Inequalities in unpaid carer's health, employment status and social isolation.

ABSTRACT: Providing higher-intensity unpaid care (higher care hours or care within the household) is associated with negative impacts on people's paid employment, mental health and well-being. The evidence of effects on physical health is mixed and carer's social and financial outcomes have been under-researched. The biggest evidence gap, however, is on how outcomes vary by factors other than type or level of care provision, in particular socio-demographic factors. Our study used two waves of data (2017/19 and 2018/2020) from the United Kingdom Household Longitudinal Study for people aged 16 and older. We investigated the effects of providing care for 10 or more hours a week or within the household in interaction with people's socio-demographic characteristics. Outcomes included mental and physical

SUBMITTER: Brimblecombe N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10099700 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature