A multilevel mixed effects analysis of informal carers health in Australia: the role of community participation, social support and trust at small area level.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Informal carers suffer from worse health outcomes than non-carers due to their caregiving role. Yet, in a society carers health is as important as that of their care recipients. This study investigated the self-assessed mental and general health outcomes of informal carers in Australia. It evaluated the influence of carers' personal social capital- a logically linked sequence of their social behaviour such as community participation, social support and trust in others- on their health outcomes. The study estimated the magnitude of small area level variation at Statistical Area Level 1 (SA1) along with individual level variation in carers' health outcomes.

Methods

The study used a multilevel mixed effects cross-sectional design using data from the Household Income

SUBMITTER: Mohanty I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7690182 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature