Document 0391
 DOCN  M9460391
 TI    Labor and cost in AIDS family caregiving.
 DT    9404
 AU    Ward D; Brown MA; University of Washington School of Nursing, Department
       of; Community Health Care Systems, Seattle.
 SO    West J Nurs Res. 1994 Feb;16(1):10-22; discussion 23-5. Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/94174769
 AB    When the costs of care for persons with AIDS are calculated, the
       assumption is made that the care provided by the family or other social
       support network members is a social and not also an economic
       contribution. This article challenges the flawed assumption of free
       care, focuses on the labor and economic dimensions of family home care,
       and presents a calculation of the dollar value of this care for persons
       with AIDS (PWAs). The sample consisted of 53 persons, each of whom
       identified themselves as the primary caregiver for a PWA. Study findings
       revealed caregiver estimates of 5 hours a week of housework performed
       specifically for the PWA. Caregivers spent an average of 8.5 hours a day
       performing personal care tasks for the PWA. The three most common
       activities were providing companionship, running errands, and performing
       food/meal-related activities. Gender comparisons revealed that women
       performed more hours of housework than men but that both provided
       similar types of personal care for similar numbers of hours. Using a
       market valuation method, the value of a day's caregiving work was
       estimated to be $43.78. The annual value of unpaid care, including
       housework, for one PWA was calculated to be $25,857.88. These data
       document a significant economic contribution by families and friends
       caring for PWAs. This subsidy must be included as part of the policy and
       planning work essential to addressing the AIDS epidemic.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*ECONOMICS/NURSING  Adult
       Caregivers/*ECONOMICS/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  Comparative Study  *Cost
       of Illness  Female  Home Nursing/*ECONOMICS/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA
       Human  Income/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  Interviews  Male  Questionnaires
       Sex Distribution  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
       Task Performance and Analysis  United States  Work/*ECONOMICS/STATISTICS
       & NUMER DATA  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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