Juyoung Park, Hajin Lee, Soondool Chung, Yuri Jang
{"title":"The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Depressive Symptoms in Later Life: Mediating Role of Self-Perceptions of Aging in Low-Income Older Korean Immigrants.","authors":"Juyoung Park, Hajin Lee, Soondool Chung, Yuri Jang","doi":"10.1080/01634372.2025.2510577","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2025.2510577","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Given the mental health impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the vulnerability of socially disadvantaged older adults, we examined the associations among ACEs, self-perceptions of aging and mental health in low-income older Korean immigrants. Using data from 320 residents in subsidized housing in Los Angeles (mean age = 79.4), we found a significant indirect effect of ACEs on depressive symptoms through self-perceptions of aging (B [SE] = .12 [.05], bias-corrected 95% CI = 0.02, 0.22). These findings elucidate a mechanism through which early life adversities affect the current mental health of older adults and highlight the importance of interventions aimed at promoting positive perceptions of aging.</p>","PeriodicalId":47579,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gerontological Social Work","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144136474","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}
Christina E Miyawaki, Angela McClellan, Erin D Bouldin, Mark E Kunik
{"title":"Life Review Depression Intervention Conducted by Asian and White American Caregivers: A Mixed-Methods Study.","authors":"Christina E Miyawaki, Angela McClellan, Erin D Bouldin, Mark E Kunik","doi":"10.1080/01634372.2025.2509840","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2025.2509840","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Approximately 10% of older Americans with dementia experience depression. Based on life review depression intervention, we developed the <i>Caregiver-Provided Life Review (C-PLR)</i>, trained Asian (<i>n</i> = 15) and White (<i>n</i> = 25) caregivers, and delivered life reviews to their loved ones with mild depressive symptoms and early-stage dementia. This mixed-methods study found that both Asian and White care recipients' depressive symptoms decreased (Asian: <i>p</i> = 0.0006. White: <i>p</i> = 0.034). Caregivers felt the life review process positive and made them closer to their care recipients. The C-PLR intervention appeared feasible, and C-PLR may be a successful non-pharmaceutical intervention for people with mild depressive symptoms and early-stage dementia.</p>","PeriodicalId":47579,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gerontological Social Work","volume":" ","pages":"1-20"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144136472","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}
Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer, André Hajek, Razak M Gyasi
{"title":"Determinants of Health-Care Utilization Among Community-Dwelling Persons 45 Years and Older: National Longitudinal Data from the 2015-2022 Health, Aging, and Retirement in Thailand Research.","authors":"Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer, André Hajek, Razak M Gyasi","doi":"10.1080/01634372.2025.2509167","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2025.2509167","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to investigate the determinants of healthcareutilization among individuals 45 years and older based onlongitudinal and national representative, data on community residentsfrom 2015 to 2022 in Thailand. Findings support the importance ofneed factors (poor self-rated physical health, number of chronicconditions, vision and hearing impairment, functional limitations,and health risk behaviours), predisposing factors (decreasing age,transitioning to not married or widowed, and transitioning to notworking) and enabling factors (private health insuance, highereconomic status, religious involvement and higher subjective lifeexpectancy) in healthcare use.</p>","PeriodicalId":47579,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gerontological Social Work","volume":" ","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144112091","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":"Association Between Mental Illness and Trajectories of Social Participation Over Time in Community-Dwelling Middle-Aged and Older Couples: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study.","authors":"Suyeong Bae, Hiromi Nakamura-Thomas, Ickpyo Hong","doi":"10.1080/01634372.2025.2504073","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2025.2504073","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Our study examined the association between social participation and mental illness in middle-aged and older couples, adopting a longitudinal, quantitative approach in a large sample. We analyzed the data of 3,504 middle-aged and older adults. Social participation was used as the dependent variable, and the time-varying variable was whether there was mental illness in the couple. Latent growth modeling was used to examine the association between these variables. Among the participants, 214 (6.11%) were middle-aged and older couples with at least one partner having a mental illness. An association was found between social participation and presence of a mental illness, except in the data for 2018 (estimate range = -0.078 to - 0.032; <i>p</i>-value range = <.0001 to 0.035). Our findings highlight the imperative of addressing the unique needs of middle-aged and older couples with mental illness. Therefore, the findings suggest the need for interventions that can be integrated to encourage couples to participate in meaningful social activities together.</p>","PeriodicalId":47579,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gerontological Social Work","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144001663","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, Jeongsuk Kim, I-Hsuan Lin, Jessica Szempruch, Leon Gu
{"title":"A Scoping Review of Elder Mistreatment and Abuse in Asian Americans.","authors":"Eun-Hye Grace Yi, Jeongsuk Kim, I-Hsuan Lin, Jessica Szempruch, Leon Gu","doi":"10.1080/01634372.2025.2503263","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2025.2503263","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This scoping review examines elder abuse and mistreatment (EA/EM) among Asian American older adults, focusing on prevalence, perception, experience, and associated factors. A search of journal publications spanning from 1993 to 2024 through 14 databases identified 28 relevant studies. EA/EM prevalence ranged from 6% to 58.3%, averaging 23%. Despite awareness, help-seeking and reporting were low, with variations across subethnic groups. Cultural and immigration-related barriers significantly shaped perceptions and behaviors. Findings underscore the need for culturally sensitive, context-specific interventions to address the unique experiences of Asian American older adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":47579,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gerontological Social Work","volume":" ","pages":"1-32"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144053222","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}
Stephanie P Wladkowski, Tracy A Schroepfer, Susan Enguídanos
{"title":"Preparing Patients, Caregivers, and Hospice Staff for Hospice-Initiated Live Discharges: Social Work Perspectives.","authors":"Stephanie P Wladkowski, Tracy A Schroepfer, Susan Enguídanos","doi":"10.1080/01634372.2025.2503266","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2025.2503266","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A live discharge from hospice results in disruption of care continuity. Currently, there is no explicit hospice discharge process available for this care transition. This study aimed to garner a deeper understanding of U.S. hospice social worker's preparation for a live discharge and the accompanying challenges. Three key themes arose: the complexities of preparing for a live discharge, the necessary tasks for preparing patients and caregivers, and logistical and emotional challenges associated with preparing for a discharge. Findings demonstrate the intricacies of conducting a live discharge and the need for more research to support a standardized and reimbursable discharge process.</p>","PeriodicalId":47579,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gerontological Social Work","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143989570","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 Identity and Power: Older Adults as \"Care Recipients\" in Media Content on Family Care.","authors":"Rachel Antonia Dunsmore, Laura Funk, Dana Sawchuk","doi":"10.1080/01634372.2025.2489057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2025.2489057","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the context of normalized forms of elder abuse and neglect in Canada, it is important to examine how constructions of family caregivers in the public sphere (re)produce potentially harmful assumptions. In this paper, we examine mainstream media construction of the \"caregiver\" identity in advocacy-related coverage over a 6-year time period (2016-2021). Relying on abductive formal analysis, we explore how care for older adults is presented as largely burdensome and linked to what are labeled the \"complex care needs\" of a growing aging population that is erroneously presented as largely incapacitated or incompetent. In particular, the emphasis and confusion generated around the indiscriminate use of the disease label of \"dementia\" functions to emphasize burden, particularly for women and women's liberation more broadly while simultaneously dehumanizing older persons and ignoring various well-documented and socially generated causes of cognitive impairment. Our analysis suggests that reliance on the caregiver identity contributes to the marginalization of older adults and perpetuates ageism while obscuring multiple system failures that harm older persons and strain families' ability to be responsive to elders' needs.</p>","PeriodicalId":47579,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gerontological Social Work","volume":" ","pages":"1-31"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144022026","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":"Changes in Perceptions of People with Dementia Among Vietnamese College Student via Media Exposures: A Pilot Study.","authors":"Trang Thu Nguyen","doi":"10.1080/01634372.2025.2500436","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2025.2500436","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This pilot study investigates how Vietnamese college students' perceptions of dementia change over times, including before, right after, and a week after watching a video about how a person with dementia (PWD) sees the world; and what the students perceive as their lessons learned and own changes in perceptions of dementia and PWD. A total of 109 students completed the open-ended questions about their own depictions of dementia and their changes between before, right after, and a week after watching the video. The conventional content analysis results provide important evidence for educational strategies to reduce dementia stigma.</p>","PeriodicalId":47579,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gerontological Social Work","volume":" ","pages":"1-21"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144054505","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}
Vered Ne'eman-Haviv, Pnina Dolberg, Sagit Lev, Maya Kagan
{"title":"Perceived Social Support, Intolerance of Uncertainty, and War-Related Stress: Unraveling the Nexus with Treatment Burden in Adult-Child Caregivers During War.","authors":"Vered Ne'eman-Haviv, Pnina Dolberg, Sagit Lev, Maya Kagan","doi":"10.1080/01634372.2024.2442013","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01634372.2024.2442013","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Adult-child caregivers encounter various challenges due to their array of roles and tasks, often leading to a substantial sense of treatment burden. While previous research has explored factors contributing to treatment burden, much of it has centered on routine periods, leaving a gap in the understanding of this issue during crisis situations characterized by heightened stress and uncertainty. Therefore, this study aims to address this gap by investigating the mediating role of intolerance of uncertainty and war-related stress in the relationship between perceived social support and treatment burden among adult-child caregivers during the Israel-Hamas war. The study involved Israeli adult-child caregivers who completed a structured questionnaire distributed online. The findings showed that perceived social support was negatively associated with intolerance of uncertainty, which, in turn, was positively associated with war-related stress. Consequently, a positive correlation was observed between war-related stress and treatment burden. Perceived social support was found to be negatively associated with war-related stress. These findings underscore the significance of social support in reducing treatment burden, particularly during periods of heightened stress such as wartime. Understanding the interplay between these factors can inform the development of effective interventions aimed at alleviating the burden experienced by adult-child caregivers.</p>","PeriodicalId":47579,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gerontological Social Work","volume":" ","pages":"467-481"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142869723","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":"\"I Want to Tell You Something, but Not Here\": Governmental Inspection teams' Challenges in Identifying Mistreatment in Nursing Homes.","authors":"Sagit Lev, Pnina Dolberg, Barbara Lang","doi":"10.1080/01634372.2024.2441240","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01634372.2024.2441240","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explores the challenges faced by the Ministry of Health's inspection teams in identifying mistreatment within Israeli nursing homes. Four focus groups with 19 multidisciplinary inspectors revealed two main themes. First, the interaction between nursing home management, staff, and inspectors ranged from denial and concealment of mistreatment to cooperation in reporting it. Second, inspectors adapted skills not part of their official duties, such as investigative techniques and organizational analysis, to identify mistreatment. The findings highlight the need to reassess inspection teams' roles, skills, and their relationship with nursing home staff to improve detection of mistreatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":47579,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gerontological Social Work","volume":" ","pages":"446-466"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142814614","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}