Family caregiving for older adults: gendered roles and caregiver burden in emigrant households of Kerala, India

Figures & data

Table 1. Description of caregivers and their care recipients (older adults).

Caregivers
Caregiver type	Name	Age (in years)	Work status	Marital status and living arrangement
Female spousal caregiver (wife)	Amudha	65	Retired; had worked as a nurse	Married; 3 adult children; lives with spouse (older adult), younger son, daughter-in-law and grandchild
	Rosykutty	60	Homemaker	Married; 2 children; lives with spouse (older adult)
	Martha	67	Retired administrative staff at a college	Married; 3 children; lives with spouse (older adult)
	Carol	59	Retired kindergarten teacher	Married; 3 adult children; lives with spouse (older adult) and younger son
	Matilda	73	Homemaker	Married; 3 adult children; lives with spouse (older adult)
	Solly	65	Homemaker	Married; 3 adult children; lives with spouse (older adult)
	Devaki	64	Retired bank employee	Married; 1 adult child; lives with spouse (older adult)
	Anuradha	46	Currently rears cattle and sells dairy produce	Married; 1 adult child, lives with husband(older adult) and husband’s brother (older adult)
	Nirmala	55	Homemaker	Married, 2 adult children, lives with spouse (older adult)
Male spousal caregiver (husband)	Joseph	65	Retired finance company owner	Married; 3 adult children, all away; lives with spouse (older adult)
	Gopan	67	Retired government official	Married; 2 adult children, lives with spouse (older adult), daughter-in-law and grandchildren
Daughter caregiver	Ramani	41	Employed as a cashier in a bank	Married; 2 children; lives with mother (older adult) and children
	Sheetal	42	Homemaker	Married; 2 children; lives with husband and children
Daughter-in-law caregiver	Anju	36	Homemaker	Married; 2 children; lives with mother-in-law (older adult)
	Elsa	35	Quit career abroad and returned to provide care to OA; currently assistant professor	Married; 3 children; lives with mother-in-law (older adult) and children
	Padma	37	Quit nursing career in Dubai and returned to provide care to OA	Married; 2 children; lives with parents-in-law (older adults) and children
	Dannie	34	Quit nursing career in Saudi Arabia and returned to provide care to OA	Married; 2 children; lives with father-in-law (older adult) and children
	Ruth	31	Quit nursing career in Kuwait and returned to provide care to OA	Married; 1 child; lives, mother-in-law (older adult), husband and child
	Devi	35	Homemaker	Married; 1 child; lives with parents-in-law and child
	Maria	48	Homemaker	Married; 2 children; lives with mother-in-law (older adult), husband and children
	Lucia	34	Employed in a private firm	Married; 2 children; lives with parents-in-law (older adults), grand mother-in-law and children
Son-in-law caregiver	Philip	38	Works part-time as a graphic designer	Married; 1 child; lives with parents (older adults)
Neighbour caregiver	Rani (Female)	59	Retired; had worked as a nurse	Married; 1 child; lives next door
	Biju (Male)	59	Employed in a bank	Married; 2 children; lives next door