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147 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 3,972 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

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  • Abstract Unpaid carers face significant financial risks, yet how caring shapes financial wellbeing (FWB) over time has been poorly understood.

    The costs of caring: understanding the lived experience of unpaid caregiving and risks to financial wellbeing · 2026 · DOI

  • Our findings might also be limited by the methodological choice not to include studies that present an overall filial obligation scale score but do not allow care expectations to be examined as a distinct concept. We are also limited by the methodological techniques identified in our initial search.

    Expectations for Families to Care for Older Adults in the United States: Rapid Scoping Review 2011–2023 · 2026 · DOI

  • This study has some limitations that must be considered when interpreting the results.First, the study used a convenience sampling method and was conducted in two northern provinces of Vietnam. As a result, the findings may not be generalizable to middle-aged women in other regions beyond northern Vietnam.Second, our research primarily focuses on quantitative data analysis, which may limit the depth of insights and explanations regarding social characteristics of middle-aged women. Therefore, additional qualitative research is needed to gain a this more comprehensive understanding of subject.Finally, this study relies on self-reported data, which may introduce recall bias. Despite these limitations, our findings contribute valuable data on healthcare for middle-aged Vietnamese women. These results can also serve as a reference for developing healthcare intervention programs for this group in the current context.

    Examining The Relationship Between Support Resources And Regular Health Check-ups Among Vietnamese Middle-aged Women · 2026 · DOI

  • Although ADL decline appears to be associated with subsequent changes in living arrangement, future research should explore its potential bidirectional nature to better inform community-specific interventions.

    How Changes in Functional Disability Are Associated With Living Arrangements for Chinese Older Adults: Results From a Longitudinal Study (2008–2018) · 2026 · DOI

  • This paper also shows that the relationship between LTCI and ageing in place should be examined from a broader family perspective, including living arrangements and spillover effects within households.

    Can Long-Term Care Insurance Promote Aging in Place? Evidence from China's LTCI Pilot Policies · 2026 · DOI

  • Perceived threat of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) has been found a widespread phenomenon in developed countries, but has not yet been fully explored in developing countries.

    Perceived Threat of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Among Chinese Family Caregivers of Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment · 2024 · DOI

  • Background: To this end, we provide an overview of empirical results, methodological challenges, and open questions originating from our research project IN-CARE (2019-22) that set out to assess inequalities in care and wellbeing in different care regimes.

    Social inequalities and the wellbeing of family caregivers across European care regimes · 2023 · DOI

  • Drawing on focus groups with 23 grandparents and an online survey of 209 grandparents providing regular child care for their grandchildren in Australia, this paper addresses this gap in the literature by examining how Australian grandparents experience and negotiate competing responsibilities as older workers and intergenerational care providers.

    Gendered moral rationalities in later life: grandparents balancing paid work and care of grandchildren in Australia · 2020 · DOI

  • However, very few studies have examined the cohort differences in terms of their expected utilisation of LTC services, while understanding the patterns is crucial in helping policy makers prepare for the development of LTC services.

    Long-term care service needs and planning for the future: a study of middle-aged and older adults in Hong Kong · 2017 · DOI

  • Based on theories about the generation gap in the understandings of family norm and the heterogeneous effects of the social forces that encourage women to contribute more in elder care by generation, the author proposes a gender asymmetrical pattern in which the patrilineal norm governs parents' decisions of downstream transfers but exerts little effect on children's upstream support for parents.

    Providing More but Receiving Less: Daughters in Intergenerational Exchange in Mainland China · 2017 · DOI

  • Six themes emerged: 1) service provider and grandparent carer perception that there was limited research on CALD grandparents; 2) inadequate legal and financial support; 3) barriers to accessing information; 4) lack of childcare options; 5) transport difficulties; and 6) inadequate technological skills.

    Needs-gap analysis on culturally and linguistically diverse grandparent carers’ ‘hidden issues’: a quality improvement project · 2016 · DOI

  • Although religious participation, attendance at ESL classes and physical activities were the popular means of their new socialization, these were limited by their care-giving and housekeeping roles.

    Later Life Migration: Sociocultural Adaptation and Changes in Quality of Life at Settlement Among Recent Older Chinese Immigrants in Canada · 2015 · DOI

  • Originality/value – The paper fills a gap in understanding about what may help in developing more inclusive aged care information using IT with elderly refugees and migrants from CALD backgrounds in Australia.

    Aged care, cultural and linguistic diversity and IT in Australia: a critical perspective · 2014 · DOI

  • We conducted four focus groups with 23 family caregivers of older Korean Americans with dementia symptoms and identified eight themes: (a) struggling and overwhelmed; (b) keeping the cultural roles and responsibility; (c) doing it by themselves; (d) family as a source of stress; (e) limited knowledge and misconceptions; (f) learning as they go; (g) undiagnosed dementia and misunderstandings about medical care; and (h) barriers to use of services and need for culturally responsive services.

    The Experience of Family Caregivers of Older Korean Americans With Dementia Symptoms · 2014 · DOI

  • PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: Little is known about adults' future planning for long-term supports and services (LTSS), and no studies have examined how LTSS planning compares between Baby Boomers and their parents' generation.

    Long-Term Supports and Services Planning for the Future: Implications From a Statewide Survey of Baby Boomers and Older Adults · 2013 · DOI

  • A falling fertility rate, increasing longevity, government “social investment” strategies to achieve the transformation from industrial to post‐industrial economy, and increased state support to help women balance family and work responsibilities – all these influences have produced mixed results for the poorly paid female care workers in low‐status jobs in the Republic of Korea.

    The expansion of social care and reform: Implications for care workers in the Republic of Korea · 2010 · DOI

  • Other findings from the scoping study indicate both the growing importance and the complexity of asset management in later life; the information needs of older people and their relatives and friends; and the need for further research into these issues to inform the development of policy and practice.

    Managing money in later life: help from relatives and friends · 2008 · DOI

  • Although family caregiving among non-Hispanic Whites (NHW) has been studied extensively, relatively little is known about the caregiving experience in Mexican American (MA) families.

    The Mexican American Caregiving Experience · 2000 · DOI

  • Recognising that tangible rewards alone are insufficient to retain carers' valuable services and resources on any long-term basis, the article concludes with suggestions for attending to intangible rewards as a means of maintaining carers' role satisfaction through a crucial sense of a ‘job well done’.

    The Tangible and Intangible Rewards of Fostering for Carers · 1999 · DOI

  • Despite these potential benefits, observations that male tenants engage less with social opportunities than female tenants highlight a gap in understanding the social needs of men in care environments.

    Masculinity, Identity, Ageing and Social Engagement in Care Settings: Perspectives from Male Tenants and Scheme Managers · 2026 · DOI

  • Saudi law restricts residential care homes to Saudi nationals, creating a gap for a potentially substantial population of aging non-nationals whose care needs, legal status, and social support networks have not been studied (3, 7).

    The kingdom’s emerging elderly care landscape: insights for the future of elder care in Saudi Arabia: a systematic review · 2026 · DOI

  • More generally, the paucity of data on childcare provi- sion in the US warrants attention.

    The role of coresident grandparents in the Asian-white maternal employment gap in the US · 2026 · DOI

  • While the informal care allowance can help improve caregivers’ situations, it remains insufficient, particularly for working-age individuals whose earnings and career opportunities are affected.

    Economic situation of informal caregivers for older adults in the context of changing long-term care policies: a mixed methods study · 2026 · DOI

  • Few studies have examined older people’s specific preferences for the physical character of homes and neighborhoods but those that do, indicate some people are interested in moving into new housing types, providing opportunities for innovation relating to housing, neighborhood, and care options.

    Aging in place in China: contextualizing perceptions about whether and how to age at home · 2026 · DOI

  • Predictions are driven by parents’ and grandparents’ socioeconomic characteristics, but cousins’ age and daycare use are important yet understudied predictors.

    Family Networks and Childcare Choices: A Predictive Machine Learning Approach · 2026 · DOI

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