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| Caregiving as a life course transition among older husbands: a prospective study | | Author(s) | Betty J Kramer, James David Lambert |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 39, no 6, December 1999 |
| Pages | pp 658-667 |
| Keywords | Husbands as carers ; Wives ; Marriage ; Well being ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Guided primarily by transitions theory, this study examined changes over two points in time (approximately 5 years apart) in multiple life domains (i.e., household tasks, social life, marital relationship, and well-being) between two groups of husbands aged 60 and older, who indicated that their wives were not in need of care or assistance due to an illness or disability at the initial interview. The two groups included husbands who identified themselves as a provider of care at Time 2 (T2) and those married to healthy wives at T2. Data were drawn from a national probability sample of US adults who were primary respondents to the National Survey of Families and Households in 1987-88, and who were followed up in 1992-93. Findings suggested that husbands who entered the caregiving role demonstrated significant changes in household responsibilities, social integration, marital relationship, and well-being. Implications for practice and future research on the older husband caregiver are highlighted. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000410407 A |
| Classmark | P6:SNA: SNW: SL: D:F:5HH: 3J: 7T |
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