CAREGIVER BURDEN AMONG ADULT CHILDREN ASSOCIATED WITH OLDER ADULTS' CARE NEEDS. (11th November 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nam, S; Lee, J; Bartholomae, S
• Is Part Of: Innovation in aging. Volume 2(2018)Supplement 1
• Page Start: 795
• Page End: 795
• Publication Date: 2018-11-11
• Subjects: Aging -- Periodicals; Gerontology -- Periodicals; 612.67
• DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.2947
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2399-5300

Abstract

Abstract: Adult children are often involved in caring for older adults in the family. Literature has evidenced the negative consequences of caregiving tasks on the well-being of caregivers. Little is known about the distinctive role of each specific caregiving burden on the well-being and burden of adult caregivers. Thus, we considered two types of caregiver burden (i.e., ADL related and IADL related) and their associations with caregiving difficulties. Using the recent panel data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) and the National Study of Caregiving (NSOC), we examined the links between caregiver tasks and difficulties in caregiving. Our findings showed that adult children caregivers reported higher CG difficulties when care recipients reported both higher ADL-related and IADL-related needs. Our findings have implications for the needs of adult children caregivers who provide various types of care for their aging parents.