The Role of Anticipated Gains and Losses on Preferences About Future Caregiving

Rohr, Margund K.; Lang, Frieder R.

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“…It is important for caregivers to have the opportunity to voluntarily take on the role after they have considered the benefits in relation to the autonomy and self-determination they would give up by becoming a caregiver [ 31 ]. After careful consideration, undecided or potential candidates would take on the caregiving role after evaluating the expected gains and losses to their own future plans [ 10 , 32 ].…”

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“…As the baby boomers have joined the aging population, it is necessary to revisit the current social policy programs that were mostly designed for baby boomer or older caregivers [ 39 , 40 ]. In addition, awareness programs should include the importance of voluntary decisions in taking caregiving roles and the ability to balance between gain and loss during caregiving [ 31 , 32 ]. For vulnerable caregivers, including those who had no choice in taking on their caregiving role and higher-hour caregivers, support to hire paid helpers, access to paid family leave benefits through their employers, cash compensation for their unpaid caregiving hours, and provision of an income tax credit for loss of work hours due to caregiving would be most helpful [ 2 ].…”

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A comparative study to identify factors of caregiver burden between baby boomers and post baby boomers: a secondary analysis of a US online caregiver survey

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BackgroundBaby boomers’ position in the caregiving context is shifting from caregiver to care recipient as the population ages. While the unique characteristics of baby boomer caregivers are well established in caregiving literature, there is limited information about the next caregiving group after the baby boomers. In this study, the sociodemographic and caregiving-related characteristics of the two generations are compared and specific factors contributing to caregiver burden between baby boomer and post baby boomer caregivers are identified.MethodsThis cross-sectional and correlational study used secondary analysis of data from the National Alliance for Caregiving and the American Association of Retired Persons. A structured online survey was conducted in 2014 with randomly selected samples (n = 1069) in the United States focusing on sociodemographics, caregiving-related characteristics, and burden of care. Descriptive statistics, multivariate linear regression analyses, and Steiger’s Z-test were used to identify group differences in multivariate factors related to caregiver burden in two generational groups.ResultsBaby boomers and post baby boomers experienced caregiver burden to a similar degree. Caregiving-related factors are more likely to increase burden of care than sociodemographics in both groups. Caregiving without choice and spending longer hours on caregiving tasks were common factors that increased the burden in both generational groups (all p values < 0.01). However, post baby boomer caregivers reported additional challenges, such as unemployment during caregiving, the dual responsibility of both adult and child care, and a family relationship with the care recipient.ConclusionsDue to the aging population of baby boomers, post baby boomers encounter different challenges related to caregiving burden, which is often considered an additional workload in their life course. Current policy and program tailored to baby boomers should be re-designed to meet the different needs of emerging caregivers. Specific vulnerable subgroups should have priority to receive the benefits of specific policies, such as those without choice and younger, working caregivers.

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A comparative study to identify factors of caregiver burden between baby boomers and post baby boomers: a secondary analysis of a US online caregiver survey

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“…Though individuals with higher levels of extraversion have been shown to recognize the benefits of caregiving and tend to report positive experiences in providing care [ 19 , 20 ], these rewards may not be apparent or compelling enough for extraverted college students. Research indicates potential caregivers perceiving fewer gains than losses as a caregiver may be less likely to adopt a caregiving role [ 43 ]. For extraverted college students in particular (and perhaps in comparison to caregivers from other age groups or population segments), the losses to one's social life or losses to the progression in one's academic pursuits may be fairly dramatic, and as a result some extraverted college students may be less willing to make sacrifices in their social lives in order to provide care given the extremely social nature of college settings.…”

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“…Furthermore, issues related to familial responsibility were also not assessed. Students who have a greater sense of obligation and/or lack of choice to care for those in the family network may be more or less willing to care than those who perceive fewer obligations [ 43 ]. Finally, the sample consisted entirely of psychology students and was overrepresented by participants from middle-class families and women and thus may not generalize to all college students.…”

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Personality Traits in College Students and Caregiving for a Relative with a Chronic Health Condition

Trujillo

Perrin

Elnasseh

et al. 2016

Journal of Aging Research

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The purpose of this study was to investigate among college students the relationship between personality traits and willingness to care for a relative with a chronic health condition. 329 undergraduate students completed an online questionnaire. Hierarchical multiple regressions found that after controlling for demographics personality traits explained 10% of the variance in willingness to provide emotional care, 7% in instrumental care, and 7% in nursing care. Within these models, greater empathy was uniquely associated with willingness to provide emotional, instrumental, and nursing care for a family member in the future. Similarly, participants with high agreeableness were more willing to provide emotional care, and participant older age was a unique predictor of instrumental care. The results can help shape research on interventions that incorporate perspective taking, motivational interviewing, and training in life skills as a means of boosting college students' willingness to provide care for a relative with a chronic health condition.

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“…Caregiving experience embraces both positive and negative experiences, (e.g., Rohr and Lang, 2014;Roth et al, 2015). Carers' experiences of positive (e.g., satisfaction, fulfillment, purpose, and carer-recipient cohesiveness) or negative (strain, depression, and anxiety) caregiving outcomes can change over time (Silverberg-Koerner and Baete-Kenyon, 2007).…”

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Gaining Longitudinal Accounts of Carers' Experiences Using IPA and Photograph Elicitation

Morrison

Williams

2020

Front. Psychol.

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Fluctuations in positive and negative caregiving experiences remain only partially explained as the significant variability over time of potential predictive factors themselves is understudied. The current study aims to gain considerable insight into caregiving experiences and perceptions over time by using photovoice methodology to support semi-structured interviews. A case study, longitudinal design is taken with three female caregivers who provide detailed insight into their caregivers' experiences over a 12 month period. The interview transcripts were analyzed using IPA- Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. This innovative combination of methods resulted in the emergence of three related themes which included consuming the role, feeling consumed by the role, and letting go of the role. The idiographic approach taken allowed both within case differences to be examined over time, and also between carer differences to be highlighted. Implications of illness type and its characteristics, and of attachment and relationship quality with the care recipient were seen in terms of how and when the caregivers moved between the themes identified. The use of others' support or respite care is examined vis-a vis caregiver's own beliefs, emotions, relationship attachment and motivations to care. Caregivers self-efficacy beliefs also shifted over time and were influential in caregiver experience as the care recipient condition or needs changed. No previous studies have found that negative caregiving consequences are, in part, under volitional control and yet our data on the underlying reasons for consuming caregiving or allowing themselves to consume, would suggest this may in part be true. This is important because it suggests that interventions to support caregivers should address relational and motivational factors more fully.

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The Role of Anticipated Gains and Losses on Preferences About Future Caregiving

Abstract: Preferences about future caregiving are not described solely by socio-demographic aspects but are also colored by anticipations of both gains and losses. Findings point to the need to focus on motivational factors to enhance our understanding in the context of caregiving decisions.

Cited by 17 publications

References 42 publications

A comparative study to identify factors of caregiver burden between baby boomers and post baby boomers: a secondary analysis of a US online caregiver survey

A comparative study to identify factors of caregiver burden between baby boomers and post baby boomers: a secondary analysis of a US online caregiver survey

Personality Traits in College Students and Caregiving for a Relative with a Chronic Health Condition

Gaining Longitudinal Accounts of Carers' Experiences Using IPA and Photograph Elicitation

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