Intercultural Study of Older Chinese Immigrants’ Social Connection and Active Ageing in Australia

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-146
Author(s):  
Fanke Peng ◽  
Na Zhao*
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Immigrants ◽  
Active Ageing ◽  
Social Connection ◽  
Older Chinese

scholarly journals Self-Rated Health and Subjective Economic Status in Life Satisfaction among Older Chinese Immigrants: A Cross-Sectional Study

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 342
Author(s):  
Bum Jung Kim ◽  
Lin Chen ◽  
Ling Xu ◽  
Yura Lee
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Chinese Immigrants ◽  
The United States ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Older Chinese

This study examines the influence of self-rated health and subjective economic status on the life satisfaction of older Chinese immigrants in the United States. Data were obtained from a cross-sectional survey of 205 older Chinese immigrants aged 66 to 90 years living in Los Angeles and Honolulu. Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression analysis was employed to explore the independent effects of self-rated health and subjective economic status. The results demonstrated that self-rated health and subjective economic status were positively associated with life satisfaction. This cross-sectional study provides empirical evidence that self-rated health and subjective economic status are directly associated with subjective life satisfaction among older Chinese immigrants.

Caregiving and Care Receiving Experiences Among Older Chinese Immigrants and Their Home Health Aide

2021 ◽  
pp. 104365962110506
Author(s):  
Kyeongra Yang ◽  
Ying-Yu Chao ◽  
Peijia Zha ◽  
Weiming Wang ◽  
Young-Shin Lee
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Community Setting ◽  
Chinese Immigrants ◽  
Home Health ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Home Health Aides ◽  
Older Chinese

Introduction: There is limited information about how racial and cultural similarities or differences between patient and caregiver may affect quality care. The purpose of this study was to explore caregiving and receiving experiences among older Chinese immigrants and their home health aides by using in-depth interviews in culturally concordant dyads in a community setting. Methodology: A purposive sample of 10 dyads of older Chinese immigrants and their home health aides were recruited using a snowball sampling method ( N = 20). All interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, and coded for qualitative content analysis. Results: The majority of older adults were female ( n = 8) and their average age was 76.8 years. The following themes emerged: companionship and rapport, reconciling the need for care services with the expectations of family, the value of matched gender, language, and ethnic foodculture, assisting with daily routines, and experiencing caregiving burden due to a dual role. Discussion: This study elucidated the dynamics between care recipients and their caregivers with shared cultural backgrounds.

Perceptions and expectations of filial piety among older Chinese immigrants in Canada

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Weiguo Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Filial Piety ◽  
Chinese Immigrants ◽  
Support Needs ◽  
Institutional Settings ◽  
Greater Toronto Area ◽  
Welfare Systems ◽  
Place Of Origin ◽  
Older Chinese ◽  
Perceptions And Expectations ◽  
Almost All

Abstract Much of the literature discusses filial piety in general and ambiguous terms. This study, in contrast, investigates specific perceptions of filial piety and parental expectations of filial duty among older Chinese immigrants in Canada. The study is based on thematic analysis of 46 Chinese immigrants in seven focus groups conducted in the Greater Toronto Area. Findings show the perceptions of filial piety varied, but almost all participants had reduced expectations of their children. Nevertheless, they still valued and expected emotional care from their children. The study argues that changes in institutional settings, social policies and welfare systems define parents’ support needs and affect their expectations in the host society, while norms and institutional settings in the place of origin influence their perceptions of filial piety.

scholarly journals An evaluation of YouTube in disseminating dementia knowledge to older Chinese in Britain

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (10) ◽  
pp. 1575-1575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin K.P. Woo
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Health Information ◽  
General Public ◽  
Chinese Immigrants ◽  
Normal Aging ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Youtube Videos ◽  
Older Chinese

Chinese immigrants may dismiss pathological decline of dementia as part of normal aging (Woo and Mehta, 2017). While the internet may be a source of health information for Chinese immigrants, the quality of online dementia information was lower in Chinese than in English (Tsiang and Woo, 2017). Recent studies have demonstrated feasibility of YouTube videos in disseminating health information to the Chinese-speaking general public (Lam et al., 2017; Zheng and Woo, 2017). Therefore, we evaluated the performance of YouTube in targeting Chinese-speaking individuals in Britain who are in the high risk age group (e.g. aged 55 years and above) of developing dementia.

Gardens, Transitions and Identity Reconstruction among Older Chinese Immigrants to New Zealand

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 786-796 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Wen Li ◽  
Darrin Hodgetts ◽  
Elsie Ho
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Chinese Immigrants ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Chinese Adults ◽  
Identity Reconstruction ◽  
Older Chinese

Psychologists have foregrounded the importance of links between places and daily practices in the construction of subjectivities and well-being. This article explores domestic gardening practices among older Chinese immigrants. Initial and follow-up interviews were conducted with 32 Chinese adults ranging in age from 62 to 77 years. Participants recount activities such as gardening as a means of forging a new sense of self and place in their adoptive country. Gardening provides a strategy for self-reconstruction through spatiotemporally establishing biographical continuity between participants’ old lives in China and their new lives in New Zealand.

Psychological well-being of older Chinese immigrants living in Australia: a comparison with older Caucasians

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 1671-1679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoping Lin ◽  
Christina Bryant ◽  
Jennifer Boldero ◽  
Briony Dow
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Chinese Immigrants ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Older Chinese ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACTBackground:Few current studies explore psychological well-being among older Chinese immigrants in Australia. The study addressed this gap and provided preliminary data on psychological well-being among this group. Four indicators, namely depression, anxiety, loneliness, and quality of life, were used to present a comprehensive picture of psychological well-being.Methods:Participants were two groups of community-dwelling older people, specifically 59 Chinese immigrants and 60 Australian-born people (median age=77 and 73, respectively). Data were collected through standardized interviews. The Geriatric Depression Scale, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the de Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale and the WHO Quality of Life questionnaire were used to measure depression, anxiety, loneliness, and quality of life, respectively.Results:Chinese participants’ median quality of life score was higher than the scale mid-point, indicating relatively high levels of quality of life. However, 10% exhibited symptoms of depression, 6% had symptoms of anxiety, and 49% felt lonely. Compared to Australian participants, Chinese participants reported poorer quality of life and higher levels of loneliness. Importantly, the difference in quality of life remained when the impact of socio-demographic factors was controlled for.Conclusions:This study was the first to use multiple indicators to explore psychological well-being among older Chinese immigrants in Australia. Its results suggest that their psychological well-being might be worse than that of Australian-born people when using loneliness and quality of life as indicators. In particular, loneliness is a common psychological problem among this group, and there is a need for public awareness of this problem.

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