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Daughters helping their elderly mothers: impact of early attachment, daughter's trait anxiety and helping interaction characteristics
- Authors:
- LARSSON Gerry, WILDE B.
- Journal article citation:
- Scandinavian Journal of Social Welfare, 3(3), July 1994, pp.167-172.
- Publisher:
- Munksgaard/ Blackwell
The aim of the study reported here was to explore the relationships between early attachment between mother and daughter, the adult daughter's general anxiety level, and characteristics of the helping interaction between the adult daughter and her elderly mother on the one hand and the quality of this help on the other.
The vulnerable life course: poverty and social assistance among middle-aged and older women
- Author:
- GUNNARSSON Evy
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 22(6), November 2002, pp.709-728.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Examines the current incomes and life courses of 14 middle aged older Swedish women who have periodically had to rely on social assistance. Their circumstances and living conditions are considered in relation to their earlier lives and the contextual conditions of the countries welfare state. All interviewed women had been the main carers of their children, and had worked part-time or in low-paid jobs. Concludes that their formal employment histories have been the foundation of their vulnerable economic situation in older age, which the Swedish social security system does little to combat. Argues that unless the bases and assumptions of the social security model are changed, there will continue to be many older women who live a life of poverty.
Predictors of loneliness among older women and men in Sweden: a national longitudinal study
- Authors:
- DAHLBERG Lena, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 19(5), 2015, pp.409-417.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Objectives: This study examines the extent to which older women and men (70+) report feelings of loneliness, with a focus on a) the changes in reported loneliness as people age, and b) which factors predict loneliness. Method: Data from the 2004 and 2011 waves of SWEOLD, a longitudinal national survey, was used (n = 587). The prediction of loneliness in 2011 by variables measured in 2004 and 2004-2011 variable change scores was examined in three logistic regression models: total sample, women and men. Variables in the models included: gender, age, education, mobility problems, depression, widowhood and social contacts. Results: Older people moved into and out of frequent loneliness over time, although there was a general increase in loneliness with age. Loneliness at baseline, depression increment and recent widowhood were significant predictors of loneliness in all three multivariable models. Widowhood, depression, mobility problems and mobility reduction predicted loneliness uniquely in the model for women; while low level of social contacts and social contact reduction predicted loneliness uniquely in the model for men. Conclusion: This study challenges the notion that feelings of loneliness in old age are stable. It also identifies important gender differences in prevalence and predictors of loneliness. (Edited publisher abstract)
Older women: work and caregiving in conflict?: a study of four countries
- Authors:
- MULLER Charlotte, VOLKOV Oleg
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 48(7), October 2009, pp.665-695.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Caring issues are important for industrialised societies that have been undergoing population ageing. In this article we consider caring as a factor in the outlook for midlife and older women with respect to economic security and economic advancement. We use demographic and economic data from the United States, France, Sweden and the United Kingdom, in particular to document the importance of continued labour force participation for older women to make ends meet in an era of high household costs of physician services, prescription drugs and other health-related services, and uncertainties about pensions. Data on employment status, industry, and occupation of economically active women in comparison with men indicate the extent of both gender gaps and progress affecting women's resources. The research of Dr. Myrna Lewis was a stimulus to the present exploration.
Universality of selectivity in income support to older people: a comparative assessment of the issues
- Author:
- SHAVER Sheila
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Policy, 27(2), April 1998, pp.231-254.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
This article reviews the issues involved in policy choices with respect to universality and selectivity in income support to older people. It considers four questions: the practical meaning of universality and selectivity in the income support system of various countries, the effectiveness of universal and selective arrangements in the alleviation of poverty among this group, the role of universal and selective arrangements in redistributing income among elderly people and the relative generosity of universal and selective arrangements. Draws on data from the 'second wave' of the Luxembourg Income Study for six countries: Australia, (West) Germany, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States, concerning the incomes of elderly couples and single (non-married) women.
Intimacy and autonomy, gender and ageing: living apart together
- Authors:
- GHAZANFAREEON-KARLSSON Sophie, BORELL Klas
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing International, 27(4), December 2003, pp.11-26.
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Place of publication:
- New York
To an increasing extent the 'young old' in Sweden are actors in the process of the differentiation of family forms. A distinctive contribution is the establishment of lasting intimate relationships that do not include a shared home, that is, an alternative to marriage and unmarried cohabitation usually covered by the concept of Living Apart Together (LAT-relationships). Living Apart Together can offer older divorcees, widows, and widowers a fulfilling intimate relationship but at the same time ensure the individual a significant degree of autonomy. The study shows that this is of particular importance to women, and that older women play a vital role in establishing and upholding LAT-relationships. By preserving her own household a woman may avoid the asymmetrical distribution of household labour and unequal demands of caring for a partner that she may have experienced in a previous marriage.
Elderly women's experiences of living with fall risk in a fragile body: a reflective lifeworld approach
- Authors:
- HALLRUP Leena Berlin, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 17(4), July 2009, pp.379-387.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the lived experience of fall risk from a lifeworld perspective in elderly women with previous fragility fractures. Thirteen elderly women with a high risk of fall and fracture, aged 76–86, living in their own homes in rural areas, were recruited from a voluntary fracture prevention programme. All women had a history of fragility fractures and were interviewed in their homes from spring to autumn 2004. A phenomenological reflective lifeworld approach was chosen to analyse in-depth interview data. The study was conducted within an interdisciplinary research group inspired by dialogical research. Elderly women's life space has been narrowed due to advanced age, physical injury or by efforts to prevent new injuries leading to changes in self-perception. However, the women seek strategies to challenge limitations and insecurity, and strive to retain mobility and daily life routines. The four major constituents of the phenomenon 'elderly women's experiences of fall risk' emerged in this study: a changing body, living with precaution, ambiguous dependency and influence and need for understanding. Employing the women's thoughts and resources in trust-based dialogues with caregivers may strengthen their concord and the prospects to continue an active life. Elderly women seek strategies to challenge limitations and feelings of insecurity, and strive to maintain mobility and daily life routines. A trust-based care respecting the preferences of the women seemed to stimulate behavioural change in maintaining an active life.
Elderly care: a world perspective
- Editor:
- TOUT Ken
- Publisher:
- Chapman and Hall
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 240p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains examples of successful service provision for older people from 40 countries. The case studies are organised into the following sections: care at home; community support; empowerment; participation; fitness and well-being; income generation; environment; integrated services; mental health; training for elder care; organisation of services; and older women.