Mental health of informal caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Swiss cohort study
Informal caregivers experienced higher levels of mental distress than non-caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study highlights the need for public health policies that enhance both formal and informal support networks and include rapidly implementable solutions for caregiving continuity, benefiting both caregivers and their care recipients.
Authors
- María‐Eugenia Zaballa
- Hélène Baysson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4676-4500)
- Francesco Pennacchio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8794-9328)
- Sara Levati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4520-1378)
- Silvia Stringhini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4387-8943)
- Cédric Follonier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6848-4978)
- Nick Pullen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4014-9278)
- Mayssam Nehme (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9189-6495)
- Elsa Lorthe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9654-8104)
- Stephanie Schrempft (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7871-364X)
- Idris Guessous
Institutions
- University of Geneva (CH)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (CH)
- Inserm (FR)
- HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (CH)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- HES-SO Genève (CH)
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
- Sorbonne Paris Cité (FR)
- University Hospital of Geneva (CH)
- Centre de Recherche Épidémiologie et Statistique (FR)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Swiss Medical Weekly
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.57187/s.3884
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.92
Funders
- Bundesamt für Gesundheit
- Canton de Genève