Mental health and well-being of unpaid caregivers: a cross-sectional survey protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Unpaid caregiving, care provided by family/friends, is a public health issue of increasing importance. COVID-19 worsened the mental health conditions of unpaid caregivers, increasing substance/drug use and early development of chronic disease. The impact of the intersections of race and ethnicity, sex, age and gender along with unpaid care work and caregivers' health and well-being is unknown. The aim of this study is to describe the inequities of caregiver well-being across the intersections of race and ethnicity, sex, age and gender using a cross-sectional survey design.

Methods and analysis

We are collaborating with unpaid caregivers and community organisations to recruit a non-probability sample of unpaid caregivers over 18 years of age (n=525). Recruitment

SUBMITTER: Parry M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9843178 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature