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| Informal caregiving for frail older people at home and in long-term care institutions: who are the key supporters? | | Author(s) | J Bond, G Farrow, B A Gregson |
| Corporate Author | Resource Implications Study Group, Cognitive Function and Ageing Study, Medical Research Council - MRC |
| Journal title | Health & Social Care in the Community, vol 7, no 6, November 1999 |
| Pages | pp 434-444 |
| Keywords | Family care ; Spouses as carers ; Daughters as carers ; Living in the community ; Care homes ; England. |
| Annotation | It is widely recognised that the responsibility of informal care of older people living at home falls on family members, however, little is known about informal carers of older people in long-term care. In this cross-sectional study, a total of 1444 people aged 65 years and over in four areas in England were screened for mental and physical frailty. Of 1127 subjects living at home 7% received no informal support, 15% had a paid supporter only, and 78% nominated a key informal supporter who helped with activities of daily living (ADL). Key supporters were spouses (38%), daughters (30%), sons (9%), daughters-in-law (4%), other relatives (11%) and friends and neighbours (8%). Of frail older people in residential care, 55% received a main visitor at least once per week. Main visitors were spouses (11%), daughters (36%), sons (23%), daughters-in-law (2%) and friends (4%). This study supports earlier small-scale localised studies highlighting the key role of spouses and daughters in the provision of informal support. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000118205 A |
| Classmark | P6:SJ: P6:SN: P6:SSH: K4: KW: 82 |
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