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Housebound older people: the links between identity, self-esteem and the use of care services
- Author:
- ESRC GROWING OLDER PROGRAMME
- Publisher:
- University of Sheffield. Department of Sociological Studies
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Sheffield
The aim of this research to increase understanding of why some disabled older people do not seek or even refuse health and social care services to which they may be entitled. This issue is important because there is evidence that, although the targeting of home care services on those with the greatest need has greatly improved over the last ten years, there remain some very frail older people living on their own with little or no help. The hypothesis behind the research was that these people might find accepting services incompatible with their images of themselves as independent adults.
Family work and quality of life: changing economic and social roles
- Author:
- ESRC GROWING OLDER PROGRAMME
- Publisher:
- University of Sheffield. Department of Sociological Studies
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Sheffield
Recent socio-economic and demographic changes, such as increasing female labour force participation, rises in the age at which children leave home and improvements in longevity are all likely to have increased the number of people 'caught in the middle',that is, juggling paid work and caring responsibilities, whilst still supporting their own children. This research explored changes in economic and social roles across four birth cohorts passing through mid-life (45-59/64 years). It investigated the relationship between multiple role responsibilities and a range of indicators of quality life including health, material resources and engagement in social activities. The project was based upon secondary analysis of four different surveys:the 2000 British Household Panel Study (BHPS), the 1994-95 Family and Working Lives Survey (FWLS), the 1985, 1990, 1995 General Household Survey (GHS) and the longitudinal 1988/89 and 1994 Retirement Survey (RS).