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The experience of worry among young and older adults in the United States and Germany: a cross-national comparison
- Authors:
- BABCOCK Renée L., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 16(3), April 2012, pp.413-422.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The goal of this study was to compare adult age-related differences in the experience of worry within 2 countries in order to explore how cultural and age differences impact worry. Data were collected from 173 Germans (77 older adults aged 54-91 years, and 96 younger adults aged 18-28 years) and 263 Americans (79 older adults aged 54-89 years, and 184 younger adults aged 18-26 years). The participants completed measures including a general worry scale and two hypothesised correlates of worry (life events and locus of control). The results indicated that, although there were some similarities between the groups, there were differences between the cultures and the age groups in their experiences of worry. Younger adults reporting more worries than did older adults in both countries. The hypothesised correlates of worry differentially contributed to the prediction of worry across the 2 cultures and across the 2 age groups. With one minor exception, the hypothesised correlates did not predict worry within the German sample, but did predict worry within the American sample. Among the younger adult American sample, endorsement of external locus of control and life events predicted worry, but among the older American sample, positive endorsement of internal locus of control predicted worry.
Minority elderly health and social care in Europe: summary findings of the minority elderly care (MEC) project
- Editors:
- PATEL Naina, (ed.)
- Publisher:
- Policy Research Institute on Ageing and Ethnicity
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- Bolton
This report, using data from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Finland, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Switzerland, is designed to inform and help plan the nature and direction of provision of health and social care services in the years to come. The project has the explicit intention of seeking to draw attention to the needs of minority ethnic (ME) elders and thereby improve the provision of services for them throughout Europe. Key findings showed that family was very important to ME elders in all countries and not surprisingly, most elders preferred to be looked after by their family in their own home. It is apparent that in every country there were significant proportions of ME elders on low incomes which were substantially less than the average incomes for elderly in the country concerned. In all countries there were quite significant proportions who described their general health as poor or very poor and these elders needed more medical treatment. The use of different health and social care services is not uniform across the different ethnic groups and countries. While each country has its own systems and procedures it is apparent that in all countries there are some elders who are failing to gain access to services. There are several things an organisation can do to help ME elders to overcome barriers and gain access to services. For example, information can be provided in appropriate languages, staff can be given training in culture-specific care, or new services may be designed specifically to meet the needs of different ME groups. The report makes several recommendations including the provision of clear information about the rights of the individual in accessing and using health and social care services and in different formats and languages. Adopt a person centred approach to patients and service users. Recognise that certain ethnic groups face particularly strong access barriers. Each of the issues is described in detail for each country included in the report.
Comparative European module: protection of vulnerable older people
- Authors:
- BRADLEY Greta, PENHALE Bridget
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 2(4), November 2000, pp.17-21.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
For the past four years, the social work department at the University of Hull has been working in partnership with colleagues from Austria, France and Germany to develop a European module on comparative social work. Funded by the EU's SOCRATES programme, this has involved the four European sites developing and adapting a prototype module concerning vulnerable older people to fit with their own programme requirements. This paper describes what the process has revealed.