Balancing Formal and Informal Caregiving Resources for Older Adults: The Role of Spatial Proximity of Family
This study reveals that informal and formal home care are inextricably linked. Spouses and adult children close to parents play a pivotal role in directly providing informal care and indirectly facilitating formal home care. Balancing informal/formal home care should be considered in medium- and long-term plans to improve older adults' well-being and reduce formal care's financial burden.
Authors
- Gyeongrim Oh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6383-3753)
- Samsik Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5986-539X)
Institutions
- Hanyang University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B
- Published
- 2025-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf025
- Primary Topic
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00