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| Mental status of the elderly receiving home health services and the associated stress of home helpers | | Author(s) | Itsugi Nagatomo, Morikuni Takigawa |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 13, no 1, January 1998 |
| Pages | pp 57-63 |
| Keywords | Cognitive processes ; Depression ; Mobility ; Self care capacity ; Living alone ; Living with family ; Spouses ; Therapeutic services [domiciliary] ; Personnel ; Stress ; Japan. |
| Annotation | In this Japanese study, 190 older people receiving home health services were investigated. Cognitive levels, depressive state, abnormal behaviours and activities of daily living (ADLs) were assessed by skilled home help staff who also assessed the severity of their own levels of stress using the Burnout scale. Findings showed that the cognitive level and mood-related signs of older people living with families or with a spouse were diminished significantly as compared to older people living alone. Older people living with their families also performed worse on all ADL categories except for visual acuity. There was no significant correlation between the Burnout scale score and age or frequency of working as a home helper. The results suggest that older people living with families as compared to living with a spouse or alone, have greater mental health needs as well as more profound physical limitations. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980312414 A |
| Classmark | DA: ENR: C4: CA: K8: KA:SJ: SN: N3: QM: QNH: 7DT |
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