Men as Caregivers of Frail Elderly: Gender Differences in the Caregiving Experience

dc.contributor.advisorWallace, Brandonen_US
dc.contributor.authorWatson, Lori Nicoleen_US
dc.contributor.committeememberAday, Ronalden_US
dc.contributor.committeememberMertig, Angelaen_US
dc.contributor.departmentSociologyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-02T18:44:41Z
dc.date.available2014-06-02T18:44:41Z
dc.date.issued2013-03-29en_US
dc.description.abstractThough most informal caregivers are women, the number of men providing care for aging family members is increasing. Yet, research on male caregivers is limited. More is needed to understand the unique skills, needs, and issues of men. Using secondary data from the Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health (REACH II) study, this thesis evaluates the hypotheses that (1) males have lower caregiver burden than females, (2) males receive more social support than females as caregivers, and (3) male caregivers have less desire to institutionalize care recipients than female caregivers. Findings indicate that males do indeed have lower caregiver burden scores than females, but contrary to what was hypothesized, they receive less social support. No significant difference in desire to institutionalize was found. Possible explanations of these findings are discussed, as are implications for future research and practice.en_US
dc.description.degreeM.A.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/3512
dc.publisherMiddle Tennessee State Universityen_US
dc.subjectCaregiver Burdenen_US
dc.subjectDesire to Institutionalizeen_US
dc.subjectMen as caregiversen_US
dc.subjectSocial Supporten_US
dc.subject.umiSociologyen_US
dc.thesis.degreegrantorMiddle Tennessee State Universityen_US
dc.thesis.degreelevelMastersen_US
dc.titleMen as Caregivers of Frail Elderly: Gender Differences in the Caregiving Experienceen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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