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Gender and informal caregiving in CCRCs — primary caregivers or support networks?
Author(s)	Daniel J Van Dussen, Leslie A Morgan
Journal title	Journal of Women & Aging, vol 21, no 4, 2009
Pages	pp 251-265
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Informal care ; Older men ; Older women ; Marital status ; Retirement communities ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	Relatively little research has been conducted on caregiving or kin support patterns among residents of newer forms of senior housing. The current research investigates variation in reported current or potential supporters by gender, age, and marital status among 687 residents of four continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). Women and men tended to identify different configurations of social support, with the gender difference partially attributable to marital status (i.e. higher rates of widowhood among women). Age 75-84 was non-linearly associated with more reported supporters, suggesting a shift in types of supporters by age. Unmarried persons more often identified friends and "others" in terms of support, in lieu of spousal support. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-100331210 A
Classmark	P6: BC: BD: SLM: ROA: 3F: 7T
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