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Abstract: The growing aging population in low- and middle-income countries, including the Philippines, raises important concerns about the physical and mental well-being of older adults, which aligns with Sustainable Development Goal Three on health and well-being across the life course. This study examined the relationship between physical mobility and anxiety symptoms, including somatic, cognitive, and affective dimensions, among community-dwelling older adults in Magsingal, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Using a descriptive-correlational design, older adults residing in the community were surveyed using validated Ilocano-translated instruments, namely a demographic questionnaire, the Elderly Mobility Scale, and the revised Geriatric Anxiety Scale. Descriptive and correlational statistical analyses were employed. Results indicated that participants were predominantly female, married, and reported hypertension as a common health condition. Overall physical mobility reflected functional independence, although difficulties persisted in tasks requiring reaching and transferring. Anxiety symptoms across somatic, cognitive, and affective domains were generally mild. Findings revealed significant inverse relationships between physical mobility and anxiety symptoms across all domains, indicating that lower mobility levels were associated with higher anxiety manifestations. Demographic characteristics also showed meaningful associations with mobility, with advancing age and poorer self-reported health negatively related, while higher educational attainment and income were positively associated. These findings highlight the close linkage between physical mobility and anxiety among rural older adults and emphasize the need for integrated physical and mental health screening in community-based geriatric programs. Implementing active-aging initiatives that combine mobility assessment and anxiety screening in primary care and barangay health settings may enhance holistic geriatric well-being. Strengthening collaboration among health institutions, local governments, and academic partners, alongside future longitudinal and qualitative studies, can support more responsive and context-sensitive strategies for healthy aging in underserved communities.
Keywords: older adults, physical mobilitygeriatric anxiety, EMS, GAS, SDG 3, rural Philippines
Abstract: Nurses played an important role during the outbreak of corona-virus and this pandemic crisis had a negative impact in the health of the individuals, specifically the nurses caring for the infected patients. This study focused on exploring and describing the lived experiences of nurses caring for patients with the coronavirus-19 disease at Ilocos Sur Provincial Hospital-Gabriela Silang (ISPH-GS)in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Understanding the condition of nurses towards their physical, mental and emotional while caring infected patients due to the virus will help the supervisors and institution to address this concern. Phenomenological approach was utilized to understand the nurse’s experiences, procedures, processes, and events they observed in the natural setting of taking care of patients with covid-19, the approach also provide detailed information on how the nurses interact and lived while caring for the covid-19 infected patients.
Keywords: coping mechanism, Covid-19, health crisis, lived-experiences, nurses, pandemic
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