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M F Dimond

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PubMed1998

Filial piety. A cross-cultural comparison and its implications for the well-being of older parents.

The purpose of this article is to compare and contrast the concept of filial piety in Chinese culture and American culture and to discuss the relationship between expectations of filial piety and the well-being of older adults. In both cultures, filial piety is a socially approved virtue and contains attributes of respecting, caring for, and loving the parents. The differences include: obedience versus confrontation of parents; limited versus unlimited responsibility to parents; and a difference in the concept of legitimate support. Based on previous literature, the relationship between the expectations of filial piety and parents' well-being was explored, and nursing implications were suggested. Nonetheless, there is no single intervention that could fit all clients from one culture. Nurses need to examine to what extent clients value their culture of origin.

Adult↗
PubMed1995

The experience of bereavement in older adults.

One of the most profound losses experienced by humans is the death of a spouse. The purposes of this report are to describe the grief experiences of older adults over the first 2 years after the death of their spouse, and to compare these experiences with those of younger bereaved spouses. Data from interviews with 12 older bereaved spouses were analysed using the universal semantic relationships described by Spradley (1979). The major categories that emerged from the data were 'feelings', 'physical symptoms', 'special hardships', 'coping' and 'support'. This report describes respondent experience related to the first four categories; the ways in which bereaved spouses received support have been described elsewhere (Rigdon et al. 1987). Important similarities and differences between experiences of older and younger bereaved spouses are discussed, and recommendations for how nurses can meet the special needs of bereaved older adults are made.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1985

Assessing interviewer effects in a longitudinal study of bereaved elderly adults.

In a 2-year study, bereaved elders who were personally interviewed were compared with those who completed a mailed questionnaire on measures of depression, life satisfaction, and five global measures constructed from a series of bereavement-related feelings and behaviors. Data were gathered at six separate measurement periods. Multiple analyses of variance with repeated measures revealed no effect due to group assignment. Although significant changes over time were observed on most measures, these changes were statistically independent of whether the respondents were interviewed or not. The presence of interviewers was, however, associated with higher and more consistent completion rates at each measurement period.

Adaptation, Psychological↗