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Health status, health behaviours and anxiety symptoms of older male caregivers
— findings from the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project | | Author(s) | Chen-Chun Shu, Robert G Cumming, Hal L Kendig |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 36, no 2, June 2017 |
| Publisher | Wiley, June 2017 |
| Pages | pp 151-157 |
| Source | http://www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ajag |
| Keywords | Older men ; Informal care ; Family care ; Health [elderly] ; Mental health [elderly] ; Depression ; Anxiety ; Symptoms ; Australia. |
| Annotation | The objective of this study was to explore differences between older male Australian caregivers and non-caregivers on health status, health behaviours and well-being, including symptoms of anxiety. Data were collected through self-completed questionnaires and face-to-face interviews with 1,705 community living men aged 70 years or more in the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. 11% of the men in the survey were caregivers, of whom 81.7% were looking after their wives or partners. The caregivers did not have worse physical health or more depressive symptoms than non-caregivers, but being a caregiver was associated with increased likelihood of reporting anxiety symptoms. Caregivers had similar levels and frequencies of leisure activities but did more housework than non-caregivers. Higher anxiety levels were the main adverse health condition in older male caregivers. Strategies to assist minimising anxiety for caregivers should be a target of interventions. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170728221 A |
| Classmark | BC: P6: P6:SJ: CC: D: ENR: ENP: CT: 7YA |
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