1. What test of significance did the researchers use? This can usually be found in a
discussions section or reviewed in the methods section of a research article.
2. What were their findings? These will be reviewed with detail in the discussion and
findings sections.
3. What was their research question and what were their findings with regards to their
statistics?
Based on the research that I able to locate although not necessarily quanitative, I was able to find
peer reviewed articles that explored famly care for elferly dependents. The article discuesses 3
approaches to increasing family care for the elderly through filial support, legislation and
incentives for caregivers. Results from results from a survery woth respondents from 33
countries, it concludes that encourage relatives to provide care may have unfavorable
consequences for the elderly and their families. The International Institute on Aging estimated
that between 1985 and 2025, the aging population would increase 77 percent in developed
nations and 207 percent in developing nations. These estimates are consistent with those
developed by the United Nations (1988) and demographer George C. Myers (1990). The final
report of the World Assembly noted the central role that families play in support of dependent
elderly people (United Nations, 1982). Though nations mayvary in the degree to which cultural
normas influece the notion to repsect elders, all have the same common ecomonic pressures the
make it difficult for modern families.
respondents from 33 countries, it concludes that policies that require or encourage relatives to
provide care may have adverse consequences for elderly people and their families. Human
services advocates should support policies and interventions that provide universal access to a
continuum of care alternatives that facilitate rational health care decision making by families and
that empower and sustain family members who choose to care for elderly relatives.
Barusch, A. S. (1995). Programming for family care of elderly dependents: Mandates, incentives,
and service rationing. Social Work, 40(3), 315-22. Retrieved from
http://search.proquest.com/docview/215274701?accountid=8289
In response to a demographic imperative, many countries have established policies to increase
family involvement in the care of their dependent elderly relatives. Reflecting fiscal constraints
and cultural norms, these policies are often designed to place the burden of care on family rather
than government. This article offers a survey and critique of three approaches to increasing
family care of elderly people: filial support legislation, incentives for family caregivers, and
service rationing provisions. Drawing in part on the results of a survey with respondents from 33
countries, it concludes that policies that require or encourage relatives to provide care may have
adverse consequences for elderly people and their families. Human services advocates should
support policies and interventions that provide universal access to a continuum of care
alternatives that facilitate rational health care decision making by families and that empower and
sustain family members who choose to care for elderly relatives.
http://healthland.time.com/2013/07/22/caring-for-aging-parents-should-there-be-a-law/
Kehusmaa, S., Autti-Rämö, I., Helenius, H., & Rissanen, P. (2013). Does informal care reduce
public care expenditure on elderly care? estimates based on finland’s age study. BMC Health
Services Research, 13, 317. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-317
Bowles, J., Brooks, T., Hayes-Reams, P., Butts, T., & al, e. (2000). Frailty, family, and church
support among urban african american elderly. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and
Underserved, 11(1), 87-99. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/220582706?
accountid=8289
Barusch, A. S. (1995). Programming for family care of elderly dependents: Mandates, incentives,
and service rationing. Social Work, 40(3), 315-22. Retrieved from
http://search.proquest.com/docview/215274701?accountid=8289
Topolnicki, D. M. (1996, May 21). HELPING ELDERLY PARENTS AGE GRACEFULLY
DAY-CARE CENTERS AND IN-HOME HELP ARE AFFORDABLE OPTIONS FOR ADULT
CHILDREN TO LOOK INTO. Chicago Tribune (Pre-1997 Fulltext) Retrieved from
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