Abuse of female caregivers by care recipients: Another form of elder abuse

This paper focuses on the abuse of aging, caregiving women (55 years or old er) by the spouses or parents for whom they provide care. Data presented we re derived from a study of the dynamics of family caregiving focusing on Me xican American and Angle care-giving dyads. Analysis focused on identifying correlates of abuse from a group of variables that represented the structu re and context of care-giving. Data suggest the problem is not trivial and tho interactional context of caregiving is the most promising aspect for ex planation, intervention, and prevention. (C) 2000 by The Haworth Press, Inc . All rights rserved.