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Networks of informal caring: a mixed-methods approach

Care for older people is a complex phenomenon, and is an area of pressing policy concern. Bringing together literature on care from social gerontology and economics, we report the findings of a mixed-methods project exploring networks of informal caring. Using quantitative data from the British Household Panel Survey (official survey of British households), together with qualitative interviews with older people and informal carers, we describe differences in formal care networks, and the factors and decision-making processes that have contributed to the formation of the networks. A network approach to care permits both quantitative and qualitative study, and the approach can be used to explore many important questions.

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Additional Titles
Canadian Journal On Aging = La Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement

Key Information

Type of Reference
Jour
ISBN/ISSN
1710-1107
Resource Database
Cmedm medline - exported 13/7/2016
Publication Year
2014
Issue Number
4
Volume Number
33
Start Page
473-487