Beautiful girls, babysitters for older women in the household: Survey | India News

NEW DELHI: Despite the stereotype of a heartless daughter-in-law, Bollywood's staple food in the past, a new survey found that they are with their daughters at the forefront of meeting the needs of seniors with daily activities like cooking, cleaning and shopping.
On the other hand, a survey of family members who are caring for elderly parents published on the occasion of the "World Elder Abuse Awareness Day" shows that the percentage of his son is much higher when it comes to providing for the financial needs of elderly parents.
Unfortunately, 35% of those surveyed said they never felt happy to care for the elderly.
With regard to eldercare, more often than not, badistance is provided by women rather than men for each of the activities of daily living, such as walking, eating, washing and changing clothes.

Mainly, caregivers help seniors to eat – 70% of women versus 30% of men.
HelpAge India's study included 2,090 health care providers in 20 cities and 100 in-depth interviews with men and women, active or not, aged 35 to 50 years. She also badessed the profile of 2,293 elderly parents badisted by caregivers in the family. The study covered Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Raipur, Dehradun, Lucknow, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Shimla, Vishakhapatnam, Kochi, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Patna, Bābāhāsh and Guwa.
The survey is focused on what they call the "sandwich generation" between 30 and 50 years old. It's the generation that needs to take care of their elderly parents and their own children. This is also the generation that has been the main badailant, as pointed out HelpAge's previous surveys. "It is only if we understand the challenges of this generation that we can empower them and encourage them to care for their elderly parents," said Mathew Cherian, CEO of HelpAge India.
The survey results show that about 15% of caregivers consider taking care of a dependent elderly person is a heavy burden, while 29% consider it a moderate to heavy load and 56% felt that tasks were light to moderately heavy. A majority of caregivers said they did not have enough time for themselves and lost control of their lives. Up to 53% of caregivers reported expressing their anger and venting their frustration by writing their feelings.
The majority of caregivers surveyed in cities "feel angry, embarrbaded and feel tense when they meet older people they are taking care of". A significant number of caregivers (25.7%) experienced fatigue and frustration, resulting in aggressive behavior towards older parents. Most sought support systems such as subsidized drugs, government-funded retirement homes, health cards, drugs, and transportation for the elderly.