Aboderin Isabella, Hoffman Jaco
African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), Nairobi, Kenya.
Optentia Research Focus Area, North West University, Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, South Africa.
J Cross Cult Gerontol. 2017 Sep;32(3):387-393. doi: 10.1007/s10823-017-9331-7.
Scientific debate on the interface of work and caregiving responsibilities among older adults is intensifying, yet it has had little resonance in African aging discourses thus far. In this commentary we explore the nature and possible reasons for the gap, and highlight a possible frame, and potential avenues for redressing it as part of an emergent research and policy endeavor on long-term care for older persons.
关于老年人工作与照料责任之间关系的科学辩论日益激烈，但迄今为止，这在非洲老龄化问题的讨论中几乎没有引起反响。在这篇评论文章中，我们探讨了这种差距的本质和可能原因，并强调了一个可能的框架以及弥补这一差距的潜在途径，这是作为一项关于老年人长期护理的新出现的研究和政策努力的一部分。
