Utilization of Formal and Informal Home Care: How Do Older Canadians' Experiences Vary by Care Arrangements?
- Authors
- Lee, Yeonjung; Barken, Rachel; Gonzales, Ernest
- Issue Date
- Feb-2020
- Publisher
- SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
- Keywords
- formal home care; informal support; loneliness; life satisfaction
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF APPLIED GERONTOLOGY, v.39, no.2, pp 129 - 140
- Pages
- 12
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF APPLIED GERONTOLOGY
- Volume
- 39
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 129
- End Page
- 140
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/70639
- DOI
- 10.1177/0733464817750274
- ISSN
- 0733-4648
1552-4523
- Abstract
- This study investigates how the receipt of formal, informal, and/or a combination of both types of care at home relates to older adults' perceived loneliness, life satisfaction, and day-to-day lives. Quantitative analyses using the Canadian Community Health Survey (n = 3,928) reveal that older adults who only received formal care reported lower levels of loneliness and higher levels of life satisfaction when compared with respondents who received informal or a blend of home care. Qualitative analyses of persons aged 65+ years receiving formal and informal home care in Ontario (n = 34) suggest that formal care bolstered care recipients' autonomy and reduced their sense of being a burden on family. In turn, receiving formal care served to improve these older adults' social connectedness and well-being. Findings underscore older adults' symbolic, functional, and emotional attachment to formal care services, as well as the limitations of a reliance on informal support.
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