New Burdens or More of the Same? Comparing Grandparent, Spouse, and Adult-Child Caregivers
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This study compares the health of 42 grandparent, 44 spouse, and 130 adult-child caregivers with 1,669 noncaregivers in 1994 and 1974. In 1994, all three caregiver groups had poorer mental health than the noncaregivers; grandparent caregivers also had poorer physical health and greater activity limitations. Spouse and adult-child caregivers had not differed from the noncaregivers 20 years prior, but grandparent caregivers had experienced poorer health than the noncaregivers and more stressful life events than the other caregivers. Caregiving appears to add new burdens to otherwise normal lives for spouse and adult-child caregivers, while being yet another aspect of a difficult life course for grandparent caregivers.
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A comparative study of caregiver burden found that grandparent caregivers experienced worse mental and physical health outcomes than adult caregivers.
“a comparative study of caregiver burden found that grandparent caregivers experienced worse mental and physical health outcomes than adult caregivers (Strawbridge et al., 1997).”
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- Authors
- Strawbridge, W. J., Wallhagen, M. I., Shema, S. J., & Kaplan, G. A.
- Affiliations
- Public Health Foundation (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Human Population Laboratory (US)
- California Health and Human Services Agency (US)
- Corresponding author
- Strawbridge, W. J.
- Shema, S. J.
- Venue
- The Gerontologist
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1997-08-01
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 505-510
- ISSN
- 0016-9013 (ISSN-L)
- 1758-5341
- OpenAlex
- W2114884055
- Cited by
- 204
- References
- 29
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 47.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Gerontologist (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Deep Blue (University of Michigan) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Aging (R37AG011375, 1R37 AG-11375)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Nursing care and research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Keywords
- caregiver burden, grandparent caregivers, spousal caregivers, adult child caregivers, caregiver health, mental health, physical health, activity limitation, life events, life course, intergenerational caregiving
- MeSH terms
- Aged, California, Female, Health Status, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Cohort Studies, Logistic Models, Odds Ratio, Case-Control Studies, Intergenerational Relations, Caregivers, Spouses
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