Cohort Trajectories by Age and Gender for Informal Caregiving in Europe Adjusted for Sociodemographic Changes, 2004 and 2015.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We present a dynamic view of gender patterns in informal caregiving across Europe in a context of sociodemographic transformations. We aim to answer the following research questions: (a) has the gender gap in informal caregiving changed; (b) if so, is this due to changes among women and/or men; and (c) has the gender care gap changed differently across care regimes?

Methods

Multilevel growth curve models are applied to gendered trajectories of informal caregiving of a panel sample of 50+ Europeans, grouped into 5-year cohorts and followed across 5 waves of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe survey, stratified by sex and adjusted for several covariates.

Results

For men in cohorts born more recently, there is a decrease in the prevalence of

SUBMITTER: Rodrigues R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10394995 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature