Date of Award

1-1-2011

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

School of Social Welfare

Content Description

1 online resource (xi, 132 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Anne E Fortune

Committee Members

Philip McCallion, Eunju Lee, Mary P Gallant

Keywords

Family Caregivers, Home Health Care Policy, Multiple Group Path Analysis, National Long Term Care Survey, Older Adults, Service Utilization, Caregivers, Older people

Subject Categories

Gerontology | Social Work

Abstract

This study examined how older adults and their primary family caregivers utilized formal services; and how formal service utilizations were associated with the caregiver's burden and health status. Conceptually, the caregiver's stress/appraisal model was modified by adopting a relation between formal and informal care from health economics or policy.

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