Intergenerational financial supports and the mental health of the elderly in China (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiao Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Financial Condition ◽  
Financial Conditions ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

BACKGROUND With the increasing of the elderly population, the mental health problems of the elderly have attracted the attention of scholars. Although the risk factors from the adulthood of mental health have been widely explored in existing studies, how factors from both adulthood and childhood, especially financial supports received impact mental health are still unknown. OBJECTIVE This paper aims to investigate the impacts of intergenerational financial supports from both adulthood and childhood on mental health of the elderly in China. METHODS This paper collects information of 1,587 respondents who are 65 and older from two-wave data of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) to conduct the empirical analysis. RESULTS Our results indicate that financial supports as a whole significantly influence elderly people’s mental health. Specifically, individuals have different loneliness and depression levels due to different family financial conditions in childhood and financial supports from children in adulthood. Moreover, financial supports in adulthood negatively moderate the relationship between the family financial condition and the mental health of elderly people. CONCLUSIONS The findings point to the importance of continued inter-generational financial support in maintaining the elderly’s psychological health. Raising the retirement income or appeal to children to provide supports to the elderly can promote the mental health of the elderly, especially for these elderly people with poor family financial conditions in their childhood.

Self-Report Depression Scales in the Elderly: The Relationship between the CES-D and ZUNG

1989 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 325-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce R. Deforge ◽  
Jeffery Sobal
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Common Mental Health Problems ◽  
Depression Scales ◽  
The Relationship

Depression is one of the most common mental health problems in the elderly, but there is little consensus about the best way to assess depression in the aged. The relationship between the CES-D and the ZUNG self-report depression scales was investigated in seventy-eight elderly people with osteoarthritis (mean age 71). The correlation between the scales was r = .69, with the CES-D classifying 15 percent of the participants as depressed, as compared to 6 percent by the ZUNG. Psychological symptoms had the strongest relationship with overall depression scores on both scales. No sex differences were found on psychological items on either scale, but females reported more somatic symptoms on the ZUNG. People over age seventy-four reported more psychological symptoms than their younger counterparts.

scholarly journals Relationship of Depression, Aging and Immune System During Covid-19 Pandemic: A Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Farah Iylia Binti Fauzi ◽  
Siti Fatimah Binti Salleh ◽  
Mohammad Shahadat Hossen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Immune System ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

COVID-19 is a highly contagious virus that first appeared in China in December 2019. It has affected over 157 million people and killed over 3.2 million. The paper reviews the function of the immune system for COVID-19 prevention, depression, and anxiety due to COVID-19 and their effects on the immune system and the relationship of aging with the immune system and depression and anxiety. It has been found that several elderly people lack the coping mechanisms required to deal with the stress caused by COVID-19. Hence, identifying the factors and mechanisms that lead to this resilience will aid in the development of preventive measures for certain elderly people and groups with more severe mental health problems. Additionally, it would be beneficial to understand how technology could be leveraged to accomplish this goal. During the pandemic, various steps such as social isolation, quarantine, and self-isolation are needed to be implemented properly to slow the spread of the virus. Meanwhile, to help halt the pandemic, everybody must be vaccinated as soon as possible until any bans on social gatherings and social isolation can be removed, allowing other sectors such as schooling, social activities, and life to resume normalcy.

Ethnicity, Aging and Mental Health

1980 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 289-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald E. Gelfand
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
American Society ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between ethnicity and mental health deserves more consideration than it usually receives if we are to understand how values translate into behavior. This question could be explored productively with a variety of subgroups, but in this paper the emphasis will be on the aged. What is the relationship between ethnicity and the mental health problems of the elderly in American society? This paper offers some suggestions and reviews some data that might encourage further efforts in this area.

scholarly journals Exploring the Associations Between Resilience, Dispositional Hope, Preventive Behaviours, Subjective Well-Being, and Psychological Health Among Adults During Early Stage of COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murat Yıldırım ◽  
Gökmen Arslan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Dispositional Hope ◽  
The Times ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Health And Well Being

During the pandemic, people may experience various mental health problems. Psychological strengths may help them to cope with emerging challenges and foster mental health and well-being. This study examined the associations between resilience, dispositional hope, preventive behaviours, subjective well-being, and psychological health among adults during early stage of COVID-19. A total of 220 participants from general public participated this study completing a battery of measures (134 men [M age = 42.36 years, SD = 8.99, range = 18 to 60] and 86 women [M age = 36.73 years, SD = 7.44, range = 18 to 51]). This cross-section study indicated that resilience mediated the relationship between hope and psychological health and subjective well-being. Results also showed that hope, and resilience had significant direct effects on psychological health, and subjective well-being while preventive behaviours did not manifest a significant effect on these two variables except on resilience. Preventive behaviours mediated the relationship between hope and resilience. The results suggest that we should more pay attention to hope and resilience for the development and improvement of well-being and psychological health during the times of crisis.

The Association Between Perceptions of Social Support and Maternal Mental Health: A Cumulative Perspective

2010 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah O. Meadows
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Maternal Mental Health ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
The Family ◽  
Married Mothers ◽  
Biological Fathers ◽  
Time Invariant ◽  
The Relationship

The question of how to best measure family processes so that longitudinal experiences within the family are accurately captured has become an important issue for family scholars. Using the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study ( N = 2,158), this article focuses on the association between trajectories of perceived supportiveness from biological fathers and mothers’ mental health problems 5 years after a birth. The relationship status between mothers and biological fathers is significantly related to her perceptions of his supportiveness, with married mothers reporting the highest levels of supportiveness followed by mothers in cohabiting unions, romantic non-coresidential unions, and, finally, mothers not in a romantic relationship. Controlling for both time-varying and time-invariant maternal and relationship characteristics, a positive slope of perceived supportiveness from biological fathers is associated with fewer subsequent mental health problems 5 years after the birth. The discussion calls attention to alternate modeling strategies for longitudinal family experiences.

scholarly journals Method to Record and Analyze the Operation of Seal Robot in Elderly Care

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 730-738
Author(s):  
Kohei Kuramochi ◽  
Kazuyoshi Wada ◽  
Koji Kimita ◽  
Haruka Kurokawa ◽  
Kaoru Inoue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Bayesian Network ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Recorded Data ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Intended Effect

Robot therapy, a mental health care through interactions with robots, has attracted attention as a new method of dementia care. In particular, the therapeutic seal robot named “PARO” is being widely used. When using PARO in elderly facilities, caregivers called “handlers” encourage the elderly people to interact with PARO. However, the usage of PARO was left to the handlers itself. Therefore, there was no intended effect in certain cases. To solve this problem, this study aims to develop a method to record the behaviors of handlers and the reactions of elderly people during the robot therapy and a method to support planning by analyzing the recorded data. A Bayesian network was applied to analyze the relationship between the handler’s behavior and the elderly people’s reactions. To verify usefulness, the experiment was conducted at four elderly facilities between November 2019 and January 2020. The participants were 12 handlers and 21 elderly people. We observed the robot therapy using PARO for 20 min, and subsequently, conducted interviews. Consequently, a model that visualized the relationship between the handler’s behaviors and the elderly people’s reactions was obtained from 40 observed cases. The interviews confirmed that the model was useful for planning a robot therapy.

scholarly journals PERAWATAN KESEHATAN LANSIA DI INDONESIA

Populasi ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mubasyir Hasanbasri
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Household Structure ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Health Care Practices ◽  
The Family ◽  
Show Difference ◽  
The Relationship

The role offamily inelderly care in Indonesia remainsfeasible solutionfor both economic andcultural reasons. Rapidsocio-economic changes have raised the concerns whetherfamily members can effectively meet the need ofelderly care. This study examines the relationship between household structure variables and the use of health services. We seek to learn the household structure characteristics that facilitate or constrain elderly care. If there is no constraint within the family,elderly people living dependently to their children will be less likely to show difference in health care practices as opposed to those living independently. The datafor this analysis is drawnfrom the 1993 Indonesian Socio-Economic Survey. Individuals aged 65 years or above reported to have illness complaints in the past two weeks and remained suffered when the survey was performed are included for the analysis.The finding sindicate that the elderly people living dependently with their children or with other families use less health care available outside their homes than those living independently.

scholarly journals An Examination of the Relationship between Depression, Loneliness, and Sociability in the Old Aged Community of District DG Khan

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-255
Author(s):  
Ayesha Abid ◽  
Khalil Ahmad ◽  
Mussarat Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Regression Test ◽  
Logistic Regression Test

The present study was aimed to assess depression, loneliness, and sociability among elderly people, as well as to assess the prevalence of elder abuse, and to draw conclusions about quality of life and its effect on elderly health in DG Khan's Tehsil Taunsa Sharif. The current research was conducted for pure academic purpose by 1st author and the results of this study were extracted from that academic dissertation. Moreover, this study was supervised by 2nd author and 3rd author contributed in analysis part of this research. In this regard, study was preceded by using quantitative research design. A sample of 200 elderly people was surveyed (both male and female at the time of interview). The elderly were interviewed with the help of their relatives. The interview schedule was used to collect data. Analysis of the data was carried out using the SPSS Software 21. The data was analyzed using the univariate regression test and the multivariate binary logistic regression test. The results of the binary logistic regression test showed that sociability get decreased as people age, depression and loneliness increased. Moreover, advancement in education of the respondents led to decrease in respondent’s depression, loneliness and sociability. Life satisfaction was affected by health and social support in different ways, depending on the person major determinants, such as education and nationality, as well as savings, income, frequency of contact with their children or relatives and neighbors, the number of known and trusted people in a village or city, as well as physical and mental health, were unaffected by age and gender. Additionally, it is recommended that in addition to primary care, health stakeholders should focus on health programs for the health promotion of elderly in order to protect the elderly from serious health problems, especially mental health problems.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN TINGKAT PENDIDIKAN DAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN TENTANG KESEHATAN JIWA DENGAN SIKAP MASYARAKAT TERHADAP PASIEN GANGGUAN JIWA DI RW XX DESA DUWET KIDUL, BATURETNO, WONOGIRI

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tunjung Sri Yulianti ◽  
Wulan Meilina Putri Wijayanti
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Correlation Study ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Mental Patients ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Family ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: management of mental health problems require complex handling.This of course must involve all parties. Mental patients who have recovered willbe returned to the family and society. This requires the readiness of families andcommunities. During this time in the community or family is still found theresponse and understanding is not correct to mental patients, but their role iscrucial to the recovery of patients with mental disorders.Purpose of the study: To determine the relationship between the level ofeducation and level of knowledge about mental health and community attitudestowards mental patients in RW XX Duwet Kidul Baturetno, Wonogiri .Subjects: were people in RW XX Duwet Kidul, Baturetno, Wonogiri aged adults(18-60 years ) some 108 people taken at random by the table KrecjieThis research method is correlation study involving the three variables, the firstvariable is the level of education, the second variable is the level of knowledgeand the third variable is the attitude of society, with logistic regression statisticaltest.Results: of the study obtained Nagelkerke R Square value of 0.279.Conclusion The study each variable is jointly influence public attitudes againstmental patients was 27.9%, while the remaining 72.1% is influenced by othervariables attitude.Keywords: Education Level, Level of Knowledge, Attitudes Society

Attachment to God and Quest as Moderators of the Relationship between Religious Doubt and Mental Health

2021 ◽  
pp. 009164712199240
Author(s):  
Noah S. Love ◽  
Cassidy A. Merlo ◽  
M. Elizabeth Lewis Hall ◽  
Peter C. Hill
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Positive Mental Health ◽  
Attachment To God ◽  
Religious Doubt ◽  
Avoidant Attachment ◽  
The Relationship

The present study examined attachment to God and quest as potential moderators of the relationship between religious doubt and mental health. A sample of Christian participants ( N = 235) completed a survey which included measures of attachment to God, quest, religious doubt, and mental health. As hypothesized, attachment to God and quest significantly moderated an individual’s experience of religious doubt. Low avoidant attachment to God (i.e., a more secure attachment) was associated with a more negative relationship between cognitive religious doubt and positive mental health than high avoidant attachment. In contrast, low avoidant attachment to God also ameliorated the positive relationship between affective religious doubt and mental health problems. Low anxious attachment was associated with a stronger negative relationship between both measures of religious doubt (i.e., cognitive and affective) and positive mental health. In addition, high soft quest weakened all four of the relationships between measures of religious doubt and mental health. High hard quest ameliorated the positive relationship between both measures of religious doubt and mental health problems. These results indicate that an individual’s attachment to God and the way an individual is oriented toward religion each play a role in the mental health outcomes associated with religious doubt.

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