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An evaluation study of a dementia screening program in Taiwan: an application of the theory of planned behaviors
- Authors:
- YANG Pei-Shan, TANG John Sai-Hung, CHEN Chun-Yu
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 55(7), October 2012, pp.626-640.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
A common global challenge facing dementia service providers is how to detect dementia early to facilitate timely intervention. This paper reports findings of an evaluation study of a dementia-screening programme in Taiwan using the Theory of Planned Behaviours. It first presents the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ) programme rationale, and then examines the effects of this important health and social service intervention. Follow-up telephone interviews were completed by 108 respondents. Findings indicate that the SPMSQ programme was overall successful in identifying suspected dementia. Results also show that the dementia-screening programme contributed to an increase in medical service utilisation and in unpaid informal care. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.
Combining paid work and family care: policies and experiences in international perspective
- Authors:
- KROGER Teppo, YEANDLE Sue
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 256
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
As populations age around the world, increasing efforts are required from both families and governments to secure care and support for older and disabled people.At the same time, both women and men are expected to increase and lengthen their participation in paid work, which makes combining caring and working a burning issue for social and employment policy and economic sustainability. International discussion about the reconciliation of work and care has previously focused mostly on childcare. Combining paid work and family care widens the debate, bringing into discussion the experiences of those providing support to their partners, older relatives and disabled or seriously ill children. The book analyses the situations of these working carers in Nordic, liberal and East Asian welfare systems. Highlighting what can be learned from individual experiences, the book analyses the changing welfare and labour market policies which shape the lives of working carers in Finland, Sweden, Australia, England, Japan and Taiwan. The book is arranged in three parts: working carers of older people; working parent-carers of disabled children; and working partner-carers. (Edited publisher abstract)
Responding to dementia in East Asia: developments in Japan, China, Taiwan and South Korea
- Author:
- INEICHEN B.
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 2(4), November 1998, pp.279-285.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Countries of the Far East share a number of features in their response to the problem of dementia among the elderly. Research in Japan, China, Taiwan and South Korea finds a very rapid rate of growth in their elderly populations, with corresponding rises in the number of dementia sufferers. Official responses have been rather slow, due to the long-standing belief that families would provide care. Demographic and sociological trends - longer life span, smaller families, urbanisation, the growing opportunity for paid work (especially for women) - have contributed to the decline of filial piety. All these processes are more advanced in the cities. Reports that rural elderly people suffering from dementia may be especially vulnerable to isolation, and in need of non-familial sources of help.
The Taiwanese Association of Family Caregivers: transformation in the long-term care debate for carers
- Authors:
- WANG Frank T. Y., CHEN Chen-Fen
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Care and Caring, 1(1), 2017, pp.121-126.
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
Accepting political appointment from the government is a double-edged sword for an advocacy group, which could mean a chance to influence policies or conflicts with other advocacy groups. The Taiwanese Association of Family Caregivers (TAFC) went through such a process of transformation when it was appointed as a member of a formal committee set up by the Taiwanese government in 2009 in order to develop and implement a long term care insurance scheme. The process was named TAFC's awakening because the opportunity served as a catalyst for TAFC to confirm its identity as a representative of carers, speaking solely from the carer's perspective. (Publisher abstract)