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Older adults' preferences for informal, formal and mixed support for future care needs
— a comparison of Germany and the United States | | Author(s) | Martin Pinquart, Silvia Sörensen |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 54, no 4, 2002 |
| Pages | pp 291-314 |
| Keywords | Informal care ; Services ; Needs [elderly] ; Attitude ; Comparison ; Germany ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Based on a complementary model of support use, a greater preference for the exclusive use of informal support and for mixed support (a combination of informal and formal support) was found with regard to short-term care needs, whereas a greater preference for the exclusive use of formal support was reported for long-term care needs. German people aged 65+ were more likely than their US counterparts to report a preference for informal support. US seniors, however, were more likely than German seniors to prefer mixed support. Being male and having more contact with relatives predicted stronger preferences for informal and mixed support. In addition, age, the number of adult children, previous receipt of support, education, and income were was associated with preference for future support. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-021101203 A |
| Classmark | P6: I: IK: DP: 48: 767: 7T |
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