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| Transitions in spousal caregiving | | Author(s) | Lynda C Burton, Bozena Zdaniuk, Richard Schulz |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 43, no 2, April 2003 |
| Pages | pp 230-241 |
| Keywords | Spouses as carers ; Social roles ; Transitional phase ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The 818 community-based participants in the Caregiver Health Effects Study drawn from the US Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) were interviewed four times over 5 years. Analyses of the effect on health outcomes of transitions were performed for the 428 participants for whom four observations were available. Only 49% of non-caregivers at baseline remained non-caregivers at 5-year follow-up. The remainder experienced one or more transitions, including moving into the caregiving role, their own or their spouse's death, or admission of their spouse to long-term care. The trajectory of health outcomes associated with caregiving was generally downward. Transitions into and within the caregiving role should be monitored for adverse health effects on the caregiver, with interventions tailored to the individual's location within the caregiving trajectory. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030515222 A |
| Classmark | P6:SN: TM5: 4MT: 3J: 7T |
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