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Rural elderly women's attitudes toward professional and governmental assistance
- Authors:
- BUTLER Sandra S., DePOY Elizabeth
- Journal article citation:
- Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 11(1), Spring 1996, pp.76-94.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The study presented here examined the attitudes of 218 rural elderly women in the USA toward receiving professional and governmental assistance. The results indicated that although the respondents had little familiarity with governmental programmes, they were generally in favour of increased assistance for people in need. The relationship of these constructs to age, income, education, and marital status is discussed, as are the implications for social work practice with this population.
Overcoming old in age-friendliness
- Authors:
- LINDENBERG J., WESTENDORP R.G.J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 29(1), 2015, pp.85-98.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
In this article, the authors explore views on an age-friendly space in the Netherlands by analysing the responses of older individuals (N = 54) in focus groups and by examining the perspectives around an age-friendly zone in the Netherlands, Parkstad Limburg. The authors found that a central issue in the wishes for living at a later age are adjustments to envisioned physical limitations that come with the ageing process; this includes adjustments to ensure safety, accessibility and mobility, in order to facilitate older individuals' efforts to stay engaged with the world around them. In their wishes, the older participants constructed ideal dwelling places that closely resembled a senior home, but at the same time they rejected wishing to live in a place that was identified as a senior home. The authors explain this paradox by the representation of such a space as being for old people, i.e. needy older individuals, which was not how the older participants wished to be identified. It is concluded that the conception of age-friendly environments will have to face the difficult challenge of overcoming the association with old age, while simultaneously taking into account adjustments that signify and relate to the ageing process and that seem inescapably tied to oldness. (Edited publisher abstract)
Negative feelings and help seeking among older adults with chronic conditions
- Authors:
- SHTOMPE Natalia, WHITEMAN Karen, RUGGIANO Nicole
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 57(8), 2014, pp.810-824.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Older adults with chronic conditions are at greater risk of negative affect, though few studies have focused on older adults’ perspectives on how chronic conditions affect their mental well-being. This study involved in-depth interviews that explored how older adults describe their feelings about chronic conditions, the context within which they experience these feelings, and their experiences with help-seeking for negative feelings. Participants reported that older adults experience a range of negative feelings related to their conditions and are only comfortable talking to people who understand their everyday experiences with managing chronic conditions. The findings have implications for health self-management. (Publisher abstract)
Receiving support when older: what makes it OK?
- Authors:
- ALLEN Ruth E.S., WILES Janine L.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 54(4), 2014, pp.670-682.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Community-dwelling childless older people (n = 38, aged 63–93) were interviewed about their experiences and expectations of support, as they comprise a group “at risk” of lack of support. Responses were analyzed within a narrative gerontology framework of positioning theory as to how receiving support was “positioned” and how it related to growing older. Participants defined support in widely diverse ways; it was not a straightforward concept. Receiving support could be warranted by particular circumstances such as illness, made acceptable by the qualities of the support giver, and/or by being part of reciprocal exchanges across time. Support receiving was resisted when associated with difficult interpersonal dynamics or assumptions of incapacity. It was also in tension with preferred positions of being “independent” or of needing “no support.” Participants positioned “oldness” negatively and as both equivalent to the need for support and as a potential outcome of being a support receiver. The research shows that support can be hard to define and hard to receive. Needs assessors and researchers asking “Do you have enough support?” need to consider how support is positioned to better target appropriate help. Assumptions about at-risk groups can be misleading; many childless participants had a lifetime of self-support or an intentionally developed “web of contacts” at a size that suited them, even if they looked unsupported to others. (Edited publisher abstract)
Digital lifestyles: adults aged 60 and over
- Author:
- OFCOM
- Publisher:
- Ofcom
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 32p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report provides an overview of media literacy among adults aged 60 and over in the UK. The aim of the report is to support people working in this area to develop and promote media literacy among this group. Contents include: household ownership and use; intention to get internet and reasons for non-take-up of services; volume of use and breadth of use of the platforms; interest in and awareness of digital features; creative and interactive experience; knowledge of funding and regulation trust in content; confidence in using features; safety and security; the extent and level of concerns; experience of, interest in, and preference for, learning; media attitudes and behaviours.
Voices of three generations: families and declining health of older adults
- Authors:
- WALL Jack, SPIRA Marcia
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 87(1), January 2006, pp.27-34.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
The declining health of an older family member impacts family members in many ways. This article describes the effects of coping with the needs of older members among three generations. The systemic effects result in challenges to each generation along physical, psychological, and social dimensions. Discussion focuses on the experiences of the respective generations as they each attempt to voice their needs and negotiate their individual and interpersonal development in the context of the older persons’ decline. Multiple theories and intervention strategies, including developmental, narrative, and family systems, will be applied to case material. It is concluded that helping families to articulate the stress, renegotiate the issues of care, and reframing old patterns of behaviour may be crucial to assisting families navigate through this time of life.
Livable communities for older people
- Authors:
- KOCHERA Andrew, BRIGHT Kim
- Journal article citation:
- Generations, 29(4), Winter 2006, pp.32-36.
- Publisher:
- American Society on Aging
This article briefly reports on the findings of a survey in the United States to explore the relationship between community features and the participation of residents in social and civic activities. The survey posed questions regarding home and other elements of the community to a group of over one thousand respondents age 50 and older. The survey also included and extensive set of questions on activities and the participants' perception of their own well-being.
The same but different: social work with centenarians
- Author:
- McCORMACK John
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 53(4), December 2000, pp.27-32.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Reports on Australian research which investigates very long-lived individuals who occasionally interact with social workers working in aged care. Following some introductory information on the socio-demographics of this group, findings on their health status are presented, as well as social workers' experiences of working with centenarians. The study finds that despite their unique age, the health and social support required is no different from that needed by much younger aged clients. This important finding of heterogeneity and inter-individual variability should assist social work advocates arguing against stereotyping this group based solely on their outstanding chronological characteristic.
If I had no choice: the housing needs of ethnic elders
- Editor:
- BARROW Jess
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 21p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Short report based on research examining the housing needs of minority ethnic older people, with the primary aim of allowing their voices to be heard. Also examines relevant literature, the Scottish policy context, and the attitudes of local authorities towards meeting the needs of black and minority ethnic older people.
Knowledge and attitudes towards sexuality of a group of elderly
- Authors:
- WALKER Bonnie L., EPHROSS Paul H.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 31(1/2), 1999, pp.85-107.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article investigates the knowledge and attitudes of a group of elderly toward sexuality and staff practices related to the expression of elderly sexuality in a long-term care setting.