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Abuse against the elderly in Italy: a hidden phenomenon
- Author:
- RIPAMONTI Ennio
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Europe, 2(3), 1995, pp.15-17.
- Publisher:
- Russell House
The most common family structure in Italy has, for centuries, been the so called 'patriarchal' or 'extended family'. This type of family structure has guaranteed adequate support of two or three generations and, thus, the needs of the grandparents. However, the number of elderly in Italy, particularly in the north, is growing considerably in proportion to youth and networks of family and friends are being reduced. This article identifies an increased acknowledgement of elder abuse in Italy and looks at how it is perceived by the family and care institutions.
Older adults’ networks and public care receipt: do partners and adult children substitute for unskilled public care?
- Authors:
- SCHENK Niels, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 34(10), 2014, pp.1711-1729.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This study investigates how (a) the reliance on public care and (b) the type of public care received by older people in the Netherlands depends on the availability of partners and adult children. Older people aged 65 years and older were surveyed in the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study at two time-points. Survey results were linked to registry data on public care receipt at the two time-points. Multilevel models revealed that receiving frequent help in the household from children was not associated with public care receipt. Only men having a partner were less likely to receive public care. Further analyses comparing the receipt of skilled and unskilled forms of public care revealed that female partners are especially important in rendering unskilled care unnecessary compared to skilled care. Two arguments may explain the findings. One is that a gender-bias exists in processing public care requests – men are perceived as less able to provide care to their female partners. Another is that men lack the skills, or perceive themselves as lacking the care skills that female partners have. Caution is advised against introducing policy measures that increase pressure on female partners. (Edited publisher abstract)
Loneliness and the exchange of social support among older adults in Spain and the Netherlands
- Authors:
- RODRIGUEZ Sanchez Marta M., de JONG GIERVELD Jenny, BUZ Jose
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 34(2), 2014, pp.330-354.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Previous research has shown that exchanges of support within social networks reduce the loneliness of older adults. However, there is no consistent evidence on how types of support (instrumental and emotional) and the direction of that support (giving and receiving) are related to loneliness, and whether the effects are culture-specific. The aim of this study was to investigate support exchanges and their effects on loneliness in Spain and the Netherlands. The authors suggest that cultural differences, such as more interdependent cultural values in Southern Europe and more independence-related values in Northern Europe, influence social realities such as the social support exchanged. In Spain relationships with family members are determined by mutual obligations; older people expect to receive instrumental support from them. However, in Northern Europe independence is highly valued and intimacy and closeness are shown primarily by confiding about personal matters. This paper examined data from two comparable surveys, one in Spain (N=646) and one in the Netherlands (N=656). Older adults in Spain provide for, and receive, high amounts of instrumental support and this proved to be a protective factor against loneliness. An alternative pattern was found in the Netherlands where respondents provided more and received more emotional support than Spanish older adults; emotional support is a protective factor in the Netherlands (but only for support received). (Edited publisher abstract)
Patients and families desire a patient to be told the diagnosis of dementia: a survey by questionnaire on a Dutch memory clinic
- Authors:
- DAUTZENBERG Paul L., et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 18(9), September 2003, pp.777-779.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study examined as to whether, both patients with subdued memory impairment and their accompanying relatives want a diagnosis of dementia or somatic disease disclosed to the referred patient. Fifty consecutive out-patients referred to a memory clinic and their accompanying relatives filled in a questionnaire regarding their views on telling the diagnosis to the patient in case of a somatic disease and in case of a dementia. Forty-six (92%) questionnaires were completed. All the patients and their accompanying relatives thought it was at least important that physicians should tell the patient their diagnosis in case of a somatic disease, and 96% of the patients, 100% of the spouse and 94% of the non-spouse accompanying relatives stated the same in case of a dementia. All the spouses and most of the accompanying relatives showed similar desires for a dementia or somatic diagnosis.
Network and health changes among older Dutch adults
- Authors:
- TIBURG Theo van, GROENOU Marjolein Broese Van
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Issues, 58(4), Winter 2002, pp.697-713.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
A negative effect of good health on the instrumental support received can be viewed as an effect of the mobilization of helpers. A positive effect of good health on the personal network size and the instrumental support given demonstrates that people in poor health have difficulty actively maintaining their relationships. Furthermore, the support received and given is positively related to the support given and received in the past. Interviews were conducted with 2,302 older Dutch adults (aged 60 to 85) who live on their own. The hypotheses have been confirmed.
The measure and discuss intervention: a procedure for client empowerment and quality control in residential care homes
- Author:
- GREEN Van V.M.C.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 37(6), December 1997, pp.817-822.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This article presents an intervention that is used to empower clients in residential care homes in the Netherlands. The intervention comprises a standardised survey-feedback procedure in which residents' opinions on life and care in their particular home are gauged, discussed, and reported. The procedure is designed to influence individuals and processes in the institution. It results in a report containing residents' collective opinion and recommendations and a plan for action. This provides residents' committees and managers with a basis for policy making and quality control.
Abuse of the elderly in the Netherlands: policy and experience of combating abuse of the elderly
- Author:
- JANSEN Beatrijs
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Europe, 2(3), 1995, pp.18-24.
- Publisher:
- Russell House
In 1988 the government of the Netherlands conducted an exploratory study into the abuse of the elderly. This gave rise to a series of activities which are reviewed in this article. The article covers a survey conducted in 1988 into the mistreatment of elderly people living at home, in homes for the elderly and in nursing homes. National organisations and the general public were also surveyed to attempt to gauge the extent of elder abuse and also an insight into the kinds of abuse among the elderly. Psychological mistreatment and financial abuse were the types of abuse most frequently reported. The results of the survey led to the setting up of two experimental help-centres of the elderly which helped bring recognition to the problem of abuse of the elderly.