We cannot go it alone: The impact of informal support and stressors in older gay, lesbian and bisexual caregivers

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 39-51

  Shippy, R Andrew ^a  

^a ACRIA Center on HIV and Aging   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Bisexual; Caregiving; Family of choice; Gay; Informal support; Lesbian; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049151280     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J041v18n03_03     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Anderson, C. S., Linto, J.,& Stewart-Wynne, E. G. (1995). A population-based assessment of the impact and burden of caregiving for long-term stroke survivors. Stroke, 26, 843-849.
2. Brody, E. M. (1985). Parent care as a normative family stress. The Gerontologist, 25, 19-29.
3. Cantor, M.H. (1983). Strain among caregivers: A study of the experiences in the United States. The Gerontologist, 23, 597-624.
4. Cantor, M. H., Brennan, M., & Shippy, R. A. (2004). Caregiving among older lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender New Yorkers. New York: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute.
5. Carter, R., & Golant, K. (1994). Helping yourself help others: A book for caregivers. New York: Random House.
6. Clipp, E. C., & George, L. K. (1990). Caregiver needs and patterns of social support. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 45, S102-S111.
7. Cohen, S., & Wills, T. A. (1985). Stress, social support, and the buffering hypothesis. Psychological Bulletin, 98, 310-335.
8. Farran, C. J., Keane-Hagerty, E., Sallowat, S., Kupferer, S., & Wilken, C. S. (1991). Finding meaning: An alternative paradigm for Alzheimer's Disease family caregivers. The Gerontologist, 31(4), 483-489.
9. Fredriksen, K. I. (1999). Family caregiving responsibilities among lesbians and gay men. Social Work, 44(2), 142-155.
10. Goodman, C. R., & Shippy, R. A. (2002). Is It Contagious? Affect Similarity among Spouses. Aging & Mental Health, 6(3), 266-274.
11. Hash, K. M. (2002). Preliminary study of caregiving and post-caregiving experiences of older gay men and lesbians. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 13(4), 87-94.
12. Krause, N., & Borawski-Clark, E. (1994). Clarifying the functions of social support in later life. Research on Aging, 16, 251-279.
13. Lawton, M. P., Kleban, M. H., Moss, M., Rovine, M., & Glicksman, A. (1989). Measuring caregiving appraisal. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 44, P61-P71.
14. Lazarus, R. S., & Folkman, S. (1984). Stress appraisal and coping. New York: Springer.
15. Patterson, C. J. (1992). Children of gay and lesbian parents. Child Development, 63, 1025-1042.
16. Pearlin, L. I., Mullan, J. T., Semple, S. J., & Skaff, M. M. (1990). Caregiving and the stress process: An overview of concepts and their measures. The Gerontologist, 30, 583-594.
17. Schrimshaw, E. W., & Siegel, K. (2003). Perceived Barriers to Social Support from Family and Friends among Older Adults with HIV/AIDS. Journal of Health Psychology, 8, 738-752.
18. Schulz, R., O'Brien, A. T., Bookwala, J.,& Fleissner, K. (1995). Psychiatric and physical morbidity effects in Alzheimer's disease caregiving: Prevalence, correlates, and causes. The Gerontologist, 35 771-791.
19. Skaff, M. M.,& Pearlin, L. I. (1992). Caregiving: Role engulfment and the loss of self. The Gerontologist, 32, 656-664.
20. Stull, D. E., Kosloski, K.,& Kercher, K. (1994). Caregiver burden and generic well-being: Opposite sides of the same coin? The Gerontologist, 34, 88-94.
21. Thompson, E. H., Futterman, A. M., Gallagher-Thompson, D., Rose, J. M., & Lovett, S. B. (1993). Social support and caregiving burden in family caregivers of frail elders. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 48, S245-S254.
22. Walker, A. J., Martin, S. S. K., & Jones, L. L. (1992). The benefit and costs of caregiving and care receiving for daughters and mothers. Journal of Gerontology, 47, S130-S139.
23. Zarit, S. H., Todd, P. A., & Zarit, J. M. (1986). Subjective burden of husbands and wives as caregivers: A longitudinal study. The Gerontologist, 23(3), 260-266.