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Chinese caregiving burden and the future burden of elder care in life course perspective
Author(s)	Heying Jenny Zhan
Journal title	International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 54, no 4, 2002
Pages	pp 267-290
Keywords	Family care ; Stress ; Costs [care] ; Poverty ; Life span ; China.
Annotation	Based on survey interviews during 1997 and 1998 with 110 caregivers providing care to dependent parents or parents-in-law, this Chinese study finds that lower family income, fewer family members to assist with parental care, and care recipients' higher levels of disability are contributors to higher levels of caregiver financial burden. Caregivers' greater involvement in provision of care contributed to higher levels of objective burden. However, as the duration of providing care lengthened, so a reduction was noted in caregivers' subjective burden. Larger family size is suggested as an important factor in relieving caregiver financial burden. The authors suggest that social policy and service facilities at the macro-level, along with family size and cohesion at the micro level, will be important factors helping determine the future effectiveness of elder care provision for baby boomers in China. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-021101202 A
Classmark	P6:SJ: QNH: QDC: W6: BG6: 7DC
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