Health, Work, and Social Problems in Spanish Informal Caregivers: Does Gender Matter? (The CUIDAR-SE Study)

Autor: Juan Oliva-Moreno, Luz María Peña-Longobardo, Isabel Larrañaga-Padilla, María del Mar García-Calvente, María del Río-Lozano
Přispěvatelé: [Peña-Longobardo,LM, Oliva-Moreno,J] Departamento de Análisis Económico y Seminario de Investigación en Economía y Salud (SIES), Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain. [Río-Lozano,MD, García-Calvente,MDM] Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública (EASP), Granada, Spain. [Río-Lozano,MD, García-Calvente,MDM] Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada ibs. Granada, Granada, Spain. [Larrañaga-Padilla,I] Departamento de Salud del Gobierno Vasco, Delegación de Salud de Gipuzkoa, San Sebastián, Spain., This project has received funding from Instituto de Salud Carlos III and the European Regional Development Fund (PI12/00498 and PI16/00207) and from Ministry of Economy (ECO2017-83771-C3-1-R). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Male
Gerontology
Health
Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Psychological intervention
Primary health care
Logistic regression
Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans [Medical Subject Headings]
0302 clinical medicine
Características sexuales
Atención al paciente
Gender differences
030212 general & internal medicine
Problemas sociales
caregiver
Health work
Salud global
030503 health policy & services
Gender Identity
Cuidadores
Anthropology
Education
Sociology and Social Phenomena::Social Sciences::Sociology::Social Environment::Social Support [Medical Subject Headings]

Informal care
social problems
informal care
Caregivers
gender differences
Social relationship
Medicine
Female
0305 other medical science
Psychology
Social problems
Adult
Family home
Adolescent
Check Tags::Male [Medical Subject Headings]
Social issues
Article
Persons::Persons::Age Groups::Adolescent [Medical Subject Headings]
Anthropology
Education
Sociology and Social Phenomena::Social Sciences::Sociology::Social Problems [Medical Subject Headings]

03 medical and health sciences
Social support
Persons::Persons::Caregivers [Medical Subject Headings]
Humans
Persons::Persons::Age Groups::Adult [Medical Subject Headings]
Geographical Locations::Geographic Locations::Europe::Spain [Medical Subject Headings]
Health problems
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health

Social Support
work problems
Caregiver
Psychiatry and Psychology::Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms::Personality::Personality Development::Psychosexual Development::Gender Identity [Medical Subject Headings]
Check Tags::Female [Medical Subject Headings]
Spain
health problems
Work problems
Zdroj: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 7332, p 7332 (2021)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume 18
Issue 14
ISSN: 1661-7827
1660-4601
Popis: (1) Background: The aim of this study was (i) to analyze problems faced by informal caregivers in three areas of their life: health, work and finances, and family and social relationships, (ii) to investigate the main determinants of these problems, and (iii) to explore differences between men and women. (2) Methods: The study population consisted of people aged ≥18 years living in a family home who were providing unpaid care to a dependent person in the same or another home and who were registered as caregivers with the Primary Health Care District of Granada or the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa. Several logistic regression models were built to analyze the likelihood of caregivers experiencing health, work-related, or social problems as a result of their caregiving responsibilities. (3) Results: Informal female caregivers were more likely to experience problems attributed to caregiving than their male counterparts, particularly in the areas of health and work. Additional factors associated with an increased likelihood of problems were low perceived social support, performance of ungratifying tasks, and fewer years as a caregiver. (4) Conclusions: Informal caregivers in Spain face significant problems as a result of their caregiving duties, and the impact on men and women is different. Policies and interventions to mitigate the negative effects of unpaid caregiving should incorporate differential strategies to meet the specific needs of male and female caregivers in different caregiving contexts.
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