SPOUSAL CAREGIVING IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF FRAILTY: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY
Author(s) -
Florence Potier,
JeanMarie Degryse,
Geneviève Aubouy,
Séverine Henrard,
Benoît Bihin,
Florence DebacqChainiaux,
Henri Martens,
Marie de SaintHubert
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the journal of frailty and aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.786
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2273-4309
pISSN - 2260-1341
DOI - 10.14283/jfa.2018.11
Subject(s) - medicine , spouse , geriatric depression scale , depression (economics) , gerontology , confidence interval , comorbidity , pittsburgh sleep quality index , geriatrics , quality of life (healthcare) , cognition , physical therapy , psychiatry , sleep quality , depressive symptoms , nursing , sociology , anthropology , economics , macroeconomics
Evidence suggests that providing care for a disabled elderly person may have implications for the caregiver's own health (decreased immunity, hypertension, and depression).
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