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Validation of a Social Networks and Support Measurement Tool for Use in International Aging Research: The International Mobility in Aging Study
AbstractThe purpose of this study was to develop and validate a new instrument to assess social networks and social support (IMIAS-SNSS) for different types of social ties in an international sample of older adults. The study sample includedn = 1995 community dwelling older people aged between 65 and 74 years from the baseline of the longitudinal International Mobility in Aging Study (IMIAS). In order to measure social networks for each type of social tie, participants were asked about the number of contacts, the number of contacts they see at least once a month or have a very good relationship with, or speak with at l...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - February 19, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Financial Preparation for Retirement in Brazil: a Cross-Cultural Test of the Interdisciplinary Financial Planning Model
AbstractIn this investigation, we attempt to replicate the Interdisciplinary Financial Planning Model advanced by Hershey et al. (International Journal of Aging and Human Development,70, 1-38,2010) using a sample of Brazilian adults. This model, which was originally tested on individuals from The Netherlands and the United States, posits that psychological, social, and economic forces are key determinants of retirement planning practices and perceptions of saving adequacy. Taken together, fifteen hypotheses were subject to evaluation. Participants were 167 Brazilian working adults, 21 –69 years of age, who were married ...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - February 17, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Validation Study of the Abbreviated Version of the Lubben Social Network Scale Spanish Translation among Mexican and Mexican-American Older Adults
AbstractPurpose: To perform a face validity study of the Spanish version of the Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS-6) among Mexican and Mexican-American older adults.Design and Methods: A cross-national qualitative descriptive approach, based on cognitive survey testing and cross-cultural equivalence analysis, was followed to assess the face validity of the Spanish version of the LSNS-6. Data were collected through 2 focus groups in Los Angeles (LA) and 4 in Mexico City (CDMX). Focus groups followed a semi-structured guide. Eligibility criteria included being 60  years and older, native Spanish speaking, and not suffering ...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - January 16, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Social Capital and Health Among Older Chinese Immigrants: a Cross-Sectional Analysis of a Sample in a Canadian Prairie City
The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between social capital and health among Chinese immigrants. The sample included 101 older Chinese immigrants aged 60 to 96 who were recruited in 2013 in a city on the Canadian prairies. Participant completed a questionnaire assessing their structural and cognitive social capital (views on community, trust and reciprocity, civic participation, social networks and support, and social participation), physical and mental health status (SF-36), and sociodemographic characteristics. Findings indicate that Chinese seniors overall obtained low levels of social capital on ...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - January 5, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

The Persian Version of the “Life Satisfaction Scale”: Construct Validity and Test-Re-Test Reliability among Iranian Older Adults
AbstractAfter forward-backward translation, the LSS was administered to 334 Persian speaking, cognitively healthy elderly aged 60  years and over recruited through convenience sampling. To analyze the validity of the model’s constructs and the relationships between the constructs, a confirmatory factor analysis followed by PLS analysis was performed. The Construct validity was further investigated by calculating the correla tions between the LSS and the “Short Form Health Survey” (SF-36) subscales measuring similar and dissimilar constructs. The LSS was re-administered to 50 participants a month later to assess the ...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - December 12, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Deciding upon Transition to Residential Care for Persons Living with Dementia: why Do Iranian Family Caregivers Living in Sweden Cease Caregiving at Home?
AbstractPrevious research has shown how filial piety is strong among people of Iranian background and that traditional Iranian culture result in most families ’ preferring to care for their elderly (and sick) family members at home. While acknowledging this, this article highlights what living in diaspora could mean in terms of cultural adaption and changing family values. By interviewing people with Iranian background living in Sweden (n  = 20), whom all have been former primary caregivers to a relative living with dementia, we are able to show how the decision to cease caregiving at home is taken, and what underlying...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - November 23, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Identifying Motives of Midlife Black Triathlete Women Using Survey Transformation to Guide Qualitative Inquiry
AbstractDemonstrating health disparities related to race, age, and gender, older Black women (BW) are the most sedentary demographic group in the United States. Increasing PA in mid-life is important, as it improves health as BW age into their later years. Advancing our understanding of the exercise motives of BW triathletes presents a “reverse engineering” opportunity to identify motives that could influence sedentary mid-life BW to increase their activity. The purposes of this study were to: (a) utilize an innovative survey transformation method to adapt a measure developed primarily in Caucasian males, i.e., the Mot...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - November 22, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Vietnamese Refugee Elderly Women and Their Experiences of Social Support: A Multiple Case Study
This study sought to address the gaps in the literature on Asian American gerontology with a multiply marginalized group in terms of gender, immigration status, and context. Guided by a multiple case study approach, we sought to explore how social support was experienced by four Vietnamese elderly refugee women residing in different living arrangements (i.e., alone, with spouse, with adult children, or in a multigenerational household). Within-case analyses were conducted to yield descriptive information about each individual. Additionally, three overarching themes emerged across each of the living arrangements: (1) Burden...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - November 5, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Away from the Islands: Diaspora ’s Effects on Native Hawaiian Elders and Families in California
AbstractNative Hawaiians, the indigenous people of Hawai ‘i, were once a healthy and hardy people. But today they are affected by varying social and health disparities that have led to poor social and health outcomes. Most of the research on Hawaiians in general and Native Hawaiian elders in particular has been conducted in Hawai‘i, even though the Ha waiian Diaspora has resulted in 45% of this population residing in North America and Alaska. This qualitative study used key informant interviews and focus group methods to examine reasons for migration and perspectives on aging and caregiving in a sample of Native Hawaii...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - October 14, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Long-Term Care Needs in the Context of Poverty and Population Aging: the Case of Older Persons in Myanmar
AbstractMyanmar is one of the poorest and least healthy countries in Southeast Asia. As elsewhere in the region, population aging is occurring. Yet the government welfare and health systems have done little to address the long-term care (LTC) needs of the increasing number of older persons thus leaving families to cope on their own. Our study, based on the 2012 Myanmar Aging Survey, documents the LTC needs of persons aged 60 and older and how they are met within the context of the family. Nearly 40% of persons in their early 60s and 90% of those 80 and older reported at least one physical difficulty. Spouses and children c...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - October 7, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Contextual Challenges and the Mosaic of Support: Understanding the Vulnerabilities of Low-Income Informal Caregivers of Dependent Elders in Singapore
AbstractInformal caregivers play an increasingly important and demanding role in providing and ensuring long-term care for elders. To date, few studies have qualitatively explored the challenges and coping strategies adopted by informal caregivers of dependent elders from lower-income households in Singapore. Based on data from in-depth interviews with 19 respondents, this study provides detailed and nuanced accounts of the lived experiences of low-income informal caregivers. The strains associated with the scarcity of resources among low-income caregivers are compounded by contextual challenges such as fractured familial ...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - August 28, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

The Impact of Being a Migrant from a Non-English-Speaking Country on Healthcare Outcomes in Frail Older Inpatients: an Australian Study
AbstractThe purpose of this prospective study of 2180 consecutive index admissions to an acute geriatric service was to compare in-hospital outcomes of frail older inpatients born in non-English-speaking counties, referred to as culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) countries in Australia, with those born in English-speaking countries. Multivariate logistic regression was used to model in-hospital mortality and new nursing home placement. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression was used to model length of stay. The mean age of all patients was 83  years and 93% were admitted through the emergency departmen...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - August 14, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Older Workers and Care-Giving in England: the Policy Context for Older Workers ’ Employment Patterns
This article considers recent changes in the incidence of caring among people aged 50-64 in England and the policy context in which these have occurred. After introducing the topic, research questions addressed and methods used, it outlines findings from other research on how older workers experience and manage caring roles. It then sets out relevant public policy developments since carers were first accorded rights to recognition and services in 1995, focusing on workplace support, local services and financial help for people who reduce or quit their paid work to care. The article presents new analyses of the population c...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - August 4, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

The Impact of Eldercare on Adult Children ’s Health and Employment in Transitional China
AbstractThis paper explores the content and extent of the burden of caregiving for Chinese families in transition. It sets out to understand how Chinese families manage to balance family caregiving responsibilities with employment, the impact of the existing social institutions on family caregiving practices, and the risks that caregivers have to face. Data were collected from a sample of 214 workers from 14 manufacturing companies in an industrialized city in central China in 2013. Analysis revealed that common types of eldercare were assisting with activities of daily living and medical related care; middle aged employed...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - July 22, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Research Debate on ‘Older Carers and Work’ in Sub-Saharan Africa? Current Gaps and Future Frames
AbstractScientific debate on the interface of work and caregiving responsibilities among older adults is intensifying, yet it has had little resonance in African aging discourses thus far. In this commentary we explore the nature and possible reasons for the gap, and highlight a possible frame, and potential avenues for redressing it as part of an emergent research and policy endeavor on long-term care for older persons. (Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology)
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - July 20, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research