Willingness and preparedness to provide care: interviews with individuals of different ages and with different caregiving experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Background

At present, the provision of informal care to older relatives is an essential pillar of the long-term care system in Germany. However, the impact of demographic and social changes on informal caregiving remains unclear.

Methods

Thirty-three semi-structured interviews were conducted with care consultants, informal caregivers and people without any caregiving experience to explore if people are willing to provide older adult care and how prepared these are with regard to the possibility of becoming care dependent themselves.

Results

In total, three main categories (willingness to provide care, willingness to receive care and information as preparation) with several sub-categories were identified during the content analysis. While almost all interviewees were

SUBMITTER: de Jong L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7992803 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature