Association of empty nest with depressive symptom in a Chinese elderly population: A cross-sectional study

Zhai, Yujia; Yi, Huaiming; Shen, Wei; Xiao, Y.; Fan, Haixiao; He, Fan; Li, Fudong; Wang, Xinyi; Shang, Xiaopeng; Lin, Junfen

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2015.08.031

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“…Family support is important for older people. The traditional and primary support (mainly emotional support) from children plays a key role in maintaining the physical and mental health of older people (Zhai et al., ). Social support from nursing staff has been shown to improve healthy ageing.…”

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Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Self‐care Ability Scale for the Elderly

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Söderhamn

Cliffordson

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Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Self‐care Ability Scale for the Elderly

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Söderhamn

Cliffordson

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Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…17,18 Depressive symptoms were associated with education level/employment status, negative coping style, low support utilization, and economic status. 19,20 Thus, it can be concluded that the main difficulty in clearly defining the effect of empty nest syndrome is that there is no specific pattern that can adequately describe this experience. It may depend on factors that cannot be easily investigated, such as the personality of the individual, psychosocial develop-ment, interactions of the family system and perception of the parental role.…”

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Empty-nest-related psychosocial stress: Conceptual issues, future directions in economic crisis

Bougea¹,

Despoti²,

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2020

Psychiatriki

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Τ he empty-nest syndrome is a transitional stage, when middle-aged parents are in the process of encouraging their children to take up their obligations as adults. The empty-nest syndrome is a psychological condition that affects both parents, who experience feelings of grief, loss, fear, inability, difficulty in adjusting roles, and change of parental relationships, when children leave the parental home. Τhis syndrome has gained special interest in a world where the current economic crisis has not only deepened global poverty but also a crisis of values reflected in the dynamic model of the family. The purpose of this review was to appraise the impact of psychosocial stress of the empty-nest syndrome on the parents' well-being through the years, during the current socioeconomic crisis, taking into account gender, national and cultural background, socio-demographic and other context factors. We addressed the phenomenon of the "Boomerang Kids" and crowded nests as a result of current financial instability. Finally, we focused on the strategies which the family can employ to retain their resilience, according to the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping Family resilience framework and self-efficacy models. A literature review was conducted using web-based search engines provided by Medline, Scopus, Embase, Cochrane and PsychINFO. The term "empty nest syndrome'' was combined with women, men, economic crisis, parenthood, stress, menopause, midlife crisis, Boomerang kids, crowded nets, resilience, self-efficacy, wellbeing, and cultural differences. Women and men from diverse cultural groups have a different experience of the empty nest, as well as ways of coping. Distress caused by empty nest results in the incidence of symptoms of depression, behavioral symptoms and cognitive impairment. In most of studies, low marital quality and lack of social support affected negatively on a parent's well-being particularly for those experiencing the return of their "Boomerang kids". However, the financial crisis can transform an empty-nest into a "dynamic nest" by community health promotion services. Social support programs should be designed to strengthen family resource and improve family well-being.

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“…Empty nest families have been becoming the main pattern among aging people. 3 Li et al 4 reported that the number of empty-nest elderly families will reach 90% of the total number of families in China. Many studies exploring empty nesters' cognitive condition in China have shown that this kind of population is more vulnerable to depression, loneliness, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and other mental syndromes.…”

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“…The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 74.46% among empty nesters in the rural area of Yongzhou City, and the depressive symptoms showed association with negative coping style, support utilization, religious beliefs, economic status, marital status, and subjective support. 29 Zhai et al 3 revealed that it is natural for empty nesters who are male, ≥70 years old, and retired, as well as those with low level of education, to exhibit depression. Zhang et al 30 reported that in the economically depressed area of Hunan Province, elderly persons' education, income, and social support showed significantly more effects in predicting subjective well-being.…”

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Empty-nest elderly: mahjong and Chinese square dance for improving the cognitive function in the community

Yue

Petrini

2019

Frontiers of Nursing

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Objective The elderly population has proliferated worldwide. The empty-nest family pattern has become predominant among the aging people, and they are more vulnerable to the development of cognitive disorders. However, there is no standardized service in the community nursing care that includes procedures on how to improve the cognitive function of the elderly. Meanwhile, the booming number of empty-nest elderly stimulates the community nurses to assume the responsibility for their care. All of these bring more difficulties and opportunities for community nurses who are dedicated to the prevention of geriatric cognitive disorders. Methods The authors reviewed the literature related to “empty-nest elderly”, “cognitive function”, “mahjong”, and “Chinese square dance” in the Elsevier, Web of Science (WOS), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Springer and PubMed databases. The study illustrates the utility possibility of an efficient and straightforward method for improving the cognitive function among the elderly in the context of community nursing care in China and even in the rest of the world. Results Mental and physical activity contributes to cognitive fitness and may be beneficial in delaying cognitive decline. Mental activities, such as playing mahjong, and physical activities, such as the Chinese square dance, are common Chinese activities. Both of them can affect cognitive function in some way. Conclusions China is experiencing one of its most severe aging problems. Community health personnel and related professionals may consider using mahjong and Chinese square dance to promote psychological health in empty-nest elderly individuals in the community.

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Association of empty nest with depressive symptom in a Chinese elderly population: A cross-sectional study

Cited by 88 publications

References 27 publications

Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Self‐care Ability Scale for the Elderly

Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Self‐care Ability Scale for the Elderly

Empty-nest-related psychosocial stress: Conceptual issues, future directions in economic crisis

Empty-nest elderly: mahjong and Chinese square dance for improving the cognitive function in the community

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