Navigating the Choppy Waters of Family Caregiving

PsycCRITIQUES ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 52 (33) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jo Ann Brockway
Keyword(s):  
Family Caregiving

A Typology of Caregiving Situations and Service Use in Family Carers of Older People in Six European Countries

GeroPsych ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirko Di Rosa ◽  
Christopher Kofahl ◽  
Kevin McKee ◽  
Barbara Bień ◽  
Giovanni Lamura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Older People ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Family Caregiving ◽  
Service Use ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Family Carers ◽  
Policy Initiatives ◽  
Typology Of Care

This paper presents the EUROFAMCARE study findings, examining a typology of care situations for family carers of older people, and the interplay of carers with social and health services. Despite the complexity of family caregiving situations across Europe, our analyses determined the existence of seven “caregiving situations,” varying on a range of critical indicators. Our study also describes the availability and use of different support services for carers and care receivers, and carers’ preferences for the characteristics of support services. Our findings have relevance for policy initiatives in Europe, where limited resources need to be more equitably distributed and services should be targeted to caregiving situations reflecting the greatest need, and organized to reflect the preferences of family carers.

scholarly journals Enrolling Incident Caregivers and Matched Controls From a Nationwide Epidemiological Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 658-658
Author(s):  
David Roth ◽  
William Haley ◽  
Orla Sheehan ◽  
J David Rhodes ◽  
Virginia Howard
Keyword(s):  
Blood Sample ◽  
Epidemiological Study ◽  
Racial Differences ◽  
Family Caregiving ◽  
Regards Study

Abstract Participants in the national Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study were asked about family caregiving responsibilities at enrollment (2003-2007). Among the 88% of participants who were not caregivers at enrollment, 1,229 reported becoming caregivers before a follow-up interview 12 years later. The Caregiving Transitions Study screened these participants and enrolled 251 as incident caregivers. All reported 5 or more hours of care per week, provided assistance with at least one ADL or IADL, and were caregivers for at least 3 months before a 2nd blood sample was obtained in the REGARDS study. A total of 251 noncaregiving control participants who reported no caregiving responsibilities over this 12-year period were also enrolled. Each control was matched to a caregiver on age (+ 5 years), sex, race, other demographics, and baseline (pre-caregiving) health variables. Descriptive analyses confirm the unique comparability of the samples compared to previous caregiving studies.

The Socialization of Unpaid Family Caregivers: A Scoping Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 016402752110050
Author(s):  
Kirstie McAllum ◽  
Mary Louisa Simpson ◽  
Christine Unson ◽  
Stephanie Fox ◽  
Kelley Kilpatrick
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Family Caregiving ◽  
Family Processes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Socialization Process ◽  
Role Negotiation ◽  
Role Learning ◽  
Socialization Agents

As unpaid family caregiving of older adults becomes increasingly prevalent, it is imperative to understand how family caregivers are socialized and how they understand the caregiving role. This PRISMA-ScR-based scoping review examines the published literature between 1995–2019 on the socialization of potential and current unpaid family caregivers of older adults. Of 4,599 publications identified, 47 were included. Three perspectives of socialization were identified: (1) role acculturation; (2) role negotiation and identification; and (3) specialized role learning. The findings show how socialization involves different contexts (e.g., cultures), imperatives for action (e.g., circumstances), socialization agents (e.g., family), processes (e.g., modeling), and internal (e.g., normalization) and external (e.g., identification) consequences for caregivers. Future research could fruitfully explore how caregivers manage key turning points within the socialization process, disengage from the caregiving role, and negotiate the socialization and individualization processes within diverse cultural and funding contexts.

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