Depression Associated With Transitions Into and Out of Spousal Caregiving

被引:23
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作者
Kaufman, Jennifer E. [1 ]
Lee, Yeonjung [2 ]
Vaughon, Wendy [1 ]
Unuigbe, Aig [3 ]
Gallo, William T. [1 ]
机构
[1] CUNY, Grad Sch Publ Hlth & Hlth Policy, New York, NY 10027 USA
[2] Univ Calgary, Fac Social Work, Calgary, AB, Canada
[3] CUNY, Grad Ctr, New York, NY 10016 USA
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGING & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | 2019年 / 88卷 / 02期
关键词
caregiving transition; caregiver burden; widowhood; GENDER-DIFFERENCES; FAMILY CAREGIVERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; OLDER-ADULTS; HEALTH; BEREAVEMENT; WIDOWHOOD; SYMPTOMS; STRESS; BURDEN;
D O I
10.1177/0091415018754310
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
摘要
This study investigates depressive symptoms among spousal caregivers in three groups: those who become caregivers, those who continue care, and those who exit caregiving, compared with those who remain non-caregivers. We also examine depressive symptoms among widowed caregivers by length of bereavement. We use four waves of the U.S. Health and Retirement Study (2006, 2008, 2010, and 2012), for a total of 43,262 observations. Findings show elevated levels of depressive symptoms for new caregivers, continuing caregivers, and exit caregivers. Among exit caregivers, symptoms were elevated when measured in the first 15 months after the spouse's death but declined thereafter. These findings add to the evidence that spousal caregiving carries a risk for depression, and symptoms are likely to peak near the end of the caregiving episode. These results underscore the need to provide support to newly widowed individuals.
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页码:127 / 149
页数:23
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