on its impact on three areas of caregivers' lives: employment, health, and family. Because the literature is inherently … of the caregiver's psychological health, which also has a negative impact on physical health outcomes. Third, the … implications for family life remain under investigated. The research findings also differ strongly among subgroups, although they …

caregivers. A negative health shock of a family member also has a direct negative effect on mental health, providing evidence of … a family effect. These findings imply that most studies may have overestimated the negative health effects of caregiving …Informal caregiving is a potentially attractive alternative to formal care but may entail health costs for the …

We estimate dynamic models of elder-care arrangements using data from the Assets and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest … Old Survey. We model the use of institutional care, formal home health care, care provided by a child, and care provided … on the cost and quality of care. -- Dynamic Models ; Long-Term Care ; Home Health Care ; Informal Care …

at workers with caregiving responsibilities under the Child Care and Family Care Leave Act help family caregivers … reconcile paid work with care provision. The regression results suggest that access to caregiver leave, which allows family … introduced pursuant to the Act in Japan helps meet the need of family caregivers to take a certain period of time off from work …

We use data from time-use surveys and the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS) to analyze the relationship between … family long-term care (LTC) and female labor supply in four Latin American countries. Time-use survey data from Chile …, Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico shows that: (i) women provide the vast majority of family LTC; (ii) consistently across …

This guide reviews and summarizes questions on informal/non-institutional care/help from the Health and Retirement … of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), first three waves (2006-07, 2008-09, 2010-11) of the Korean … (JSTAR), first wave (2010-11) of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), first wave (2010-11) of the …