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Protective Factors in the Context of Successful Aging in Urban-Dwelling Alaska Native Elders. 居住在城市的阿拉斯加原住民老年人成功老龄化背景下的保护性因素》（Protective Factors in the Context of Successful Aging in Urban-Dwelling Alaska Native Elders.

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Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Epub Date: 2023-12-19 DOI: 10.1007/s10823-023-09493-3

Steffi M Kim, Jordan P Lewis

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"We are a Generation of Slaves. We Support the Protests But do not Take to the Streets": Why Older Immigrants From the Former Soviet Union are not Part of the Protests Against the Judicial Overhaul in Israel. "我们是奴隶的一代。我们支持抗议，但不上街"：为什么来自前苏联的老年移民没有参加反对以色列司法改革的抗议活动？

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Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Epub Date: 2024-01-29 DOI: 10.1007/s10823-024-09498-6

Natalie Ulitsa, Liat Ayalon

{"title":"\"We are a Generation of Slaves. We Support the Protests But do not Take to the Streets\": Why Older Immigrants From the Former Soviet Union are not Part of the Protests Against the Judicial Overhaul in Israel.","authors":"Natalie Ulitsa, Liat Ayalon","doi":"10.1007/s10823-024-09498-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10823-024-09498-6","url":null,"abstract":"Beginning in 2023, Israel has been the site of extensive protests against a proposed judicial overhaul, drawing widespread participation. However, there is a notable absence of older individuals from minority groups, particularly older immigrants from the Former Soviet Union (FSU), within these protests. This study aims to explore the perspectives of this group on the judicial overhaul and to reveal the reasons behind their non-participation in the protests. The study involved semi-structured interviews with 20 older FSU immigrants (age 65+). Through thematic content analysis, two main themes emerged: the attitudes of FSU older immigrants towards the proposed judicial overhaul and the factors contributing to their non-involvement in the protests. Participants exhibited diverse opinions on the judicial overhaul, ranging from outright disapproval to ambivalence or indecision. The lack of participation in the protests was attributed to multiple factors, including (1) older age and age-related limitations, (2) unique historical experiences and characteristics of the FSU immigrant cohort, and (3) a lack of unified stance and organization within the FSU immigrant community. The study provides insights into the challenges and barriers faced by older individuals in FSU immigrant minority groups in engaging with political processes and decision-making. These findings are of significant importance to policymakers, researchers, and professionals working with immigrant communities. Understanding these dynamics can aid in developing more inclusive and representative political processes and support engaging mechanisms for older minority immigrants.","PeriodicalId":46921,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology","volume":" ","pages":"35-51"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139571899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Acknowledgement of Reviewers for the Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 2023. 跨文化老年学杂志》审稿人致谢，2023 年。

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Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology Pub Date : 2024-02-29 DOI: 10.1007/s10823-024-09502-z

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Transcultural Pilot Study of the Efficacy of Reminiscence Therapy for Mexican and Spanish Older Adults with Different Levels of Cognitive Decline. 回忆疗法对墨西哥和西班牙不同程度认知衰退老年人疗效的跨文化先导研究。

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Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Epub Date: 2023-08-29 DOI: 10.1007/s10823-023-09486-2

Alba Villasán-Rueda, Antonio Sánchez-Cabaco, Manuel Mejía-Ramírez, Rosa Marina Afonso, Eduardo Castillo-Riedel

{"title":"Transcultural Pilot Study of the Efficacy of Reminiscence Therapy for Mexican and Spanish Older Adults with Different Levels of Cognitive Decline.","authors":"Alba Villasán-Rueda, Antonio Sánchez-Cabaco, Manuel Mejía-Ramírez, Rosa Marina Afonso, Eduardo Castillo-Riedel","doi":"10.1007/s10823-023-09486-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10823-023-09486-2","url":null,"abstract":"The main objective for this study is to analyze the impact of a positive reminiscence therapy program (REMPOS) in cognitive functioning and depressive symptomatology for older adults in different vital situations (healthy aging, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer's disease).This is a transcultural comparative study (older people from Spain and Mexico). A randomized design with pre-posttest measurement and twelve groups was formulated, during a period of six months of intervention (3 in Mexico and 3 in Spain). The design had: 6 experimental groups with REMPOS intervention (3 in Mexico and 3 in Spain) during a period of six months and 6 control groups that received cognitive stimulation.While a key aspect of this study is the cross-cultural differences, an important part is to determine whether each experimental group had similar results in terms of the change in magnitude between the pre and post analysis. In general, intervention significantly improved cognitive function and decreased depressive symptoms.These findings provide further evidence about the efficacy of the REMPOS therapy between different types of aging and both geographical and cultural contexts (Spain and Mexico).","PeriodicalId":46921,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology","volume":" ","pages":"371-388"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10103242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Away from Home or Returned Home? What Iranian Participants with Dementia Experience while Living in a Culturally Profiled Nursing Home in Sweden. 离家出走还是回家?伊朗痴呆症患者在瑞典一家有文化背景的养老院生活时的经历。

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Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-23 DOI: 10.1007/s10823-023-09490-6

Mahin Kiwi

{"title":"Away from Home or Returned Home? What Iranian Participants with Dementia Experience while Living in a Culturally Profiled Nursing Home in Sweden.","authors":"Mahin Kiwi","doi":"10.1007/s10823-023-09490-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10823-023-09490-6","url":null,"abstract":"This study explores Iranian immigrants with dementia living in a culturally profiled Swedish nursing home and what it means to be at \"home.\" The meaning given to a place, in general, is understood to be generated and formed by experiences, expectations, hopes, and chains of events, and its significance can change over time. Life changes will mainly affect the understanding of what constitutes \"home.\" Such a concept can be challenging to define, especially amongst some immigrant populations and those with dementia, for whom parameters change and choice can be limited. This qualitative research study is based on ethnographic fieldwork following ten participants. The data was analyzed, and three main categories that contribute to understanding \"home\" as part of the delivery of care to elderly immigrants with dementia, namely \"a place to escape to\", \"a place to be\", and \"a place to live\", were identified. The findings show that living in a culturally profiled nursing home in Sweden gave residents a feeling of self-rule, although the institution did have its codes and rules. Considering the feeling of home, none of the participants felt at home; instead, they stated that the culturally profiled nursing home was merely a place to live. Factors that strengthened their independence were the ability to speak the language they were familiar with and receiving medical help without relying on their children.","PeriodicalId":46921,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology","volume":" ","pages":"343-370"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10689522/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138296247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Comparative Analysis of Gender and Age Patterns in Informal Care Received among Disabled Older Adults: A Cross-National Study across the United States, Mexico, China, and Indonesia. 残疾老年人接受非正式护理的性别和年龄模式的比较分析：美国、墨西哥、中国和印度尼西亚的一项跨国家研究。

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Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Epub Date: 2023-09-19 DOI: 10.1007/s10823-023-09488-0

Urvashi Jain, Connor M Sheehan

{"title":"Comparative Analysis of Gender and Age Patterns in Informal Care Received among Disabled Older Adults: A Cross-National Study across the United States, Mexico, China, and Indonesia.","authors":"Urvashi Jain, Connor M Sheehan","doi":"10.1007/s10823-023-09488-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10823-023-09488-0","url":null,"abstract":"This paper examines cross-national differences by gender and age in receipt and sources of help for limitations with activities of daily living or instrumental activities of daily living among older adults in the United States, Mexico, China, and Indonesia. Respondents aged 50 + from the Health and Retirement Study, Mexican Health and Aging Study, China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, and Indonesia Family Life Survey are included. Descriptive methods, logistic and multinomial regression analyses are used to examine patterns in any help received and main source of help respectively. After controlling for age, marital status, and co-residence with child(ren), it is found that men in all four countries overwhelmingly relied on their spouse for care, while children are more likely to be the main source of care for women. Children as the main source of care increased with age in each country and among men and women, surpassing spouse in China and Indonesia, and to a lesser extent in Mexico, but not in the United States where spouse was found to be more likely to be main caregiver even among the oldest age groups. Caregiving for the disabled is important for the well-being of the care recipient and for caregivers. Our results shed light on the asymmetric burden of caregiving on female spouses, across four diverse and aging countries.","PeriodicalId":46921,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology","volume":" ","pages":"389-415"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41137360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Children as Investment: Religion, Money, and Muslim Migrants' Experiences of Assisted Reproduction in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). 儿童作为投资:宗教、金钱和新西兰奥特罗阿穆斯林移民的辅助生殖经历。

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Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-17 DOI: 10.1007/s10823-023-09491-5

Nelly Martin-Anatias, Sharyn Graham Davies

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Life After Retirement: Exploring the Survival Strategies of SSNIT Pensioners in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. 退休后的生活:探索加纳大阿克拉地区SSNIT养老金领取者的生存策略。

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Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Epub Date: 2023-08-29 DOI: 10.1007/s10823-023-09487-1

Myles Ongoh, Kwamina Abekah-Carter, Anthony H Godi

{"title":"Life After Retirement: Exploring the Survival Strategies of SSNIT Pensioners in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.","authors":"Myles Ongoh, Kwamina Abekah-Carter, Anthony H Godi","doi":"10.1007/s10823-023-09487-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10823-023-09487-1","url":null,"abstract":"Ghana's elderly population represents about 6.7% of the national populace. They comprise persons aged sixty years and above, including retirees. The main source of income for some of these individuals, particularly those who worked in the formal sector is the monthly pension they receive as compensation for contributing to Ghana's public pension scheme known as the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) while they were working. However, some beneficiaries of the scheme have raised concerns about the inadequacy of the pension income. Old age is accompanied by other social, economic, and health issues that tend to be detrimental to one's well-being. In this study, the survival strategies adopted by SSNIT pensioners to assuage the challenges they encounter, mainly due to inadequate pensions were explored. The mixed-methods research design was employed to gather data from 437 respondents. Whereas the quantitative findings were analyzed via the Stata software, the framework approach was adopted to analyze the qualitative data. The majority (78.7%) of the pensioners indicated that their pensions were insufficient to meet their needs. In their quest to address the challenges confronting them, the pensioners either adopted survival strategies they considered suitable or resorted to other non-prioritized coping mechanisms perceived to be relevant only in times of urgent necessity. Based on the findings of the study, some recommendations for policy and practice were presented.","PeriodicalId":46921,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology","volume":" ","pages":"327-342"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10103245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Exploring Handgrip Strength as a Cross-cultural Correlate of Body Composition and Upper Body Strength in Older Adults from Costa Rica and Kansas. 哥斯达黎加和堪萨斯州老年人身体组成和上肢力量的跨文化相关性研究。

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Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1007/s10823-023-09481-7

José Moncada-Jiménez, Eva E Dicker, Yamileth Chacón-Araya, Mariana Peralta-Brenes, José M Briceño-Torres, Mario Villarreal-Ángeles, Mónica Salazar-Villanea, Eric D Vidoni, Jeffery M Burns, David K Johnson

{"title":"Exploring Handgrip Strength as a Cross-cultural Correlate of Body Composition and Upper Body Strength in Older Adults from Costa Rica and Kansas.","authors":"José Moncada-Jiménez, Eva E Dicker, Yamileth Chacón-Araya, Mariana Peralta-Brenes, José M Briceño-Torres, Mario Villarreal-Ángeles, Mónica Salazar-Villanea, Eric D Vidoni, Jeffery M Burns, David K Johnson","doi":"10.1007/s10823-023-09481-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10823-023-09481-7","url":null,"abstract":"Sarcopenia and disability in older adults are often characterized by body composition measurements; however, the gold standard of body composition measurement, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), is expensive to acquire and maintain, making its use in low and middle income countries (LMIC) it out-of-reach in developing nations. Because these LMIC will bear a disproportionate amount of chronic disease burden due to global aging trends, it is important that reliable, low-cost surrogates need to be developed. Handgrip strength (HGS) is a reliable measure of disability in older adults but has not been used widely in diverse populations. This study compared HGS to multiple measurements of body composition in older adults from the US (Kansas) and a middle-income country (Costa Rica) to test if HGS is a cross-culturally appropriate predictive measure that yields reliable estimates across developed and developing nations. Percent body fat (%BF), lean tissue mass index (LTMI), appendicular lean soft tissue index (ALSTI), body fat mass index (BFMI), bone mineral density (BMD), and HGS were measured in older Costa Ricans (n = 78) and Kansans (n = 100). HGS predicted lean arm mass with equal accuracy for both samples (p ≤ 0.05 for all groups), indicating that it is a reliable, low-cost and widely available estimate of upper body lean muscle mass. Older adults from Costa Rica showed different body composition overall and HGS than controls from Kansas. Handgrip operates equivalently in the US and Mesoamerica and is a valid estimate of lean arm muscle mass as derived by the more expensive DEXA.","PeriodicalId":46921,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology","volume":"38 3","pages":"223-244"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10447276/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10425824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Subjective Wellbeing of Community Dwelling Older Adults in Nigeria. 尼日利亚社区居住老年人的主观幸福感

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Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1007/s10823-023-09483-5

Funmi Togonu-Bickersteth, Akanni I Akinyemi, Joshua O Aransiola, Anthony A Adegoke, Bayode I Popoola

{"title":"Subjective Wellbeing of Community Dwelling Older Adults in Nigeria.","authors":"Funmi Togonu-Bickersteth, Akanni I Akinyemi, Joshua O Aransiola, Anthony A Adegoke, Bayode I Popoola","doi":"10.1007/s10823-023-09483-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10823-023-09483-5","url":null,"abstract":"Previous comparative international studies on wellbeing of older adults in Africa have presented figures based on indicators which tend to obscure the variations in terms of wellbeing among the older adults in a particular country. This paper examined the subjective dimension of quality of life of community dwelling elders in Nigeria. It identified factors related to different levels of subjective wellbeing in different parts of the country and among different socio-economic groups.Data for the paper were drawn from a national study on vulnerability of older adults in Nigeria. A sample of 3,696 older adults (55.6% males; 44.4% females; mean age = 69.2, SD = 8.60) was selected through multi-stage systematic random sampling, using the national census enumeration area framework. Data were collected using structured interviews via Open Data Kit (ODK). Subjective Wellbeing was measured using the Flourishing Scale.Multiple linear regression analysis revealed resilience as the main predictor for older adults' subjective wellbeing. Other significant predictors included perceived attitudes towards old age in the respondents' community, ability to meet daily financial needs, independence in Activities of Daily Living (ADL), membership in social and religious groups and location, whether rural, peri-urban or urban.The findings of the study make significant contributions to the existing literature on older adults' wellbeing in Nigeria and provide material for future regional and international comparisons on the subject. The findings also provide data that can be utilized for policies and programme interventions that will be in alignment with the older adults' perceived needs.","PeriodicalId":46921,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology","volume":"38 3","pages":"285-306"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10057241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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