Does Formal Employment Reduce Informal Caregiving?

He, Daifeng; McHenry, Peter

doi:10.1002/hec.3185

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“…Examining the direction of causation, Lee et al (2015) have found that labour market status impacts on subsequent care-giving decisions only for men. By contrast, He and McHenry (2016) found a negative and significant connection between women's hours in paid work and the time they subsequently allocate to care-giving. Interpreting these results, it is noteworthy that He and McHenry (2016) drew on the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).…”

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confidence: 92%

“…In this regard it is interesting to consider the one study that does attempt to address this problem. He and McHenry (2016) take US state-level unemployment rates as a proxy for the wide range of factors that could explain long-term patterns in LFP. However, strategy effectively conflates cause and effect and the resulting conclusions regarding state dependence in LFP are therefore open to question.…”

Section: Methods In the Context Of Policy Addressing Population Ageingmentioning

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The relationship between elder care-giving and labour force participation in the context of policies addressing population ageing: a review of empirical studies published between 2006 and 2016

Moussa

2018

Ageing and Society

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This paper systematically reviews empirical research published between 2006 and 2016 on the relationship between informal care-giving to elders and labour force participation (LFP). It does so in the context of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development policy responses to population ageing. In this context, conclusions regarding the LFP and care-giving relationship should at least be applicable to the sub-population of working-aged individuals who are most likely to provide informal elder care. Currently, these are women in mid-life and the recipients of their care are mostly extra-residential parents. The review's key conclusion is that mid-life women care-givers of elderly parents are significantly likely to reduce their working hours and also to work fewer hours relative to their non-care-giving counterparts. In drawing this conclusion, the review shows that studies finding only modest care-giving effects on LFP either do not adequately control for care-giving intensity or their conclusions apply to sub-populations less likely to be affected by policies addressing population ageing.

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Section: Results By Country or Regionmentioning

confidence: 92%

Section: Methods In the Context Of Policy Addressing Population Ageingmentioning

confidence: 99%

The relationship between elder care-giving and labour force participation in the context of policies addressing population ageing: a review of empirical studies published between 2006 and 2016

Moussa

2018

Ageing and Society

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“…Many studies of care work neglect to differentiate care to household members from care to nonhousehold members—despite evidence that the predictors of both types of care vary (Carmichael, Charles, & Hulme, ; He & McHenry, ). Dukhovnov and Zagheni () are a notable exception.…”

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Benefactors and Beneficiaries? Disability and Care to Others

Shandra

Penner

2017

J of Marriage and Family

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Individuals with disabilities often have limitations that require care from others to increase functioning and facilitate activities of daily living. Despite these care‐receiving needs, evidence suggests people with disabilities are also care givers. This study uses the 2008–2015 American Time Use Survey to examine the association between the presence of sensory, mental or cognitive, physical, or multiple limitations and the likelihood and intensity of time spent in primary child care, secondary child care, adult care, care of nonhouseholders, and support care (housework). Net of socioeconomic characteristics, the authors do not observe consistent differences in predicted child care time by disability status, although men with disabilities spend less time in care to adults and nonhouseholders. The largest difference in predicted care time by disability status occurs in support care. Overall, the results challenge the traditional focus on people with disabilities as only beneficiaries of care to document their role as benefactors.

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“…For example, recent policy interventions by the Canadian government, such as programs that enable leave from paid work to provide care, have begun to recognize the needs of caregivers as a public health issues, recommending interventions to protect their health [5, 6]. Health research into caregiver burden has typically focused on areas such as the gendered nature of care [7–9], end-of-life care [10, 11], care provided in the home [12, 13], and the dual burden of managing paid work and unpaid caregiving [14–17]. Here we offer a novel perspective on informal caregiving by examining the experiences of the friends and family members who accompany Canadian medical tourists seeking surgery abroad, specifically considering the ways they can protect their health and safety and thus avoid the onset of caregiver burden.…”

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“Ensure that you are well aware of the risks you are taking…”: actions and activities medical tourists’ informal caregivers can undertake to protect their health and safety

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BackgroundWhen seeking care at international hospitals and clinics, medical tourists are often accompanied by family members, friends, or other caregivers. Such caregiver-companions assume a variety of roles and responsibilities and typically offer physical assistance, provide emotional support, and aid in decision-making and record keeping as medical tourists navigate unfamiliar environments. While traveling abroad, medical tourists’ caregiver-companions can find themselves confronted with challenging communication barriers, financial pressures, emotional strain, and unsafe environments.MethodsTo better understand what actions and activities medical tourists’ informal caregivers can undertake to protect their health and safety, 20 interviews were conducted with Canadians who had experienced accompanying a medical tourist to an international health care facility for surgery. Interview transcripts were subsequently used to identify inductive and deductive themes central to the advice research participants offered to prospective caregiver-companions.ResultsAdvice offered to future caregiver-companions spanned the following actions and activities to protect health and safety: become an informed health care consumer; assess and avoid exposure to identifiable risks; anticipate the care needs of medical tourists and thereby attempt to guard against caregiver burden; become familiar with important logistics related to travel and anticipated recovery timelines; and take practical measures to protect one’s own health.ConclusionGiven that a key feature of public health is to use research findings to develop interventions and policies intended to promote health and reduce risks to individuals and populations, the paper draws upon major points of advice offered by study participants to take the first steps toward the development of an informational intervention designed specifically for the health and safety needs of medical tourists’ caregiver companions. While additional research is required to finalize the content and form of such an intervention, this study provides insight into what practical advice former caregiver-companions state should be shared with individuals considering assuming these roles and responsibilities in the future. In addition, this research draws attention to the importance of ensuring that such an intervention is web-based and readily accessible by prospective caregiver-companions.

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Does Formal Employment Reduce Informal Caregiving?

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The relationship between elder care-giving and labour force participation in the context of policies addressing population ageing: a review of empirical studies published between 2006 and 2016

The relationship between elder care-giving and labour force participation in the context of policies addressing population ageing: a review of empirical studies published between 2006 and 2016

Benefactors and Beneficiaries? Disability and Care to Others

“Ensure that you are well aware of the risks you are taking…”: actions and activities medical tourists’ informal caregivers can undertake to protect their health and safety

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