Informal caregiving patterns and trajectories of psychological distress in the UK Household Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Approximately seven million people in the UK are engaged in informal caregiving. Informal caregivers are at risk of poorer mental and physical health. However, less is known about how the relationship between the informal caregiving and psychological distress changes over time. The aim of this study was to investigate longitudinal associations between the informal caregiving and psychological distress amongst UK men and women aged 16+.

Methods

Data were analysed from the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS, n = 9368), a nationally representative study of UK households. Longitudinal linear mixed modelling was used to estimate associations between the longitudinal patterns of informal caregiving (non-caregiver/one episode of 1-2 years/intermittent caregiving/3+ y

SUBMITTER: Lacey RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6601356 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature