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The Health Of Caregiving Grandmothers: A Rural-Urban Comparison, Jeri Bigbee, Carol Musil, Diane Kenski
The Health Of Caregiving Grandmothers: A Rural-Urban Comparison, Jeri Bigbee, Carol Musil, Diane Kenski
Jeri L. Bigbee
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the characteristics of rural versus urban caregiving grandmothers along with their physical and mental health status.
Methods: A secondary analysis of data produced from the first wave of a longitudinal study of 485 Ohio grandmothers was conducted. Health status was measured using the SF-36 Health Survey and the 20-item CES-D depression scale. Rural-urban classification was made using Rural Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) codes based on resident ZIP codes, identifying 97 rural and 388 urban grandmothers in the sample.
Findings: The rural and urban grandmothers were similar in age, educational level and …