The Association Between Informal Caregiving and Exit From Employment Among Older Workers: Prospective Findings From the UK Household Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study investigated associations between informal caregiving and exit from paid employment among older workers in the United Kingdom.

Method

Information on caregiving and work status for 8,473 older workers (aged 50-75 years) was drawn from five waves of Understanding Society (2009-2014). We used discrete-time survival models to estimate the associations of caring intensity and type on the probability of exiting paid work (from >0 to 0 hours/week) in the following year. Models were stratified by sex and working hours, and adjusted for age, self-rated health, long-standing illness, occupation, and partner's employment status.

Results

No association was found between caregiving intensity and exit from paid work. Full-time employees who provided care within

SUBMITTER: Carr E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6146784 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature