The influence of spousal care on the health of middle-aged and older adult caregivers in China-empirical analysis based on CHARLS data.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

With the decrease of the number of children and the increase of population mobility, child care presents a phenomenon of "double shortage" of human and time resources, and spousal care is becoming an important care source for middle-aged and older adult people in China. However, less studies have taken middle-aged and older adult couples as research subject to explore the health effects of spousal care in the process of aging. This paper attempts to explore the effects of caregiving on the health of caregivers from the perspective of spousal care.

Methods

Using China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) database, this paper constructs a panel data fixed effect model to explore the effects of spousal care on the health of middle-aged and older adult ca

SUBMITTER: Wang R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11839437 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature