Mortality associated with caregiving, general stress, and caregiving-related stress in elderly women: results of caregiver-study of osteoporotic fractures.
Mortality associated with caregiving, general stress, and caregiving-related stress in elderly women: results of caregiver-study of osteoporotic fractures.
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02808.x
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发表时间:
2010-05
影响因子:
6.3
通讯作者:
Study of Osteoporotic Fractures
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作者:
Fredman L;Cauley JA;Hochberg M;Ensrud KE;Doros G;Study of Osteoporotic Fractures
Studies of the effects of caregiving on mortality have inconsistent results, and none have adjusted for perceived stress. This study investigated the separate and combined effects of caregiver status and high stress on mortality risk over 8 years among elderly women. Prospective cohort study conducted in four U.S. communities followed from 1999–2001 (baseline) to December 31, 2007. Home-based interviews. 375 caregiver and 694 non-caregiver participants from the Caregiver-Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (Caregiver-SOF) who participated in the baseline Caregiver-SOF interview. Caregiver status was based on SOF respondents’ self-report of performing ≥1 instrumental or basic ADLs for a relative or friend with impairments. Two measures of stress: Perceived Stress Scale, and stress related to caregiving tasks. All-cause mortality was the outcome. Caregivers were more stressed than non-caregivers; 19.7% of caregivers and 27.4% of non-caregivers died. Mortality was lower in caregivers than non-caregivers (adjusted hazards ratio, HR = 0.74, 95% confidence interval, 0.56–0.89). High-stress respondents had increased mortality risk compared to low-stress respondents over the first three years of followup (adjusted HR = 1.81, 1.16–2.82), but not in later years. Likewise, high-stress caregivers and non-caregivers had elevated mortality risk compared to low-stress non-caregivers. Low-stress caregivers, however, had significantly lower mortality than did non-caregivers, whether perceived stress or caregiving-related stress was measured (adjusted HRs = 0.67 and 0.57). Similar results were observed in analyses comparing spouse caregivers to married non-caregivers. Short-term effects of stress, not caregiving per se, may increase the risk of health decline in older caregivers.
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影响因子:
5
作者:
COHEN, S;KAMARCK, T;MERMELSTEIN, R
通讯作者:
MERMELSTEIN, R
影响因子:
120.7
作者:
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通讯作者:
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影响因子:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
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DOI:
10.1093/geronb/62.1.p28
发表时间:
2007-01-01
影响因子:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
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影响因子:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
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