Is informal caregiving independently associated with poor health? A population-based study
Is informal caregiving independently associated with poor health? A population-based study
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DOI：
10.1136/jech-2012-201652
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发表时间：
2013-01-01
影响因子：
6.3
通讯作者：
Stott, D. J.
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作者：
Legg, Lynn;Weir, Chris J.;Stott, D. J.
背景提供非正式护理与健康状况不佳有关，但以前没有在整个人群中进行过研究。我们的目的是研究非正式的医疗服务提供和自我报告的健康状况不佳。方法之间的关联，我们使用的数据从英国2001年人口普查。之间的关系，非正式beneficial和健康状况不佳的建模，使用logistic回归，调整年龄，性别，婚姻状况，种族，经济活动和教育程度。5 451 902（12.3%）的参与者报告提供非正式的照顾另一个人。提供非正式服务和自我报告的健康状况不佳之间存在关联; OR 1.100，95%CI 1.096至1.103。在对年龄、性别、种族、婚姻状况、经济活动和教育程度进行调整后，这种关联仍然存在。该协会还增加了提供的护理量（小时每周）。结论约八分之一的英国人口报告说，他或她是一个非正式的照顾者。这种活动与健康状况不佳有关，特别是在那些每周提供20小时以上护理的人中。
Background Providing informal care has been linked with poor health but has not previously been studied across a whole population. We aimed to study the association between informal care provision and self-reported poor health.Method We used data from the UK 2001 Census. The relationship between informal caregiving and poor health was modelled using logistic regression, adjusting for age, sex, marital status, ethnicity, economic activity and educational attainment.Results We included 44 465 833 individuals free from permanent sickness or disability. 5 451 902 (12.3%) participants reported providing informal care to another person. There was an association between provision of informal caregiving and self-reported poor health; OR 1.100, 95% CI 1.096 to 1.103. This association remained after adjustment for age, sex, ethnic group, marital status, economic activity and educational attainment. The association also increased with the amount of care provided (hours per week).Conclusions Around one in eight of the UK population reports that he or she is an informal caregiver. This activity is associated with poor health, particularly in those providing over 20 h care per week.