"I'm Getting Older Too": Challenges and Benefits Experienced by Very Old Parents and Their Children.

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_4DEA6805C114
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
"I'm Getting Older Too": Challenges and Benefits Experienced by Very Old Parents and Their Children.
Périodique
Journal of Applied Gerontology
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Boerner K., Kim Y.K., Gallagher E.A., Kim K., Jopp D.S.
ISSN
1552-4523 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0733-4648
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
03/2022
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
41
Numéro
3
Pages
769-779
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
Very old parents and their "old" children are a growing group in industrialized countries worldwide. However, virtually nothing is known about the nature and implications of this relationship constellation. To fill this gap, this study explored the challenges and rewards of the very old parent-child relationship. In-depth interviews were conducted with 114 parent-child dyads (parent age ≥90; child age ≥65). While both challenges and rewards were present, the balance of challenges and rewards was notably less favorable for children with more challenges experienced overall. Challenges reported by children were often characterized by references to children's own advanced age and health problems, and the prolonged caregiving involvement due to their parents' longevity. Health care professionals, policymakers, and families should be made aware of this increasingly common phenomenon, and specific services and policies will be needed to adequately support very old adults and their families.
Mots-clé
Humans, Parent-Child Relations, Parents, intergenerational ties, longevity, parent–child relationships, very late life
Pubmed
Web of science
Création de la notice
25/11/2021 17:03
Dernière modification de la notice
27/09/2022 5:39
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