scholarly journals Development and Exploration of Psychometric Properties of the Family Adjustment Questionnaire for Admitting an Older Adult to a Nursing Home (CAFIAR)

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (20) ◽  
pp. 7597
Author(s):  
Antonio Riquelme-Marín ◽  
Marta Martín-Carbonell ◽  
Juan M. Ortigosa-Quiles ◽  
Inmaculada Méndez
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Family Adjustment ◽  
Positive Health ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
The Family

Background: Admitting an older adult to a nursing home involves significant adjustment efforts by the family. Our goal was to prepare an assessment instrument for this, given that there was none to date. Method: Participants—134 relatives from different nursing homes in the region of Murcia. Instruments—structured interview for socio-demographic information, satisfaction with the nursing home, well-being and health self-assessment, Radloff’s Depression Questionnaire (CES-D), and the first version of CAFIAR. Results: A 15-item instrument with three factors was obtained: Factor 1 (Unease due to admitting an older adult to a nursing home), Factor 2 (Relief), and Factor 3 (Nostalgia and concern for the older adult), in addition to a general adjustment index, with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.74. The general adjustment index and the subscales that demonstrate poor adjustment were significantly correlated with depression and a worse health self-assessment, while the Relief subscale, which indicates better adjustment, was significantly correlated with well-being and a positive health self-assessment. Conclusions: The family adjustment in admitting an older adult to a nursing home questionnaire (CAFIAR) has adequate psychometric properties to assess family adaptation in admitting an older adult to an institution.

scholarly journals Exploring the Psychometric Properties of the Questionnaire on Family Members Adapting to an Older Adult’s Admission to a Nursing Home (CAFIAR-15) in a Colombian Sample

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Marta Martín-Carbonell ◽  
Antonio Riquelme-Marín ◽  
Martha Fernández-Daza ◽  
Juan Manuel Ortigosa-Quiles ◽  
Inmaculada Méndez-Mateo
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Traumatic Events ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Factorial Structure ◽  
The Family

Institutionalization to a nursing home can be one of the most significant and traumatic events in a senior’s life, and for their family. For this reason, it is especially important to have validated instruments that evaluate the family member’s adaptation to admitting the senior to a nursing home. The study included 139 family members recruited equally in two types of institutions (low-income nursing home (LINH) vs. high-income nursing home (HINH)). A sociodemographic questionnaire with questions to study antecedents and conditions for care and the Questionnaire for Admitting an Older Adult to a Nursing Home (CAFIAR-15) were used. Examining the communalities indicated that four of the five items in factor 3 presented communalities lower than 0.30 and differences in the factorial structure of the CAFIAR-15 were found. There were differences in the antecedents and conditions for care between the relatives of the older adults at LINH and HINH. Cultural differences and differences between LINH and HINH may be the basis for flaws in the conceptual validity of the CAFIAR-15 in the Colombian sample.

scholarly journals Experiences of families involving a parent with progressive deafblindness

2022 ◽  
pp. 026461962110597
Author(s):  
Saskia Damen ◽  
Ilse van Zadelhoff ◽  
Corrie Tijsseling
Keyword(s):  
Peer Support ◽  
Usher Syndrome ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Photo Elicitation ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
Entire Family ◽  
The Family ◽  
Open Coding

Usher syndrome is a progressive form of deafblindness, which can have significant psychological consequences. This study aimed to get insight in the perceived impact of Usher syndrome type 2 (USH2) on families with a parent affected by this syndrome, and in the experiences of these families with social, professional, and peer support. Participants were 10 parents with USH2 living in the Netherlands, 10 of their co-parents, and 10 of their children. The parents filled in questionnaires and participated in a semi-structured interview. A photo-elicitation interview and a semi-structured interview were administered to the children. Interviews were transcribed and systematically coded, using thematic and open coding. Parents rated the family’s quality of life in general as satisfactory. Both negative and positive consequences were described of USH2 for the family. Parents without USH2 and their children stated to provide support to the parent with USH2, which was often described as self-evident. Some parents without USH2, however, described their family tasks as a burden. Some parents also reported that psychological problems of the parent with USH2 affected the well-being of other family members. Several parents and some children expressed that the syndrome was hardly discussed within the family. Unfulfilled family support needs were mentioned, a lack of involvement of family members in the professional support, as well as a lack of professional and peer support for children and partners. This study revealed that USH2 in a parent has impact on the entire family. Family-centred approaches are recommended for professionals who support parents with Usher syndrome.

Development of Male Well-Being Indicators In Malaysia from Intrapersonal Communication Perspective: Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA)

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 199-219
Author(s):  
Siti Zaiton Mohd Ajis ◽  
◽  
Arina Anis Azlan ◽  
Emma Mohamad ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Intrapersonal Communication ◽  
Concept Theory

Well-being is an essential concept in a human’s life as it is an emotional state that significantly influences our lifestyle. This study aims to develop a Malaysian male well-being indicator using the intrapersonal communication perspective. In this study, a self assessment instrument was constructed based on the self-concept theory in order to understand the respondent's well-being. This study applied mixed-methodology. Qualitative approach was used to build the well-being dimension and indicator based on some previous studies, while the quantitative approach was done to determine which construct is considered valid to measure male well-being, and how reliable those constructs are. Data collection phase was run through an online cross-sectional survey by using Survey Monkey platform. A total of 290 respondents consisting of Malaysian men aged 18 years and above participated in this study. The EFA results showed that there were 33 items classified under six well-being main components with having an effective and excellent level of consistency effectiveness, where Cronbach's Alpha for these six components gives a value of more than .70. This study, in overall, found that the well-being indicator was represented by one item on self-assessment that measures well-being dimension. Through the findings obtained, this study is expected to open a wider space for the upcoming studies on male well-being in Malaysia. However, it is suggested that this study needs to be continued with confirmatory factor analysis to validate this well-being indicator as a valid instrument to measure male well-being in Malaysia. Keywords: Well-being, subjective well-being, intrapersonal communication, self-concept theory, self assessment.

scholarly journals Social stigma in leprosy

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 6-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Marahatta ◽  
A Ghimire ◽  
N Jha ◽  
S M Pokhrel ◽  
S Rayamajhi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Education ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Control Program ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Male Patients ◽  
Leprosy Control

Leprosy, an infectious disease, is a highly stigmatized disease. It directly affects patients’ physical, psychological, social and economical well-being. To know the stigma faced by the patients in the family and community. The study was carried out at Netherlands Leprosy Relief, Biratnagar, Nepal. Verbal consent was taken from each patient. A total number of 34 patients who were diagnosed to have leprosy were interviewed. Data were collected using structured interview schedule that included questions seeking information about all aspects of objective. Although both men and women faced the social stigma of the disease, women suffered more rejection by the family members (50%), neighborhood (75%) and work places (62.5%) in comparison to male patients, who are affected maximum at work places (39%) and minimum in family (7.69%). Illiterate were avoided by family members (25%) and co-workers (75%) whereas literate were not. All unemployed patients were neglected in community whereas only 21.42% of employed were neglected. Leprosy is a highly stigmatized disease. Patients are neglected by their family and society. Therefore community education component of Leprosy Control Program needs to be strengthened.

scholarly journals Carers' and Users' Expectations of Services – User version (CUES–U): A new instrument to measure the experience of users of mental health services

2001 ◽  
Vol 179 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Lelliott ◽  
Anne Beevor ◽  
Gary Hogman ◽  
Jon Hyslop ◽  
Judith Lathlean ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Reasonable Test

BackgroundNo existing instrument measures all or even most of the issues considered important by users of mental health services.AimsTo develop and test a self-assessment instrument to enable users of mental health services to rate their experience across the range of domains that they consider to be important.MethodRelevant domains were identified and a new instrument was drafted and field tested to examine its psychometric properties.ResultsThe 17-item, self-rated Carers' and Users' Expectations of Services – User version (CUES–U) appears acceptable to most service users. Its items have reasonable test–retest reliability and a ‘total CUES–U score’ correlates significantly with a total score of the Health of the Nations Outcome Scales (Spearman's ρ=0.42; P<0.01).ConclusionsThe development and testing of CUES–U suggest that it might be feasible to apply a self-rated measure of the expectations and experience of users of mental health services.

scholarly journals Subjective well-being among street mothers community

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 370
Author(s):  
Fatwa Tentama ◽  
Nina Zulida Situmorang ◽  
Fitrianur Fitrianur
Keyword(s):  
Family Life ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Community Environment ◽  
Workplace Conditions ◽  
The Family ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological Study

The goal of this research was to understand the subjective well-being of mothers who work in the streets. This qualitative phenomenological study collected data using a semi-structured interview. Data were collected from six street mothers aged 18-40 years living in the dense residence of Kali Code, Karanganyar, Brontokusuman, Mergangsan, and Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The content analysis was used in this research, and the results showed that street mothers were satisfied with their current lives. Some of the reasons for their satisfaction include having a place to stay, gathering with their family every day, having a job, having independent earning, supporting children's education, and meeting their family's needs. This study also found that life satisfaction was associated with feeling satisfied with the self, family life, health, job, and community environment. Furthermore, participants expressed positive affect in the form of happiness when their job and earnings were good when gathering with the family or neighbors when the family is in harmony. The children are obedient when they can meet the needs of the children when they receive unexpected rewards. In contrast, the participants experienced negative affect in the form of guilt when they were unable to make the family happy, and disappointed when daily earnings were small. They were sad when children were not obedient, angry, and disappointed about living conditions and worried, anxious, and afraid about the workplace conditions.

scholarly journals Prevalence and patterns of meditation related unpleasant experiences among community based yoga practitioners

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manjot Singh ◽  
Anil Kishore Sinha ◽  
Ikreet Singh Bal
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Yoga Practitioners

Yoga is mainly known to restrain the emotional ripples in the mind but according to some studies, it may lead to some overwhelming challenges like uncontrolled emotional venting as meditation induced adverse effects, along with benefits. Methods: This study intended to assess the prevalence and patterns of meditation related unpleasant experiences (UEs), among 300 community based yoga practitioners. In this mixed methods study, a semi-structured interview schedule was developed to carry out the self-assessment survey. Chi-square test of association was used for finding the pattern between the UEs and other variables. Results: Total 114 (38%) respondents agreed to experience of UEs. UEs were reported more in females (<0.01). Reporting of UEs was found to be associated with longer history of yoga practice (<0.01), > 20 minutes of daily meditation (<0.05), perceived therapeutic effects of yoga in physical suffering (<0.01), perceived improvement in emotional well-being (<0.01), perceived reduction in negative emotional constructs like stress (<0.01), depression (<0.01), and anxiety (<0.01), due to yoga.

scholarly journals Validity of the EASYCare Standard 2010 assessment instrument for self-assessment of health, independence, and well-being of older people living at home in Poland

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-108
Author(s):  
Sławomir Tobis ◽  
Krystyna Jaracz ◽  
Dorota Talarska ◽  
Sylwia Kropińska ◽  
Ewa Zasadzka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
At Home

THE IMAGE OF THE PARENT FAMILY OF ADULTS WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Svetlana Khazova ◽  
Tatiana Adeeva ◽  
Maria Maiorova ◽  
Inna Tikhonova ◽  
Natalya Shipova
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Mental Disabilities ◽  
Negative Experience ◽  
Joint Activities ◽  
The Family ◽  
Adults With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Relationship Of

Тhe article is devoted to the study of the image of the parent family of adults with mental disabilities, as this problem is little studied in modern psychology. Sample: 39 people with mental disorders aged 18 to 47 years. Research method: clinical semi-structured interview and projective methods. The results indicate that the majority of adults with mental disorders were brought up in families: 44% - in a full family, 12% - only with the mother, 3% - in the families of grandparents. Many of them continue to live with their parents and now. Communication in the family is often evaluated positively, memories are associated with parents or other family members. The respondents of this group experienced the death of loved ones. 41% of adults with mental disorders were sent by parents to special boarding schools, while half of them never saw their parents and did not communicate with them, and 14% were familiar with their parents, but had a negative experience with them. They noted generally positive plots, but they extremely seldom were connected with a family. At the same time, negative memories are often associated with the family. Respondents of both groups distinguish not only the positive characteristics of parents, but also note the importance of joint activities. The obtained data can be successfully used as a basis for further study of the relationship of the image of the parent family with the subjective well - being of adults with intellectual disabilities, as well as the development of the main targets of the psychotherapeutic process.

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