Gendered impact of COVID-19 containment measures on unpaid care work and mental health in Europe: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Women are more likely than men to provide unpaid care work. Previous research has shown that lack of support for various forms of unpaid care work and work-family conflicts have negative impacts on caregivers' mental health, especially among female caregivers. COVID-19 containment measures may exacerbate existing gender inequalities both in terms of unpaid care work and adverse mental health outcomes. This scoping review protocol describes the systematic approach to review published literature from March 2020 onwards to identify empirical studies and grey literature on the mental health impact of COVID-19 containment measures on subgroups of unpaid caregivers at the intersection of gender and other categories of social difference (eg, ethnicity, age, class) in Europe.<

SUBMITTER: Gencer H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9334690 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature