Positive Aspects of Caregiving Are Associated With Lower Risk of Frailty and Sleep Disruption in the National Study of Caregiving

ABSTRACT: Abstract

Background and Objectives

Older adult caregivers have compounded risk for adverse health outcomes; however, evidence investigating the association between caregiving and frailty has been limited. In the National Study of Caregiving (NSOC), we examined the cross-sectional association between caregiving experiences and frailty and sleep disruption.

Research Design and Methods

We included 621 caregivers aged 65 and older from the 2011 NSOC round. They completed a phone interview, including 36 items about caregiving. Using principal component analysis, we identified 3 caregiving components: general burden, positive emotions, and financial-led burden. Frailty was assessed via low energy, shrinking, weakness, reduced activity, and poor self-rated health. Sleep disrupti

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC9579720 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature