University researcher confirms stress associated with assisting older parents

Post date: Aug 25, 2011 4:41:42 AM

BLACKSBURG, VA., September 24, 2008 -- Jyoti Savla, assistant professor of human development and

gerontology in Virginia Tech's College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, has led a team of

researchers that systematically studied diaries that examined the stresses of daily life in conjunction

with helping an older parent. Results clearly suggest a downward trajectory of health and well-being

among midlife adults helping an elderly parent.

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