Support Exchanges Among Very Old Parents and Their Children: Findings From the Boston Aging Together Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Very old parents and their "old" children are a growing group in industrialized countries worldwide. Care needs of very old parents can be substantial, while children may also face their own age-related issues. Continued mutual support represents an important pathway to addressing emerging care needs. This study aimed to identify patterns of support exchanges occurring in very old parent-child dyads and to ascertain associated individual and relationship factors.

Research design and methods

Participants were 114 very old parents (aged ≥90) and their children (aged ≥65) from the Boston Aging Together Study. Data were collected using comprehensive, semistructured in-person interviews with both dyad members, including standardized assessments of suppor

SUBMITTER: Boerner K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8963138 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature