The Influence of Caregiving and Bereavement Support on Adjusting to an Older Relative's Death
- 1 February 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 31 (1) , 32-42
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/31.1.32
Abstract
This study examines the influence of both caregiving social support to an impaired older relative and bereavement social support to a surviving caregiver on that caregiver's bereavement adjustment. Although past research has considered the link between bereavement support and adjustment to a loved one's death, the influence of support to the care recipient has not been investigated. Analyses of prospective panel data from 73 spouse and adult-child caregivers show caregiving support characteristics to be more important for bereavement adjustment than support provided to the surviving caregiver after their relative's death.Keywords
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