Informal Caregiving and the Risk for Coronary Heart Disease: The Whitehall II Study

Buyck, Jean-François; Ankri, Joël; Dugravot, Aline; Bonnaud, Serge; Nabi, Hermann; Kivimäki, Mika; Singh‐Manoux, Archana

doi:10.1093/gerona/glt025

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“…In addition, previous studies have reported informal caregivers as being at higher risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke than noncaregivers [43]. Caregivers who are in poor health may be at particular risk of developing CHD [44]. Poor self-care health behaviors [45] and heightened levels of chronic stress associated with inflammation [46] have been attributed to increased CHD risk in informal caregivers.…”

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Perceived health, caregiver burden, and quality of life in women partners providing care to Veterans with traumatic brain injury

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Abstract-Families of Veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are often faced with providing long-term informal care to their loved one. However, little is known about how their perceived health and caregiving burden contribute to their quality of life (QOL). The purpose of this descriptive study was to describe perceived health, somatic symptoms, caregiver burden, and perceived QOL and to identify the extent to which these variables are associated with QOL in female partners/ spouses of Veterans with TBI. Participants completed a written questionnaire including the general health subscale of the 12-Item Short Form Survey version 2, the Patient Health Questionnaire-15, Caregiver Reaction Assessment, and Quality of Life Index. Caregivers reported moderate levels of QOL, and over a quarter of the sample reported high levels of somatic symptoms, particularly fatigue and sleep disturbance. Age, perceived general health, somatic symptoms, the five subscales of caregiver burden (self-esteem, disrupted schedule, effect on finances, lack of family support, and effect on health) predicted QOL and explained 64% of its variance (adjusted r 2 = 0.64, F(8,31) = 9.59). However, only somatic symptoms and the caregiver burden subscales of self-esteem and effect on finances were significant predictors in the model. These findings have implications for development of family-centered interventions to enhance the QOL of informal caregivers of Veterans with TBI.

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Perceived health, caregiver burden, and quality of life in women partners providing care to Veterans with traumatic brain injury

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“…Caregiving has previously been suggested to increase the risk of ischaemic heart disease 37. However, a recent study from England indicated that caregiving was only associated with ischaemic heart disease among caregivers who were already in poor health at baseline 38. In our sample, the surviving husbands were, on average, over 75 years old at the study entry; thus, the caregiving burden could be of importance in explaining the results for the widowers.…”

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Does the risk of hospitalisation for ischaemic heart disease rise alreadybeforewidowhood?

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“…; Buyck et al. ), and reduced preventive health behaviors (Son et al. ; Reeves, Bacon, and Fredman ).…”

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Impact of In‐Hospital Death on Spending for Bereaved Spouses

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et al. 2018

Health Services Research

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Informal Caregiving and the Risk for Coronary Heart Disease: The Whitehall II Study

Abstract: Caregiving in midlife is not in itself associated with greater risk of CHD, but it is associated with increased risk for CHD among caregivers who report being in poor health.

Cited by 58 publications

References 42 publications

Perceived health, caregiver burden, and quality of life in women partners providing care to Veterans with traumatic brain injury

Perceived health, caregiver burden, and quality of life in women partners providing care to Veterans with traumatic brain injury

Does the risk of hospitalisation for ischaemic heart disease rise alreadybeforewidowhood?

Impact of In‐Hospital Death on Spending for Bereaved Spouses

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