Marital status of caregiving daughters and co-residence with dependent parents

Gerontologist. 1995 Feb;35(1):75-85. doi: 10.1093/geront/35.1.75.

Abstract

The role of caregiving daughters' marital status is examined as it relates to their sharing households with disabled elderly parents. Married daughters fared best in well-being, income, and social support. Never-married women were the most likely to have never moved out of the parental home. Separated/divorced caregivers, more than the married and widowed, had moved into the parent's home rather than the reverse and widowed daughters had lived in re-formed joint households longest. The main reason for re-forming shared households was disability of the parent. Among other reasons were death or withdrawal of previous caregiver and financial problems, with separated/divorced daughters the most likely to mention finances.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adaptation, Psychological
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Caregivers / economics
  • Caregivers / psychology
  • Caregivers / statistics & numerical data*
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Frail Elderly
  • Home Nursing* / economics
  • Home Nursing* / psychology
  • Humans
  • Intergenerational Relations
  • Male
  • Marital Status*
  • Middle Aged
  • Nuclear Family* / psychology
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • United States
  • Workforce