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Living and caring? An investigation of the experiences of older carers
— a report of research carried out by the National Centre for Social Research on behalf of the ILC-UK | | Author(s) | Andy Ross, James Lloyd, Michael Weinhardt |
| Corporate Author | National Centre for Social Research - NatCen; International Longevity Centre UK - ILC UK |
| Publisher | International Longevity Centre - ILC-UK, London, September 2008 |
| Pages | 60 pp |
| Source | International Longevity Centre UK, 22-26 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TJ. Website: www.ilcuk.org.uk |
| Keywords | Spouses as carers ; Older people ; Quality of life ; Quantitative studies ; Longitudinal surveys ; England. |
| Annotation | There is comparatively little research comparing the lives of carers and non-carers in the UK, due mainly to the dearth of suitable data sources. This report uses data from Waves 2 and 3 (2004 and 2005) of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) to compare the lives of carers and non-carers across five key domains: income and work; mobility and access to services; participation in leisure and community activities; health; and housing. Quality of life was measured for these policy domains using the four dimensions of CASP 19 (Control, Authority, Self-realisation and Pleasure). A separate analysis was conducted concerning the spouse being cared for, to explore the relationship between carers' quality of life and the characteristics of their spouse or partner. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080922003 B |
| Classmark | P6:SN: B: F:59: 3DQ: 3J: 82 |
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