Adam Nyende, Caroline Ellis-Hill, Stefanos Mantzoukas
{"title":"A Sense of Control and Wellbeing in Older People Living with Frailty: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Adam Nyende, Caroline Ellis-Hill, Stefanos Mantzoukas","doi":"10.1080/01634372.2023.2206438","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01634372.2023.2206438","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A sense of control is important for supporting older people living with frailty to develop adaptive functioning to optimize wellbeing. This scoping review examined the literature on the sense of control and wellbeing in older people living with frailty within their everyday life and care service use. Nine databases were searched using the timeframe 2000 to 2021 to identify key ideas regarding control and wellbeing in older people with frailty. The review highlighted three major themes: a) Control as conveyed in bodily expressions and daily activities, b) Sense of control and influence of place of residence, and c) Control within health and social care relationships. Maintaining a sense of control is not only an internal feeling but is impacted by physical and social environments. Greater focus is needed on the nature of relationships between older people living with frailty and those who work alongside them, which support control and wellbeing.</p>","PeriodicalId":47579,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gerontological Social Work","volume":" ","pages":"1043-1072"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9397941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Aging and Social Policy in the United States<b>Aging and Social Policy in the United States</b> by Kusmaul, N. San Diego, CA, Cognella, Inc, 244 pp., $49.95 (paperback), $39.95 (ebook), ISBN: 9781793520715.","authors":"Jessica L Cassidy","doi":"10.1080/01634372.2023.2212375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2023.2212375","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47579,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gerontological Social Work","volume":"66 8","pages":"1133-1134"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71414715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Factors Influencing Decision Making in Terminal Hospitalization of Nursing Home Residents: A Qualitative Study of the Perspective of Nurses, Social Workers, and General Practitioners.","authors":"Karolína Pechová, Martin Loučka","doi":"10.1080/01634372.2023.2199796","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01634372.2023.2199796","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A significant percentage of nursing home residents die in hospitals. The objective of this study is to explore the factors that influence decision-making about hospitalizations of nursing home residents in the Czech Republic that become terminal. A total of 27 semi-structured interviews with nurses and social workers registered with nursing homes, as well as general practitioners cooperating with nursing homes, were conducted. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Six themes of the factors influencing decision-making about hospitalizations were made: the options of the nursing home, the accessibility of medical decision-making, inadequate care planning, the age of the resident, fear of legal action, and making the decision to hospitalize. Terminality of life seems to have no impact on the decision of nurses about hospitalization. Terminal hospitalization seems to be the result of the limited options that nurses have in different nursing homes in terms of how to organize end-of-life care.</p>","PeriodicalId":47579,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gerontological Social Work","volume":"66 7","pages":"942-959"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10228016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Social Support and Unmet Needs for Personal Assistance Among Community-Dwelling U.S. Chinese Older Adults: Does the Source of Support Matter?","authors":"Dexia Kong, Xuhong Li, Phyllis Solomon, Xinqi Dong","doi":"10.1080/01634372.2023.2191124","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01634372.2023.2191124","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examines the relationship between social support sources and unmet needs among U.S. Chinese older adults. Data were from the Population Study of Chinese Elderly in Chicago. Unmet needs were assessed by indexes of activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). Three specific sources of social support (spouse, family members, and friends) were included. Multivariable logistic regression models were conducted. Approximately 17% of the 3,157 respondents reported having unmet ADL/IADL needs. U.S. Chinese older adults with less overall social support were more likely to have unmet ADL needs (odds ratio [OR]=0.91, 95% CI=0.83-0.99) and IADL needs (OR=0.84, 95% CI=0.81-0.88). Family and friend support were associated with a lower likelihood of having unmet ADL needs. Support from spouse, family, and friends was associated with a lower likelihood of having unmet IADL needs. The findings highlight the importance of informal social support in addressing unmet needs .</p>","PeriodicalId":47579,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gerontological Social Work","volume":"66 7","pages":"874-887"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10224003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kenneth J Steinman, Jason Burnett, Rebecca Hoffman
{"title":"Racial/Ethnic Group Differences in Older Adults' Involvement with Adult Protective Services.","authors":"Kenneth J Steinman, Jason Burnett, Rebecca Hoffman","doi":"10.1080/01634372.2023.2191118","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01634372.2023.2191118","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper represents the first study to focus on quantifying racial/ethnic group differences in older adults' involvement with adult protective services (APS). Across 3 independent county programs, the rate of APS reports was about twice as high for Black older adults compared to White older adults. These differences were greater for clients who were older and male but remained similar across allegation type. The percent of reports validated was slightly but consistently lower for Black clients than for White clients, and a lower percentage of Black clients' cases were closed due to investigation or service refusal. Findings for Hispanic clients differed by county, so it was impossible to generalize about their APS experience. Researchers should distinguish racial/ethnic group differences that persist across multiple programs from those that are program-specific. Further studies with larger data sets are needed to guide APS practice and ensure equity for all clients served. .</p>","PeriodicalId":47579,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gerontological Social Work","volume":"66 7","pages":"864-873"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10226068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Introducing Issue 66(7).","authors":"Robin P Bonifas","doi":"10.1080/01634372.2023.2256108","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01634372.2023.2256108","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47579,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gerontological Social Work","volume":"66 7","pages":"843"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10233857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eun-Hye Grace Yi, Margaret E Adamek, Michin Hong, Yvonne Lu, David Wilkerson
{"title":"The Impact of Online and Offline Social Support on the Mental Health of Carers of Persons with Cognitive Impairments.","authors":"Eun-Hye Grace Yi, Margaret E Adamek, Michin Hong, Yvonne Lu, David Wilkerson","doi":"10.1080/01634372.2023.2191126","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01634372.2023.2191126","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The carers of persons with cognitive impairments, including Alzheimer's have migrated to online platforms to seek help, yet studies on the use of online social support within the context of caregiving are underdeveloped. Guided by the social support theory, we examined the association of online and offline social support with depression and anxiety in the United States. Using a subsample from the 2017 and 2018 Health Information National Trends Survey (<i>n</i> = 264), we conducted ordered logistic regression to test mediation and moderation effects, which revealed that only offline, not online social support had a direct association with carers' mental health. In the moderation model, online social support interacted with life stressors, while offline social support interacted with caregiving burden. Findings are supported using a hybrid model that combines online and offline social support to improve carers' mental health.</p>","PeriodicalId":47579,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gerontological Social Work","volume":"66 7","pages":"888-907"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10281221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eva González-Ortega, Alba Aza, Isabel Vicario-Molina, M Begoña Orgaz, María Gómez-Vela, Marta Badia
{"title":"What Factors Explain Family Quality of Life in Neurodegenerative Diseases?","authors":"Eva González-Ortega, Alba Aza, Isabel Vicario-Molina, M Begoña Orgaz, María Gómez-Vela, Marta Badia","doi":"10.1080/01634372.2023.2202203","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01634372.2023.2202203","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) are a major cause of dependency among elderly and affect the entire family unit. However, the literature has paid little attention to Family Quality of Life (FQOL) and focused on the patient and the main caregiver. The aim was to analyze the FQOL of people with NDs from a systemic perspective and to identify associated factors. A sample of 300 family caregivers from the cross-border region of Spain-Portugal completed the FQOLS - ND, which collected FQOL global and domain-level scores in terms of attainment and satisfaction. The highest rates of FQOL were obtained for the domain Family relations and the lowest for Support from services. The level of perceived barriers to social-health services emerged as the strongest predictor of global FQOL in all models. It is essential to reduce the obstacles to access social-health services and provide the family with resources according to their needs, especially in rural areas.</p>","PeriodicalId":47579,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gerontological Social Work","volume":"66 7","pages":"960-980"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10226570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Reciprocal Relationship of Physical Capacity and Mental Health: A Random Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model Analysis.","authors":"Yuanyuan Ji, Xiaoling Xiang","doi":"10.1080/01634372.2023.2197017","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01634372.2023.2197017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigates the mutual influence of mental health and physical capacity in older adults, considering potential gender differences. Data from 7,504 Medicare beneficiaries aged 65+ from the NHATS 2011-2015 surveys were analyzed using a random intercept cross-lagged panel model in Mplus. Results revealed moderate within-person effects of physical capacity on mental health (βt12 = -.19, βt23 = -.32, βt34 = -.42, βt45 = -.40), while the reverse relationship showed smaller effects (βt12 = -.02, βt23 = -.03, βt34 = -.03, βt45 = -.02). Gender differences emerged, with the influence of mental health on physical capacity being significant in men but not women. Additionally, correlations between changes in physical capacity and mental health were stronger for men. Lastly, lagged effects of physical capacity on mental health were notably stronger than the reverse. The findings suggest that enhancing physical capacity may alleviate depression and anxiety symptoms in older adults, particularly men.</p>","PeriodicalId":47579,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gerontological Social Work","volume":"66 7","pages":"924-941"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10281227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yu-Chih Chen, Nancy Morrow-Howell, Natalee Hung, Cecilia L W Chan
{"title":"Civic Activities and Mental Health in Later Life: The Moderating Role of Generative Concerns.","authors":"Yu-Chih Chen, Nancy Morrow-Howell, Natalee Hung, Cecilia L W Chan","doi":"10.1080/01634372.2023.2183297","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01634372.2023.2183297","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examined the moderating mechanisms of generative concerns (perception of making contributions to others) between generative civic activities and mental health among middle-aged and older adults. A total of 1,109 community-dwelling adults aged over 45 were recruited through an online survey. Generative civic activities (political participation and volunteering), generative concerns (the Loyola Generativity Scale), and two outcomes of mental health (depressive symptoms and mental wellbeing) were measured. Linear regression models and simple slope analyses were used to probe the moderating effects of generative concerns, stratified by age (45-64 years and 65+). Generative activities, but not concerns, were associated with lower depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older adults. Generative concerns and activities were related to better mental wellbeing among middle-aged adults. Generative concerns moderated the associations between civic activities and depressive symptoms. Those with higher generative concerns but lower civic activities had higher depression scores. Conversely, a stronger reduction in depressive symptoms by engaging in civic activities was found only when individuals had greater concerns. No moderating effect was found on mental wellbeing. The positive effect of civic engagement on reducing depressive symptoms depends on generative concerns, particularly among older people and those with greater concerns. Bridging the gap between perceived generative concerns and actual civic actions may improve later-life mental health.</p>","PeriodicalId":47579,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gerontological Social Work","volume":"66 7","pages":"844-863"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10233859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}