Marital status of caregiving daughters and co-residence with dependent parents.
The role of caregiving daughters' marital status is examined as it relates to their sharing households with disabled elderly parents. Married daughters fared best in well-being, income, and social support. Never-married women were the most likely to have never moved out of the parental home. Separated/divorced caregivers, more than the married and widowed, had moved into the parent's home rather than the reverse and widowed daughters had lived in re-formed joint households longest. The main reason for re-forming shared households was disability of the parent. Among other reasons were death or withdrawal of previous caregiver and financial problems, with separated/divorced daughters the most likely to mention finances.
Brody
E M
EM
Polisher Institute for Research, Philadelphia Geriatric Center, PA 19141.
Litvin
S J
SJ
Hoffman
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Kleban
M H
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D017028:Caregivers / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D009679:Nuclear Family / Q000523:psychology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce