Rural and Urban Caregivers for Older Adults in Poland: Perceptions of Positive and Negative Impact of Caregiving

Autor/inn/en	Bien, Barbara; Wojszel, Beata; Sikorska-Simmons, Elzbieta
Titel	Rural and Urban Caregivers for Older Adults in Poland: Perceptions of Positive and Negative Impact of Caregiving
Quelle	In: International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 65 (2007) 3, S.185-202 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0091-4150
Schlagwörter	Caregivers; Rural Urban Differences; Foreign Countries; Rural Areas; Urban Areas; Caregiver Attitudes; Caregiver Role; Attitude Measures; Interviews; Coping; Socioeconomic Influences; Demography; Disabilities; Mental Health; Physical Health; Comparative Analysis; Individual Characteristics; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Marital Status; Poland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Ausland; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Urban area; Stadtregion; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Bewältigung; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Demografie; Handicap; Behinderung; Psychohygiene; Gesundheitszustand; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Familienstand; Polen
Abstract	This study examines rural-urban differences in informal caregivers' perceptions of caregiving. The study's theoretical framework is based on the two-factor model of caregiving, which views caregiving as having both positive and negative impact. Data were collected in personal interviews with 126 rural and 127 urban caregivers in the Bialystok region. The Cope-Index was used to assess caregivers. Rural caregivers reported a greater negative impact of caregiving than their urban counterparts, controlling for caregiver socio-demographic characteristics and care-recipient disability level. There was no difference in caregivers' perceptions of positive aspects of caregiving. These findings are consistent with previous research, which suggests that rural caregivers experience greater caregiver burden. Better understanding of rural-urban differences in caregiving outcomes can be useful in designing supportive services for informal caregivers in Poland. (Contains 4 tables.) [This study was supported by a grant from the State Committee for Scientific Research in Poland. An earlier version of this article was presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, November 18-22, 2005, Orlando, Florida.] (Author).
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