Examining the Relation between Disability Severity among Older Adults with Disabilities and Sibling Caregiving

Autor/inn/en	Lee, Chung eun; Burke, Meghan M.; Arnold, Catherine K.
Titel	Examining the Relation between Disability Severity among Older Adults with Disabilities and Sibling Caregiving
Quelle	In: Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 44 (2019) 4, S.224-236 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Lee, Chung eun)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1540-7969
DOI	10.1177/1540796919879102
Schlagwörter	Disabilities; Older Adults; Siblings; Caregivers; Correlation; Severity (of Disability); Advocacy; Planning; Behavior Disorders; Family Role; Daily Living Skills; Place of Residence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Handicap; Behinderung; Älterer Erwachsener; Sibling; Geschwister; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Korrelation; Schweregrad; Sozialanwaltschaft; Ablaufplanung; Planungsprozess; Alltagsfertigkeit; Wohnort
Abstract	Given the longer lives of individuals with disabilities and the increasing likelihood of siblings fulfilling family caregiving roles, it is critical to identify correlates of sibling caregiving. Yet, little research has examined the relation between the severity of the disability and sibling caregiving. The purpose of this study was to understand the relation between the severity of the disability (defined as functional ability and maladaptive behaviors) and sibling caregiving, including advocacy and future planning. Adult siblings of older individuals with disabilities (N = 141) completed a national survey. Results indicated that individuals with less functional ability were significantly more likely to receive greater sibling caregiving, advocacy, and future planning. There was a nonlinear relation with respect to sibling caregiving and functional ability with individuals with severe disabilities requiring disproportionately greater sibling caregiving. Furthermore, there was a nonlinear relation between maladaptive behaviors and caregiving demands such that siblings of individuals with the greatest asocial behaviors reported significantly greater caregiving demands. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01