National Survey of the Japanese Elderly, 1987

Liang, Jersey; Maeda, Daisaku

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“…The first health measure consisted of 14 indicators of functional disability that was taken from the work of Liang (). This scale consisted of instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) (e.g., the ability to use a telephone; the ability to stoop, crouch, or kneel) as well as activities of daily living (ADL) (e.g., the ability to dress and undress oneself; the ability to get out of bed).…”

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Meaning in Life Moderates the Relationship Between Sacred Loss/Desecration and Health

Krause

Pargäment

Ironson

2018

Scientific Study of Religion

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According to sanctification theory, religious people tend to imbue certain aspects of their lives with spiritual character and significance. Moreover, they take active steps to preserve and protect sacred aspects of their lives that might be threatened. If they are successful, they derive a deep sense of satisfaction and well‐being. However, when stressful events arise, some individuals are not able to preserve and protect the facets of their lives that they have come to view as sacred. The resulting sacred loss/desecration can be associated with physical and mental health problems. The purpose of the current study is to see if a sense of meaning in life buffers (i.e., moderates) the relationship between sacred loss/desecration and four measures of health: physical functioning, the number of chronic conditions, symptoms of physical illness, and self‐rated health. Data from a recent nationwide survey (N = 2,104–2,107) suggest that the negative relationship between sacred loss/desecration and each health outcome is lower for people who have a stronger sense of meaning in life.

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“…The second health measure consisted of a 13‐item checklist of chronic health problems that was taken from the work of Liang (). Included in this list are asthma, hypertension, and diabetes.…”

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Meaning in Life Moderates the Relationship Between Sacred Loss/Desecration and Health

Krause

Pargäment

Ironson

2018

Scientific Study of Religion

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“…Finally, functional disability was assessed with 15 items taken from the work of Liang (1990). Indicators of instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) as well as activities of daily living (ADL) are included in this index.…”

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A Descriptive Epidemiology of Lifetime Trauma and the Physical Health Status of Older Adults.

Krause¹,

Shaw²,

Cairney³

2004

Psychology and Aging

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Three issues are evaluated in this study. The 1st involves examining the relationship between exposure to trauma over the life course and physical health status in old age. The 2nd has to do with seeing whether the relationship between trauma and health varies across 3 cohorts of older adults: the young-old (ages 65-74), the old-old (ages 75-84), and the oldest old (age 85 and over). The 3rd issue involves seeing whether the age at which a trauma was encountered is related to health in late life. Data from a nationwide survey of older people (N=1,518) reveal that trauma is associated with worse health. Moreover, the young-old appear to be at greatest risk. Finally, data suggest that trauma arising between the ages of 18 and 30 years, as well as ages 31 to 64 years, has the strongest relationship with current health.

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“…Two major stressors of caregiving-the functional limitations and cognitive impairment of the relative-are included as independent variables. Functional limitations is a composite variable that consists of 10 items in activities of daily living (ADL) and the instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), including the difficulty of shopping and using the telephone (Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, 1996;Liang and Maeda, 1987). Each indicator consists of a five-point scale, coded as 0 = "no difficulty," 1 = "a little difficulty," 2 = "some difficulty," 3 = "a lot of difficulty" and 4 = "unable to perform" when performing the particular activity (Cronbach's alpha = .928).…”

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Social Support and the Mental Health of Family Caregivers: Sons and Daughters Caring for Aging Parents in Japan

Kikuzawa

2016

Int J Japanese Sociology

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The prevalence of depressive symptoms among family caregivers has been documented as a serious social problem that could threaten the lives of the elderly and their family caregivers. Social support is considered to be a promising remedy for this problem, although a comprehensive examination of the availability and effectiveness of social support that includes both formal and informal support across multiple dimensions remains limited. In addition, little research has been conducted in Japan on gender differences in stress processes. This study tried to fill those gaps by analyzing recent survey data on sons and daughters who are caring for their elderly parents. The results indicate that sons and daughters have similar levels of formal and informal support for daily care and advice, while there are some gender differences in regard to the availability of other types of social support. It was also found that many types of informal support were significantly associated with a lower caregiver burden for daughters, although this was not necessarily the case for formal support. General instrumental support from formal sources was even associated with higher levels of distress. For sons acting as caregivers, daily caregiving support was the only formal support that was significantly associated with their lower level of distress. Issues of formal support are discussed, in order to reduce the psychological burdens borne by sons and daughters who care for their parents at home.

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National Survey of the Japanese Elderly, 1987

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Meaning in Life Moderates the Relationship Between Sacred Loss/Desecration and Health

Meaning in Life Moderates the Relationship Between Sacred Loss/Desecration and Health

A Descriptive Epidemiology of Lifetime Trauma and the Physical Health Status of Older Adults.

Social Support and the Mental Health of Family Caregivers: Sons and Daughters Caring for Aging Parents in Japan

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