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Objectives: To identify the associated factors of self-neglect in older adults from a salutogenic perspective., Methods: A cross-sectional correlational study was conducted in two communities in Beijing with 486 older adults recruited from April to December 2022. Data were collected by a set of questionnaires., Results: Sense of coherence (β=-0.138), socio-demographic generalized resistance resources (GRRs) (smoking: β=0.156), social GRRs (living alone: β=0.093), psychological GRRs (self-esteem: β=-0.126), and motivational GRRs (powerful others locus of control: β=-0.199, chance locus of control: β=0.119) were all associated with self-neglect among older adults (p<0.05)., Conclusions: Sense of coherence and GRRs are vital to improve self-neglect in older adults. It is suggested to increase the level of self-esteem and the tendency of the health locus of control to largely facilitate self-neglect management in older adults., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Objectives: To identify the role of frailty, social networks, and depression in self-neglect in an older Chinese population., Methods: The study was conducted in 521 older adults recruited from four community healthcare centers in a district in Beijing, China. Participants were investigated by a set of questionnaires., Results: Frailty (β=0.150, p=0.759) was not associated with self-neglect of older adults. Social isolation (β=1.980, p<0.001) and depression (β=3.606, p<0.001) were both factors associated with self-neglect in older adults., Conclusion: Management of depression and improvement of social networks of older adults should be incorporated into interventional strategies to effectively control self-neglect. Understanding self-neglect and its associated factors will ultimately contribute to the intervention development and well-being of older adults., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors have no conflicts of interest to report, (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Objective: To systematically review studies and explore the association between loneliness and sleep quality among older adults., Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted in 8 databases from their inception to February 28, 2022. Studies that investigated the association between loneliness and sleep quality among older people were obtained. Comprehensive Meta-analysis was used to meta-analyze data in the included studies., Results: In total, 16 studies with 23,485 participants were included in this review, and 6 of these studies were included in the meta-analysis. The meta-analysis showed that older adults who were lonely were significantly more likely to suffer from low sleep quality than their counterparts without loneliness (pooled OR = 1.750, 95% CI: 1.511-2.026, p < 0.01)., Conclusions: Loneliness is associated with poor sleep quality among older adults. Loneliness reduction measures should be considered as one of the essential elements in sleep management programs for older people with low sleep quality., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest None., (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)