Will teenagers today live with and care for their aged parents tomorrow?

Cheong, Chin Yee; Ha, Ngoc Hl; Choo, Robin; Yap, Philip

doi:10.1111/ggi.13288

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“…Additionally, individuals with lower educational attainment, those living independently, and those with a higher number of chronic disease types also demonstrated elevated JFS scores. This is because socio-demographic status and dependency are risk factors leading to frailty (37)(38)(39). Therefore, healthcare professionals can utilize JFS-C to identify these specific groups and implement proactive measures, such as promoting healthy dietary habits and encouraging regular physical exercise, for the prevention of frailty in non-frail populations (40)(41)(42).…”

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Translation and validation of the Chinese version of the Japan Frailty Scale

Wan,

Wang,

Wei

et al. 2023

Front. Med.

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PurposeFrailty is a difficult-to-measure condition that is susceptible to adverse outcomes. The Japan Frailty Scale (JFS) is a tool for assessing frailty status in older adults. This study aimed to translate and culturally adapt the JFS into a Chinese version (JFS-C).Materials and methodsThe study included 160 older adults as participants. Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha, and test–retest reliability was conducted using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Convergent validity was evaluated by assessing the correlation between JFS-C and the Barthel Index, the Frail scale, and the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36). Criterion validity was assessed by comparing JFS-C scores with the Frail scale.ResultsJFS-C demonstrated adequate internal consistency (Cronbach’s alphas = 0.711) and excellent test–retest reliability over a 7 to 10-day interval (ICC = 0.949). Correlation analysis showed a strong positive correlation between JFS-C and the Frail scale (r = 0.786, p < 0.001), a moderate negative correlation with the Barthel Index (r = −0.598, p < 0.001), and moderate correlations with various subscales of SF-36 (r = −0.574 to −0.661). However, no significant correlations were found between JFS-C and SF-36 mental health (r = −0.363, p < 0.001) or role emotional (r = −0.350, p < 0.001). Based on the reference standard of the Frail scale phenotype (score ≥ 2), the cutoff value for JFS-C was determined to be 3.ConclusionJFS-C demonstrates good reliability and validity in assessing frailty among the older population in China.

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Translation and validation of the Chinese version of the Japan Frailty Scale

Wan,

Wang,

Wei

et al. 2023

Front. Med.

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Willingness and preparedness to provide care: interviews with individuals of different ages and with different caregiving experiences

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Background At present, the provision of informal care to older relatives is an essential pillar of the long-term care system in Germany. However, the impact of demographic and social changes on informal caregiving remains unclear. Methods Thirty-three semi-structured interviews were conducted with care consultants, informal caregivers and people without any caregiving experience to explore if people are willing to provide older adult care and how prepared these are with regard to the possibility of becoming care dependent themselves. Results In total, three main categories (willingness to provide care, willingness to receive care and information as preparation) with several sub-categories were identified during the content analysis. While almost all interviewees were willing to provide care for close family members, most were hesitant to receive informal care. Other factors such as the available housing space, flexible working hours and the proximity of relatives were essential indicators of a person’s preparedness to provide informal care. It is, however, unclear if care preferences change over time and generations. Six out of 12 informal caregivers and nine out of 14 care consultants also reported an information gap. Because they do not possess adequate information, informal caregivers do not seek help until it is too late and they experience high physical and mental strain. Despite the increased efforts of care consultants in recent years, trying to inform caregivers earlier was seen as almost impossible. Conclusions The very negative perception of caregiving as a burden was a reoccurring theme throughout all interviews and influenced people’s willingness to receive care as well as seeking timely information. Despite recent political efforts to strengthen home-based care in Germany, it remains unclear whether political efforts will be effective in changing individuals’ perceptions of informal caregiving and their willingness to be better prepared for the highly likely scenario of having to care for a close relative or becoming care dependent at a later stage in life.

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