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Geographic Proximity of Family Members and the Provision of Unpaid and Paid Care for Older Adults Not Living With a Spouse: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- "Shelter-in-Place" Policies and Changes in Caregiving for Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Geographic Proximity of Family Members and the Provision of Unpaid and Paid Care for Older Adults Not Living With a Spouse: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
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Background and Aims: This study examines the association of family geographic proximity with probabilities of older adults who do not live with a spouse receiving family, unpaid non-family, and paid care. Methods: Restricted geographic sample person and other person files from Round 5 of the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS). We calculated descriptive statistics and estimated multivariate logistic regressions with the primary outcome of whether a respondent who did not live with a spouse received help from a family member and secondary outcomes of receiving help from an unpaid non-family member or paid worker ( Results: 86.4% of the study sample had family in the same geographic area. Those with a family helper were more likely to have family living in the same geographic area compared to those without a family helper (88.7% vs. 73.3%, Conclusion: When family members live nearby, older adults who do not live with a spouse have a higher probability of receiving support from family members; however, if they do not have family nearby, there is no greater likelihood that they will have unpaid non-family or paid support. Older adults who do not live with a spouse need more program and policy support, especially if they do not have family nearby.
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