Financial strain among Mexican American adult child caregivers of the oldest old

BACKGROUNDAs more adults assume caregiving responsibilities for their aging parents, a key question emerges: Does coresidence increase financial strain for adult child caregivers? OBJECTIVETo examine whether coresiding with an oldest-old parent (aged 80+) is associated with higher financial strain among adult child caregivers. METHODSThis study uses data from the Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (2010-2011), a population-based survey of Mexican Americans in five southwestern US states (N = 659).Logistic regression and propensity score-matched logistic models are used to examine the association between coresidence and caregiver financial strain, accounting for selection into coresidence. RESULTSCoresiding caregivers had more than twice the odds of experiencing financial strain compared to non-coresiding caregivers (OR = 2.17 [95% CI: 1.22-3.82],p = 0.007).This