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Informal caregiving transitions, subjective well-being and depressed mood: Findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.
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Aging & Mental Health . Jan2017, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p104-112. 9p. 3 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Objectives: To prospectively investigate the impact of transitions in informal caregiving on emotional well-being over two years in a large population study of older people. Methods: Information on provision of unpaid care in 2004/2005 and 2006/2007 was available for 6571 participants in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Three well-being domains were also assessed on each occasion: life satisfaction (measured with the Satisfaction with Life Scale); quality of life (assessed with the CASP-19 scale); and depression symptoms (measured using the Centers for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale). Multivariable analyses of the impact on well-being of two-year caregiving transitions (caregiving entry and caregiving exit, or continued caring) were conducted separately for spousal/child carers and carers of other family/non-relatives. Results: Compared to non-caregiving, entry into spousal/child caregiving was associated with decline in quality of life (B = −1.60, p <.01) whereas entry into caregiving involving other kin relations increased life satisfaction (B = 1.02, p <.01) and lowered depression symptoms (B = −0.26, p <.05). Contrary to expectations, caregiving exit was related to increased depression in both spousal/child (B = 0.44, p <.01) and non-spousal/child (B = 0.25, p <.05) carers. Continued spousal/child caregiving was also related to decline in quality of life (B = −1.24, p <.05). Other associations were suggestive but non-significant. Conclusion: The emotional impact of different caregiving transitions in later life differs across kin relationships; notably, spousal and child carers' well-being was consistently compromised at every stage of their caregiving career over the two-year study period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *QUALITY of life
*AGING
*CAREGIVERS
*CHI-squared test
*COMPARATIVE studies
*STATISTICAL correlation
*MENTAL depression
*LONGITUDINAL method
*MARITAL status
*MULTIVARIATE analysis
*PROBABILITY theory
*RESEARCH funding
*SATISFACTION
*SELF-evaluation
*SPOUSES
*STATISTICAL hypothesis testing
*T-test (Statistics)
*FAMILY relations
*MULTIPLE regression analysis
*SOCIOECONOMIC factors
*WELL-being
*DATA analysis software
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*OLD age
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13607863
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Aging & Mental Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 120794066
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2015.1088510