Family relationships of self‐care‐dependent older people and institutionalized rate to nursing homes

Abstract

Good or poor family relationships were significantly related to psychological strains and might determine the institutionalized rate in nursing homes.

Coping strategies and adaptation for the disabled elderly in Taiwan

“…General social support and environmental resources for disability management were related to lesser difficulty in adapting to disability in the family relationship dimension, but these factors had no effect on adapting in the other dimensions, that is inconsistent with previous findings 34–37 . It is possible that the disabled elderly in this study did not receive enough emotional social support.…”

Clinical features of healthcare‐associated pneumonia (HCAP) in a Japanese community hospital: Comparisons among nursing home‐acquired pneumonia (NHAP), HCAP other than NHAP, and community‐acquired pneumonia

“…Over the past 165 years, life expectancy has continued to increase in most developed countries, and particularly in Japan, which has the highest percentage of persons aged 65 years or greater (22.1%) 1,2 . In many countries, the ageing of the population has led to increases in the number of disabled elderly persons, 3 many of whom have no choice but to enter a nursing home 4 . In this ageing population, the increased frequency and severity of pneumonia is largely explained by the ageing of organ systems 5 .…”

New Lessons of Nurturing Life for Geriatric Patients

“…However, if the relationship with the primary caregiver was not good previously, and the elderly person only asks for help after the need for nursing care develops, it is then too late to build a solid foundation, and the patient will soon be moved to an institutional care facility (Kodama et al 2009). Therefore, there are some limitations in care for which family members are responsible.…”