Definition
The children, spouses, partners, friends or other relatives or significant others of people who are unable to care for themselves due to general frailty; illnesses, injuries or progressively debilitating conditions such as Alzheimer's disease or mental illness; or other incapacitating problems, whose own patterns of personal, social and familial coping have been significantly affected by interaction with and concern about the elderly individual.
URL Name
YJ-4000
Third Level Code
YJ-4000
Taxonomy Code
YJ-4000
Parent Code
YJ
Family Code
Y
Second Level Code
YJ
Use References
Adult Children of Aging Parents, Families of Frail/Dependent Elderly
Publication Status
Online