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GLASER, KAREN, DOUGLAS A. WOLF, and CECILIA TOMASSINI. "Guest Editorial: The FAMSUP network and its comparative studies of family support for frail older people." Ageing and Society 26, no. 5 (August 1, 2006): 689–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x06005277.
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The aim of this special issue is to examine the relationships between support for older people and various socio-demographic, cultural and policy factors in selected European countries and the United States, using the international comparative perspective developed by the members of the Family Support for Older People: Determinants and Consequences (FAMSUP) network. Four of the included papers were delivered by network members at a symposium on ‘Family Support for Older People: International Comparisons’ that was held at the International Sociological Association (ISA) Inter-Congress Conference on Ageing Societies and Ageing Sociology: Diversity and Change in a Global World at the University of Surrey, Roehampton, in the suburbs of London (7–9 September 2004). Another paper, by Jim Ogg, a FAMSUP member, and Sylvie Renaut, investigates family networks among older people using data from the Survey of Health and Retirement in Europe (SHARE).
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Shamsikhani, Soheila, Fazlollah Ahmadi, Anoshirvan Kazemnejad, and Mojtaba Vaismoradi. "Meaning of Respect for Older People in Family Relationships." Geriatrics 7, no. 3 (May 18, 2022): 57. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics7030057.
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Background: Older people have various physical and mental health needs and often receive help from their family members to perform their daily life activities. This research aimed to explore the meaning of respect for older people in family relationships. Methods: A qualitative study using a content analysis approach was conducted. Semi-structured interviews were performed with sixteen older people and four family members. Results: Three main categories were developed: “respect for personal interests”, “kind and sincere respect” and “respect for autonomy”. Understanding of the meaning of respect for older people was influenced by special expectations from family members in terms of meeting personal needs, consideration of preferences and interests and empowerment and support to help preserve older people’s independence and autonomy. Conclusions: Family members should be informed and educated with regard to their expected roles in family relationships, and should consider respect as an important factor affecting older people’s well-being.
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Attias-Donfut, Claudine. "Family relationships in France: The experience of older people." Ageing International 24, no. 1 (December 1997): 32–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12126-997-1022-1.
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Kodama, Hiroko, Yuko Suda, Ryutaro Takahashi, Masanori Nishimura, Yuji Izumo, Makoto Watanabe, Hisashi Kudo, Hideaki Kudo, and Hidetada Sasaki. "Family relationships for self-care-dependent older people at home." Geriatrics & Gerontology International 7, no. 3 (September 2007): 252–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0594.2007.00412.x.
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Gallardo-Peralta, Lorena Patricia, Esteban Sanchez-Moreno, and Soledad Herrera. "Aging and Family Relationships among Aymara, Mapuche and Non-Indigenous People: Exploring How Social Support, Family Functioning, and Self-Perceived Health Are Related to Quality of Life." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 15 (July 28, 2022): 9247. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159247.
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Family relationships play a central role in wellbeing among older adults in Chile. Based on the theory of social production functions, this study examined the relationship between perceived social support from children, partners and relatives, family functioning, self-perceived health and quality of life (QoL) among Chilean older adults. The study used a multi-ethnic sample of Chilean older adults living in rural areas in the regions of Arica and Parinacota (north) and Araucanía (south). A model was analyzed that emphasizes relationships differentiated by the source of support, family functioning and self-perceived health in the explanation of QoL. The results obtained from the structural equation modelling (SEM) analysis showed the existence of indirect relationships of social support from children, partners and other family members via family functioning, while self-perceived health was directly associated with QoL. The findings indicate that family functioning is a main variable in the contrasted model, in addition to confirming the importance of distinguishing the role of the various sources of support. Research is needed to examine in detail intergenerational relationships and other relationships with family members who are significant in the wellbeing of older adults. This research corroborates that family relationships have a specificity that needs to be addressed in gerontological social intervention, as well as continuing along the lines of strengthening or improving existing family ties (more quality) over the quantity of social relationships.
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CHON, YONGHO. "An exploratory qualitative study on relationships between older people and home care workers in South Korea: the view from family carers and service providers." Ageing and Society 35, no. 3 (December 16, 2013): 629–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x13000950.
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ABSTRACTAlthough the proportion of older people using home care services has significantly increased in East Asian countries, the issue of the relationships between older people and home care workers in the East Asian context has received scant attention from scholars. This exploratory qualitative study aims to explore these relationships under the new Korean long-term care insurance system. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 22 family carers and private-sector home care service providers (home care workers and provider managers). The findings show that while the majority of family carers interviewed reported that their relationships were good, the majority of service providers' responses were more negative. Service providers stated that they experienced a number of difficulties that affected their relationships with older clients, including excessive demands or sexual harassment by the older people in their care, exposure to unsafe working environments, and poor treatment in terms of pay and conditions. The findings suggest that stable and good relationships between home care workers and their clients have not been secured in Korea's long-term care system.
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YUNONG, HUANG. "Family relations and life satisfaction of older people: a comparative study between two different hukous in China." Ageing and Society 32, no. 1 (February 11, 2011): 19–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x11000067.
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ABSTRACTThis paper examined the relationships between family relations and life satisfaction between the two groups of older people with different hukous in Putian, Fujian, China. Five factors related to family relations: family support network, satisfaction with family support, family harmony, filial support and filial discrepancy, were included in the study. A total of 532 valid questionnaires, 263 and 269 being filled in by older people with agricultural and non-agricultural hukous, respectively, were obtained. Bivariate analyses indicated that five factors were correlated significantly with life satisfaction for both groups of older people. The results of hierarchical regression analyses showed that when controlling for socio-demographic variables, filial support was associated with life satisfaction for both groups of older people; satisfaction with family support and filial discrepancy was only associated with life satisfaction among older people with agricultural hukous; family harmony only contributed to explaining life satisfaction among older people with non-agricultural hukous. The present study confirmed some previous empirical findings, which indicated the importance of family relations to older people's lives, and extended our understanding about the correlates of life satisfaction for the two groups of older people with different hukous in China. Limitations and direction of future studies were also addressed. Meanwhile, the policy and practice implications of the study were discussed in the context of China's social and economic changes.
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PHILLIPSON, CHRIS, MIRIAM BERNARD, JUDITH PHILLIPS, and JIM OGG. "The family and community life of older people: household composition and social networks in three urban areas." Ageing and Society 18, no. 3 (May 1998): 259–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x98006898.
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The post-war period has witnessed considerable change in England affecting family structures and social relationships both within, and between, the generations. In this paper, we report on research which has examined the impact of these changes on the lives of older people. Three urban areas: Bethnal Green and Woodford in London, and Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, are the locations for this project. All three were the subject of classic community studies in the 1940s and 1950s, providing rich material about the family and community life of older people. Using these as a baseline, we have examined changes to the social and family networks of older people over the intervening years. Our research comprised a questionnaire-based survey of 627 older people, followed-up one year later by a series of in-depth interviews with 62 people over the age of 75 (and 19 second generation members in their networks). We also undertook 35 interviews with Indian and Bangladeshi elders in Wolverhampton and Bethnal Green. Findings reported concern the living arrangements of older people and their relationships with network members. In particular, we note the marked trend towards solo living or living in married pairs amongst the white population, and the importance of multi-generation households amongst the two minority ethnic groups. Together with the enduring importance of family and the significance of friends, there are also crucial differences, notably in the ways people maintain contact with members of their networks.
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KENDIG, HAL, WATARU KOYANO, TATSUTO ASAKAWA, and TAKATOSHI ANDO. "Social support of older people in Australia and Japan." Ageing and Society 19, no. 2 (March 1999): 185–207. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x99007278.
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Comparable networks surveys identified the informal relationships which provide social support to older people in urban Japan, provincial Japan, and urban Australia. Spouses, daughters, and sons were major providers of expressive support in all areas. Older Australians had more expressive support from friends while older Japanese had more instrumental support from daughters-in-law. The gender of the older people and their close ties were highly significant in all areas. The many similarities in the social support patterns contrast sharply with East and West differences in cultural prescripts and living arrangements. In these two advanced countries with long life expectancies and high living standards, older people's interpersonal relationships may be converging on the basis of selective affection and choice, rather than obligation, with individuals in and beyond the household and family.
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Niemi, Mia, and Ilkka Pietilä. "Perhesuhteiden diskursiivinen rakentuminen gerontologisen sosiaalityön asiakkaiden asiakirjoissa." Gerontologia 37, no. 3 (September 29, 2023): 247–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.23989/gerontologia.126182.
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Perhe on suhdeverkosto, jolla on perustavanlaatuinen merkitys ikääntyneiden ihmisten hyvinvoinnille ja voimavaroille, mutta perhe-elämä sisältää myös varjopuolia. Vanhuspolitiikan nykyisten linjausten mukaan perheen odotetaan vastaavan yhä enemmän ikääntyneen ihmisen hoivan tarpeisiin, mikä voi osaltaan lisätä perhesuhteissa koettuja paineita tai ristiriitoja. Tässä artikkelissa kuvataan, miten gerontologisen sosiaalityön asiakkaita koskevissa asiakirjoissa (n=31) rakennetaan käsitystä ikääntyneiden perhesuhteista sekä niissä ilmenevistä hyvinvointia tukevista ja vaarantavista tekijöistä. Aineistosta paikannettiin diskurssianalyysin keinoin kolme tulkintarepertuaaria, joissa perhesuhteita lähestyttiin ongelmien, familismin ja sidoksellisuuden näkökulmista. Perhesuhteet voivat vanhuuden vaiheessa sisältää haavoittavia tekijöitä perhesukupolvien välillä, vaikka ne samanaikaisesti sisältävät myös avun elementtejä. Läheissuhteet eivät kuitenkaan ole vain avun lähde, vaan ne liittyvät relationaalisiin tarpeisiin. Ikääntyneiden perhesuhteiden tuen tarpeisiin yhdistyy rakenteellisia tekijöitä, kuten palvelujärjestelmän haasteet vastata perheenjäsenten yhteenkietoutuviin palvelutarpeisiin. The discursive construction of family relations in the case files of gerontological social work clients Family life matters for older adults’ wellbeing. Consequently, dysfunctional family relationships may create a substantial threat to well-being in old age. The decreasing role of institutional care has increased pressures on family members to participate in the care for older people in Finland. This study analysed how the family life of older people is perceived and described in gerontological social work client case files (n=31). This discourse analytic study identified three interpretative repertoires that approached family relationships as a problem, resource, and relation. The findings indicate that family relationships in old age can contain factors that increase vulnerability, although they simultaneously include elements of help. Families of older people are often given meaning as a resource for the service system. However, close relationships are not only a source of help, but rather a part of relational needs. In the intertwined service needs of family members, structural factors and challenges in the service system are combined to provide adequate support.
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BORNAT, JOANNA, BRIAN DIMMOCK, DAVID JONES, and SHEILA PEACE. "Stepfamilies and older people: evaluating the implications of family change for an ageing population." Ageing and Society 19, no. 2 (March 1999): 239–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x99007266.
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The changing nature of family life has become a major issue in contemporary Britain. Concerns that change will bring moral decline and social fragmentation are countered by a more optimistic view which focuses on a future of more equitable and flexible family ties. Research drawing on area-based data in Luton amongst older, middle-aged and younger people with experience of family change suggests that so far as inter-generational relations, caring, and transfers of family wealth are concerned, traditional attitudes towards blood ties, household independence and care and support survive alongside new step relationships. The research also suggests that although several respondents had more than one generation of experience of family change, the language of step relationships is still one which is not yet completely accepted, or one with which people feel completely at ease.
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Alcañiz-Garrán, M., S. García-Sanjuán, J. D. Ramos-Pichardo, A. Sanjuán-Quiles, and R. Montejano-Lozoya. "The experiences of older individuals providing care to older dependents: A phenomenological study in Spain." PLOS ONE 16, no. 8 (August 5, 2021): e0255600. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255600.
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Objective Non-professional care provided in domestic settings by a family member or someone from the close environment and without a connection to a professional care service, is increasingly assumed by older people, mainly the spouses of those requiring care. The aim of this study was to describe the experience of older people providing care at home to older dependents. Methods A qualitative study was carried out to describe and explore the experience of older people, caregivers of dependent older people in the home. Results Four themes emerged as a result of the analysis: interpersonal relationships established in the caregivers’ immediate environment; the need and request for public and private resources; consequences of providing care during old age; and adaptation to the circumstance of being a caregiver during old age. Older people who provide home-based care, experience their situation as stressful, feel that it limits their daily life, deprives them of their freedom, and affects their interpersonal relationships and social activities. Discussion Older caregivers learn quickly and can manage the skills issues. The volume of work is their challenge. Interpersonal relationships are altered depending on the length of time spent together and the demand for care. Public services and benefits are not adapted to the demands of caregivers or dependent persons.
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Heckman Coats, Abby, and Fredda Blanchard-Fields. "Making judgments about other people: impression formation and attributional processing in older adults." International Journal of Ageing and Later Life 8, no. 1 (August 22, 2013): 97–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/ijal.1652-8670.12199.
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Older adults face changing relationships with family members and friends with aging. Social cognition researchers investigate how individuals think about these social situations. The results of this research suggest that older adults are effective at accurately judging social partners when they are motivated to do so and can apply their accumulated knowledge to the situation. However, when cognitive resources are required in social situations, older adults may not perform as well as young adults. We review evidence supporting the importance of cognition, motivation, and knowledge for older adults’ impression formation and attributional reasoning. This research is important because it can lead to interventions to help older adults avoid scams and improve their interpersonal relationships.
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TESHUVA, KAREN, JISKA COHEN-MANSFIELD, ESTHER IECOVICH, and HAVA GOLANDER. "Like one of the family? Understanding relationships between migrant live-in care workers and older care recipients in Israel." Ageing and Society 39, no. 7 (February 21, 2018): 1387–408. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x1800003x.
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ABSTRACTFrail older people worldwide are increasingly being cared for in their own homes by migrant live-in care workers; however, extant literature on care relationships in this care context is sparse. The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to explore the quality and the nature of care relationships between full-time, live-in migrant care workers and older people in Israel. Quantitative and qualitative data were drawn from a 2014 survey of 116 migrant care workers and 73 older care recipients. Mean scores for four quantitative items relating to care relationships were examined and independent samples t-tests and Pearson correlations were performed, whereas qualitative data were examined using thematic analysis. Credibility of qualitative findings was checked by peer review. Most older people and migrant care workers gave high ratings to the four items. Significant correlations between the two groups were found for their responses on all four relationship items assessed, with only one item (‘get along well’) producing significant t-test differences. Qualitative data provided a deeper understanding of the quantitative ratings of care relationships. Four major qualitative themes emerged as inextricably tied with both groups’ perceptions of positive care relationships. These were: an emotional connection; reciprocity; effective communication; and meeting the older person's care needs. Study findings were interpreted through the theoretical lens of relationship-centred care. Implications of the findings for theory, practice and further research are discussed.
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Harper, Sarah, and Sonya Levin. "Family Care, Independent Living and Ethnicity." Social Policy and Society 4, no. 2 (April 2005): 157–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1474746404002295.
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The UK's national population structure, in line with most Western societies, is ageing rapidly. The combination of falling fertility and increasing longevity is having an impact on family structures and resultant relationships, with the emergence of long vertical multi-generational families replacing the former laterally extended family forms. This is occurring at a time when UK government policy is placing increasing reliance on families to provide health and social care and support for the growing number of frail older people. While there has been extensive research on family care within the majority white population, there is less understanding of the elder family care provision for the UK's growing older ethnic population. This paper discusses the changing demographics, new government policy on promoting independent living and its implications for family care provision, and reviews our current understanding of family care and support for older people within the UK’s varied ethnic minority families.
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Salin, Sirpa, Marja Kaunonen, and Päivi Åstedt-Kurki. "Nurses' Perceptions of Their Relationships with Informal Carers in Institutional Respite Care for Older People." Nursing Research and Practice 2013 (2013): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/967084.
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The purpose of this study was to describe nurses' experiences of their collaboration and relationships with family members in institutional respite care for the elderly. The family has a particularly important role in respite care, which is an extension of care provided at home. However no published studies were found on this subject. The data were collected through qualitative interviews (N=22). Content analysis of the nurses’ descriptions of their collaboration with family members yielded four main categories as follows: (1) conscious ignoring, (2) attempting to understand the family’s situation, (3) hinting at private family matters, and (4) being a friend. The results lend support to earlier findings which emphasize the complexity of relationships between nurses and family carers. A novel finding here is that these relationships may also develop into friendships. Greater emphasis must be placed on primary nursing so that the nurse and informal carer can build up a genuine relationship of trust. If periods of respite care are to help older people and their families to manage independently, it is imperative that nurses have the opportunity to visit their patients at home.
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Chiang, Hui-Hsun, Li-Hui Chien, Jie-Siang Lin, Yi-Hui Yeh, and Tony Szu-Hsien Lee. "Modeling psychological well-being and family relationships among retired older people in Taiwan." International Journal of Mental Health Nursing 22, no. 1 (September 7, 2012): 93–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0349.2012.00840.x.
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Manyaapelo, Thabang, Anita Edwards, Nondumiso Mpanza, Samukelisiwe Nxumalo, Zama Nxumalo, Ntombizonke Gumede, Nothando Ngwenya, and Janet Seeley. "COVID-19 and older people’s wellbeing in northern KwaZulu-Natal – the importance of relationships." Wellcome Open Research 7 (June 9, 2022): 168. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17841.1.
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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic and the non-pharmacological prevention methods have affected the wellbeing of older people. In this paper we focus on the wellbeing, and vulnerability, of older people in rural northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa during the first year of the pandemic. Methods: We conducted a series of up to four monthly in-depth interviews with 26 people aged 60 years and older. Interviews were conducted by telephone, because of restrictions on face-to-face contact, and digitally recorded. After transcription and translation, the data were coded thematically, with analysis guided by a wellbeing theoretical framework. Results: Having access to food, to healthcare and to somewhere they felt safe to stay, was essential for everyone, but for many managing expenses became more of a struggle as adult children who had lost their source of employment came home to stay. However, despite the shortages of money, the importance of relationships, whether they are familial or the close community of neighbours, was highlighted in the accounts from a number of participants. Older people not only got help with day-to-day life from others, but also found solace in the company of others. The sense of community, from family and neighbours, helped to ease some of the stress experienced as a result of the lockdowns. Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions imposed to limit the spread of the virus impacted the wellbeing of older adults in rural KwaZulu-Natal. Wellbeing for many older people has been nurtured by relationships with family and friends.
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Manyaapelo, Thabang, Anita Edwards, Nondumiso Mpanza, Samukelisiwe Nxumalo, Zama Nxumalo, Ntombizonke Gumede, Nothando Ngwenya, and Janet Seeley. "COVID-19 and older people’s wellbeing in northern KwaZulu-Natal – the importance of relationships." Wellcome Open Research 7 (December 13, 2023): 168. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17841.2.
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Background The COVID-19 pandemic and the non-pharmacological prevention methods have affected the wellbeing of older people. In this paper we focus on the wellbeing, and vulnerability, of older people in rural northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa during the first year of the pandemic. Methods We conducted monthly in-depth interviews for up to four months with 26 people aged 60 years and older. A total of 87 interviews were conducted by telephone, because of restrictions on face-to-face contact, and digitally recorded. After transcription and translation, the data were coded thematically, with analysis guided by a wellbeing theoretical framework. Results Having access to food, to healthcare and to somewhere they felt safe to stay, was essential for everyone. For many managing expenses became more of a struggle as adult children who had lost their source of employment came home to stay. However, despite the shortages of money, the importance of relationships, whether they are familial or the close community of neighbours, was highlighted in the accounts of many participants. Older people not only got help with day-to-day life from others, but also found solace in the company of others. The sense of community, from family and neighbours, helped to ease some of the stress experienced because of the lockdowns. Conclusions The COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions imposed to limit the spread of the virus impacted the wellbeing of older adults in rural KwaZulu-Natal. Our findings show how the importance of relationships with family and friends contributed to nurturing wellbeing for older people.
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Manyaapelo, Thabang, Anita Edwards, Nondumiso Mpanza, Samukelisiwe Nxumalo, Zama Nxumalo, Ntombizonke Gumede, Nothando Ngwenya, and Janet Seeley. "COVID-19 and older people’s wellbeing in northern KwaZulu-Natal – the importance of relationships." Wellcome Open Research 7 (March 12, 2024): 168. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17841.3.
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Background The COVID-19 pandemic and the non-pharmacological prevention methods have affected the wellbeing of older people. In this paper we focus on the wellbeing, and vulnerability, of older people in rural northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa during the first year of the pandemic. Methods We conducted monthly in-depth interviews for up to four months with 26 people aged 60 years and older. A total of 87 interviews were conducted by telephone, because of restrictions on face-to-face contact, and digitally recorded. After transcription and translation, the data were coded thematically, with analysis guided by a wellbeing theoretical framework. Results Having access to food, to healthcare and to somewhere they felt safe to stay, was essential for everyone. For many managing expenses became more of a struggle as adult children who had lost their source of employment came home to stay. However, despite the shortages of money, the importance of relationships, whether they are familial or the close community of neighbours, was highlighted in the accounts of many participants. Older people not only got help with day-to-day life from others, but also found solace in the company of others. The sense of community, from family and neighbours, helped to ease some of the stress experienced because of the lockdowns. Conclusions The COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions imposed to limit the spread of the virus impacted the wellbeing of older adults in rural KwaZulu-Natal. Our findings show how the importance of relationships with family and friends contributed to nurturing wellbeing for older people.
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Manyaapelo, Thabang, Anita Edwards, Nondumiso Mpanza, Samukelisiwe Nxumalo, Zama Nxumalo, Ntombizonke Gumede, Nothando Ngwenya, and Janet Seeley. "COVID-19 and older people’s wellbeing in northern KwaZulu-Natal – the importance of relationships." Wellcome Open Research 7 (June 19, 2024): 168. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17841.4.
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Background The COVID-19 pandemic and the non-pharmacological prevention methods have affected the wellbeing of older people. In this paper we focus on the wellbeing, and vulnerability, of older people in rural northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa during the first year of the pandemic. Methods We conducted monthly in-depth interviews for up to four months with 26 people aged 57 years and older. A total of 86 interviews were conducted by telephone, because of restrictions on face-to-face contact, and digitally recorded. After transcription and translation, the data were coded thematically, with analysis guided by a wellbeing theoretical framework. Results Having access to food, to healthcare and to somewhere they felt safe to stay, was essential for everyone. For many managing expenses became more of a struggle as adult children who had lost their source of employment came home to stay. However, despite the shortages of money, the importance of relationships, whether they are familial or the close community of neighbours, was highlighted in the accounts of many participants. Older people not only got help with day-to-day life from others, but also found solace in the company of others. The sense of community, from family and neighbours, helped to ease some of the stress experienced because of the lockdowns. Conclusions The COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions imposed to limit the spread of the virus impacted the wellbeing of older adults in rural KwaZulu-Natal. Our findings show how the importance of relationships with family and friends contributed to nurturing wellbeing for older people.
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Jerrome, Dorothy. "Continuity and Change in the Study of Family Relationships." Ageing and Society 16, no. 1 (January 1996): 93–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x00003159.
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Recent work on family life in old age may be considered in several dimensions. First, it encompasses different substantive areas: parentchild relationships, care-giving, changing family forms. Second, it involves different types of discourse, which variously reflect social policy considerations, legal and ethical debates, academic discourses and prescriptive writing for professionals and older people. A third dimension consists of methodological and theoretical variations. These include synchronic and life history approaches, quantitative and qualitative methods, positivistic and phenomenological research paradigms, and cross-cultural and historical comparisons.
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Combes, S., C. Nicholson, K. Gillett, and C. Norton. "17 Conversations on Living and Dying: Facilitating Advance Care Planning for Older People Living with Frailty. A Qualitative Study." Age and Ageing 50, Supplement_1 (March 2021): i1—i6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afab028.17.
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Abstract Introduction Advance care planning (ACP) is a process that supports people to articulate their future care preferences. This process is a priority for older people living with frailty due to their vulnerability to sudden deterioration, something that has been highlighted during the current pandemic. However, ACP is uncommon for older people living with frailty, hindering choice and person-centred end-of-life care. This study aimed to identify the barriers, facilitators and behaviours required to support cognitively-able, community-dwelling older people living with frailty to engage with ACP. Findings will inform the development an ACP intervention underpinned by behavioural change theory. Methods Semi-structured interviews with community-dwelling older people living with frailty (Clinical Frailty Score 6 or 7) and family members were audio-recorded, filmed and transcribed verbatim. A thematic analysis framework was developed using a recent systematic review, and expanded to reflect new themes. Results Ten older people living with frailty and eight family members were interviewed. The older people’s median age was 85 and seven were female. Family members were spouses (n = 4) and children (n = 4). The key findings were that: the meaning of ACP could be unclear and at times confusing; many of the older people believed ACP was not relevant to them; relationships and relational autonomy were of greater relevance to older people than autonomous decision-making; older people were more interested in living well now than in planning for the future. Conclusions Older people living with frailty need to be engaged with ACP in a way that helps them to understand what ACP is and why it is relevant for them. Professionals need to develop their skills in assessing readiness and facilitating ACP conversations with this population at the older person’s pace. Reframing ACP to include living well now alongside encouraging family inclusion would also relate better to this populations’ lives.
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Imai, Yurika, Masato Nagai, Tetsuya Ohira, Kokoro Shirai, Naoki Kondo, and Katsunori Kondo. "Impact of social relationships on income–laughter relationships among older people: the JAGES cross-sectional study." BMJ Open 8, no. 7 (July 2018): e019104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019104.
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ObjectivesLaughter has a positive and quantifiable effect on certain aspects of health, and previous studies have suggested that income influences the emotion. However, it is unknown whether social relationship-related factors modify the association between equivalised income and laughter among older people. In the present study, we examined the relationship between equivalised income and the frequency of laughter. In addition, we examined the impact of social relationship-related factors on the association between equivalised income and frequency of laughter using a cross-sectional study design.DesignCross-sectional study and binomial regression analysis.SettingWe sampled from 30 municipalities in Japan.ParticipantsWe examined 20 752 non-disabled Japanese individuals aged ≥65 years using data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study.Primary outcomeFrequency of laughter.ResultsLaughter increased significantly with an increase in equivalent income (p for trend <0.0001). Prevalence ratios (PR) for laughing almost every day were calculated according to quartile equivalised income after adjusting for age, instrumental activities of daily living, depression, frequency of meeting friends, number of social groups and family structure. The results revealed that PRs in Q4 (men; ≥€24 420, women; ≥€21 154) were 1.21 (95% CI 1.13 to 1.30) among men and 1.14 (95% CI 1.08 to 1.20) among women, as compared with Q1 (men; <€12 041, women; <€9518), respectively. After excluding participants with depression, the association remained significant. In addition, we found inadequate social relationships and living alone were associated with a lower frequency of laughter. In comparison with the lowest equivalent income with meeting friends less frequently and living alone, the PRs of the highest equivalent income with meeting friends frequently and living with someone were higher, respectively.ConclusionsThe results revealed a significant relationship between equivalent income and the frequency of laughter. Social relationships and family structure were also associated with the frequency of laughter.
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Martinent, Guillaume, Claude Ferrand, Esteban Humblot, Alexis Bauvineau, and Manon Noisiez. "Role of Need-Supportive Family Behaviours on Purpose in Life and Depressive Feelings of French Older People: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective." Applied Sciences 9, no. 1 (December 30, 2018): 115. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app9010115.
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Grounded in a self-determination theory framework, this study aimed to examine the relationships between satisfaction and frustration of basic psychological needs (BPN), need-supportive family behaviours, social support, purpose in life, and depressive feelings among older people living at home. We used a partial least squares path modelling approach among 118 older people living at home (Mage = 74.42 + 8.96). Results showed that: (1) Availability of social support and family support for competence negatively predicted BPN frustration significantly; (2) family support for autonomy and competence positively predicted BPN satisfaction significantly; (3) BPN satisfaction for competence positively predicted purpose in life significantly; and (4) BPN frustration for competence and relatedness positively predicted depressive feelings significantly and negatively predicted purpose in life significantly. This study provided evidence for broadening the concept of social support by taking into account need-supportive family behaviours when one wants to study well- and ill-being in older people.
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Mason, Kathleen R., Tess H. Moeke-Maxwell, and Merryn Gott. "CARING FOR OLDER INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA: ATTENDING TO THE PERSONALITY." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (November 2019): S433. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.1621.
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Abstract Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, are living longer and dying older. The prevalence of conditions associated with older people, such as Dementia are expected to increase amongst the Māori population. Pae Herenga, a qualitative research project investigating traditional Māori end-of-life care customs, identified an indigenous narrative of Dementia care, as carried out by their families. Sixty participants took part in face-to-face interviews to systematically record the traditional care customs employed by Māori families. Of these families, five experienced caring for someone with dementia. A traditional Māori family values approach based on biological connections, relationships, empathy, love, patience and inclusiveness aimed to care for the individual with Dementia as an important member of the family, and sought to maintain as much of the person’s autonomy as possible, for as long as possible. Sharing care roles between family members and maintaining connections to Māori communities helped to prevent isolation of the person with Dementia and their family members caring for them. Involvement in family and community activities, and attending to the individual’s personality and their spiritual needs were just as important as tending to their physical care needs. These findings emphasize the importance of a holistic approach to caring for indigenous people with Dementia.
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Kodama, Hiroko, Yuji Izumo, Ryutaro Takahashi, Yuko Suda, Hisashi Kudo, Hideaki Kudo, Masao Miyamoto, and Hidetada Sasaki. "Family relationships of self-care-dependent older people and institutionalized rate to nursing homes." Geriatrics & Gerontology International 9, no. 3 (September 2009): 320–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0594.2009.00536.x.
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ZHU, HUOYUN, and ALAN WALKER. "Pensions and social inclusion in an ageing China." Ageing and Society 39, no. 7 (June 6, 2018): 1335–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x17001593.
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ABSTRACTThe inclusive development strategy proposed by the Chinese government embraces social inclusion for older people. In line with most developing countries, China's policy on social inclusion for older people focuses almost exclusively on material security in the form of pensions. This paper examines the impact of pensions on social inclusion for older people across four dimensions: family interaction, social support, social participation and self-assessment using data from the 2014 China Longitudinal Ageing Social Survey. The results demonstrate that pensions improve dramatically the relationships between older adults and their family members and friends, and therefore their social inclusion in the life world. The exception is social participation which seems to be immune to material income effects. However, the stratified pension system in China generates complex and hierarchical effects on social inclusion among different sub-groups. Social inclusion among older people with high exclusion risks but low pensions is very sensitive to pension levels. Conversely, most pensions are distributed to those with the lowest exclusion risks as a result of the disappearance of their impact on social inclusion. We argue that future social inclusion policies for older people in China should focus first on achieving greater equality in pensions.
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Hazzan, Afeez. "Quality of Care Provided by Family Caregivers of Older People With Dementia: Measurement and Interpretations." Innovation in Aging 4, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2020): 152. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.496.
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Abstract Family caregivers of older people living with dementia are relatives, friends, or neighbors who provide assistance related to this condition, but who are unpaid for the services they provide. Although caregiving could be personally rewarding, many caregivers report a high level of strain. Compared to caregivers of older adults who do not have dementia, family caregivers of older people living with dementia report lower quality-of-life (QoL). In a published systematic review examining the relationship between family caregiver QoL and the quality of care provided, only one study was found to be somewhat relevant. The study suggested that the primary reason for an absence of research into the link between family caregiver QoL and quality of care was the absence of a questionnaire for measuring quality of care in dementia. Therefore, any attempt to investigate the impact of caregiver QoL on the care provided to older people with dementia must first address the lack of an instrument to measure quality of care. To address this issue, we interviewed approximately 20 family caregivers in order to elicit feedback on measurements and interpretation of the quality of care provided by family caregivers of older people living with dementia. Content analysis of the interview transcripts revealed that the quality of relationships with family, caregiver availability to provide or supervise care, and availability of paid or volunteer help are important for the quality of care provided. These results have important implications, particularly for the development of an instrument to measure quality of care in dementia.
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Deng, Tongbo, Yafan Fan, Mengdi Wu, and Min Li. "Older People’s Long-Term Care Preferences in China: The Impact of Living with Grandchildren on Older People’s Willingness and Family Decisions." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 19 (September 29, 2022): 12455. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912455.
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The purpose of this paper was to better understand the long-term care preferences of older people based on intergenerational demonstration effects and social exchange theory, derived from the literature on intergenerational family relationships. The authors relied on the 2014 China Longitudinal Ageing Social Survey database to test the study hypotheses. The results indicated that living with grandchildren was negatively related to the institutional care preferences of older people. Family members’ attitudes and older people’s life satisfaction significantly mediated the relationship between living with grandchildren and their institutional care preferences. Gender and marital status had potentially diverse effects on institutional care preferences. Therefore, in the context of China’s culture of filial piety, social exchange, and intergenerational demonstration, motivation may help foster intergenerational exchange and reciprocity in eldercare arrangements.
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Lai, Daniel W. L., Jessica J. Li, and Vincent Lee. "Grandparenting and Well-Being of Hong Kong Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Intergenerational Relationships." Innovation in Aging 4, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2020): 370–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1193.
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Abstract Grandparenting and intergenerational relationship play important roles in some older adults‘ later life, especially older people of Chinese culture. This study investigated the relationship between grandparenting activities, intergenerational relationship, and psychosocial well-being of Hong Kong Chinese older adults. A representative sample of 507 grandparents (aged 55+) were telephone surveyed in June to July 2019. Level of involvement in grandparenting activities was measured. Resilience and happiness were measured by Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and Subjective Happiness Scale. Two single-item instruments were adapted to capture the relationships between older adults and adult children, and between grandparents and grandchildren, respectively. A series of linear regressions and mediation tests with bootstrap approach were performed to examine the relationships between grandparenting activities, intergenerational relationship, and resilience and happiness. After controlling for socio-demographics, the frequency of grandparenting activities correlated positively with resilience and happiness. The relationship was partially mediated by inter-generational relationships including the relationships with adult children and grandchildren. The findings have concluded that grandparenting involvement and satisfactory intergenerational relationship are protective factors of health and wellbeing. Future healthy aging policy-making or programming should expand the scope from focusing on individual older adults to strategies of achieving the family-friendly goal so that intergenerational relationships could be better nurtured, benefiting not just the family as a functional unit but also the older adults’ healthy aging.
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SCHRÖDER-BUTTERFILL, ELISABETH, and JULIA SCHONHEINZ. "Transnational families and the circulation of care: a Romanian–German case study." Ageing and Society 39, no. 1 (September 19, 2017): 45–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x1700099x.
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ABSTRACTThis article contributes to our understanding of transnational family relationships and the circulation of care. We are interested in understanding how large-scale emigration affects the support and care of older people in the origin country. Using in-depth interviews and participant observation, we examine the significance of transnational family support for older people, and the ways in which migrant children and other kin care for elderly relatives from afar. Our case study is of the Transylvanian Saxons, a German-speaking minority in Romania, who experienced mass-exodus to Germany following the end of socialism in 1990. The lapse of time since the exodus allows us to examine how transnational family practices evolve, and what the challenges are to maintaining family-hood over time and distance. Contrary to expectations, we find that material family support from Germany to Romania is not significant and has declined. Care, by contrast, remains an important part of what most transnational families provide, although practices of ‘caring about’ are more prevalent than hands-on ‘caring for’. Counter to optimistic accounts of transnational family care in the literature, we argue that the difficulties and challenges for older people of being cared for by distant family members are fundamental, and strong transnational family ties are not an inevitable outcome of migration.
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Merodio, Guiomar, Mimar Ramis-Salas, Diana Valero, and Adriana Aubert. "How Much Is One Life Worth? The Right to Equity Healthcare for Improving Older Patients’ Health Infected by COVID-19." Sustainability 12, no. 17 (August 23, 2020): 6848. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12176848.
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Ageism has a tremendous negative impact on elderly persons and society. Discrimination against the elderly is a driver of health and social inequalities. The COVID-19 pandemic has posed new social and health challenges regarding resource scarcity and shortfalls. Under these difficult circumstances, discourses excluding, and discrimination against, older people have aroused. This article gathers evidence on hospital healthcare experiences of older people infected by COVID-19 during the pandemic outbreak in Spain and it analyzes elements that have positively influenced older patients’ perceived health and well-being. We conducted nine qualitative in-depth interviews in Madrid—one of the regions of Spain most affected by COVID-19—with older people that were hospitalized and recovered from COVID-19, family members of old patients infected with COVID-19, and nurses that attended infected older patients. Findings show the challenging experiences faced by older people who were hospitalized due to COVID-19, on the one hand, and the relevance of transformative aspects related to family relationships, solidarity actions, and humanized care that overcame age discrimination, favoring social and equity healthcare for the elderly on the other hand.
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Devries, Karen M., Caroline J. Free, and Elizabeth Saewyc. "“I Like to Think I’m a Pretty Safe Guy but Sometimes a 40-Pounder* Will Change That”: A Mixed Methods Study of Substance Use and Sexual Risk Among Aboriginal Young People." International Journal of Indigenous Health 9, no. 1 (June 9, 2013): 41. http://dx.doi.org/10.18357/ijih91201212393.
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We conducted a mixed methods study to explore links between substance use and sexual risk among Aboriginal young people in British Columbia, Canada. Individual in-depth interviews were conducted in 2004–2005 with 30 young people ages 15–19; we present a descriptive thematic analysis. Data from a 2003 provincially representative survey that included 2,467 Aboriginal young people attending secondary school were used to model relationships between substance use and sexual behaviour outcomes. Young people perceived that substance use affected community and extended family relationships and could shape behaviour during sexual encounters. Survey data show different age trajectories of risk. For young men, there was a strong and consistent linear relationship between substance use and potentially risky sexual behaviour across all age groups. For women, using more substances at younger but not older ages was a strong marker of sexual initiation. Using more substances in older but not younger age groups was a strong indicator for having more sexual partners. For both young women and young men, lifetime substance use and substance use at last sexual encounter did not predict condom use. Interventions must consider the effects of substance use on community structures and family relationships in addition to individual risk.
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Fox, Marie, and Mo Ray. "No pets allowed? Companion animals, older people and residential care." Medical Humanities 45, no. 2 (June 2019): 211–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medhum-2019-011651.
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This article is concerned with a particular site of inter-species relationships. Using the lens of liminality, it examines forced separation of older people from their companion animals when they move to a residential or nursing home in the UK. Such residential spaces frequently either exclude companion animals or fail to make adequate provision for them to accompany their human caretakers. We see such separation as a major bereavement for an older person at a stage of life when they experience significant other losses, and suggest it is often experienced as akin to the loss of a family member. We deploy vulnerability theory to argue that exclusion of companion animals from care spaces exemplifies a failure to understand the relational vulnerabilities of older age and the significance of animal companionship in mitigating those vulnerabilities. Equally, such separation fails to recognise the implications for excluded animals who can end up in unsuitable homes, being signed over to already over-stretched animal rescues or euthanised. Vulnerability theory highlights how companion species are always already vulnerable, given their liminal position between person and property, while older people are rendered particularly vulnerable in the ‘liminal zone’ of the care home, denied the ability to shape their environment, control their private space or form/sustain relationships of their own choosing. This article explores the potential of law to respond to and mitigate these shared vulnerabilities, suggesting that human rights arguments grounded in shared vulnerability may be invoked to argue for a re-definition of the family to recognise the significance of the human–animal relationship. We draw on the reasoning in a recent Court of Protection case which hints at law’s ability to recognise the value of interspecies relations and their role in sustaining health and well-being, and the ability to live well in old age.
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Guerra, Sara, Daniela Figueiredo, Marta Patrão, and Liliana Sousa. "Family Integrity Among Older Caregivers of Relatives With Dementia." Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto) 26, no. 63 (April 2016): 15–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1982-43272663201603.
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Abstract The construct of family integrity denotes that older persons' attainment of ego integrity is linked to family relationships. Family integrity is the positive outcome (overall satisfaction with life); disconnection (dissatisfaction) and alienation (estrangement) are the negative outcomes. This study focuses on elderly people who are primary caregivers of relatives with dementia, and examines their experience of events related to that role, which are perceived as being of influence on their sense of family integrity. The sample included 26 participants. Open-ended interviews were conducted. The interview transcripts were submitted to content analysis. The main findings suggest that caregivers who experience family integrity tend to embrace the new life demand associated with the caregiving role, while those tending towards disconnection struggle to maintain their pre-existing goals, and those experiencing alienation tend to feel helpless. Caring for a relative with dementia has an impact on multiple aspects of family life.
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Gallagher, Carmel. "Connectedness in the Lives of Older People in Ireland: A Study of the Communal Participation of Older People in Two Geographic Localities." Irish Journal of Sociology 20, no. 1 (May 2012): 84–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.7227/ijs.20.1.5.
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This paper presents an analysis of the connectedness of older people in two sample areas, one urban and one rural, in Ireland. The paper is based on a study of the communal participation of older people in two geographic localities; Rathmore, a suburban area of Dublin, and Rathbeg, a rural area in County Donegal, conducted between 2000 and 2005. A multi-stage study that used both qualitative and quantitative methods examined significant communal in teractions of older people across a range of arenas, including leisure interests, involvement in clubs, religious practices, voluntary work, relationships with kin, friends and neighbours, helping activities, use of social services and informal interactions in neighbourhoods and other communal settings. The paper describes their experiences of connectedness, explains how older people co-create and sustain communal ties and explores the significance of social practices and social groupings involved. The study demonstrated that among a diverse group of older adults engagement with others outside one's immediate family was a significant source of satisfaction and meaning in life. It provided evidence that place-based friendships are important contexts for the development of collective solidarities and transformative relationships. The paper underlines the contribution of older people to the lives of others, and argues that community should be understood as involving both place and type of relationship instead of a symbolic attachment to identities. The policy implications of the findings are also briefly considered.
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Iliadis, Christos K., Lambrini I. Kourkouta, and Alexandros G. Monios. "Children with depression and family." Likarska sprava, no. 7 (October 15, 2017): 139–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.31640/ls-2017(7)26.
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Depression is a psychiatric disease with a predominant symptom, emotional disturbance, physical annoyances and difficulties in interpersonal relationships. It can occur at any age, even in children. About 3 % of all children may experience depression. Depression as a disease affects the whole body and has an impact on how the child feels, thinks and behaves. These symptoms are accompanied by a number of other symptoms that affect appetite, sleep, levels of activity and concentration, children's self-confidence, and the image they have formed for themselves. Children with depression are usually sad and generally experience the disease in a similar way to older people.
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Thomas, Marie-Helene. "The Impact of Communication Technology and Social Media on Intergenerational Relationships between Older Individuals and Their Adult Children in Bangkok." Manusya: Journal of Humanities 23, no. 2 (August 5, 2020): 188–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/26659077-02302003.
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Modernisation theory (Cowgill and Holmes 1972) argues that older people in modern societies are less respected and valued as a result of technological innovations. To understand the impact of communication technology and social media on Thai society, this research studies the transformations in communication, interaction and overall connectedness between older people and their adult children. In addition, it examines what elements have shifted due to the introduction and use of the smart phone and its accompanying instant messaging and social media applications such as Line and Facebook. The data demonstrates various positive and negative impacts on the intergenerational relationship between older parents and their child cohorts. Crucially, countless examples and arguments from the respondents suggest that the use of these new tools of communication has a very real and demonstrable impact, from providing a space for family members to express their emotions to being the culprit that divides the family unit.
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MOTEL-KLINGEBIEL, ANDREAS, CLEMENS TESCH-ROEMER, and HANS-JOACHIM VON KONDRATOWITZ. "Welfare states do not crowd out the family: evidence for mixed responsibility from comparative analyses." Ageing and Society 25, no. 6 (November 2005): 863–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x05003971.
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This paper discusses the informal and formal provision of help and support to older people from a comparative welfare state perspective, with particular reference to the relationships between inter-generational family help and welfare state support. While the ‘substitution’ hypothesis states that the generous provision of welfare state services in support of older people ‘crowds out’ family help, the ‘encouragement’ hypothesis predicts a stimulation of family help, and the ‘mixed responsibility’ hypothesis predicts a combination of family and formal help and support. The paper reports findings from the Old Age and Autonomy: The Role of Service Systems and Inter-generational Family Solidarity (OASIS) research project. This created a unique age-stratified sample of 6,106 people aged 25–102 years from the urban populations of Norway, England, Germany, Spain and Israel. The analyses show that the total quantity of help received by older people is greater in welfare states with a strong infrastructure of formal services. Moreover, when measures of the social structure, support preferences and familial opportunity structures were controlled, no evidence of a substantial ‘crowding out’ of family help was found. The results support the hypothesis of ‘mixed responsibility’, and suggest that in societies with well-developed service infrastructures, help from families and welfare state services act accumulatively, but that in familistic welfare regimes, similar combinations do not occur.
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Noguchi, Taiji, Ippei Nojima, Tomoe Inoue-Hirakawa, and Hideshi Sugiura. "The Association between Social Support Sources and Cognitive Function among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A One-Year Prospective Study." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 21 (October 31, 2019): 4228. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16214228.
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There is evidence that social relationships may modify cognitive decline in older people. We examined the prospective association between social support and cognitive function among community-dwelling older people. Japanese adults recruited at health checkups in suburban towns were surveyed at baseline and one-year follow-up. Cognitive function was assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Japanese version (MoCA-J). Social support from coresiding family, non-coresiding family, and neighbors/friends was assessed using self-administered questionnaires. Multivariable linear regression analysis was conducted to examine the effects of social support on MoCA-J scores at follow-up. Data were analyzed from 121 older people (mean age (standard deviation): 73.86 (4.95) years). There was a positive association between social support exchanges with neighbors and friends and MoCA-J scores at follow-up after covariate adjustment (unstandardized β = 1.23, p = 0.006). Social support exchanges with coresiding family and non-coresiding family and relatives were not associated with MoCA-J scores at follow-up (coresiding family: Unstandardized β = 0.28, p = 0.813, non-coresiding family and relatives: Unstandardized β = 0.51, p = 0.238). The provision of emotional support to neighbors and friends had the largest effect on MoCA-J scores. Our findings suggest that social support exchanges with neighbors and friends are protective against cognitive decline.
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Haesler, Emily, Michael Bauer, and Rhonda Nay. "Staff–family relationships in the care of older people: A report on a systematic review." Research in Nursing & Health 30, no. 4 (2007): 385–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nur.20200.
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Liu, Xin, and Shu-Ying Bai. "Chinese people aged over 60 and intergenerational family cohabitation: A moderated mediation model of role perception, resources, gender, family power." Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal 50, no. 11 (November 2, 2022): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.11999.
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We explored whether the perception of older adults of their role in the family mediated the relationship between resource contribution and sense of power, and if this relationship was moderated by gender. For data collection we adopted a stratified sampling method to recruit 1,200 Chinese people aged over 60 years who were living in intergenerational cohabitation with their adult children in Mengzhou City, China. The results showed that the family role perception of older adults mediated the relationship between their resources (including housing ownership and income level relative to that of their adult children) and their family decision-making power. Further, gender moderated the influence of resources on role perception, in that the relationships among housing ownership, relative income level, and role perception tended to be stronger for men than for women. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.
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Hazzan, Afeez. "Understanding the Link between Family Caregiver Quality of Life and the Care Provided to Older People With Dementia." Innovation in Aging 4, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2020): 153–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.500.
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Abstract Dementia is one of the most rapidly growing diseases in the United States. In 2018, the direct costs to American society of caring for older people with dementia was approximately $277 billion. Primary informal caregivers are mainly responsible for the care of older people with dementia including Alzheimer’s disease. Caregivers perform a myriad of duties ranging from shopping for their loved ones’ groceries, helping with medications, and managing finances. The caregiving role becomes more demanding as the disease progresses over time, and studies have shown that the quality-of-life (QoL) experienced by caregivers of older adults who have dementia is lower than the QoL of caregivers for older people who do not have dementia. To the best of our knowledge, there has been no research conducted to investigate whether lower caregiver QoL affects the level or quality of care that caregivers provide to persons with dementia. In the current study, we interviewed family caregivers living in Rochester, New York to inquire about their quality of life and the care provided to older people living with dementia. Further, caregivers completed the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) as well as a draft questionnaire for measuring the quality of care provided to older people living with dementia. Both quantitative and qualitative findings from this study reveals important relationships between family caregiver QoL and the care provided, including the impact of social support and financial well-being. The study findings could have significant impact, particularly for the provision of much needed support for family caregivers.
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Olaison, Anna, and Elisabet Cedersund. "Home care as a family matter? Discursive positioning, storylines and decision-making in assessment talk." Communication and Medicine 5, no. 2 (March 14, 2009): 145–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/cam.v5i2.145.
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Home care arrangements for older people are coordinated via a client-centred assessment process. This article describes how storylines and discursive positioning are used among older people and their relatives when divergent opinions of care needs are expressed. Eleven assessment interviews were studied using discourse analysis. The results show that relatives and older people advanced three major storylines, and positioned themselves within them with respect to the need for help. These storylines were based on whether the persons viewed home care as an intrusion into daily routines and relationships, or as a complement and support in everyday life, or as a right. The content of the storylines and the ways in which positions were shaped within them illustrate how positioning is incorporated as part of the ongoing reflexive process in interaction in which participants form an image of the older person’s needs. Assessments clarify the views of the participants on home care, but they also reflect the discourses that are prevalent in the aged care community and in society in general. The article raises questions about strengthening older people’s participation in the decision making process and also whether a new communicative practice is needed for assessments, i.e., one that proceeds on the basis of a broader family perspective.
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WENGER, G. CLARE, and VANESSA BURHOLT. "Differences over time in older people’s relationships with children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews in rural North Wales." Ageing and Society 21, no. 5 (September 2001): 567–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x01008406.
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Based on data from the Bangor Longitudinal Study of Ageing (BLSA) 1979–1999, this paper examines changes over time in the intergenerational relationships of older people (aged 65+ in 1979). The analysis uses quantitative and qualitative data to discuss changes from 1979–1999 for those respondents who survived in the community to 1999. It looks at mothers’ and fathers’ relationships with their adult children, grandmother and grandfather relationships with grandchildren and relationships between aunts and uncles with nieces and nephews. It identifies four different patterns of intergenerational relationships showing how the rural employment structure impacts on family structure, migration and support patterns.
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Gajda, Robert, and Marzena Jeżewska-Zychowicz. "Relationship between Food Insecurity and Nutritional Risk among Older Adults in Poland—A Preliminary Study." Nutrients 15, no. 14 (July 21, 2023): 3232. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15143232.
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Aging populations may be associated with increased nutritional risk, malnutrition, and food insecurity. This study aims to examine the relationship between food insecurity and nutritional risk, taking into account selected characteristics of the study group, and factors describing nutritional risk. It was conducted between May and July 2021, among 417 people aged 60 and older, in two regions of Poland. Questions from the SCREEN-14 questionnaire were used to assess nutritional risk. Selected questions from the HFSS questionnaire (U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module) concerning the elderly were used to assess food insecurity. A K-means cluster analysis was used to separate homogeneous clusters into food security indicators and nutritional risk factors. The Mann–Whitney U test and Kruskal–Wallis test were used to compare mean values between groups, and the Chi-square test was used to verify the differences. Two clusters were distinguished: I—“low food security and high nutritional risk” and II—“high food security and low nutritional risk”. Cluster I included people aged 60–65, and over 75, living in urban areas, living alone or with family, with unfavorable economic situations and family relationships. Cluster II was composed of people aged 71–75, who were rural residents, living with a partner, with favorable economic situations and family relations. The vast majority of nutritional risk factors were found in Cluster I and among those at high nutritional risk. The largest number of people were affected by such nutritional risk factors such as difficulty in chewing or biting, loss in appetite, skipping meals, and perceiving one’s weight as abnormal. Moreover, the group of people most significantly affected by high nutritional risk were in unfavorable economic situations, had poor family relationships, lived alone or with family, rated their health as worse than their peers, were overweight and obese, had metabolic disease, or impeding mobility. The results obtained can be applied to the planning of social and health policies for the elderly in Poland.
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Golubeva, Elena, Anastasia Emelyanova, Olga Kharkova, Arja Rautio, and Andrey Soloviev. "Caregiving of Older Persons during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Russian Arctic Province: Challenges and Practice." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 5 (February 27, 2022): 2775. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052775.
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Older people and their families were particularly affected during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but not much is known about the context of the Arctic regions of Russia. In this study, we identified the changes in family care before and during the pandemic using a questionnaire for the informal caregivers of older people. We investigated how and to what extent the pandemic has affected the relationships between caregiver and older person, and how the mental and physical health of older people and caregivers were affected by self-isolation in the Arkhangelsk region of Russia. The pandemic has changed the contribution of care from various actors: the share of care by charities, churches, and other aid agencies increased, while that of municipal services decreased. Sixteen percent of female and forty percent of male caregivers informed the study that COVID-19-related restrictions led to deterioration in the health of older people cared for at home. Family caregivers’ own health worsened, especially mental health: 28% of caregivers reported aggravated stress during the COVID-19 pandemic and expressed various fears. Our data show that the main resources in overcoming the period of self-isolation have been telephone communication, personal contact, reading/music, friends, as well as the help of social services and maintaining a positive attitude.
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Kuhnel, Marie Laure, and Claude Yvonne Ferrand. "The COVID-19 pandemic and resident-family and caregivers’ relationships in nursing home: A case study." Clinical Nursing Studies 8, no. 3 (September 6, 2020): 31. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/cns.v8n3p31.
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The COVID-19 pandemic bewildered the French population by its impact and particularly affected nursing homes. Older people living in nursing homes were at very high risk of being affected by COVID-19. This case study highlights its impact on resident-family dyad and caregivers’ relationships. The suffering and anger manifested by all, the difficulty in managing the stress of the caregivers, the cognitive and physical deterioration of the residents and their social isolation show us that this unexpected pandemic has not only had psychological consequences on all those involved, but also calls into question the foundations of support for the older people. This pandemic is an opportunity to step back from what has happened and to ask ourselves how we can preserve residents’ quality of life. Organization and measures need to be re-invented to limit and prevent the effects of this COVID-19 pandemic in the event of a resurgence of the virus.
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McGarry, Julie, Christine Simpson, and Kathryn Hinsliff-Smith. "An exploration of service responses to domestic abuse among older people: findings from one region of the UK." Journal of Adult Protection 16, no. 4 (August 5, 2014): 202–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jap-08-2013-0036.
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Purpose – Domestic abuse continues to be largely hidden phenomenon. For older survivors this invisibility is further compounded by conceptual confusion surrounding domestic abuse and other forms of family violence. The purpose of this paper is to explore service responses to abuse among older people from across a range of sectors. Where possible the perspectives of older people themselves were explored. Design/methodology/approach – A mixed methods approach incorporating postal questionnaires and semi-structured telephone interviews. Agencies and organizations from both the statutory and voluntary sector who provided specific domestic abuse support services or general services and support for older people (aged 59 years and over) and older people, either as survivors of abuse or with an interest in the development of services for older people within one region of the UK were invited to take part in the project. In total, 18 individuals from a range of agencies and three older women survivors agreed to take part in the study. Findings – The findings highlighted three main themes, first, lack of conceptual clarity between domestic abuse and elder abuse, second, complexity of family dynamics and abusive relationships, and third, deficit in dedicated service provision for older survivors. The findings are discussed within the context of the existing literature and key recommendations include wider recognition of the significance of inter-professional education, training and working practices. Originality/value – This paper identifies the complexities and challenges that continue to face organizations in terms of recognition and provision of services for older survivors of abuse.