Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology 
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This is an RSS file. You can use it to subscribe to this data in your favourite RSS reader or to display this data on your own website or blog.“Homelessness and Health Problems Are Not Distinct:” the Challenges of Rural-Urban Migrant Homeless Older People in Ethiopia
AbstractCompared with western countries, research on homelessness among older people in developing nations is minimal. Unlike in Global North nations that offer income security in late-life, in areas like Sub-Saharan Africa abject poverty contributes to older adults migrating from rural areas to urban centers in search of a means of livelihood. The aim of this study was to explore the challenges faced by homeless older rural-urban migrants in Kobo Town, Ethiopia. This cross-sectional study employed a qualitative descriptive case study. Purposive sampling was used to identify ten older adult migrants who had been homeless f...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - November 8, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Validating the Self-assessed Wisdom Scale (SAWS) in an Iranian Sample: Psychometric and Developmental Findings
This study aimed to investigate the validity and factor structure of the Self-Assessed Wisdom Scale (SAWS; Webster in J Adult Dev 10:13 –22, 2003) in an Iranian population. Participants (235 male, 340 female) were recruited in Tehran, Iran and ranged in age from 17 to 88 years. Cronbach alpha’s for the subscales ranged from .63 to .81, and their inter-correlations ranged from .42 to .53. Exploratory factor analysis extracted 5 factors that were similar with the original structure. Confirmatory factor analysis supported 5-factor model of the SAWS. The SAWS’s total and subscale scores positively correlated with two ot...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - October 19, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Leisure Time Satisfaction and Activity Preferences Among Ethnically Diverse Aging Parents in Metro Vancouver
AbstractIt is well established that family and work-retirement transitions are increasingly becoming more complicated, extended, and reversible among aging parents. Combined with improved life expectancy, older parents are now confronted with new opportunities and challenges including their access to leisure activities. However, a paucity of research exists with regard to the extent to which older-aged parents are satisfied with their amount of leisure time as well as their ideal leisure preferences. Drawing upon socio-cultural life course theory, this paper examines how socio-demographic and ethnocultural variables (i.e.,...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - September 22, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Smoking and Drinking Behaviors among Older Adults: A Comparative Analysis of Three Southeast Asian Countries
AbstractStudies on the two major health-risk behaviors of smoking tobacco and drinking alcohol among older populations, particularly in Southeast Asia, are limited. This paper provides comparative analyses of the prevalences and correlates of smoking tobacco and drinking alcohol among older people in Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand, using data from the latest available national aging surveys in the three countries. The analyses were conducted within a multivariate framework. Gender-specific results show that smoking tobacco and drinking alcohol are more common among older men than women in all three countries. However, the ...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - September 20, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Transition to Retirement of 1990s Immigrants from the Former Soviet Union to Israel
AbstractThe purpose of the current research was to compare pre- and post-retirement financial and economic resources of two groups of Jewish Israelis, Russian-speaking immigrants from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) and Hebrew-speaking veteran Israelis. The strategy of data-processing was based on SHARE Wave 6 (Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe) and included two levels of analysis: a) household general economic indices and b) individual economic variables for two age subsamples ( ’51–66’ and ‘67 + ’). The research-based model of well-being enabled comparison of economic profiles of the studied g...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - September 2, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
‘It’s like a double-edged sword’: understanding Confucianism’s role in activity participation among first-generation older Chinese migrants in the Netherlands and Belgium
AbstractWhile activity participation in later life has attracted considerable attention from policymakers and scholars, indoor and outdoor engagement among older Chinese migrants in Europe is understudied. Using in-depth interviews with 21 older Chinese migrants in the Netherlands and seven in Belgium, this study is among the first to explore older Chinese migrants ’ activity participation experiences from the perspective of Confucianism, the cornerstone of Chinese culture. More specifically, the impact of four acknowledged principles of Confucianism are considered: hierarchical relationships, family system, benevolence ...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - August 21, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Racial and Social Disparities in Health and Health Care Delivery among Patients with Parkinson ’s Disease and Related Disorders in a Multiracial Clinical Setting
AbstractThere are racial and socioeconomic disparities in the care of patients with Parkinson ’s disease (PD). Bellevue Hospital Center (BHC) in New York City is the oldest public hospital in the United States providing care to a multiracial, socioeconomically diverse and medically underserved population. We investigated racial and social disparities in providing care to patients with PD a nd related disorders at BHC compared to a NYU Langone Health, a Parkinson’s Foundation Center of Excellence. Retrospective chart review of patients with diagnosis of PD or PD-related disorders evaluated at BHC or at NYU outpatient cl...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - August 16, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Culturally Responsive Companion Program for a Japanese Woman with Dementia in a U.S. Nursing Home
This study implies that culturally responsive companion programs may benefit foreign-born older individuals in improving their wellbeing in long-term care settings. (Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology)
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - July 29, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Knowledge and Attitudes of two Latino Groups about Alzheimer Disease: a Qualitative Study
AbstractClustering Latinos under a single group in Alzheimer Disease (AD) research, neglects, among other things cultural and environmental differences. To address this, we examine knowledge and attitudes about AD among two Latino groups. We held 5 focus groups and 2 interviews all in Spanish with Mexicans and Puerto Ricans between 40 and 60 years old living in the Grand Rapids area in Michigan. Using content analysis of the discussions, we ident ified themes related to knowledge, attitudes and concerns about AD and caregiving. A total of 20 Mexicans and 9 Puerto Ricans participated.Improving knowledge and awareness,bar...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - July 1, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
A Malady with No Name: Understanding Experiences of Depression Among Older Hmong Refugees
AbstractWe interviewed older Hmong refugees in the U.S. to understand how they experience and define depression. Methods. Data were collected in California (N = 20). The study sample included Hmong immigrants aged 55 and over. The qualitative method allowed for an in-depth understanding of events that occurred throughout the participants’ life course and how these events impacted depression in later life. Results. The participants’ conceptualizat ion of depression was defined with reference to their lived experiences. Three main conceptualizations emerged: behavioral descriptions of depression, mental or emotional ...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - June 9, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Social Exclusion Among Official Language Minority Older Adults: A Rapid Review of the Literature in Canada, Finland and Wales
AbstractIt has been suggested that older adults from minority linguistic and ethnic communities face higher risks of being socially excluded. The aim of this review was, therefore, to explore and review social exclusion studies conducted among official language minority older adults in three countries, namely Canada, Finland and Wales. A rapid review approach was used to review scientific literature in line with six social exclusion domains. The literature searches were made in Finnish, Swedish, English, French and Welsh and were restricted to research published within the timeline of 2001 – September 2019 and yielded 42...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - June 8, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Association Between Tobacco Smoking, Dental Status and Self-perceived Oral Health in Elderly Adults in Colombia
AbstractTobacco smoking is responsible for several health problems, including mouth diseases. The aim of the present study was to establish the association between smoking and dental status and self-perceived oral health in a large group of elderly Colombian adults. Analysis of 18,937 survey records of participants aged ≥ 60 years old was conducted. Information regarding age, sex, skin color, socioeconomic level, education, marital status, denture use, partial tooth loss or edentulism, Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) and tobacco smoking was retrieved from the database. A descriptive analysis and mult...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - May 15, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Growing Old in a Transnational Setting: Investigating Perceptions of Ageing and Changing Filial Ties Among Older Indians in Saskatoon
AbstractNumerous studies have examined the experience of growing old in a transnational context among Indians. However, in most of these studies, the older adults had immigrated as senior citizens to be with their adult children. Indians who have grown old in transnational settings have not been examined in detail in the gerontological scholarship. Adopting a cross-cultural lens, the present study focusses on perceptions of ageing among older Indians who have grown old in the city of Saskatoon. The study demonstrates how these older Indians refute the Successful Ageing model and accept their physical weaknesses in their co...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - April 28, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Filial Piety and Parental Depressive Symptoms: All Children Matter – Evidence from Rural Northern China
In this study, we examine the effect of filial piety across all children on parental depressive symptoms. A sample of 432 older parents with 1,223 adult children in a rural county in northern China rated the filial piety level for each child individually. Ratings were then combined across multiple children and organized into an ordinal variable of filial piety including three levels: all children being filial, some of the children being filial, and none of the children being filial. Ordinary least squares linear regression analyses wer e performed. The results reveal a significant and negative relationship between adult ch...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - April 26, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Correction to: What Is Frailty? Perspectives from Chinese Clinicians and Older Immigrants in New Zealand
A Correction to this paper has been published:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10823-021-09429-9 (Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology)
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - April 23, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
