Reverberations of family illness: a longitudinal assessment of informal caregiving and mental health status in the Nurses' Health Study.
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| Title: | Reverberations of family illness: a longitudinal assessment of informal caregiving and mental health status in the Nurses' Health Study. |
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| Authors: | Cannuscio CC (AUTHOR), Jones C (AUTHOR), Kawachi I (AUTHOR), Colditz GA (AUTHOR), Berkman L (AUTHOR), Rimm E (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | American Journal of Public Health. Aug2002, Vol. 92 Issue 8, p1305-1311. 7p. |
| Subjects: | Caregivers, People with disabilities, Mental health, Nurses, Anxiety disorders, Mental depression |
| Geographic Terms: | United States |
| Abstract: | OBJECTIVES:. This study examined the association between caregiving for disabled or ill family members, estimated to occur in more than 22 million US households, and change in mental health. METHODS: We assessed 4-year change in mental health among 37 742 Nurses' Health Study participants with the Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36. RESULTS: Women who provided 36 or more weekly hours of care to a disabled spouse were almost 6 times more likely than noncaregivers to experience depressive or anxious symptoms (multivariate odds ratio [OR] = 5.6; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.8, 8.3). Caring for a disabled or ill parent (>or= 36 weekly hours) was associated with a less dramatic elevation in depressive or anxious symptoms (multivariate OR = 2.0; 95% CI = 0.9, 4.3). CONCLUSIONS: In this population, caregiving was associated with increased risk of depressive or anxious symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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