title: Being "easy": Women's desire to accept help in later life.
abstract: This article examines the concept of being "easy" as a quality that female caregivers aspire to as they envision their potential care in later life. It draws on data from a qualitative study exploring the significance of caregiving to adult daughters' perspectives and plans for their own aging. Caregivers' experiences differ based upon their perception of how easy or difficult it was to care for their loved one. The former exemplifies a positive way to approach aging and the receiving of care. Being easy describes an attitude that these caregivers desired for their own later life.
authors.affiliation: a College of Social Work , University of Kentucky , Lexington , Kentucky , USA.
authors.forename: Natalie D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Pope
authors.affiliation: b Health Recovery Services , Athens , Ohio , USA.
authors.forename: Jane E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.affiliation: c Vitas Healthcare Corporation , Miami , Florida , USA.
authors.forename: Judi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haberkorn
authors.affiliation: d School of Social Work , University of Buffalo , Buffalo , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Gretchen E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Ely
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D032721:Adult Children / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D036301:Qualitative Research
keywords: Daughters; family caregiver; late midlife; qualitative