Employment disadvantage and associated factors for informal carers of adults with mental illness: are they like other disability carers?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Providing unpaid support to family and friends with disabling health conditions can limit a carer's capacity to participate in employment. The emotional support needs and unpredictability of caring for people with mental illness may be particularly demanding. While previous research suggests variable employment rates across carers for different conditions, there are limited data on mental health carers specifically.

Methods

This study analysed employment patterns for working-age, co-resident carers of adults with mental illness in an Australian cross-sectional household survey, the 2015 Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers.

Results

Significantly more mental health carers were not employed (42.3%, 95% CI: 36.6-48.1) compared to non-carers (24.0%, 95% CI:

SUBMITTER: Diminic S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6524279 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature