Open AccessCaregiving and well‐being in a sample of women in midlife
Author(s) -
Knight Robert G.,
Williams Sheila,
McGee Rob,
Olaman Susan
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.946
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1753-6405
pISSN - 1326-0200
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-842x.1998.tb01448.x
Subject(s) - residence , depression (economics) , psychology , diversity (politics) , gerontology , sample (material) , social support , multiple chronic conditions , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , chronic disease , social psychology , demography , family medicine , chemistry , chromatography , sociology , anthropology , economics , macroeconomics
A survey of 742 women in midlife found that 12% were involved in the care of another person with a chronic health disorder. Of note was the diversity of circumstances that led to the women becoming caregivers. Further, about a third of the carers were supporting more than one person. Carers did not differ on measures of depression or subjective health ratings from persons not involved in care. Burden scores were predicted by co‐residence, low satisfaction with social support, and poorer health ratings on the part of the carers but not by the relationship between the person cared for and the carer.