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Post by Blossom/Jackie W. on Oct 4, 2011 10:16:08 GMT -5
Male Caregivers « Thread Started on Aug 3, 2011, 6:31am » -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This IS from a U.S. site, but I'm sure the stats are very similar here. Here's something you may not have known: men account for 40 percent of the caregiver population, and the number is probably increasing each year, although men don't always admit openly to being caregivers. Caregiving is a role that may have seemed to come more "naturally" to women than men in the past. But with our rapidly aging population, decreasing access to caregiving support services, women working outside the home, and smaller families, men are increasingly assuming the role of caregiver........ The rest of this article can be found at www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/96870/113235/perspectives-male/?ic=6083 |
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