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What Is Frailty? Perspectives from Chinese Clinicians and Older Immigrants in New Zealand
AbstractThis qualitative study explores the meanings of frailty held by Chinese New Zealanders and Chinese health care professionals with the aim of identifying commonalities as well as potential differences. Two guided focus groups with Mandarin and Cantonese speaking older adults (n = 10), one individual interview with a English speaking older Chinese, and one focus group with Chinese New Zealand health care professionals (n = 7) were held to obtain views on frailty in older adults, followed by transcribing and a thematic qualitative analysis. Three main themes emerged: (1) Frailty is marked by ill-health, multip...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - April 8, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Chipping In or Crowding-Out? The Impact of Pension Receipt on Older Adults ’ Intergenerational Support and Subjective Well-Being in Rural China
AbstractWith the introduction of the New Rural Social Pension Scheme (NRSPS), pension coverage in rural China has increased substantially during the last decade. We investigate how the new public pension benefits influence intergenerational transfers and subjective well-being of older adults in rural China using panel data from the 2011 and 2013 waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). The results of our first-difference regression models show that receiving a public pension goes along with an increase in intergenerational financial support and has a positive impact on the subjective well-being...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - March 25, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Childlessness and Social Support in Old Age in China
AbstractAlthough previous studies showed that children are the primary source of old-age support in China, much less is known about the availability and sources of social support among childless elders. Also, little research has explored how older adults ’ social support transitions over time by childless status. Using the 2005 and 2011 Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (N = 14,575), this study examined the transition of living arrangement and sources of social support by childless status among adults aged 65 and older. A series of multinomial logistic and linear regression models were used to analyze the...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - March 8, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Acknowledgement of Reviewers for Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 2020
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Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - March 1, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Acknowledgement of Reviewers for Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology , 2020
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Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - February 24, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Gerotranscendence and Alaska Native Successful Aging in the Aleutian Pribilof Islands, Alaska
This study highlights the characteristics and activities of AN Elders in the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands to further develop the model of AN successful aging. There are many theories of aging and this study explores a cross-cultural understanding of gerotranscendence - the personal and interpersonal changes that result from successful aging or achieving Eldership. This study interviewed Elders in two communities of the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands region. Using 22 standardized questions based on the explanatory model, researchers facilitated discussion of what it means to be an Elder and age successfully. Employing thema...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - February 10, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

A preliminary exploration of attitudes about COVID-19 among a group of older people in Iwate Prefecture, Japan
AbstractIn this article, our goal is to provide researchers with a non-western perspective concerning the COVID-19 pandemic through a qualitative study of older adults living in Iwate, a prefecture in Japan that has only recently (27 July 2020) reported its first confirmed COVID-19 cases and which has experienced comparatively few cases since. Because they live in an environment with few COVID-19 cases, the individuals in this study provide an interesting perspective of the pandemic as it is unfolding in rural Japan and our focus here is on documenting the circumstances and ideas of elder residents of Iwate Prefecture to u...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - February 9, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

The World Is Not Mine – Barriers to Healthcare Access for Bangladeshi Rural Elderly Women
This study aimed to explore how this cohort related their healthcare access to their living circumstances and provided insight into how their healthcare access needs can be addressed. This study was a critical social theoretical exploration from conversational interviews h eld over three months with 25 elderly women in rural Bangladesh. Two critical social constructs, ‘emancipation’ of Habermas and ‘recognition’ of Honneth, were used in the exploration and explanation of the influence of personal circumstances, society and system on rural elderly women’s hea lthcare access. The concept of ‘social determinants o...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - January 15, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

“Who doesn’t Have Challenges? I Have a Lot of Challenges”: Exploring the Challenges and Coping Strategies of Neglected Older Adults in Ghana
This study offers a better understanding of the needs of neglected older adults and the nature of their coping strategies. It is recommended that financial and social care should be available for older adults. (Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology)
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - January 5, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Socioeconomic Disparities and Gender Inequalities in Dementia: a Community-Dwelling Population Study from a Middle-Income Country
AbstractThe proportion of the world ’s older adults and of its dementia cases is increasing in low and middle-income countries. This is particularly true in Colombia. There, the number of individuals with dementia may increase five-fold by 2050. Yet research is lacking on dementia in such settings. This work estimates the prevalence of dementia in a community-dwelling population in Colombia. It also assesses how gender-based differences in cardiovascular conditions and socioeconomic disparities affect dementia. This work analyzes data on 2000 respondents at least 60 years of age in the Health, Well-Being, And Aging (SAB...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - November 27, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

The Built Environment and Socio-Demographic Correlates of Partial and Absolute Sedentary Behaviours in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Accra, Ghana
This study examined built environmental and socio-demographic variables as correlates of sedentary behaviour in a population of older adults, and attempted to introduce the idea of measuring sedentary behaviour with two domains, namely ‘partial sedentary behaviour’ and ‘absolute sedentary behaviour’. The study’s population was community-dwelling older adults aged 60 years or more in Accra, Ghana. A self-reported questionnaire was used to gather data from 504 older people. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to present findings, with all nominal categorical variables incorporated in this analysis dummy-c...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - November 3, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

What Does “Successful Aging” Mean to you? — Systematic Review and Cross-Cultural Comparison of Lay Perspectives of Older Adults in 13 Countries, 2010–2020
AbstractSuccessful aging is a concept that has gained popularity and relevance internationally among gerontologists in recent decades. Examining lay older adults ’ perspectives on successful aging can enhance our understanding of what successful aging means. We conducted a systematic review of peer reviewed studies from multiple countries published in 2010–2020 that contained qualitative responses of lay older adults to open-ended questions such as “Wh at does successful aging mean to you?” We identified 23 studies conducted in 13 countries across North America, Western Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Oceania. W...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - October 16, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Exploring the Perceptions of the Ageing Experience in Singaporean Older Adults: a Qualitative Study
In conclusion, our study highlighted specific cultural nuances in older adults perceptions of health, particularly psychological and social health. These findings can help develop more targeted intervention progra mmes and better methods of measuring older adults health, which can assist with the global ageing phenomena. (Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology)
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - October 9, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

In Conversation with a Frontline Worker in a Care Home in Sweden during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - October 4, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

“We Never Graduate from Care Giving Roles”; Cultural Schemas for Intergenerational Care Role Among Older Adults in Tanzania
This study suggests that there is need to put in place interventions that encourage intergenerational caregiving. These intervention programmes should seek not only to consider but also to build upon the strength of cultural values and beliefs. (Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology)
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - September 28, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research