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Adaption, stress and relocation in old age
- Author:
- STAMBUK Ana
- Journal article citation:
- Ljetopis Studijskog Centra Socijalnog Rada, 5,, 1998, pp.105-115.
- Publisher:
- University of Zagreb
- Place of publication:
- Zagreb
In this article some ways of adaption in old age are described. [Article in Croatian].
Burnout: current knowledge and relevance to old age psychiatry
- Author:
- BENBOW Susan M.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 13(8), August 1998, pp.520-526.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reviews the literature on burnout and considers its relevance to old age psychiatry and the role of the consultant. Found that there is little evidence of unique stressors related to care of elderly mentally ill people. Burnout is likely to be modified by workplace interventions. Relevant areas for intervention are political and social, organisational and management, training and personal issues. Calls for support to consultants and their continuing professional development to be radically reviewed.
A brighter horizon
- Author:
- MARSHALL Mary
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 29.10.98, 1998, pp.2-3.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Not long ago the prospect for someone diagnosed with dementia was bleak. Reports on how today, with better information and greater public awareness, the outlook for dementia care is getting better.
Psychosocial factors associated with the use/non-use of mental health services by primary carers of individuals with dementia
- Authors:
- MOCKLER Darren, RIORDAN John, MURPHY Marian
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 13(5), May 1998, pp.310-314.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Investigates psychosocial factors associated with the use/non-use of services by primary carers of people with dementia. Considers health, stress, family and social support, years of caring, age of carers and person with dementia, gender and level of behavioural disturbance presented by the person with dementia. The findings indicated that primary carers in the non-user service group scored significantly higher on a measure estimating an individual's ability to deal with stressful situations. The individual's ability to deal with caring responsibilities was associated with a reduction in the level of diagnosable psychiatric disorder and the non-use of services. A significant inverse association between health, stress and individual ability to deal with stressful situations was also found when the two carer groups were combined.
Determinants of carer stress in Alzheimer's Disease
- Authors:
- DONALDSON C., TARRIER N., BURNS A.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 13(4), April 1998, pp.248-256.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Explores the impact of sub-groups and individual symptoms of non-cognitive disturbance on the carers of Alzheimer's Disease patients. The findings confirm that the non-cognitive features of Alzheimer's Disease are stressful for carers and indicate specific relationships between mood-related and behavioural signs of depression, walking and sleep disruptions and hallucinations in patients and adverse carer outcomes. Patient depression and the mood-related signs of depression in particular were the most consistent and powerful predictors of psychological morbidity in carers. Intervention strategies need to identify and target troublesome behaviours in patients and aim to either change these behaviours or alter the way carers respond to them. Thus, interventions need to be symptoms - rather than services-led and are likely to require multidisciplinary and multi-agency approaches.
The impact of training and support on stress among care staff in nursing and residential homes for the elderly
- Authors:
- PROCTOR Rebekah, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 7(1), February 1998, pp.59-70.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Assesses the impact of a training programme on care staff in nursing and residential homes for the elderly on symptoms of stress and work related pressure. Levels of reported psychological distress were shown to increase significantly among the control group sample at 6 months' follow-up. However, there was no significant increase in psychological distress amongst the care staff receiving the training intervention. Concludes that in view of the increasing levels of dependency among residents and the corresponding high levels of reported stress among care workers, further research into the efficacy of training and support for this group is sorely needed.
Mental status of the elderly receiving home health services and the associated stress of home helpers
- Authors:
- NAGATOMO Itsugi, TAKIGAWA Morikuni
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 13(1), January 1998, pp.57-63.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Investigates older Japanese people receiving home health service investigated. The study examines intellectual levels, depressive state evaluated by the Cornell scale for depression in dementia (CSDD) scale, abnormal behaviours evaluated by the dementia behaviour disturbance (DBD) scale, and activities of daily living (ADL).
Demented and chronic depressed patients attending a day hospital: stress experienced by carers
- Authors:
- ROSENVINGE Henry, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 13(1), January 1998, pp.8-11.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reports on a study testing the hypothesis that carers of elderly patients attending a day hospital with chronic depression experience considerable stress. A subsidiary hypothesis was that this stress is equivalent to that experienced by carers of dementia patients attending the same day hospital.
Older parents who care for children with serious mental illness
- Author:
- KAUFMAN Allan V.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 29(4), 1998, pp.35-55.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This paper discusses the results of an exploratory study of a sample of older parents who lived with and provided care to adult children with serious mental illness in the USA. A majority of the parents reported high levels of social support from relatives and friends, and appeared to be coping adequately with the stress associated with their care giving activities. Most of the parents had made no concrete plans or arrangements for the future care of their seriously mentally ill children.
Attenuating conflicts of the aged: four case studies of interventions
- Authors:
- MONTALVO Braulio, BARRILLEAUX Cindy
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 29(4), 1998, pp.85-96.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Health and mental health providers often work with the aged across shifting fields - the family system, nursing homes and the elderly's inner, imaginal world. To help organise providers observations and interventions among a variety of psychosocial contexts, effective providers focus on the stress surrounding aspects of conflict resolution. The authors discuss four approaches to conflict resolution, illustrating each with a detailed case study demonstrating how the resolution took into account the elderly's capacity to tolerate stress.