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Older people from South Asia: cross-national sample selection in India, Bangladesh and United Kingdom
- Author:
- BURHOLT Vanessa
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 11(4), December 2001, pp.4-7.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
Reports on first stages of a cross-national study which examines the impact of migration of family members on sources of help and support to older members of Gujarati, Punjabi and Sylheti families living in the United Kingdom, India and Bangladesh. Samples of people aged 55 and over were drawn from the UK and Asia. The UK sample was drawn from Gujarati, Punjabi and Sylheti elders in Birmingham via contacts established through local ethnic associations and the use of a 'snowball' technique. Looks at progress to date and discusses problems encountered in sampling the populations.
Family homes: using parental property to provide future housing for people with learning disabilities: guidance for families and advisors
- Author:
- KING Nigel
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 85p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report culminates from a project which explored how the family home, whether owned or rented, could be used to provide secure accommodation for the person with learning disabilities in the future. It was undertaken as part of the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities' Growing Older with Learning Disabilities (GOLD) programme.
Stress coping and depression among Japanese American elders
- Authors:
- SHIBUSAWA Tazuko, MUI Ada C.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 36(1/2), 2001, pp.63-81.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This study examines the correlates of depression among among 131 community-dwelling Japanese American elders. Predictors of depression were examined from a stress and coping framework. Depression was measured using the Geriatric Depression Scale. Multiple regression analyses revealed that health, fear of dependency on family, number of close friends, and availability of emotional support were associated with depression. This contradicts previous studies which indicate that traditional Japanese values of interdependence facilitate dependency on family. Presents some culturally appropriate ways for social workers to address fear of dependency among Japanese American elders.
Care services for frail older people on south Korea
- Authors:
- OH Kyeung Mi, WARNES Anthony M.
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 21(6), November 2001, pp.701-720.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Examines the changed social circumstances of older people in South Korea and specifically the increased need for formal health and social services for those who are frail and have no informal carers. Begins with a summary account of the country's exceptionally rapid demographic, economic and social transformations, which demonstrates a widening gap between the population's expectations and needs, and health and social service provision. Then examines the recently initiated and now burgeoning welfare programmes, with particular attention to health and social services for sick and frail older people. Most extant care services are accessed mainly by two minorities: the very poor and the rich. Neither long-term care services nor personal social services are well developed. There is a marked disparity between the acute services, which are predominantly provided by private sector organisations in a highly competitive market and broadly achieve high standards, and public primary care and rudimentary residential services. The latter are weakly regulated and there are many instances of low standards of care.
An excess of culture: the myth of shared care in the Chinese community in Britain
- Authors:
- CHIU Sammy, YU Sam
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 21(6), November 2001, pp.681-699.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This article examines the applicability of the shared care approach in the Chinese community in Britain. The discussion is based on findings of two studies on family care of older people in London conducted respectively in 1991 and 1998. Both studies examined the needs of Chinese older people and whether and how their needs were met by informal care. The findings show that there is a strong belief among Chinese families that older people should live with their sons. While the Chinese families were highly motivated to take care of their older family members, and many of them felt obliged to live with their parents and wanted to give assistance to them, not all were, in practice, able to do so as much as they would have wished. Argues that traditional Chinese values still carry some influence in obliging the Chinese to look after their elderly family members. However, they are not sufficiently influential to guarantee sufficient care. The study calls for a model of shared care.
Adult children taking care of their aging parents: a multiple-case study on caregivers' perspectives
- Authors:
- XIAOLIN Xie, XIA Yan
- Journal article citation:
- Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work, 11(2), September 2001, pp.53-64.
- Publisher:
- Times Academic
This qualitative study with 8 adult children providing care to their aging parents revealed 4 major themes: family or family network served as the major mode of elderly care, the arrangement of elderly care engendered sibling conflicts, the elderly preferred an independent household, and a need for organised social service programmes to supplement the current model of family care for elderly members.
Hidden shame
- Author:
- DUNION Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 23.8.01, 2001, p.24.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Elder abuse seldom hits the headlines and research in to it is only just beginning. The author reports on the largest survey to date in this area and reveals a frightening trend: that most abuse takes place within the family.
Dying with dignity
- Authors:
- MEERES Clarissa, MCKENNA Fergus
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 16.8.01, 2001, pp.36-37.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
A structured plan of action for patients who are dying of dementia can ease their pain and the distress of their relatives. Outlines the approach taken in a Cannock hospital.
A winter's tale
- Author:
- FLYNN Damien
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 16.8.01, 2001, p.34.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Reports how frontline staff in doctors' surgeries were in the forefront of helping more than 100 households stay warm. The project helped more than 100 households in the North Stoke primary care trusts area to get government grants totaling more than 100,000 for insulation and heating improvements.
Filial support legislation in Hong Kong: a sensible and practical policy?
- Authors:
- SUM Yeung, CHOU Kee-Lee
- Journal article citation:
- Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work, 11(1), March 2001, pp.131-140.
- Publisher:
- Times Academic
There has been controversy in Hong Kong over whether the government should enact filial support legislation so the burden of caring for elderly dependents could be shared between the government and adult children. Briefly discusses the theoretical framework for the relationship between family and state welfare. Reviews how legislation was implemented in other countries and their experiences in practicing the law. Availability of family care in Hong Kong might decrease due to industrialisation and urbanisation in terms of the change of family structure and household size, the increasingly aged population, more active participation in the labour force by women, and the dying-out of traditional values of filial piety towards the elderly. On the other hand, studies have shown that family care is still the major care provider for Hong Kong elderly. Reviews the pros and cons of filial responsibility law and considers that education is a better alternative to legislation.