Care Received and Unmet Care Needs Among Older Parents in Biological and Stepfamilies.
Sarah E PattersonRobert F SchoeniVicki A FreedmanJudith A SeltzerPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences (2021)
Results illustrate that concerns about the implications of the rising prevalence of stepfamilies for care parents receive from their children may be warranted. However, there is a lack of evidence of greater unmet need for care for older parents in stepfamilies, as risks of unmet needs are high for older parents regardless of family type.