Indicators of familialism and defamilialization in long-term care: a theoretical overview and introduction of macro-level indicators

E Verbakel, K Glaser, Y Amzour… - … of European Social …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Many countries have been working on revising their long-term care (LTC) policies to meet
the increasing demand for care. Generally, little attention is paid to the potential …

Care in times of COVID-19: The impact of the pandemic on informal caregiving in Austria

R Rodrigues, C Simmons, AE Schmidt… - European journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Much attention has been paid to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on long-term care but
the impact on informal caregivers has remained speculative. In Austria, like in other …

Multi-morbidity in the older person: an examination of polypharmacy and socioeconomic status

MC Nwadiugwu - Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 - frontiersin.org
There has been increased focus on clinically managing multi-morbidity in the older
population, but it can be challenging to find appropriate paradigm that addresses the socio …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on family carers of older people living with dementia in Italy and Hungary

LÁ Kostyál, Z Széman, VE Almási, P Fabbietti… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major effect on both older people with dementia and
families caring for them. This paper presents the results of an online survey carried out …

Social innovation in long-term care: Lessons from the Italian case

G Casanova, A Principi, G Lamura - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The debate on policies addressing the challenges posed by population ageing pays
increasing attention to sustainable and innovative ways to tackle the multidimensional …

The impact of having foreign domestic workers on informal caregivers of persons with dementia–findings from a multi-method research in Singapore

Q Yuan, Y Zhang, E Samari, A Jeyagurunathan… - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background Informal caregivers of persons with dementia (PWDs) sometimes engage
foreign domestic workers (FDWs) to support their caregiving journey. However, there has not …

Role and Characteristics of Personal Care Assistants of Frail Older People with Functional Limitations Ageing in Place in Italy

MG Melchiorre, S Quattrini, G Lamura… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
When older people become frail with functional limitations, and age alone in place, caring
support is fundamental for performing daily living activities. The present study aimed to …

The impact of micro and macro level factors on the working and living conditions of migrant care workers in Italy and Israel—A scoping review

O Fisher - International Journal of Environmental Research and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: The provision of home-based care for frail older adults in Italy and Israel is
predominately provided by live-in migrant care workers (MCWs). However, despite the …

Care Task Division in Familialistic Care Regimes: A Comparative Analysis of Gender and Socio-Economic Inequalities in Austria and Slovenia

R Rodrigues, S Ilinca, MF Hrast, A Srakar, V Hlebec - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Demographic aging has led to an increase in the number of people with multiple needs
requiring different types of care delivered by formal and informal carers. The distribution of …

Validation of the Italian version of the caregiver abuse screen among family caregivers of older people with Alzheimer's disease

MG Melchiorre, M Di Rosa, F Barbabella… - BioMed research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. Elder abuse is often a hidden phenomenon and, in many cases, screening
practices are difficult to implement among older people with dementia. The Caregiver Abuse …