Caregiver burden from a social exchange perspective: caring for older people after hospital discharge

Article Abstract:

Adult caregivers and extended family members and nonfamily caregivers who live in the same household as the care receiver spend more time caring than those in separate households, according to research investigating caregiver burden on the basis of social exchange theory. Being employed reduces the amount of time spent by adult children caring for their parents, but having children at home does not substantially affect the provision of care. It is suggested that expectations regarding levels of burden are based on the structure of relationships and the context in which they are situated.

Psychological aspects, Care and treatment, Aged parents, Elderly parents, Intergenerational relations

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Effects of occupational status differences between spouses on the wife's labor force participation and occupational achievement: findings from 12 European countries

Article Abstract:

Husbands and wives in European countries commonly have the same occupational level. Data collected from 12 European countries shows that the labor participation is high in women whose occupational status is equal to their husbands. The husbands' occupation has a facilitating and ceiling effect on the occupational achievement of wife. To avoid occupational status differences, married women have a tendency to detach from the labor force. Wives of husbands holding a high occupational status improve their career faster than single women.

Social aspects, Europe, Employment, Married people, Working women

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Multidimensional predictors of caregiver strain among older persons caring for frail spouses

Article Abstract:

Caregiver strain has many factors and one cannot treat husbands and wives as a homogenous group because different sexes experience the strain differently. A study of 267 wife and 170 husband caregivers showed that both spouses experienced significant amounts of emotional, financial and physical strain. Factors affecting the amount of stress experienced included role conflict, caregiving role demand, coping resources and care recipient characteristics.

Aged, Elderly, Research, Caregivers, Home care

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