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“I was Confused About How to Take Care of Mom Because this Disease is Different Everyday”: Vietnamese American Caregivers’ Understanding of Alzheimer’s Disease
This study explored how Vietnamese American caregivers understand AD and provide care to family members with AD. Twenty caregivers who have provided care to a family member with AD participated in a semi-structured qualitative interview. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Several themes were identified in the caregivers’ understanding of AD:(a) “Now I know:” the disruptions, shocks and surprises leading up to the initial diagnosis; (b) The frustrations of managing family members’ cognitive impairments; (c)“Going with the flow:” challenges in managing personality and behavioral changes; (d) The exhausti...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - February 27, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Bereaved Families ’ Perspectives of End-of-Life Care. Towards a Bicultural Whare Tapa Whā Older person’s Palliative Care Model
AbstractThe views of family carers who provide end of life care to people of advanced age are not commonly known. We conducted a bicultural study with bereaved New Zealand M āori (indigenous) and non-indigenous family carers who, on behalf of their older family member, reflected on the end of life circumstances and formal and informal care experienced by the older person. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with 58 people (19 Māori and 39 non-Māori), who cared for 52 family members who died aged over 80 years. A Kaupapa Māori thematic analysis of family/whānau perspectives identified examples of good holistic ...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - February 19, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Acknowledgement of Reviewers for Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology , 2018 and 2019
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Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - February 9, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Migrating in Later Lives: Collective Identities of Russian-Speaking Women in Finland
AbstractCombining insights from transnational anthropology, anthropology of postsocialism, and the narrating identity approach in cultural gerontology, this paper investigates how Russian-speaking migrant women living in Finland account for their ageing. It is based on ethnographic fieldwork in an urban-based club for Russian-speaking seniors, including written and oral life stories. The research shows that Russian-speaking women have a very strong sense of collective identity that is anchored in master stories of (post) socialism, their transnational life trajectories, and families. First, women ’s active participation ...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - January 17, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Embracing Cultural Diversity – Leadership Perspectives on Championing Meaningful Engagement for Residents Living with Advanced Dementia
AbstractResource constraints and high staff turnover are perceived as substantial barriers to high quality residential aged care. Achieving relationship-focused, person-centered care (PCC) is an ongoing challenge. This paper reports on an international project that explored how residential care leadership understand meaningful engagement for residents with dementia from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. This paper critically appraises the process, and outcomes, of an adapted Delphi method. Participants were the residential care leadership (i.e. staff in supervisory capacity) from four international ...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - December 19, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

An Approach to Improve Dementia Health Literacy in Indigenous Communities
AbstractThis project aims to improve health literacy in Indigenous communities through the development of evidence-based culturally relevant health promotion materials on dementia that bridge the gap between Indigenous and Western perspectives of the illness. The research team worked in partnership with Health Canada ’s First Nations and Inuit Home and Community Care Program (FNIHCC) and consulted with Indigenous elders to utilize a two-eyed seeing framework that draws upon Indigenous knowledge and Western biomedicine. A consolidated review of materials and research involving Indigenous perspectives of Alzheim er’s and...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - December 17, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Cultural Dimensions of Diabetes Management: a Qualitative Study of Middle Eastern Immigrants in the U.S.
This study examined how aspects of culture, social support, isolation, and loneliness are perceived as influences in chronic illness management by pre-diabetic (Glycated hemoglobin A1c levels between 5.7 and 6.4) or Type 2 diabetic patients (A1c levels between 6.4 and 8). Twenty-eight Middle Eastern immigrants in the greater Philadelphia area were interviewed using a semi-structured approach. Results were consistent with other research which suggests that patients benefit from family and community support in the management of their illness. However, findings also suggest that even in the presence of strong family and socia...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - December 16, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Measuring Perceived Receipt of Filial Piety among Chinese Middle-Aged and Older Adults
In conclusion, the PRFPS is found to be a reliable and valid measure of perceived filial piety receipt among Chinese parents. Theoretical implications and suggestions for further scale development and research is discussed. (Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology)
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - December 1, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Aging and Migration: the Value of Familism for Spanish Speakers
This study investigates the caregiving expectations of a group of nineteen older Spanish speakers living in Australia from the perspective offamilism. Speakers participated in audio-recorded interviews about their caregiving expectations late in life and four key themes were identified: (1) tension between value of familism and the self-reliance approach encouraged in Australian society; (2) fear of burdening their “westernized” children, which resulted in shifted care expectations; (3) fear of ending up in an aged care facility; and (4) the importance of religion in coping with uncertainty about future care arrangemen...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - December 1, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Ageing and the Case of Democratic Medicine in Japan
AbstractAging populations present serious challenges to societies for the provision of care and support for their eldest members. These include increased demands on families for care at home, shortages of professional care workers and facilities, and financial strains on governmental budgets. However, these conditions also provide space for the elderly to adapt institutions to secure care and support. This essay examines the ways the elderly work through Min-Iren, a federation of medical institutions in Japan, to meet their needs. Premised on a “democratic” model of solidarity, Min-Iren institutional structure provides...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - November 27, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing among Elderly Patients at a Primary Care Clinic in Oman
AbstractDrug prescribing to the elderly increases the risk of potential adverse drug reactions as well as potentially inappropriate medications. The goal of this study was to describe drug prescribing patterns in elderly patients and to measure the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications using updated Beers ’ criteria and the STOPP criteria. This was a retrospective cross-sectional study for all patients aged ≥65 years who attended regularly a primary care clinic at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in Oman. Data of 377 patients were analyzed using the software Statistical Package for Social Scien ces vers...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - November 27, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Coping Strategies Utilized by Middle-Aged and Older Latino Caregivers of Loved Ones with Alzheimer ’s Disease and Related Dementia
AbstractWe aimed to explore the coping strategies utilized by Latino caregivers of people with Alzheimer ’s disease or related dementia (ADRD). We conducted 16 semi-structured interviews with Latinos family caregivers. The interviews explored the caregivers’ experiences utilizing coping strategies. Coping strategies were identified based on a direct content analysis of the interviews. Participants were 50 to 75 years old, majority female, and from Mexico. The most common coping strategies adopted were: rationalization, social interactions, physical activity, and leisure activities. Other strategies used included avoid...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - November 7, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Religious Attendance and the Social Support Trajectories of Older Mexican Americans
AbstractIn this paper, we directly assessed the extent to which the association between religious attendance and the social support trajectories of older Mexican Americans is due to selection (spurious) processes related to personality, health status, and health behavior. We employed seven waves of data from the Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (1993 –2010) to examine the association between religious attendance and perceived social support trajectories (n = 2479). We used growth mixture modeling to estimate latent classes of social support trajectories and multivariate mult...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - November 6, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Community Gerontology Model for Healthy Aging Developed in Mexico Framed in Resilience and Generativity
Conclusion: Our findings suggest that the addition of resilience and generativity in the CMHA contributed to the active participation of older adults in the maintenance of functioning and the prevention and control of diseases linked to aging. (Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology)
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - November 4, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Environmental Challenges in the Home for Ageing Societies: a Comparison of Sweden and Japan
The objective of the present study was to provide a background to environmental challenges in the home, related to demographic ageing. Specific aims were to compare: 1) demography and household composition 2) physical housing stocks 3) indoor accidents and 4) housing adaptations between the two countries. Descriptive analyses were conducted using secondary data sources. Demographic ageing is projected to accelerate faster in Japan compared to Sweden, with overall lower fertility rates expected in Japan. In 2050, 39% of the Japanese population is projected to be aged 65  years or older, compared to 23% of the Swedish popul...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - September 9, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research