The impact of dementia on women internationally: An integrative review

R Erol, D Brooker, E Peel - Health care for women international, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Women are disproportionately affected by dementia, both in terms of developing dementia
and becoming caregivers. We conducted an integrative review of English language …

Societal perceptions of caregivers linked to culture across 20 countries: Evidence from a 10-billion-word database

R Ng, N Indran - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Caregivers play an indispensable role in society. In 2017, 41 million family caregivers in the
United States provided approximately 34 billion hours of care to their aging parents …

Prevalence of malnutrition and associated factors among community-dwelling older persons in Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional study

HDWT Damayanthi, FM Moy, KL Abdullah… - BMC geriatrics, 2018 - Springer
Background Malnutrition in older persons is a public health concern. This study aimed to
estimate the prevalence of malnutrition and its associated factors among community …

Societal narratives on caregivers in Asia

R Ng, N Indran - International Journal of Environmental Research and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Although there has been an increase in awareness of the struggles experienced by
caregivers, discourse on caregiving remains confined mostly to academia, policy circles or …

(Re) negotiating transnational identities: notions of 'home'and 'distanced intimacies'

N Belford, R Lahiri-Roy - Emotion, Space and Society, 2019 - Elsevier
Transnational migrants negotiate the multiplicity of 'here'and 'there'and contested notions of
'home'between home and host countries. As transnational migrant women in Australia, we …

Relationship of psychological flexibility and mindfulness to caregiver burden, and depressive and anxiety symptoms in caregivers of people with dementia

KP Tan, JK Ang, EBY Koh, NTP Pang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Caregivers of People with dementia (PwD) commonly experience burdens and other mental
health issues, eg, depression and anxiety. At present, there are limited studies that examine …

Making the emotional connection: Transnational eldercare circulation within Sri Lankan-Australian transnational families

M De Silva - Gender, Place & Culture, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The scholarship on care for older parents within transnational families focuses mainly on the
experience of unskilled migrants and is presented largely from the perspective of caregivers …

A meta-synthesis of care and support for older adults in Africa

K Awuviry-Newton, M Tavener, K Wales… - Journal of Family …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This meta-synthesis joins together qualitative evidence on the care and support provision for
older adults in an African context employing the World Health Organisation International …

Generativity and engagement in grandparenting activities among older adults in northern Sri Lanka

CS Dohlman, LC Zalla, EO Chung… - … Journal of Aging …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Generativity refers to the desire to pass on one's skills, knowledge, and wisdom to future
generations; this may be a clear indicator of the likelihood of older adults investing time and …

Using ethics of care as the theoretical lens to understand lived experiences of caregivers of older adults experiencing functional difficulties

K Awuviry-Newton, M Tavener, K Wales, J Byles - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The lived experiences of caregivers of older adults in Ghana are not well understood. The
purpose of this study was to explore and discuss the lived experiences of these caregivers …