Physical and Mental Health Effects of Family Caregiving

Schulz, Richard; Sherwood, Paula R.

doi:10.5175/jswe.2008.773247702

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“…The median (IQR) stress level among care partners was 5 (3-7), with higher stress levels reported by women (5 [3][4][5][6][7]) than by men (4 [3][4][5][6], P < .0001). Overall health and stress levels correlated moderately (r = 0.35, 95% confidence interval = 0.30-0.40), with similar strengths of association when stratified by sex (data not shown).…”

Section: Care Partner Burden By Ms Course and Symptomsmentioning

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Care Partners and Multiple Sclerosis

Mckenzie

Quig

Tyry

et al. 2015

International Journal of MS Care

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Background: Caring for someone with multiple sclerosis (MS) can be a stressful experience that requires clinical attention. We investigated the impact of caregiver stress on the emotional well-being and physical health of the MS care partner using the North American Research Committee on Multiple Sclerosis (NARCOMS) Registry. Methods: Care partners of NARCOMS participants were invited to complete an online questionnaire that captured demographic characteristics, health status, caregiver burden as measured by the Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview, and impact of caregiving on employment. Results: Of 1446 care partners who agreed to participate, 1333 had complete data. Most were men (n = 825, 61.9%), with a mean (SD) age of 51.1 (11.2) years. The mean (SD) Zarit total score was 24.6 (15.1), placing the overall group in the mild caregiver burden range. Compared with male care partners, female care partners reported higher levels of burden and stress and more medication use for stress/anxiety and mood disorders. Male care partners were more likely to report physical concerns. Care partners of people with primary progressive MS reported greater perceived burden than did partners of people with secondary progressive MS and relapsing-remitting MS. More than 40% of care partners (559 of 1288) had missed work during the past year owing to caregiving responsibilities. Conclusions: Care partners of people with MS have substantial physical and psychological health concerns and experience an adverse impact on employment. Future research should evaluate how to mitigate the adverse effects of caregiving and evaluate positive aspects of the role.

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Section: Care Partner Burden By Ms Course and Symptomsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Care Partners and Multiple Sclerosis

Mckenzie

Quig

Tyry

et al. 2015

International Journal of MS Care

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“…Literature reviews and meta-analyses confirm the association between greater mental burden and poorer physical and mental well-being: the responsibilities and the stressful experiences related to the caregiving role can cause depression, anxiety, worry and loneliness [17][18][19][20][21][22]. Moreover, family caregivers may also experience a greater mental burden and emotional distress that could impact on fatigue, sleep impairment and unhealthy behaviours [23][24][25][26].…”

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Telemedicine Use Among Caregivers of Cancer Patients: Systematic Review (Preprint)

Marzorati¹,

Renzi²,

Russell-Edu³

et al. 2018

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“…Time points included were two years, four years, six years, and 10 years. Further, in sensitivity analyses we included smoking (yes/no) and BMI (<25: underweight/normal weight, 25-30: overweight, and ≥30: obese), which may be strong risk factors for type 2 diabetes, but are likely to be consequences of caregiving and work stress [24], and thereby intermediate variables.…”

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Informal caregiving as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes in individuals with favourable and unfavourable psychosocial work environments: A longitudinal multi-cohort study

Mortensen

Clark

Lange

et al. 2018

Diabetes & Metabolism

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Aim: To examine whether informal caregiving is associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes and whether job strain and social support at work modify this association. Research Methods: We pooled individual-participant data from three cohort studies (the French GAZEL cohort, the Swedish Longitudinal Occupational Survey of Health, and the British Whitehall II study), 21,243 individuals. Informal caregiving was defined as unpaid care for a closely related person. Job strain was assessed with the demand/control model and questions on coworker and supervisor support were combined in a measure of social support at work.Incident type 2 diabetes was ascertained using register-based, clinically assessed, and selfreported data. Results: 1,058 participants got type 2 diabetes during 10 years follow-up.Neither informal caregiving (OR=1.10, 95%CI:0.92-1.30) nor high job strain (OR=1.04, 95%CI:0.86-1.26) were associated with type 2 diabetes risk. Low social support at work was a risk factor for type 2 diabetes (OR=1.18, 95%CI:1.02-1.37). Individuals jointly exposed to informal caregiving and low social support at work were at higher risk of type 2 diabetes (OR=1.40, 95%CI:1.08-1.82) compared to individuals with no informal caregiving and high social support at work; test for interaction (multiplicative: p=0.04, additive: synergy index=10). Conclusion: Informal caregiving was not independently associated with risk of type 2 diabetes. However, low social support at work was a risk factor for type 2 diabetes and caregivers with low social support at work had an even higher risk of type 2 diabetes.

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Physical and Mental Health Effects of Family Caregiving

Cited by 476 publications

References 32 publications

Care Partners and Multiple Sclerosis

Care Partners and Multiple Sclerosis

Telemedicine Use Among Caregivers of Cancer Patients: Systematic Review (Preprint)

Informal caregiving as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes in individuals with favourable and unfavourable psychosocial work environments: A longitudinal multi-cohort study

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