Physical and mental health of informal caregivers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Informal caregiving, a common form of social support, can be a chronic stressor with health consequences for caregivers. It is unclear how varying restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic affected caregivers' physical and mental health. This study explores pre-post March 2020 differences in reported days of poor physical and mental health among informal caregivers.

Methods

Data from the 2019/2020 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey were used to match, via propensity scores, informal caregivers who provided care during COVID-19 restrictions to those who provided care before the pandemic. Negative binomial weighted regression models estimated incidence rate ratios (IRRs) and differences by demographics of reporting days of poor physical and mental hea

SUBMITTER: Ngamasana EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10683238 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature