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| Psychological well-being and social support among elders employed as lay helpers |
| Author(s) | Denise Gammonley |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 52, issue 1, 2009 |
| Publisher | The Haworth Press, Inc., 2009 |
| Pages | pp 64-80 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Voluntary work [elderly] ; Well being ; Informal care ; Psychiatric treatment ; Rural areas ; Projects ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Impacts on lay helpers of participation in part-time work supporting rural elders with severe mental illness were explored in a group of 17 older adults employed in a demonstration project. Self-rated well-being and social support were assessed over 1 year. Ratings of autonomy and positive relations with others varied over 1 year. Perceptions of the amount of social support provided showed a trend toward improvement at 1 year. Results are considered in the context of role theory and illustrated with ethnographic case study of the service environment. The lay helper role is a form of productive engagement through paid caregiving, with potential to supplement rural mental health service systems while supporting elders' needs for meaningful civic engagement. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090630205 A |
| Classmark | GHH: D:F:5HH: P6: LP: RL: 3E: 7T |
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