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| Race and gender differences in perceived caregiver availability for community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults | | Author(s) | David L Roth, William E Haley, Virginia G Wadley |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 47, no 6, December 2007 |
| Pages | pp 721-729 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | White people ; Black people ; Older men ; Older women ; Living in the community ; Ill health ; Attitude ; Comparison ; Cross sectional surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Informal family carers are increasingly recognised as critical for meeting the needs of individuals with chronic diseases associated with ageing. Cross-sectional data were collected in structured interviews with 32,999 participants from the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study. Participants were asked if they believed that someone was available to provide care for them in the event of a serious illness or disability, and if so, to describe that person. While more than 80% reported having an available caregiver, variables associated with lower perceived availability from a multivariate logistic regression analysis included: being female, White or unmarried; living alone; being older than 85; and having worse self-rated health. Spouses were the most likely caregivers for all racial and gender groups except for African American women who identified daughters as the most likely caregivers. African American women also showed the smallest differential in perceived caregiver availability between married and unmarried (82.8% vs 75.5%), whereas White men showed the largest differential (90.9% vs 60.4%). Increased efforts are needed to anticipate future caregiving needs, particularly for individuals who perceive a lack of available informal caregivers and may require more formal care services. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080326205 A |
| Classmark | TKA: TKE: BC: BD: K4: CH: DP: 48: 3KB: 7T |
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