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Help from spouse and from children among older people with functional limitations
— comparison of England and Finland | | Author(s) | Jenni Blomgren, Elizabeth Breeze, Seppo Koskinen, Pekka Martikainen |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 32, part 6, August 2012 |
| Pages | pp 905-933 |
| Source | http://www.journals.cambridge.org/aso |
| Keywords | Informal care ; Spouses as carers ; Children [offspring] as carers ; Ill health ; Physical disabilities ; Social welfare ; Services ; England ; Finland ; Cross national surveys. |
| Annotation | This study, using nationally representative data from England and Finland, investigated receipt of help from spouse and children among community-dwelling people aged 70 years and above with functional limitations. In both countries, women and those with more functional limitations had higher odds of receiving spousal and filial help. In England, but not in Finland, those receiving formal public help had lower odds of receiving spousal help than those with no formal help. Those with low education received more filial help in England, but no association was found between formal and filial help. In Finland, the effect of education was not significant but those receiving formal help had higher odds of also receiving filial help. The results suggest that in a liberal market-led state, the role of children may be to help their parents living alone and with low financial resources. The authors conclude that in the context of a generous welfare state, children may function more as active agents bridging the gap between their parents and traditional services. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-120925001 A |
| Classmark | P6: P6:SN: P6:SS: CH: BN: TY: I: 82: 76L: 3K |
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