Caregiving reduces mortality risk for most caregivers: a census-based record linkage study

O’Reilly, Dermot; Rosato, Michael; Maguire, Aideen; Wright, David M.

doi:10.1093/ije/dyv172

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“…In fully adjusted models, each had an equivalent association with lowered mortality risk, with estimated effects similar to findings in existing meta-analyses of both volunteering [3,6] and caregiving [17][18][19][20][21][22].…”

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confidence: 64%

“…Two recent overviews, by Brown & Brown [13] and Roth et al [14], have argued for more balance, suggesting that "policy reports, media portrayals, and many research reports commonly present an overly dire picture' while ignoring alternative positive findings. It is now recognised that many caregivers report benefit from caregiving [15,16] and population-based mortality studies generally find that caregivers have reduced mortality compared with non-caregivers [17][18][19][20][21][22].…”

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confidence: 99%

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“…However, findings by O'Reilly et al . () of a negative link between care‐giving and mortality in Northern Ireland suggest that selective mortality of care givers was unlikely to be an issue in the NILS. Regarding long‐term employment and care‐giving transitions, the NILS only has data for the two Census years 2001 and 2011.…”

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“…In a Census‐based mortality study performed in Northern Ireland, O'Reilly et al . () found that moderate care‐giving responsibilities were associated with better health and a lower risk of mortality and suicide (O'Reilly et al . ).…”

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Informal care-giving and mental ill-health - differential relationships by workload, gender, age and area-remoteness in a UK region

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Ryan

Shortall

et al. 2016

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Informal care-giving can be a demanding role which has been shown to impact on physical, psychological and social well-being. Methodological weaknesses including small sample sizes and subjective measures of mental health have led to inconclusive evidence about the relationship between informal care-giving and mental ill-health. This paper reports on a study carried out in a UK region which investigated the relationship between informal care-giving and mental ill-health. The analysis was conducted by linking three data sets, the Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study, the Northern Ireland Enhanced Prescribing Database and the Proximity to Service Index from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Our analysis used both a subjective measure of mental ill-health, i.e. a question asked in the 2011 Census, and an objective measure, whether the respondents had been prescribed antidepressants by a General Practitioner between 2010 and 2012. We applied binary logistic multilevel modelling to these two responses to test whether, and for what sub-groups of the population, informal care-giving was related to mental ill-health. The results showed that informal care-giving per se was not related to mental ill-health, although there was a strong relationship between the intensity of the care-giving role and mental ill-health. Females under 50, who provided over 19 hours of care, were not employed or worked part-time and who provided care in both 2001 and 2011 were at a statistically significantly elevated risk of mental ill-health. Caregivers in remote areas with limited access to shops and services were also at a significantly increased risk as evidenced by prescription rates for antidepressants. With community care policies aimed at supporting people to remain at home, the paper highlights the need for further research in order to target resources appropriately.

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“…Previous studies of the effects of a partner's caregiving on mortality have shown inconsistent results. Some studies have shown an association with all‐cause mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risks, whereas others have not found any such association . The impact of the caregiving burden on mortality might differ between age and sex based on the caregiving burden differences between the two factors.…”

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Spouse's functional disability and mortality: The Ohsaki Cohort 2006 Study

Sone

Nakaya

Tomata

et al. 2019

Geriatrics Gerontology Int

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AimCaregiver burden is known to negatively affect a partner's health. Given the important role of physical and mental stress in mortality, a higher caregiver burden might be associated with an increased incidence of fatal events. However, previous studies of the effects of the partner's caregiving on mortality have shown inconsistent results. Thus, the purpose of the present longitudinal study was to determine if there is an association between a spouse's functional disability and mortality in the older Japanese population.MethodsA baseline survey was carried out with 7598 participants in 2006. Information on the date of functional disability, death or emigration was retrieved from the Ohsaki City government. Functional disability was defined as receiving a certification for long‐term care insurance in Japan. After a follow‐up period of a maximum of 87 months, 1316 of the participants died and Cox regression analysis with adjustment for confounding factors was used to assess mortality after the incidence of functional disability in a spouse.ResultsThe multivariate adjusted hazard ratio for mortality was 1.78 (95% confidence interval 1.52–2.08, P < 0.01) in those whose spouses had functional disabilities compared with those with spouses who did not have functional disabilities. The mortality was consistently higher, irrespective of age group or sex.ConclusionsThese results imply that caregiver burden might increase stress responses and lead to increased mortality; therefore, enhancement of support systems, including long‐term care, housing and livelihood support services, for those with disability and their spouses might be important for preventing deaths. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2019; 19: 774–779.

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Caregiving reduces mortality risk for most caregivers: a census-based record linkage study

Cited by 76 publications

References 42 publications

Caregiving, volunteering or both? Comparing effects on health and mortality using census-based records from almost 250,000 people aged 65 and over

Caregiving, volunteering or both? Comparing effects on health and mortality using census-based records from almost 250,000 people aged 65 and over

Informal care-giving and mental ill-health - differential relationships by workload, gender, age and area-remoteness in a UK region

Spouse's functional disability and mortality: The Ohsaki Cohort 2006 Study

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