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Willingness to use formal long-term care services by Korean elders and their primary caregivers
- Authors:
- KIM Hyungsoo, CHOI Won-Young
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 20(4), 2008, pp.474-492.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Logistic regression models were estimated using 2001 national survey data on 1,168 Korean adults aged 65 or older, and their primary caregivers. More than 70% of the older people were female, mostly with very low levels of formal education, and the majority lived with adult children or spouses. The attitudes of both older people and primary caregivers towards care responsibility were the dominant predictor of willingness to use formal long term care services. These attitudes need to be taken into account as policy makers attempt to normalise the use of formal care (home-based or institutional) and reduce the burden on informal carers. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
The relationship between self-efficacy and positive aspects of caregiving in Alzheimer's disease caregivers
- Authors:
- SEMIATIN Alicia M., O'CONNOR Maureen K.
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 16(6), August 2012, pp.683-688.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Positive aspects of caring may help buffer carers from the negative psychological and physical consequences of caregiving. Self-efficacy is a potentially modifiable psychological construct that has been associated with positive thinking, improved control of negative affect, and enhanced motivation. This study investigated the relationship between positive aspects of caregiving and self-efficacy among 57 family members caring for a family member with Alzheimer's disease in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Participant data was gathered through individual interviews conducted as a part of a larger randomised controlled trial of a caregiver intervention. Result revealed that self-efficacy accounted for a significant percentage of the variance in positive aspects of caregiving after controlling for other factors commonly associated with positive aspects of caregiving including caregiver demographics, care recipient neuropsychiatric symptoms, and caregiver depression.
Family caregivers' viewpoints towards quality of long-term care services for community-dwelling elders in Taiwan
- Authors:
- LEE I., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 17(3), May 2009, pp.312-320.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study aims to explore family caregivers' viewpoints and opinions regarding the long-term care services for community-dwelling older adults in Taiwan. A qualitative study was conducted between August and December of 2005. Fifty family caregivers agreed to participate in this study. Data were collected by focus group interviews, in order to obtain the experience and expectation of family caregivers concerning long-term care services in their daily lives. Through content analysis and peer discussion, the data were categorized into five major themes: (1) praise for the services; (2) flexibility of long-term care services; (3) comprehensiveness of long-term services; (4) linkage and extension of existing resources; and (5) activeness of service provision. Study findings from the family caregivers' viewpoints should contribute to the improvement of long-term care services and provide a basis for designing suitable programmes to enhance community-dwelling in situ elderly people care.
Cautionary tales: accounts of dementia in fiction
- Author:
- MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 13(4), July 2005, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Discusses whether people with dementia are actually empowered through their representations in contemporay fiction, and considers the scope of this medium to offer a genuine resource for training dementia care staff.
Attitudes toward spousal caregiving in late adulthood: retirement versus pre-retirement phase
- Author:
- KULIK Liat
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 34(2), 2001, pp.37-57.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The study dealt with differences in attitudes toward spousal caregiving among pre-retired versus retired Israelis. Attitudes were examined from three perspectives: commitment to caregiving, perceived harmful effects of caregiving, and delegation of responsibility for caregiving. Compared with the pre-retired group, the retirees reveled higher levels of commitment and showed less of a tendency to delegate responsibility for caregiving. At the same time, they perceived caregiving as having more harmful effects. For both groups of participants, past assistance from the spouse and equality in division of household tasks were the best predictors of perceived harmful effects. With regard to delegating responsibility for caregiving, the most salient variables among both groups of participants were marital tension and equality in division of household tasks.
Anxiety about aging: a neglected dimension of caregivers experiences
- Authors:
- WULLSCHLEGER Karla Scroggin, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 26(3/4), 1997, pp.3-18.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Examines the relationship between caregiving burden and the caregivers' anxiety about their own aging in a national sample in the USA. Results found higher levels of burden associated with greater anxiety about ageing. The relationship was even stronger for caregivers with loved ones living in nursing homes. Spouses had the highest anxiety scores. Discusses the implications for recognising other long-term consequences of caregiving. Suggests that those who work directly with caregiving families need to assess a broader range of potential problems and help arrange for cost-effective services to meet these needs.
Attitudes of homebound older adults and their caregivers toward research and participation as research advisors
- Authors:
- ENGLAND Ashley L Eaton, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 61(8), 2021, pp.1202-1210.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Background and Objectives: Homebound older adults and their caregivers have not historically been engaged as advisors in patient-centred outcomes research. This study aimed to understand the attitudes of homebound older adults and their caregivers toward research and participation as research advisors. Research Design and Methods: Descriptive thematic analysis of semistructured interviews conducted with 30 homebound older adults and caregivers recruited from home-based medical care practices. Interview questions addressed opinions on research and preferences for engaging as research advisors. Results: Of 30 participants, 22 were female, 17 were people of color, and 11 had Medicaid. Two themes emerged related to perceptions of research overall: (a) utility of research and (b) relevance of research. Overall, participants reported positive attitudes toward research and felt that research could affect people like them. Three themes emerged related to participating as research advisors: (a) motivators, (b) barriers, and (c) preferences. Participants were open to engaging in a variety of activities as research advisors. Most participants were motivated by helping others. Common barriers included time constraints and caregiving responsibilities, and physical barriers for homebound individuals. Participants also reported fears such as lacking the skills or expertise to contribute as advisors. Many were willing to participate if these barriers were accommodated and shared their communication preferences. Discussion and Implications: Diverse homebound older adults and caregivers are willing to be engaged as research advisors and provided information to inform future engagement strategies. Findings can inform efforts to meet new age-inclusive requirements of the National Institutes of Health. (Edited publisher abstract)
Family caregivers’ perceptions of maltreatment of older adults with dementia: findings from the northwest of Spain
- Authors:
- RIVERA-NAVARRO Jesus, CONTADOR Israel
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 31(1), 2019, pp.77-95.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Dementia is a neurocognitive disorder that implies a risk factor of maltreatment by family caregivers. In this study, the authors analyzed both informal caregiver’s perceptions of maltreatment and aspects of the caregiver and caregiving behaviour that may be associated with maltreatment. They conducted five focus groups (FGs) in three Spanish cities: Segovia, Soria and León. The themes that were identified were related to two levels of maltreatment: (a) relational and (b) institutional. At the relational level, the authors observed the justification of maltreatment of Older Adults with Dementia (OAswD) by family caregivers during the occurrence of behavioural symptoms. At the institutional level, the authors noted that lack of support from the government was considered a type of maltreatment. These themes suggest that policy issues related to healthcare should be considered. (Edited publisher abstract)
Does a sense of benevolence influence volunteering and caregiving among older people?
- Authors:
- SHEN Huei-Wern, DELSTON J.B., WANG Yi
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Research, 41(3), 2017, pp.155-166.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Volunteering and caregiving are both helping behaviours, but they take place in different social contexts. Although personal resources and networks are important factors in understanding whether older people volunteer and provide family care, studies of the psychological factors influencing these behaviours are rare. Using theoretical guidance of the resource and strategic mobilization model, this study aims to construct a psychological factor—sense of benevolence (SBEN)—and elucidate the effects of SBEN on volunteering and caregiving among older adults when personal resources and networks are controlled. Authors, using data from the 2000 Health and Retirement Study, included 939 community-dwelling older adults age 55 years and older in the study. Using principal component analysis, authors retained 10 items to construct the SBEN scale. Two separate logistic regression models were used to assess the relationships between SBEN and volunteering and SBEN and caregiving. Findings show that higher SBEN increased the likelihood for older people to give care but was not related to volunteering. SBEN may be used as a construct to help understand the psychological factors behind older individuals’ helping behaviours to family. Further research identifying mechanisms of engaging older volunteers - that is, psychological and institutional motivating factors - is needed. (Edited publisher abstract)
Factors associated with depression in older carers
- Authors:
- LOI Samantha M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 31(3), 2016, p.294–301.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Objective: Depression is an adverse outcome frequently seen in carers. With the increasing ageing population and reliance on informal carers, this study aims to identify factors associated with depression in carers in the older age group, using factors that have not been previously investigated. Methods: The authors conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 202 older carers using the Geriatric Depression scale, demographics, personality traits, attitudes to ageing and other carer characteristics. Results: Increased hours spent caring and higher levels of neuroticism were all factors associated with depression. The care-recipient diagnosis, other personality traits, attitudes to ageing, leisure-physical activity (PA) and domestic-PA were not significantly associated with depression. Conclusions: These findings have important implications for interventions to target at-risk carers. (Publisher abstract)