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Use of assistive technologies and alternative means by older people: The “Actional Model of Older people´s Coping with Health-Related Declines”
Abri, Diana; Boll, Thomas
2023In Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, 57 (3), p. 960–1001
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Keywords :
older adulthood; disorders; coping behavior; assistive technologies; models; theory formulation
Abstract :
[en] This paper presents the “Actional Model of Older people´s Coping with Health-Related Declines” to explain the use of a broad range of action alternatives of older persons for dealing with current or anticipated diseases, functional declines, activity limitations and participation restrictions. The general background is the action-theoretical model of intentional self-regulation of human development (e.g., Brandtstädter, 2006; Rothermund & Brandtstädter, 2019). Yet, our model provides an increased specification of major model components toward the situation of older people coping with current or anticipated health-related declines. The model development follows an adapted theory construction methodology (TCM) by Borsboom et al. (2021) and adapted principles for constructing practically useful theories by Berkman & Wilson (2021). Regarding content, we further draw on models of the use of assistive technologies (ATs) and medical services, qualitative studies on reasons for using ATs, and quantitative studies on health-related goals. The resulting model includes these components: (1) Discrepancies between perceived or anticipated and desired health-related development, (2) health-related discrepancy reduction and prevention goals, (3) action possibilities for reducing or preventing health-related discrepancies, (4) further motivating and demotivating goals, (5) beliefs about effective means for reaching the goals (2) and (4), (6) generation of the particular coping actions by goals (2) and (4) in combination with beliefs about effective means, (7) external context factors, and (8) modes of joint decision-making and decision-making on behalf of older people. The explanatory and practical value of the model are discussed as well as its implications for future research and geropsychology teaching.
Disciplines :
Social & behavioral sciences, psychology: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Treatment & clinical psychology
Theoretical & cognitive psychology
Author, co-author :
Abri, Diana ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS)
Boll, Thomas ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS)
External co-authors :
no
Language :
English
Title :
Use of assistive technologies and alternative means by older people: The “Actional Model of Older people´s Coping with Health-Related Declines”
Publication date :
2023
Journal title :
Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science
ISSN :
1936-3567
Publisher :
Springer, New York, United States - New York
Volume :
57
Issue :
3
Pages :
960–1001
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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