Patterns of Parent Care When Adult Daughters Work and When They Do Not
- 1 August 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 26 (4) , 372-381
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/26.4.372
Abstract
Patterns of help to disabled elderly widows are described as they vary when caregiving adult daughters work and when they do not. Mothers of the 2 work-status groups received the same total number of hours of help from all sources combined. Employed and nonworking daughters provided equal amounts of help with shopping/transportation, household tasks, managing money/service arrangement, and emotional support. Workers provided less personal care and cooking than nonworkers, with the difference being offset by purchased help.Keywords
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