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An Unanticipated Life:The Impact of Lifelong Caregiving
Marsha Mailick Seltzer, PhD University of Wisconsin
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Why Conduct Research About Family Caregiving?
(Example: DD)Increased life expectancy for persons with DD extends duration of family-based care
Living with family is often the preferred option
Both gratifications and challenges of family-based care
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Prevalence of Family-Based Care(Example: DD)
Roughly 60% of persons with developmental disabilities live with their families
Five times the number of people in other types of residential care
Over 83,000 individuals in the US now on waiting lists for residential services
Only 3% of approximately $22.8 billion spent on DD services is targeted toward family support services
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My Research Questions
How well do older families adapt to the challenges of lifelong caregiving?
What factors explain parental well-being in later life?
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Study #1Aging Parents of Adults with MR/DD:
The Impact of Lifelong Caregiving(with Marty W. Krauss, PhD and
Jan S. Greenberg, PhD)
Funding:
1988-2000 Retirement Research Foundation, AARP Andrus Foundation, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1990-2000 National Institute on Aging R01 AG08768
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Aging Parents of Adults with MR/DD:The Impact of Lifelong Caregiving
Central question:
What is the impact of the dual challenge for older mothers of dealing with the manifestations and consequences of their own aging while continuing to provide care for an adult son or daughter with MR/DD?
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Research Design Sample Criteria (n=461)
mothers age 55 and overWisconsin and Massachusettsson or daughter with MR/DD lives at home
Sources of Datamothers, fathers, siblings, adults with MR/DD
Frequency of Data Collection8 waves of data collection (1988 - 2000) every 18 months
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Sample Characteristics at Time 1Average age of mothers: 66 years (55-85)
2/3 married
1/4 employed outside the home
Average age of adults with MR: 33 years (15-66)
54% sons; 46% daughters
80% mild or moderate retardation
1/3 Down syndrome
90% in a day program
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Question #1
How well have these familiesadapted to the challenges of
lifelong caregiving?
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Maternal Well-BeingMothers in
present studyFamily
caregiversOlder non-caregivers
% in good or excellent health
71% 67% 60%
Depression 10 8 10
Life satisfaction 12 8 13
Burden 30 31 -
Stress 16 19 -
Social support 8 - 9
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Question #2What factors explain variation in parental well-being and adaptation to the challenges of lifelong caregiving?
Hypotheses:
- effective coping strategies- occupying multiple roles- social support
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Hypothesis # 1
*** Effective coping strategies
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Stress and Coping Theoretical Framework (Pearlin)
Problem-focused coping aims to alter/manage the problem
Emotion-focused coping aims to reduce/manage emotional distress
Stressful situationshigh levels of caregiving demandssevere behavior problems
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Buffering of Depressive Symptoms by Problem-Focused Coping
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From Seltzer, M. M., Greenberg, J. S., & Krauss, M. W. (1995). A comparison of coping strategies of aging mothers of adults with mental illness or mental retardation. Psychology and Aging, 10, 64-75.
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Amplification ofDepressive Symptoms by Emotion-Focused Coping
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Hypothesis # 2
*** Positive or negative effects of occupying multiple social roles
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Multiple Role EffectsOther roles
employeecaregivervolunteerspouse
parent/grandparentfriendrelativeneighbor
Role overload hypothesismultiple roles are overwhelming
Role enhancement hypothesismultiple roles promote social integration,
social support, and self-esteem
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Psychological Well-Being Across Number of Roles
From Hong, J., & Seltzer, M. M. (1995). The psychological consequences of multiple roles: The nonnormative case. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 36, 386-418.
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Hypothesis # 3
*** Positive effects of social support
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Potential Sources of Social Support
- Having a large social support network
- Being a member of a support group
- Having close friends with a child with MR/DD
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Social Support Effects - DD- Size of social support network
* smaller network predicts depression- Being a member of a support group
* is not related to depression or burden- Having close friends with a child with
MR/DD* predicts burden - if mother is pessimistic
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Negative Social Support
From Greenberg, J.S., Seltzer, M.M., Krauss, M.W., & Kim, H.W. (1997). The differential effects of social support on the psychological well-being of aging mothers of adults with mental illness or mental retardation. Family Relations, 46, 383-394.
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What Can Older Maternal Caregivers Do To Maintain
Well-Being?
Use problem-focused coping and avoid emotion-focused coping
Maintain multiple roles
Cultivate a large and diverse social support network
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Unanswered Questions
Are the results unique to parenting a child with MR/DD, or are they common across disability groups?
Are the results biased by volunteer samples?
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Study #2Comparison with Aging Parents
of Adults with Schizophrenia (with Jan S. Greenberg, PhD)
Funding:
National Institute on Aging – R01 AG08768
National Institute of Mental Health – R03 MH46564 and R01 MH55928 to Jan Greenberg
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Comparison with Aging Parents of Adults with Schizophrenia
Central Questions:
Does the diagnosis of the care recipient (MR vs. MI) alter the impact of lifelong caregiving?
What factors explain diagnostic-group differences in maternal well-being in later life?
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MR vs. MI ContrastSimilarities
Feelings of grief and lossLimitations in independent functioningNeed for ongoing careCommon history of deinstitutionalizationWorries about the future
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MR vs. MI Contrast
DifferencesParental age at time of child’s diagnosisStability vs. unpredictability of the behavior of the adult with disabilitiesSocial stigma
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Study Design
Sample Criteria (both studies):mothers age 55 and overson or daughter with disability lives at home
Frequency of Data CollectionDD Study: 8 waves of data collection every 18
months (1988 - 2000)MI Study: 2 waves of data collection every 36
months(1990 - 1993)
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Sample CharacteristicsAverage age of mothers: 66 years (55-85)
2/3 married
Income- median: $25,000 to $30,000
Average age of adults - with MR: 33 years - with MI: 35 years
Gender- MR: 54% sons- MI: 70% sons
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Depressive Symptoms
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Burden
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Pessimism
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Closeness
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Conclusion
Parenting an adult child with mental illness is much more stressful than parenting an adult child with MR/DD.
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Possible Sources of Bias in Family Caregiving Research
Non-probability samples – all volunteers
Volunteers may have more favorable well-being and adaptation
Volunteers tend to be middle class and well-educated
Under-representation of persons of color
Well-connected with the service system
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Why is this a Problem?
Unknown limitations on generalizability of research results
Underestimation or overestimation of service needs
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Study #3:Secondary Data Analysis
Life Course Impacts of Nonnormative Parenting(with Jan Greenberg, PhD & Frank Floyd, PhD)
Funding:
National Institute on Aging
R03 AG15549 (1998-1999) and R01 AG20558 (2002-2007) to Marsha Seltzer
P01 AG21079 (2002-2007) to Robert Hauser, PhD
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Life Course Impacts of Nonnormative Parenting
Central Questions:
What is the effect of self-selection bias (volunteer samples) on what we have learned about the effects of lifelong caregiving?
How do the effects of lifelong caregiving unfold from early adulthood to midlife to old age?
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The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
Survey of 10,317 high school seniors in 1957 (born in 1939)
Times of data collection1957 (age 18)1975 (age 36)1992 (age 53)2003 (age 64)
Survey of a randomly selected sibling (n=5363)
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WLS Structure
FatherMother
Spouse orWidow(er)
Respondent(1957 grad)
Other ChildOther ChildRandom
Child
Random Sibling
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New Use of the WLSSome WLS parents have had a child with a disability (DD or MI).
An unselected sample
Advantages of WLS: prospective methods, assessment prior to parenthood, and continuing to mid-life.
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Sample (1992 data)
165 parents of a child with DD
53 parents of a child with severe MH problems
218 comparison parents
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Research Questions
1. Do the three groups differ in family background?
2. Do parents of children with disabilities diverge from the comparison group in patterns of life course attainment?
3. Do parents of children with disabilities diverge from the comparison group in well-being?
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Comparison of Groups in 1957Similar in family background
Parental education, occupation, incomeFamily sizePopulation of town in residence
Similar in IQ scoreDifferent in family religion (p=.096)
Found women who later had a child with a disability were more likely than men in these groups to be from Catholic families; no difference in comparison groupReligion controlled in subsequent analyses
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Similarities in Life Course Attainment
No differences among the three groups in post-secondary educational attainmentNo differences among the three groups in family incomeNo differences among the three groups in marital status
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Figure 1. Number of Weeks Employedin Previous Year (1975)
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Figure 2. Percent of Respondents Employed (1992)
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Figure 3. Years in Present Job(1992)
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Figure 4. Family Matters ReduceTime for Job (1992)
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Figure 5. Expect to Work inTen Years (1992)
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Differences in Occupational Attainment
Parents of children with MH problems:elevations in maternal employmentless stability in father’s employmentgreater expectation that they will be employed in 10 years.
Parents of children with DD:Reduced maternal employmentMore family-work role strain
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Figure 6. Target Child Livesat Home (1992)
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Figure 7. Number of Visits with Friends in Past 4 Weeks (1975)
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Figure 8. Number of Visits with Friends in Past 4 Weeks (1992)
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Figure 9. Number of Physical Symptoms (1992)
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Figure 10. Depressive Symptoms(1992)
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Figure 11. Alcohol Symptoms(1992)
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Summary
Support for prior pattern of findingsNew insights
Similar at age 18Divergence thereafter – but linked in time with the diagnosis of the child
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Next Steps
New round of WLS data collection in 2003-2006
Full sample screening for DD or MIData collection from original respondents, siblings, spouses, widows/widowers Questions about caregivingNew comparison group – death of a child
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Next Steps
New round of WLS data collection in 2003-2006
larger sample and more definite ascertainment (thus far):
DD: 239 (vs. 165 in 1992)MI: 219 (vs. 53 in 1992)DOC: 1060 (vs. 714 in 1992)
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Public Health Risks of Parenting a Child with a Disability
Elevations and health problems, depression and alcohol use (MH)
Alterations in lifestyle – by mothers (DD)
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Take Away Points
Importance of both focused studies and population-level data
Multiple comparison groups
Longitudinal research/life span perspective
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“Stray Cats”