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While a number of studies have examined the consequences of caregiving among employed women, surprisingly little research has explicitly compared how consequences differ between employed and not employed women. Moreover, very little research in this area has distinguished between part-time and...
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This article extends previous research by examining care management as a distinct type of informal care. Using data drawn from a large Canadian study of work and family, the research is based on a study of a sub-sample of women (1068) and men (805) who were employed full-time and who had...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181069
This multimethod study investigated the effect of retiring to caregive on retirement income. Using the Survey of Ageing and Independence 1991, a secondary data analysis was carried out which examined the economic effects of retiring to caregive. Interviews with 17 men and women who retired to...
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Projection of future needs for home care services typically uses current utilisation patterns and population ageing. Accurately assessing this need is much more complex since disability patterns among the elderly are changing and availability of caregivers is affected by changes in family...
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Projections of future need for Canadian continuing care services typically uses current utilization patterns and population aging. Accurately assessing this need is much more complex since disability patterns among the elderly are changing and availability of caregivers is affected by changes in...
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Purpose - We present the economic consequences of retiring to caregive when the caregiving is over. Design and Methods - As part of a larger study of involuntary retirement and its impact on income, in-depth interviews were carried out with 24 caregivers who self-identified as retiring to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005404433
This paper examines whether type of job makes a difference in (a) the likelihood that individuals are providing assistance to elderly relatives, (b) the 'costs' associated with this provision, in terms of both job-related and personal costs, and (c) whether observed relationships differ for men...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005405491
While a number of studies have examined the consequences of caregiving among employed women, surprisingly little research has explicitly compared how consequences differ between employed and not employed women. Moreover, very little research in this area has distinguished between part-time and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005635199
This article extends previous research by examining care management as a distinct type of informal care. Using data drawn from a large Canadian study of work and family, the research is based on a study of a sub-sample of women (1068) and men (805) who were employed full-time and who had...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005635311