How are location and type of caring associated with the carer's mental health? Cross-sectional and longitudinal findings from SHARE.

ABSTRACT: Research findings on the relationship between caring and health are mixed and call for a more nuanced analysis of the care situation. This study investigates cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between caring and depressive symptoms, considering location and type of care. Data come from the Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), collected in wave 6 (from 2015 to 2016) and wave 8 (from 2019 to 2020). Cross-sectional data were available for 52.186 respondents in 18 countries. Of these, 18.659 were free of elevated depressive symptoms in wave 6 and were used to investigate incident depression in the longitudinal analyses. We distinguished between personal care, practical help, and paperwork, and were able to compare in-home and outside-home personal care. For both

SUBMITTER: Schaps V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11845335 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature