One study from a village in Tamil Nadu shows that an informal caregiver spends around 38.6 (95% CI 35.3–41.9) hours/week and an estimated annual cost of informal care giving using the proxy good method was US$119,210 for this rural community [4]. Furthermore, acceptance of the early st...
We found that in comparison with men and those living alone, women living with a spouse /others were more likely to report having excellent or very good health. Though studies have shown that hav- ing family members' support reduces the effect of any type of problems on older adults and ...