Caring for Frail Elderly Parents: A Comparison of Adult Sons and Daughters.

Mui, Ada C.

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ERIC Number: EJ500989

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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Caring for Frail Elderly Parents: A Comparison of Adult Sons and Daughters.

Mui, Ada C.

Gerontologist, v35 n1 p86-93 Feb 1995

Examined the impact of various factors on perceived emotional strain of adult son and daughter caregivers of frail elderly parents. Daughters experienced higher levels of emotional strain than did sons. Daughters' emotional strain predicted by interference with work and quality of relationship with parent. Sons' stressors also discussed. (RJM)

Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Caregivers, Comparative Analysis, Daughters, Emotional Response, Family Caregivers, Family Problems, Frail Elderly, Gerontology, Older Adults, Parent Child Relationship, Prediction, Sex Differences, Sons

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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