Assistance Received by Employed Caregivers and Their Care Recipients: Who Helps Care Recipients When Caregivers Work Full Time?

Scharlach, Andrew E.; Gustavson, Kristen; Santo, Teresa S. Dal

doi:10.1093/geront/47.6.752

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“…Younger caregivers, especially African Americans, who work full or part-time, report having more unmet needs than their counterparts (Drapalski et al 2008; Scharlach et al 2007). Employed younger caregivers are therefore more likely to pay for services than others who do not have paid jobs (Scharlach et al 2007).…”

Section: Culture and Caregiving Familiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Patterns of Caregiving of Cuban, Other Hispanic, Caribbean Black, and White Elders in South Florida

Friedemann

Buckwalter

Newman

et al. 2013

J Cross Cult Gerontol

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Caregivers in Miami, Florida (185 Cubans, 108 other Hispanics, 229 non-Hispanic Whites, and 73 Caribbean Blacks) were described and compared along demographic and health variables, cultural attitudes, and caregiving behaviors. Participants were recruited at random through Home Health Services (61 %) and convenience sampling in the community (39 %), and interviewed at their home. Standardized instruments and measures constructed for this study were pretested. Multivariate analyses showed that the ethnic groups differed in age, education, income, and number of persons giving care, while caregiver health and patient functioning were similar. Controlling for demographics, differences in cultural variables were small. The sense of obligation, emotional attachment, openness about who should give care, spirituality, use of family help or community services were comparable in all groups. Commitment to caregiving was high, driven mainly by patient needs. Cubans had the greatest family stability, and worked the hardest, with the lowest sense of burden. Caribbean Black caregivers lived in bigger families, were youngest, and their patients had the lowest cognitive status. Burden was felt most by White caregivers who were older than the others. Professionals need to understand complex belief systems and behavior patterns to assist caregivers in mobilizing appropriate resources.

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Section: Culture and Caregiving Familiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Patterns of Caregiving of Cuban, Other Hispanic, Caribbean Black, and White Elders in South Florida

Friedemann

Buckwalter

Newman

et al. 2013

J Cross Cult Gerontol

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“…Nous croyons comme Scharlarch, Gustavson et Dal Santo (2007) que le fait d'avoir un travail rémunéré est une variable importante pour mieux comprendre les besoins de soutien des proches-aidants, qui pour la majorité sont en emploi (Sinha, 2013). Ainsi, notre question de recherche vise à déterminer de quelle manière les acteurs communautaires contribuent à la conciliation emploi-famille des proches-aidants.…”

Section: Le Soutien Aux Proches-aidantsunclassified

Concilier travail et soins à un proche au Canada: quel soutien des acteurs communautaire ?

Nogues¹,

Tremblay

2017

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RÉSUMÉS'il peut être satisfaisant de prendre soin d'un proche en perte d'autonomie, le rôle de proche-aidant engendre un certain nombre de tensions et des difficultés à se maintenir en emploi. Face à cette situation, les acteurs communautaires ont été désignés comme une source de soutien importante pour les proches-aidants. Il n'existe toutefois à notre connaissance aucune étude qualitative se penchant sur la relation de soutien entre organismes communautaires et proches-aidants en emploi. Suite à notre recherche comprenant 33 entrevues semi-directives auprès de proches-aidants actifs sur le marché du travail et d'organismes communautaires québécois, menée entre septembre 2014 et juin 2015 au Québec, nous constatons deux faits majeurs : 1) les acteurs communautaires ont le potentiel de constituer une réelle ressource pour concilier emploi et soins à un proche; 2) par contre, leurs services tendent à être méconnus et difficilement accessibles par la majorité des employés proches-aidants. ABSTRACTHowever rewarding taking care of a relative can be, to be a caregiver causes multiple tensions and difficulties in remaining employed. In view of this issue, community organizations have been referred to as a great source of support for caregivers. However, to our knowledge, no qualitative study has ever focussed on the supportive relationship between the community sector and employed caregivers. Our study involved 33 semi-directive interviews with working caregivers and community organizations in Quebec between September 2014 and June 2015. It revealed two main facts: 1) community organizations have the potential to be a real source of support for work-care balance; 2) however, their services remain unknown and hard to access by the majority of employed caregivers. Nogues & Tremblay (2016) MOTS CLÉS 20To be notified about new ANSERJ articles, subscribe here. / Afin d'être avisé des nouveaux articles dans ANSERJ, s'inscrire ici .

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“…There are competing assumptions about how well the caregiving and employment roles mix (Scharlach, 1994;Scharlach, Gustavson, & Dal Santo, 2007). The first explanation, often referred to as the competing demands hypothesis, suggests that combining the two roles produces an overload or strain for the caregiver, making him or her less efficient and effective in either role (Dunham & Dietz, 2003;Guberman, 2006;Lee, 1999).…”

Section: Employment and Caregivingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As well, less than half of employed caregivers report conflict in either their family or work roles (Stephens, Townsend, Martire, & Druly, 2001) and many report more favorable health outcomes (Cannuscio et al, 2004;Rosario, Morrow-Howell, & Hinterlong, 2004). The employment role may buffer the stress associated with occupying multiple roles-for example, by providing tangible resources such as health benefits, information, counseling, and referral services (Edwards, Zarit, Stephens, & Townsend, 2002) or intangible benefits such as allowing workers to feel like they are part of a larger community or purpose (Yantzi, Rosenberg, & McKeever 2006) or to develop an increased sense of personal accomplishment and productivity, enhanced interpersonal relationships, and greater self-esteem (Dunham & Dietz, 2003;Scharlach et al, 2007). Finally, and perhaps most important to the current analysis, employment provides caregivers with regular and significant doses of respite (Zarit et al, 1998).…”

Section: Employment and Caregivingmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Benefits of Respite Time-Use

et al. 2011

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This study uses data from semistructured interviews and time-log diaries to explore both desired and actual time-use among employed (n = 26) and nonemployed caregivers (n = 22). We found that employed caregivers were generally more satisfied with respite time-use than nonemployed caregivers. Employed caregivers were also more likely to do activities they had desired to do, suggesting they may have clearer expectations about what they could accomplish during respite. Although most employed caregivers considered employment to be a valuable and desired form of respite, lack of free time outside of work and caregiving was stressful. Similarly, nonemployed caregivers expressed a desire to do activities they wanted to do, rather than only those related to caregiving and household maintenance. These results suggest that both employed and nonemployed caregivers might benefit from better respite time-use. Practice and policy suggestions that might enhance caregivers' use of respite time are provided.

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Assistance Received by Employed Caregivers and Their Care Recipients: Who Helps Care Recipients When Caregivers Work Full Time?

Cited by 45 publications

References 27 publications

Patterns of Caregiving of Cuban, Other Hispanic, Caribbean Black, and White Elders in South Florida

Patterns of Caregiving of Cuban, Other Hispanic, Caribbean Black, and White Elders in South Florida

Concilier travail et soins à un proche au Canada: quel soutien des acteurs communautaire ?

The Benefits of Respite Time-Use

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