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Carer distress in the general population
— results from the Sydney Older Persons Study | | Author(s) | Gerald A Broe, Anthony F Jorm, Helen Creasey |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 28, no 3, May 1999 |
| Pages | pp 307-312 |
| Keywords | Over 70s ; Informal care ; Depression ; Life satisfaction ; Measurement ; Social surveys ; Australia. |
| Annotation | The authors report data on psychiatric symptoms and life satisfaction in a sample of carers identified in an Australian community survey of the health of older people. Participants were 630 older people aged 75 and over living at home, and a nominated informant: 21 full carers, 187 partial carers, and a non-carer group of 344. Informants completed the General Health Questionnaire (a continuous measure of psychiatric symptoms), the life satisfaction index (a measure of well-being) and the interpersonal bonding measure (a measure of the quality of relationship with the older person). The participants themselves had a medical examination, were assessed for disability and were questioned about use of services. Those who had a full carer were more disabled and had more medical diagnoses. Full, but not partial, carers reported more psychiatric symptoms and lower life satisfaction. In multivariate analysis, the main determinant of carer distress was a relationship in which the carer felt controlled by the older person. When carers are selected from a population-based sample, only those who are full carers are more distressed. However, relationship factors are the most important determinants of distress. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990715216 A |
| Classmark | BBK: P6: ENR: F:5HH: 3R: 3F: 7YA |
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