Work-Family Care Obstacles and Life Satisfaction among Japanese Working Family Caregivers Living with an Older Care Recipient.

Introduction: The growing obstacles to balancing work and family caregiving responsibilities (work-family care obstacles) have led to heightened difficulties in work-life adjustment among employees, potentially resulting in decreased life satisfaction.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to investigate whether facing work-family care obstacles is associated with poor life satisfaction and whether it moderates the association between caregiver burden and life satisfaction among working family caregivers in Japan.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted involving 141 family caregivers, all of whom were under 65 years old and living with older long-term care recipients.

An exploratory analysis of moderating effects in a non-randomized, quasi-experimental evaluation of a college-based mental health literacy curriculum.

To assess possible moderating variables that influence the effectiveness of a college-based mental health literacy curriculum, . Students at a Western University in the United States (MHAA treatment group:  = 474; Comparison group:  = 575). Using a non-randomized, quasi-experimental design over six semesters (2017-2019), students in the treatment and control groups reported on key demographic factors, experiences with mental health, and their knowledge, self-efficacy, and behaviors related to mental health literacy in a pretest/post-test format.

Family Caregivers' Progress Toward Values Moderates the Associations between Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia, Caregiver Burden, and Depressive Symptoms.

Increasingly, dementia caregiver interventions are informed by acceptance-based approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. These interventions promote psychological skills like psychological flexibility and value-based living. Less is known how these constructs interact within well-established caregiver stress processes.

The Importance of Zero-Deficiency Complaints in Nursing Homes: A Mere Consequence or Serious Concern?

Complaints represent an important metric for assessing the quality of nursing home (NH) care. Using the Automated Survey Processing Environment (ASPEN) Complaints/Incidents Tracking System dataset (2017), we examined the relationships between zero-deficiency complaints (ZDCs) and zero-deficiency substantiated complaints (ZDSCs) and the proportion of residents with dementia. NHs ( = 15,339) were separated into three groups-proportion of residents with dementia in the top, two middle, and the bottom quartiles.

Protective roles of meditation practice and self-esteem on cognitive functions over time: findings from the Midlife in the United States study.

Background: Cognitive function is an important component of healthy ageing. However, it is unclear whether relaxation/meditation practices provide cognitive benefits, particularly in midlife and early late life. Meditative practices are associated with higher self-esteem, and self-esteem serves as a general protective factor for many health outcomes.

Do nursing homes with a higher proportion of residents with dementia have greater or fewer complaints?

Nursing home (NH) residents' capacity to communicate deteriorates with dementia. Consequently, NHs with high proportions of people living with dementia (PLWD) may receive fewer resident complaints, and/or investigating complaints may be challenging. We assessed NHs' proportion of PLWD in relation to total and substantiated complaints.

Impact of visitation restrictions on the mental health of family caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed methods study.

Aim: To examine the mental health conditions of family caregivers residing away from their loved ones who experienced visitation restrictions during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

Design: A mixed-methods design applying the Kessler Scale-10 for the quantitative measurement of psychological distress and an open-ended question for qualitative analysis.

Methods: The participants were recruited from care facilities between February and September 2021.

The Healthy Caregiver? A Positive Impact of Informal Caregiving Status on Cognitive Functions Over Time From the Midlife in the United States Study.

Objectives: The current study examined whether informal caregivers performed worse, better, or similar to non-caregivers on cognitive tests of executive functioning and episodic memory over 10 years. Data were from waves 2 (2003-04) and 3 (2013-14) of the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study ( = 2086). Multiple linear regression models examined whether caregiving at both waves 2 and 3 predicted better cognitive functioning at wave 3, than caregiving at only one time point or no caregiving (reference) while controlling for baseline covariates (i.

Predictive Factors of Negative Spillover From Caregiving to Employment Among Japanese Family Caregivers With Older Relatives in a Care Facility.

This cross-sectional study included 211 employed family caregivers with older relatives living in care facilities in Japan. Using multiple linear regression analysis, we examined the caregiving context after institutionalization of an older family member. Specifically, we examined predictors of negative spillover from caregiving to employment among family caregivers.

Supporting Persons With Dementia: Perspectives From Certified Nurse's Assistants.

Background And Objectives: Many persons with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias (ADRD) receive care from paid staff in residential communities. The most common staff in these communities are certified nursing assistants (CNAs). Although CNAs have a high number of interactions with residents, and thus the possibility of engaging in social interactions, evidence suggests that they provide limited social support to persons with ADRD.

Mind-Body Practice and Family Caregivers' Subjective Well-Being: Findings From the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) Study.

Informal caregiving has been associated with higher stress and lower levels of subjective well-being. Mind-body practices including yoga, tai chi, and Pilates also incorporate stress reducing activities. The current study aimed to examine the association between mind-body practice and subjective well-being among informal family caregivers.

Trends in Nursing Home Complaints: Prevalence and Variation Across Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Regions.

Resident complaints are vital to understanding nursing home (NH) quality. Using complaints as facility- and resident-level outcomes, this study replicates prior analyses (spanning 1998-2002 and 2007-2012) with 2013-2017 data, the phase prior to NH regulatory changes initiated in November, 2017. Advancing prior papers, we analyze the number of complaints, allegations, and deficiency citations separately.

Mental Health Concerns in Individuals With Developmental Disabilities: Improving Mental Health Literacy Trainings for Caregivers.

Although approximately a third of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) also experience a mental health concern, caregivers often miss early identification of these issues. In this perspective piece, we present an outline for a mental health literacy program that can enhance existing training approaches for caregivers of individuals with IDD. We describe three processes of the Mental Health Awareness and Advocacy (MHAA) curriculum and detail how it provides a strong preventative model to train caregivers to increase their mental health literacy.

Daily Sleep and Anxious and Depressive Symptoms Among Dementia Caregivers-The Mediation of Cortisol Total Output on High- and Low-Stress Days.

Objectives: Dementia family caregivers report poor sleep and mood, typically attributed to chronic stress and managing frequent daily stressors. Although many studies use global retrospective reports of these indicators, the current study examines mechanisms linking sleep, negative affect, stress biomarkers, and high-/low-stress contexts at the daily level, from the biopsychosocial perspective of stressor exposure and reactivity.

Method: One hundred seventy-three caregivers (Mage = 61.

Functional limitations before and after cancer diagnosis and contributing factors: findings from the China health and retirement longitudinal study.

Background: Although there is a general trend of functional decline with age, there lacks an understanding of how cancer diagnosis and other factors may contribute to this trend. This study aimed to examine functional limitation trajectories among adults with and without cancer, and before versus after the cancer diagnosis, and to explore potential contributing factors associated with functional trajectories among cancer survivors.

Methods: The sample were middle-aged and older Chinese adults who participated in all 3 waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS, 2011-2015).

Associations between college students' personal experience with mental health issues and their mental health literacy: a strengths-based perspective.

Background: Mental health literacy (MHL) programs are a promising approach to help prevent mental health issues (MHI) among college students; however, there is an increasing need to understand individual factors that influence the development of students' MHL.

Aims: Following a strengths-based approach, we examined if college students' individual characteristics and MHI experience were associated with students' MHL.

Methods: Using two vastly different college samples (Sample 1,  = 617; Sample 2,  = 306), we used the Mental Health Awareness and Advocacy framework, guided by the health belief model and social-cognitive theory, to investigate associations between students' mental health literacy, demographic factors, and their previous experience with MHI.

A Non-randomized, Quasi-Experimental Comparison of Effects Between an In-person and Online Delivery of a College Mental Health Literacy Curriculum.

Mental health literacy (MHL) training is essential in college environments. These programs are commonly delivered in-person via workshops or for-credit courses. Campuses now seek high-quality online options.

Outcomes from a pilot online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy program for dementia family caregivers.

Objectives: Psychosocial and cognitive-behavioral dementia caregiver interventions are effective, yet accessing counselor/therapist-led programs can be costly and difficult. Face-to-face therapist-led Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is highly effective in dementia caregivers, as established by two different randomized control trials. The current study evaluates a pilot ACT for Caregivers program, which is a community-based, self-guided, online adaptation of ACT.

Predictors of Effort-Reward Imbalance Among Employees Providing Three Types of Long-Term Care Services in Japan: Implications for Employee Well-Being.

The purpose of this study was to identify predictive factors of effort-reward imbalance (ERI) among employees in multiple long-term care settings in Japan. This cross-sectional study by convenience sampling included 944 participants providing three types of long-term care: home-based ( = 201), community-based ( = 128), and institutional ( = 615). Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with self-reported ERI.

Challenging the relationship of grip strength with cognitive status in older adults.

Objective: Grip strength is a widely used motor assessment in ageing research and has repeatedly been shown to be associated with cognition. It has been proposed that grip strength could enhance cognitive screening in experimental or clinical research, but this study uses multiple data-driven approaches to caution against this interpretation. Furthermore, we introduce an alternative motor assessment, comparable to grip dynamometry, but has a more robust relationship with cognition among older adults.

Co-occurrence of positive staff interactions and positive affect in memory-care residents: An observational study.

Objectives: With high numbers of persons with dementia living in residential care, it is vital to maximize psychosocial well-being for this population in this setting. The current study observed whether proportions of positive affect in residents differed based on co-occurring staff (typically certified nurse assistants) interaction types.

Methods: A trained research team observed staff/resident interactions and affect in residents with dementia in common areas of a residential memory care unit (n = 22; observations over one year, or 6999 minutes total).

Longitudinal correspondence between subjective and objective memory in the oldest old: A parallel process model by gender.

Subjective memory and objective memory performance have predictive utility for clinically relevant outcomes in older adults. Previous research supports certain overlap between objective performance and subjective ratings of memory. These studies are typically cross-sectional or use baseline data only to predict subsequent change.

Financial Strain, Employment, and Role Captivity and Overload Over Time Among Dementia Family Caregivers.

Background And Objectives: This study examined how financial strain and changes in employment status affect subjective stressors over 12 months in 184 family caregivers of individuals with dementia.

Research Design And Methods: Subjective stressors of role overload and role captivity, and employment status were measured at baseline, 6-, and 12-months. Self-reports on financial strain were measured at baseline only.

Self-rated health and depressive symptoms in older adults: A growth mixture modeling approach.

Objective: Self-Rated Health (SRH) and depressive symptoms are important indicators of global quality of life in older adults. Prior research suggests associations between SRH and depressive symptoms. The current study assessed latent groups in levels and trajectories of these two subjective health indicators and how the latent groups relate to each other.