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Caregiving networks in later life
— does cognitive status make a difference? | | Author(s) | Laurel A Strain, Audrey A Blandford |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 22, no 3, Fall 2003 |
| Pages | pp 261-274 |
| Source | http://www.utpjournals.com |
| Keywords | Informal care ; Mental health [elderly] ; Cognitive impairment ; Social surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Data from the 1991/1992 Manitoba Study of Health and Aging (MSHA) were used to examine the caregiving networks of 303 older adults, with particular emphasis on differences according to cognitive status. Individuals with cognitive impairment were significantly more likely than those who were cognitively intact to receive assistance with personal care, linking with the outside world, and mobility. The types of network were generally similar for care receivers with cognitive impairment, and those who were cognitively intact, although the percentage of networks comprised solely of the identified caregiver varied depending of the tasks. Co-residence of the caregiver and care receiver was more important than the care receiver's cognitive status for exclusive care by the individual caregiver. Having more activity of daily living (ADL) and instrumental ADL (IADL) limitations was associated with a reliance on a network of the identified caregiver, in conjunction with other caregivers in several task areas. The findings highlight the complexity of sources of help in later life and the need for future research to consider the caregiving network as a whole. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-051010204 A |
| Classmark | P6: D: E4: 3F: 7S |
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