Autonomy and decision making between single older women and their caregiving daughters.
We examined perceptions of decisional autonomy and decision-making processes among 64 elderly, single mothers and their caregiving daughters. Mothers were highly involved in decisions affecting their lives, ranging from daily care to major health decisions; daughters were particularly influential over major health, financial and housing decisions. Mothers' level of personal care dependency was negatively associated with both mothers' and daughters' confidence in the mothers' decision-making abilities.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D003657:Decision Making; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008875:Middle Aged; D015406:Single Parent / Q000523:psychology*