Journal article
Mothers' Selection of Future Primary Caregivers in Rural West Java, Indonesia
Journal of cross-cultural gerontology, v 33(3), pp 247-263
01 Sep 2018
PMID: 30083893
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Abstract
This study analyzes mothers' preference of a future primary caregiver by using within-family analysis approach in the context of Sundanese population in rural West Java, Indonesia. This is a cross-sectional study involving healthy mothers (60-69years old) with a perfect score of Instrumental Activity of Daily Living (IADL), and who had at least two living children. The within-family analysis of a selection of future caregivers was conducted based on the report from 177 mothers of their 904 children using multilevel modeling with binomial outcome. Being a daughter, older, emotionally the closest to the mother, having supported the mother in the past, being perceived as future bequest receiver, and being geographically closer to mother increased the chance of being selected as preferred future primary caregivers. There were also cross-level effects of socioeconomic status (SES) on the selection of future primary caregivers by mothers, where poor mothers tend to pick poor children as their future primary caregivers. The results were contrasted to the findings from a similar study conducted in the United States. In addition, the importance of knowledge about future care preference and its implications for intervention is discussed.
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- Title
- Mothers' Selection of Future Primary Caregivers in Rural West Java, Indonesia
- Creators
- Agus Surachman - Pennsylvania State UniversityAnne B. Edwards - Purdue University NorthwestKathryn A. Sweeney - Purdue University NorthwestRalph L. Cherry - Purdue University Northwest
- Publication Details
- Journal of cross-cultural gerontology, v 33(3), pp 247-263
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 17
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Dana and David Dornsife School of Public Health; Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000443366400002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85051700297
- Other Identifier
- 991021448054304721
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- Gerontology