scholarly journals GENERAL AND GENDER-SPECIFIC DYNAMICS DETERMINING THE HEALTH STATUS OF WORKING INFORMAL CAREGIVERS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S736-S736
Author(s):  
Abby Schwartz ◽  
Leanne J Clark-Shirley ◽  
G Rainville
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Financial Strain ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Caregiver Health ◽  
Employment Conditions ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Emotional Strain ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract As the gender divide among family caregivers closes, it is important to understand whether and how men and women differently experience caregiving. For example, literature suggests that employed family caregivers experience burden and health outcomes differently than unemployed caregivers, but less is known about how these factors affect men and women differently. Using data from Caregiving in the U.S., 2015 (source: AARP and NAC), this study reliably modelled the effect of multiple threats to good health within the caregiving role (e.g. physical, financial, and emotional strain). In the analysis, several moderated relationships were observed using data from 816 working caregivers. In the full sample, the relationship between objective caregiving burden (hours of care and counts of ADLs/IADLs) and self-reported health status was altered by financial strain. In the high burden condition, relatively poor health was progressively related to increasing levels of financial strain controlling for traditional covariates. In separate analyses for males and females, this moderated relationship was discovered to be limited to female caregivers. Physical and emotional strain did not moderate the relationship between burden and health. Several covariates related to employment conditions (e.g., caregiver-friendly workplace policies) behaved differently across models and are presented and discussed in relation to financial strain as a determinant of caregiver health. These findings shed light on gender-based differences in caregiver outcomes, and suggest that interventions aimed at assessing and improving caregiver health should account for the financial strain experienced particularly by women.

Modernization and Status Change among Aged Men and Women

1993 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 171-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Clark
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Occupational Status ◽  
Status Change ◽  
Elderly Men ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigates the differences between the relationship between elderly occupational status and modernization for men and women. Consonant with previous findings [1], it finds that economic development is associated with relative losses of elderly men in professional and technical occupations. Augmenting those findings, however, it finds an even stronger association between development and such losses for women. In accounting for the differences, several explanations are advanced and tested, using data from fifty-one nations.

The Effects of Attitudes Toward Family Life and Gender Roles on Marital Satisfaction

1993 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
DIANE N. LYE ◽  
TIMOTHY J. BIBLARZ
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
Gender Role ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Family Attitudes ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the relationship between the gender role and family attitudes of husbands and wives and five indicators of marital satisfaction. The authors argue that men and women who espouse nontraditional attitudes are likely to be less satisfied than their more traditional counterparts. An empirical analysis is presented using data from husbands and wives interviewed in the 1987-88 National Survey of Families and Households. Husbands and wives who hold nontraditional attitudes toward family life are less satisfied with their marriages, as are men and women whose attitudes diverge from their spouse's attitudes. The effects of attitudes did not vary according to the actual gender roles observed by the couple.

scholarly journals Relationship Between Multiple Measures of Financial Hardship and Glycemic Control in Older Adults With Diabetes

2020 ◽  
pp. 073346482091154
Author(s):  
Rebekah J. Walker ◽  
Emma Garacci ◽  
Jennifer A. Campbell ◽  
Melissa Harris ◽  
Elise Mosley-Johnson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Glycemic Control ◽  
Financial Hardship ◽  
Financial Strain ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Medication Usage ◽  
Multiple Measures ◽  
Cumulative Score ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

Aim: To examine the relationship between multiple measures of financial hardship and glycemic control in older adults with diabetes. Methods: Using data from Health and Retirement Study (HRS), we investigated four measures of financial hardship: difficulty paying bills, ongoing financial strain, decreasing food intake due to money, and taking less medication due to cost. Using linear regression models, we investigated the relationship between each measure, and a cumulative score of hardships per person, on glycemic control (HbA1c). Results: After adjustment, a significant relationship existed with each increasing number of hardships associated with increasing HbA1c (0.09, [95%CI 0.04, 0.14]). Difficulty paying bills (0.25, [95%CI 0.14, 0.35]) and decreased medication usage due to cost (0.17, [95%CI 0.03, 0.31]) remained significantly associated with HbA1c. Conclusion: In older adults, difficulty paying bills and cost-related medication nonadherence is associated with glycemic control, and every additional financial hardship was associated with an increased HbA1c by nearly 0.1%.

scholarly journals Exploring the relationship of emotional intelligence with mental health status in polish unemployed persons – differences between men and women

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 436-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna A. Knopp
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Mental Health Disorders ◽  
The State ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Health Disorders ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This study investigates the relationship between EI and the state of mental health of unemployed persons. Gender differences were also identified in terms of mental health and its correlation with EI. A sample of 160 Polish unemployed persons aged 35 to 45 years filled in self-descriptive measures of EI and mental health. Significant gender differences were found - unemployed women were characterised by a greater intensity of mental health disorders than unemployed men. EI was negatively correlated with mental health disorders, but the correlations were few and weaker than expected. However, when unemployed persons with a low, average and high EI were compared, it turned out that participants with a low EI were characterised by a significantly worse condition of mental health than participants with a average or high EI.

scholarly journals The Effects of Teleworking on Housework Division and Well-Being of Couples

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleftherios Giovanis
Keyword(s):  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Well Being ◽  
British Household Panel Survey ◽  
Panel Survey ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Household Chores ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Demands ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the relationship between teleworking, gender roles and happiness of couples using data from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) and the Understanding Society Survey (USS) during the period 1991-2012. Various approaches are followed, including Probit-adapted fixed effects, multinomial Logit and Instrumental variables (IV). The results support that both men and women who are teleworkers spend more time on housework, while teleworking increases the probability that the household chores examined in this study, such as cooking, cleaning ironing and childcare, will be shared relatively to those who are non-teleworkers. In addition, women are happier when they or their spouse is teleworker, as well as, both men and women are happier when they state that the specific household chores are shared. Thus, women teleworkers may be happier because they can face the family demands and share the household chores with their spouse, increasing their fairness belief about the household division allocation and improving their well-being, expressed by happiness.

scholarly journals Racial Disparities in Men’s Health and the Transition to Marriage Among Unmarried Fathers

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (9) ◽  
pp. 1183-1210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva C. Haldane ◽  
Ronald B. Mincy ◽  
Daniel P. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Health Insurance ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Low Income ◽  
General Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Unmarried Fathers ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Transition To Marriage

This article uses data from the Fragile Families and Child Well-being Survey to examine the association between transitioning to marriage and general health status or serious health problems among low-income men. Beginning with a sample of 3,631 unmarried fathers, the study observes the relationship between their transitions to marriage within 3 years after the birth of their child and their health status 5 years postbirth. The authors also explore if unmarried fathers benefit from marrying mothers who have health insurance. Results indicate that transitions to marriage and transitions to marriage with mothers who have health insurance, are associated with fewer serious health problems. The authors did not observe a significant relationship between transitioning to marriage and general health, likely because the sample comprised men who were young (average age was 26 years) and in very good health.

The Relationship between Mastery and Depression among Japanese Family Caregivers

2003 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea S. Schreiner ◽  
Tomoko Morimoto
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
American Family ◽  
Japanese Family ◽  
Care Recipients ◽  
Western Japan ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Rehabilitation Hospitals

The present study examined the relationship between caregiver mastery and depressive symptoms among family stroke caregivers in western Japan ( N = 100). Family caregivers were identified from a sample of rehabilitation hospitals; participation rate was 100 percent for all eligible caregivers. Caregivers with high mastery were found to have significantly fewer depressive symptoms than low mastery caregivers and were significantly more likely to use a respite caregiver. They also reported significantly less burden, yet paradoxically were significantly more likely to rate their care-recipients as more functionally dependent on them. Caregiver age, health status, and caregiving duration did not relate to mastery. However, men had a significantly higher sense of mastery. In general, findings parallel those for Western family caregivers, although mean mastery scores for Japanese caregivers were lower than those reported for American family caregivers.

Educational Attainment and Perceived Need for Urgent Care

2018 ◽  
Vol 77 (5) ◽  
pp. 428-441
Author(s):  
Brian K. Finch ◽  
Ann Haas ◽  
Amelia M. Haviland ◽  
Jacob W. Dembosky ◽  
Sarah Gaillot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Logistic Models ◽  
Poor Health ◽  
Urgent Care ◽  
Perceived Need ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Lower Educational Attainment

While lower educational attainment is associated with worse health status, education may also affect one’s ability to identify need for urgent care. Using data from the 2010 Medicare CAHPS survey, we estimated multivariate logistic models to test the relationship between self-reported educational attainment and the perceived need for urgent care, controlling for health status and other factors. As expected, lower educational attainment was associated with greater reported need for urgent care in bivariate analyses because of poorer health. However, lower educational attainment was associated with less perceived need for urgent care after controlling for health status, particularly for those in poor health. These findings suggest the need for interventions to improve the likelihood that people with less education recognize the need for urgent care, particularly those in poor health and in most need of urgent care.

scholarly journals Caregiver Eligibility for Support Services: Correlates and Consequences for Resource Utilization

2020 ◽  
pp. 073346482097113
Author(s):  
Kristin Litzelman ◽  
Autumn Harnish
Keyword(s):  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Population Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
Care Recipient ◽  
Financial Strain ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
The Us ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Priority Populations

Policymakers and community organizations have implemented numerous programs and services to support the more than 40 million family caregivers in the United States. However, the existence of such services is not sufficient to ensure equitable and optimal access and utilization. Using data from the Caregiving in the US study (2015; n = 1,185), we estimated that nearly one in five family caregivers do not meet broad eligibility criteria for support services. This resource gap was particularly likely to affect high-priority populations such as those caring for someone with a mental health problem. Furthermore, ineligible caregivers had lower service utilization and increased financial strain. The findings highlight a pattern of vulnerability among caregivers who do not meet broad eligibility criteria for financial support resources. Careful policy consideration is needed to determine how support services should be allocated to maximize caregiver and care recipient outcomes at the population level.

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