Objectives

Many older adults want to age in place but do not make plans. Understanding how and under what conditions adults prepare/plan ahead is vital given population aging and increasing frailty. This study examines the stages of change and experiences (personal/others) related to readiness to plan for aging and frailty.

Methods

Descriptive cross-sectional. Setting: Community-dwelling. Participants: Adults aged 50–80(N = 252). Data collection: demographics, other characteristics, stages of change, experiences (personal/others) was assessed with survey questions. Data analysis: frequencies/percentages, McNemar test, Chi-square.

Results

Among domains, participants’ percentages in action/maintenance stages ranged from 28.2% (cognitive) to 68.7% (financial). Participants had increased experience with others across domains rather than self. Older participants (≥ 70) vs. younger (50–69) reported statistically significant greater planning in action/maintenance stages for all domains (p < .05) with the exception of cognitive.

Discussion

Examining the concept of planning for aging and frailty provides a foundation for future work to develop/test interventions aimed at increasing readiness for aging.

中文翻译：

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计划：为现在的老龄化做准备和生活；一项调查老年人是否准备好应对衰老和虚弱的描述性研究

目标

许多老年人想在原地养老，但没有制定计划。鉴于人口老龄化和日益虚弱，了解成年人如何以及在什么条件下提前准备/计划至关重要。本研究考察了与准备好应对衰老和虚弱有关的变化阶段和经历（个人/他人）。

方法

描述性横截面。环境：社区住宅。参与者： 50-80 岁的成年人（N  = 252）。数据收集：通过调查问题评估人口统计、其他特征、变化阶段、经历（个人/其他）。数据分析：频率/百分比、McNemar 检验、卡方。

结果

在各个领域中，参与者在行动/维护阶段的百分比从 28.2%（认知）到 68.7%（财务）不等。参与者在跨领域而不是与自己之间增加了与他人的经验。老年参与者（≥ 70 岁）与年轻参与者（50-69 岁）报告在所有领域（ p < .05）的行动/维护阶段计划具有统计学意义 ，认知除外。

讨论

研究老龄化和衰弱规划的概念为未来开发/测试旨在提高老龄化准备程度的干预措施奠定了基础。