Effect of family caregiving on depression outcome among older European adults
Our results support existing findings that high levels of caregiving may increase the prevalence of probable depression, while lower levels of caregiving do not. Accurate documentation of the relationship between caregiving and health outcomes is foundational in creating evidence-based policies to support healthy aging.
Authors
- Sherry Shu‐Yeu Hou
- Arijit Nandi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3399-0536)
- Jee Won Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8195-6359)
Institutions
- Department of Behavioral Health (US)
- McGill University (CA)
- University of Delaware (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- SSM - Population Health
- Published
- 2025-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101857
- Primary Topic
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé