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Health effects of informal caring in New Zealand
— longitudinal findings from the Health, Work and Retirement study |
| Author(s) | Fiona Alpass, Agnes Szabo, Joanne Allen, Christine Stevens |
| Journal title | International Journal of Care and Caring, vol 1, no 3, October 2017 |
| Publisher | Policy Press, October 2017 |
| Pages | pp 309-329 |
| Source | http://policypress.co.uk/journals/international-jo... |
| Keywords | Health [elderly] ; Mental health [elderly] ; Informal care ; Longitudinal surveys ; New Zealand. |
| Annotation | This study investigates changes in the mental and physical health of carers compared to non-carers over 10 years in a sample of New Zealanders aged 54-70. Mental health increased slightly over time for all participants; but with the exception of those who stopped caring, there was no difference in trajectory change based on carer status. No significant differences were found in physical health or differences in trajectory change for physical health across time based on caregiver status. Results provide some support for a health selection bias into caring and the adaptation hypothesis of caring across time. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-171103200 A |
| Classmark | CC: D: P6: 3J: 7YN |
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