Older women's living arrangements and family relationships in urban Mexico

Varley, Ann; Blasco, Maribel

doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2003.09.007

Cited by 21 publications

(22 citation statements)

References 22 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…This result is consistent with Edwards and Lopez and Kim's study in that the higher the family support perceived by older people is, the higher their life satisfaction will be. During older age, family support is the important factor contributing to the life satisfaction of older people because they require more external support and assistance due to declining physical functions associated with natural ageing, less frequent participation in social activities, reduction in family members caused by the death of a spouse, sibling(s) or relative(s), as well as children moving out due to marriage, and reduced income after retirement . Therefore, it is likely that life satisfaction among older people can be improved through increased family support.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Relationships among the perceived health status, family support and life satisfaction of older Korean adults

Kim

Sok

2012

Int J of Nursing Practice

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The objective of this study was to examine the perceived health status, family support and life satisfaction of older Korean adults and the relationships among them. This study was designed to be a descriptive correlation study using questionnaire. Subjects were 246 older people who were over 65 years of age in Seoul and Daegu metropolitan city, Korea. Measures were the Cornell Medical Index-Simple Korean Form to measure the perceived health status, the Family Support Instrument to measure the family support and the Standard Life Satisfaction Instrument for Korean people to measure the life satisfaction. Perceived health state was worse as average 3.3, family support was good as average 3.4 and life satisfaction was low as average 3.1. There were statistically significant positive correlations among perceived health state, family support and life satisfaction and between family support and life satisfaction. The predictors of life satisfaction in elderly were family support, age, monthly allowance and perceived health state. These factors explained 37.5% of the total variance. The major influencing factor was family support. This cross-sectional study provides preliminary evidence that to develop nursing strategy to increase family support of older Korean adults is needed.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Relationships among the perceived health status, family support and life satisfaction of older Korean adults

Kim

Sok

2012

Int J of Nursing Practice

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Consistently across both locations and both study years, family relationships were rated as much more important than pensions or cash benefits. The high value placed on family is in keeping with the findings of other studies that highlight the deeply relational nature of subjective well‐being for people in later life (Lloyd‐Sherlock and Locke, 2008; Varley and Blasco, 2003). 17…”

Section: Cash Transfers Family Relations and Individual Well‐beingsupporting

confidence: 85%

Cash Transfers and the Well‐being of Older People in Brazil

Lloyd‐Sherlock

Sabóia

Ramírez-Rodríguez

2012

Development and Change

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This article provides a comprehensive assessment of the effects of social protection interventions on material and subjective elements of well‐being. Drawing on a longitudinal survey located in two relatively deprived parts of Brazil, it assesses the effects of pensions and other cash transfers on the well‐being of older people and their households. This analysis is located within a dynamic economic and public policy context. The article finds that pension benefits significantly increase per capita income and that this is strongly associated with overall levels of satisfaction with household well‐being. Levels of reported subjective well‐being do not fall as respondents age, and the survey finds high levels of optimism about future well‐being. The positive effects of pension benefits were supported by upgraded health services and by more specific policies such as access to credit on favourable terms. Overall, the authors conclude that a combination of economic growth and effective public policies significantly boosted the well‐being of most households in their survey, and that Brazil can be taken as a model of good practice for other middle‐income countries.

show abstract

“…Familism is the term used to describe the importance of extended family ties as well as the strong identification and attachment of individuals to their families (Fänge & Ivanoff 2009). Familism has been noted as an important value for many ethnic groups such as Asians, Latinos, African Americans, Asian Americans and American Indians (Varley & Blasco 2003, Edwards & Lopez 2006). Previous research on the role of the home for older people revealed that it is the most important locus in their lives (Fänge & Ivanoff 2009).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%