TY - JOUR
T1 - Experiencing undesired daily life events, instrumental functioning, social support and well-being of Israeli elderly women
T2 - Comparison between caregivers/non-caregivers for adult children with mental retardation
AU - Rimmerman, Arie
AU - Muraver, Miriam
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - The purpose of the study was to examine the extent to which 160 mothers who care for an adult child with mental retardation differ in respect to undesired daily life events, instrumental functioning, social support and well-being from a comparably matched group of age peers. Findings indicated that caregivers for adult children with mental retardation reported more undesired daily life events in comparison to the matched group. However, no differences were found in respect to their instrumental functioning, social support and well-being. A detailed analysis showed significant variations in measures of undesired daily life events and social support.
AB - The purpose of the study was to examine the extent to which 160 mothers who care for an adult child with mental retardation differ in respect to undesired daily life events, instrumental functioning, social support and well-being from a comparably matched group of age peers. Findings indicated that caregivers for adult children with mental retardation reported more undesired daily life events in comparison to the matched group. However, no differences were found in respect to their instrumental functioning, social support and well-being. A detailed analysis showed significant variations in measures of undesired daily life events and social support.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0035225980&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1300/J074v13n02_05
DO - 10.1300/J074v13n02_05
M3 - Article
C2 - 11569594
AN - SCOPUS:0035225980
SN - 0895-2841
VL - 13
SP - 57
EP - 69
JO - Journal of Women and Aging
JF - Journal of Women and Aging
IS - 2
ER -