Caregiving for Parents and In-Laws: Commonalities and Differences

Strauss, Judy R.

doi:10.1080/01634372.2012.728185

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“…Participants in this study became totally responsible for the care of their parent(s) because of flexibility in work schedule, being childless, or close proximity. 10 Participants missed their normal routine of eating healthy or engaging in regular exercises and became delinquent on scheduled health care appointments. There is evidence showing that self-neglect occurs due to lack of recognition for the extensive caregiving work that is done.…”

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The Experience of Adult Children Caregiving for Aging Parents

Conway

2018

Home Health Care Management & Practice

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When the normal progression of life for an aging person is interrupted by a decline in physical and or mental abilities, adult children are often suddenly faced with assuming care of their parent(s). Currently, adult child caregivers of aging parents work up to 100 hours per month at caregiving. Most existing literature is focused on informal caregivers, which can consist of spouses, relatives, and friends' caregiving for persons with debilitating illnesses. Despite the amount of time dedicated to parental caregiving, little is known about the experience of this exclusive caregiver group. The aim of this study was to explore and describe the experience of adult children caregiving for aging parents at any stage of health. A qualitative phenomenological approach was used to interview six daughters and one daughter-in-law. Themes were identified and presented through the use of narratives and poetry. The participants expressed they felt unprepared for caregiving and their culture had a direct impact on the expectations of caregiving. A myriad of unpleasant emotions and loss were voiced, yet their outlooks remained extremely positive. The overall health of adult child caregivers needs to be supported to prepare them for what lies ahead with caregiving. Caregivers report their loved one(s) required several hospitalizations, which lead to performing medical/nursing tasks at home. Nursing then has a unique opportunity during discharge preparation, to identify those who need community, state, and faith-based services. Replication is needed to address the limitation of the number of participants, ethnic, and gender diversity. Keywords informal care, adult child caregivers, aging parents, family caregivers, caregiving in the United States, caregiving at home, sandwich generation 803559H HCXXX10.

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The Experience of Adult Children Caregiving for Aging Parents

Conway

2018

Home Health Care Management & Practice

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“…This might be because in such cases the illness of the care recipient is also burdensome. A previous study observed that giving care to a parent was associated with poorer mental health, but giving care to an in-law was not [ 26 ]. It was suggested that this difference is due to type of care provided, with less emotional support and more practical care [ 26 ].…”

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“…A previous study observed that giving care to a parent was associated with poorer mental health, but giving care to an in-law was not [ 26 ]. It was suggested that this difference is due to type of care provided, with less emotional support and more practical care [ 26 ]. Similarly, we observed a higher risk of emotional disorder when the caregiver provided emotional support.…”

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“…Most previous research on diminished mental health among informal caregiving focused on the second aspect. Based on these findings, a close relationship with the care recipient, [ 14 , 25 , 26 ] more hours of caregiving [ 27 ] and living with the care recipient [ 12 , 28 ] as well as general characteristics such as employment, [ 28 , 29 ] or lack of social support [ 17 , 30 - 32 ] can be identified as potential risk indicators for emotional disorders among informal caregivers. Moreover, time-consuming activities, such as work or having children at home, in combination with many hours of caregiving may result in particularly high risks of adverse outcomes [ 29 ].…”

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Emotional disorders among informal caregivers in the general population: target groups for prevention

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BackgroundThere are indications that informal caregiving negatively impacts caregivers’ mental health, but this was hardly examined using diagnoses of mental disorders and most studies used convenience samples without including non-caregivers as reference group. We examine whether informal caregivers more often have any emotional disorder, i.e. mood or anxiety disorder, than non-caregivers. Identify key risk indicators for any emotional disorder among informal caregivers in the general population.MethodsData were used from the second wave of the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study-2 (NEMESIS-2), a nationally representative face-to-face survey (n = 5,303; aged 21–68). Respondents were defined as informal caregiver when they provided unpaid care in the 12 months preceding the second wave to a family member, partner or friend who needed care because of physical or mental problems, or ageing. Twelve-month DSM-IV diagnoses of emotional disorders were assessed using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview 3.0. Key risk indicators were identified using the following aspects: prevalence, odds ratio, attributable risk proportion, and number needed to treat. Sociodemographic, caregiving-related and other characteristics were considered as risk indicators.ResultsIn the past year, 31.1% of the respondents provided informal care, which ranged in time spent (8 or more hours/week: 32.1%) and duration (longer than 1 year: 48.7%). Informal caregiving was not associated with having any 12-month emotional disorder. Among caregivers, giving care to a first-degree relative, partner or close friend and giving emotional support increased the risk for any emotional disorder. Moreover, using all aspects, target groups were identified for prevention: caregivers without a job, living without a partner, and with a lack of social support.ConclusionsAlthough informal caregivers do not have an increased risk of emotional disorders, key risk indicators were identified using four aspects. Especially informal caregivers with limited resources (unemployment, living without a partner, lack of social support) may benefit from targeted prevention whereas general prevention measures may be desirable for carers with a burdensome care situation (giving care to a close loved one or providing emotional support).

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“…Different family members have different types of burdens in caring for family members. Spouses bear greater care and financial burdens [1-3], while adult children provide emotional support and unpaid work [1,4]. In addition, caregiving responsibilities borne by children vary based on gender [5,6].…”

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Decision-making factors affecting different family members regarding the placement of relatives in long-term care facilities

Huang

Chu

et al. 2014

BMC Health Serv Res

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BackgroundThe aim of this research was to investigate factors affecting different family members’ decisions regarding the placement of relatives in long-term car (LTC) facilities in Taiwan. The objective was to investigate the correlations between family members’ personal traits, the living conditions of residents in the LTC facilities, and family members’ experiences with LTC facilities.MethodsThis study selected family members visiting residents in LTC facilities as research subjects and used a structured questionnaire to perform face-to-face interviews. This study used nonlinear canonical correlation analysis (OVERALS) to categorize the decision-making factors affecting family members’ choices of LTC facilities.ResultsThe results showed that when making decisions about the placement of family members, spouses chose facilities according to their own life experiences, children considered medical treatment convenience, grandchildren preferred to collect relevant information on facilities, and other relatives preferred to decide based on introductions from government departments.ConclusionsThese results help clarify how different family roles affect decision-making processes regarding the choice of LTC facilities. In particular, spouses and female relatives require an interventional service mechanism that provides consultation or referral information.

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Caregiving for Parents and In-Laws: Commonalities and Differences

Cited by 11 publications

References 44 publications

The Experience of Adult Children Caregiving for Aging Parents

The Experience of Adult Children Caregiving for Aging Parents

Emotional disorders among informal caregivers in the general population: target groups for prevention

Decision-making factors affecting different family members regarding the placement of relatives in long-term care facilities

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