
are screened by the first two authors using registered exclusion criteria. Final inclu-
sion, based on full-text reading, is decided using registered inclusion criteria, and veri-
fied by co-authors. Qualitative articles are read by authors specialized in qualitative
research and quantitative articles by authors specialized in quantitative research. Due
to large expected heterogeneity, meta-analysis is not conducted, but weighted effect
sizes or funnel plots may be prepared if parallel quantitative studies are encountered.
Qualitative studies are synthesized using meta-aggregation. The risk of bias is evalu-
ated with applicable Joanna Briggs Institute checklists for each study design. A narra-
tive synthesis brings together the qualitative and quantitative studies.
Conclusion: Methodological strengths and weaknesses of the included studies are
reported to assess the quality of the research. Summary of the most significant so-
cial dimensions of resilience in old age is prepared, emphasizing interactions between
contexts, stressors, mechanisms and outcomes; and research gaps are identified.
Originalspråk | engelska |
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Tidskrift | Journal of Advanced Nursing |
Antal sidor | 8 |
ISSN | 0309-2402 |
DOI | |
Status | Publicerad - maj 2024 |
MoE-publikationstyp | A1 Tidskriftsartikel-refererad |
Vetenskapsgrenar
- 5142 Social- och samhällspolitik