Conducting Empirical Research With Older Migrants: Methodological and Ethical Issues

Bilecen, Başak; Fokkema, Tineke

doi:10.1093/geront/gnac036

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“…A study strength is the use of Q methodology, which enables the exploration of different viewpoints, understanding, and comparing them, without requiring large participant samples ( Brown, 1980 ; Watts & Stenner, 2012 ), and is thus promising for research conducted with difficult-to-recruit older migrants ( Bilecen & Fokkema, 2022 ). Additionally, Q methodology provides a flexible approach for the study of subjectivity to derive meaning from participants’ individual experiences ( Brown, 1980 ).…”

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Needs for Aging in Place: Views of Older Moroccan Adults in the Netherlands

Hussein,

Cramm,

Nieboer

2023

The Gerontologist

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Background and Objectives Due to health and/or financial limitations, older migrants may become especially dependent on their neighborhoods, highlighting the importance of investigating their experiences. We explored older Moroccan adults’ views on the relative importance of neighborhood resources for aging in place. Research Design and Methods Thirty Moroccans aged ≥ 65 years residing in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht were interviewed and asked to perform a ranking task developed with the combined quantitative and qualitative Q methodology. They ranked the relative importance of 38 statements representing the World Health Organization’s eight global age-friendly cities domains, with explanation of their reasoning. By-person factor analysis was performed to identify factors representing distinct viewpoints, which were interpreted with reference to the interviewees’ comments. Results Four viewpoints were identified: “home sweet home”; “connected, well-informed, and engaged”; “suitable and affordable living”; and “a lively neighborhood.” The perceived importance of neighborhood resources for aging in place differed among viewpoints. Discussion and Implications Older Moroccan adults prioritize different neighborhood resources for aging in place. Our findings suggest that their diverse needs can be satisfied by enabling family to live in close proximity, providing diverse, inclusive neighborhoods with affordable, suitable housing, understandable information, social/cultural activities, and care services for vulnerable groups. Future studies may build on our findings to explore older (migrant) adults’ views on needs for aging in place in the Netherlands and other western countries.

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Needs for Aging in Place: Views of Older Moroccan Adults in the Netherlands

Hussein,

Cramm,

Nieboer

2023

The Gerontologist

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“…A limitation of this paper concerns the use of community workers to recruit some participants as this could result in a selection bias [62]. In this study, participants recruited by the community workers were actively involved as volunteers in the community centre.…”

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The Happy Home: Ageing, Migration, and Housing in Relation to Older Migrants’ Subjective Wellbeing

Phlix

Petermans

Smetcoren

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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(1) Background: With an increasingly diversifying ageing population, it is important to understand what ‘ageing well’ means to older adults with a migration background. Given older adults’ preference to age in place and declining mobility, housing is a significant place in later life. Therefore, this paper explores the influence of housing, migration, and age on older migrants’ subjective wellbeing, with attention to immaterial aspects such as a sense of home as well. (2) Methods: In-depth interviews with older migrants from various ethnicities (N = 22) were conducted. The data collection and analysis were led by an inductive and deductive approach through thematic analysis. (3) Results: The results point to the dynamic nature of age(ing) and the role of migration background in the subjective wellbeing of older migrants. The need for preserving one’s housing situation and environmental mastery in later life is highlighted. Furthermore, the relation and mutual influence of subjective wellbeing and sense of home is uncovered. (4) Conclusions: This study highlights the intersection of age, migration, and housing to the subjective wellbeing and sense of home of older migrants. In addition, influences on older migrants’ subjective wellbeing concern both a material (i.e., housing) and immaterial (i.e., sense of home, age, migration) base.

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Social participation of low‐income older adults in deprived urban neighborhoods in Amsterdam: A study among native Dutch, and Surinamese, Moroccan and Turkish migrants in The Netherlands

van der Greft

2024

Population Space and Place

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This paper explores differences in social participation among low‐income older migrants and socioeconomically similar native Dutch older adults living in deprived neighborhoods in Amsterdam. It also analyzes experiences of social participation in relation to perceived neighborhood conditions. Analysis of 85 in‐depth interviews reveals that the types of activities that low‐income older adults participate in center around less demanding (collective) rather than more demanding (political and productive) forms of social participation. Differences in social participation were associated with personal characteristics and with neighborhood experiences. The findings articulate the dynamic and complex interaction between the competencies of older adults belonging to different ethnic communities and their diverse preferences and environmental needs. Older migrants living in areas where their own group is dominant enjoyed better access to ethnic services and experienced greater opportunities for social interaction. However, when compared to their native Dutch counterparts, they were more likely to encounter language barriers and to experience specific environmental problems, such as inadequate housing conditions and paid parking.

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Conducting Empirical Research With Older Migrants: Methodological and Ethical Issues

Cited by 8 publications

References 45 publications

Needs for Aging in Place: Views of Older Moroccan Adults in the Netherlands

Needs for Aging in Place: Views of Older Moroccan Adults in the Netherlands

The Happy Home: Ageing, Migration, and Housing in Relation to Older Migrants’ Subjective Wellbeing

Social participation of low‐income older adults in deprived urban neighborhoods in Amsterdam: A study among native Dutch, and Surinamese, Moroccan and Turkish migrants in The Netherlands

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