Influential Factors of Entering a Nursing Home and Family Intergenerational Relationships in Shanghai

IF 0.3 Q4 GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL Geographical Review of Japan-Series B Pub Date : 2021-03-31 DOI:10.4157/GEOGREVJAPANB.93.31

Shanbo Song, Okamoto Kohei

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The Shanghai household registered population is highly aged. The elderly occupy a large proportion and continues to increase because of the aging of the generations of one-child families. This study examines the influential factors in the elder care decision-making process of those households with registered elderly people, focusing on changing notions of elder care and changing parent–child relationships. In-depth interviews were conducted with both nursing home residents and community dwelling elderly individuals in downtown Shanghai. Our analysis of the interviews identified three main issues regarding elder care. First, the traditional Filial Piety is changing in response to modern society. Second, family members’ inability to provide elder care, the burdens of maintaining an independent household, and nursing home features and conditions are the main factors influencing the decision to enter a nursing home. Third, Filial Piety continues to be expressed through close residential distances between parents and children and a high visit frequency of children’s visits to elderly parents.

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上海居民进入养老院的影响因素与家庭代际关系

上海户籍人口老龄化严重。由于独生子女家庭一代一代的老龄化，老年人占据了很大的比例，并且还在继续增加。本研究探讨户籍老人家庭养老决策过程的影响因素，重点关注养老观念的变化和亲子关系的变化。对上海市中心城区的敬老院居民和社区居住老年人进行了深度访谈。我们对访谈的分析确定了有关老年人护理的三个主要问题。首先，传统的孝道正在随着现代社会的变化而发生变化。其次，家庭成员的养老能力、维持独立家庭的负担、养老院的特点和条件是影响老年人进入养老院的主要因素。其三，子女与父母的居住距离较近，子女探望年迈父母的频率较高，继续体现孝道。

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Geographical Review of Japan-Series B GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL-

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