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Reconciling Work and Caregiving Responsibilities among Older Workers in New Zealand
AbstractThere are 432,000 individuals in New Zealand who provide unpaid care for someone who is ill or disabled and 65% of these carers are also in paid employment. The number of older people in the paid workforce is projected to increase in the next two decades. With the median age of carers in 2013 at 49 years, the ageing of both the population and workforce suggests that many carers may still be in paid work as they themselves age. Family care is an essential part of the health care system. Informal care provides many benefits including improved patient outcomes, reduced unnecessary re-hospitalisations and residential c...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - June 29, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Carer Characteristics and Health, Wellbeing and Employment Outcomes of Older Australian Baby Boomers
AbstractSupporting caregivers and enabling continued workforce participation are central strategies in Australia ’s response to an ageing population, however these strategies have potential disadvantages for carers, particularly women, including reduced workforce participation and retirement income, and poorer health status. This paper explores the nexus between paid work and caregiving for Australia’s bab y boomer cohort as this group faces unprecedented pressures to manage paid work alongside caring longer and more intensively for family members, including grandchildren. A sample of 1261 men and women aged 60 to 64 c...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - June 13, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Ethnic and Gender Differences in Preferred Activities among M āori and non-Māori of Advanced age in New Zealand
This study explored active aging for older M āori and non-Māori by examining their self-nominated important everyday activities. The project formed part of the first wave of a longitudinal cohort study of aging well in New Zealand. Māori aged 80 to 90 and non-Māori aged 85 were recruited. Of the 937 participants enrolled, 649 answered an o pen question about their three most important activities. Responses were coded under the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), Activities and Participation domains. Data were analyzed by ethnicity and gender for first ...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - June 9, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Bringing the Family in through the Back Door: the Stealthy Expansion of Family Care in Asian and European Long-Term Care Policy
This article aims to identify and spell out how developments in formal home care bring about different modes of increasing, encouraging and necessitating family care inputs, across welfare states. Using secondary sources, three different modes were identified, and the article outlines the logic of each mechanism, drawing on illustrative examples of policy dynamics in both European and Asian countries. Family care inputs have increased through policy changes that are not explicitly or primarily about family care, but rather about expansion or changes in formal care. In some cases, this is explicit, in other cases something ...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - June 9, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Assessment of Caregiving Constructs: Toward a Personal, Familial, Group, and Cultural Construction of Dementia Care through the Eyes of Personal Construct Psychology
AbstractConditions that cause cognitive impairment and behavioural and personality changes, such as Alzheimer ’s disease (AD) and related dementia, have global impact across cultures. However, the experience of dementia care can vary between individuals, families, formal caregivers, and social groups from various cultures. Self-reported measures, caregiving stress models, and conceptual theories have been developed to address the physical, financial, psychological, and social factors associated with the experience of dementia care. Given the cross-cultural variability in the experience of dementia care, it is important f...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - May 22, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Issues of Aging: An Exploration of Asian American Families in the Southern Region of the United States from the Perspective of Community Leaders
AbstractThis paper focuses on older adults and the aging concerns of this population among groups of Asian American communities in a specific state in the southern region of the United States. A qualitative approach was used to gain a more in-depth understanding of issues related to aging from caregivers who are Asian American leaders from a community perspective. Areas of concern identified include intergenerational dynamics, physical and mental health concerns, and the need for a community center and living facility. The paper concludes with discussion on how to address the areas of concern. (Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology)
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - May 21, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Perceptions of Successful Aging among Older Adults in Bangladesh: An Exploratory Study
This study highlights the need among health professionals to understand Bangladeshi culture, with its specific beliefs and values, as it relates to the views of ag ing well. (Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology)
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - May 18, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Assessing the Process of Retirement: a Cross-Cultural Review of Available Measures
AbstractRetirement research is now expanding beyond the post-World War II baby boomers ’ retirement attitudes and plans to include the nature of their workforce exit and how successfully they adjust to their new life. These elements are collectively known as the process of retirement. However, there is insufficient research in developing countries to inform the management of their a geing populations regarding this process. This review aims to facilitate national and cross-cultural research in developing and non-English speaking countries by reviewing the existing measures of the retirement process published in English a...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - May 18, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Invisible Voices: An Intersectional Exploration of Quality of Life for Elderly South Asian Immigrant Women in a Canadian Sample
AbstractDespite the emerging presence of South Asian elderly population in Canada, there continues to be a paucity of research concerning the immigration and acculturation experiences of these marginalized elderly populations and their quality of life. This research builds knowledge of the quality of life experiences faced by South Asian elderly immigrant women residing in Canada using an intersectional analytical framework. While there is a gradually developing body of research regarding elder persons globally, the present research is unique in that explores challenges, stresses and strains, and builds an understanding of...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - May 11, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Healthcare Utilization by Older Age Groups in Northern States of Peninsular Malaysia: The Role of Predisposing, Enabling and Need Factors
AbstractDetermining factors that affect healthcare utilization by the elderly is vital for the health system to be more responsive in providing care to this vulnerable group. The main objective of this paper is to identify the effect of the predisposing, enabling, and need factors on doctor visits and in-patient care for the elderly residing in the northern region of Malaysia. A multistage cluster sampling was used in selecting the sample for the study. A total of 1414 respondents aged 60 and over were interviewed face-to-face using a structured questionnaire. A probit model was used in estimating the utilization equations...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - May 10, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Alaska Native Elders in Recovery: Linkages between Indigenous Cultural Generativity and Sobriety to Promote Successful Aging
This article builds on the People Awakening (PA) Project, which explored an Alaska Native (AN) understanding of the recovery process from alcohol use disorder and sobriety. The aim of this study is to explore motivating and maintenance factors for sobriety among older AN adult participants (age 50+) from across Alaska. Ten life history narratives of Alaska Native older adults, representing Alutiiq, Athabascan, Tlingit, Yup ’ik/Cup’ik Eskimos, from the PA sample were explored using thematic analysis. AN older adults are motivated to abstain from, or to quit drinking alcohol through spirituality, family influence, role s...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - May 6, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

The Role of NGOs in Enabling Elderly Activity and Care in the Community: a Case Study of Silver Wings in South Korea
In this study I argue that community-based care of the elderlyin the community should be seen as complementary to, and arguably more fundamental than, enhancing long-term care services per se. Based on qualitative interviews and observations, this paper presents a case study of Silver Wings, the community-based initiative of local non-governmental organization(NGO) Saerom to provide older people ’s self-help groups with support from HelpAge Korea. The study analyzes the activities and capacities of local NGOs in promoting “aging-in-community” and the findings suggest that such initiatives can certainly contribute to ...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - May 6, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

The Role of Religiousness/Spirituality and Social Networks in Predicting Depressive Symptoms among Older Korean Americans
This study (1) examined the effects of religiousness/spirituality and social networks as predictors of depressive symptoms in older Korean Americans and (2) compared the best predictors of depressive symptoms. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 200 older Korean Americans residing in the New York City area in 2009. Best-subsets regression analyses were used to evaluate the best predictors of depressive symptoms. Nearly 30% of older Korean participants reported mild or severe depressive symptoms. The best model fit for depressive symptoms involved four predictors: physical health status, religious/spiritual coping s...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - April 28, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

A Social Constructionist Approach to Diversity and Social Relations Among Muslim Americans
AbstractSocial relations among Muslim elders in the U.S. were examined to investigate diversity within an ethnic group whose members share a common religious belief system. Data included a web-based survey (N = 264) and semi-structured interviews (N = 18). A social constructionist perspective was used recognizing that ethnicity is fluid, not static and culture was highlighted as a way of seeing as opposed to a way of being. Regression analysis was conducted using survey data to investigate diversity among Muslims elders concerning social con tact and activities. Social contact was predominantly with older adults for bo...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - April 6, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Acknowledgement of 2016 Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology Reviewers
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Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - March 9, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research